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intro
We lco m e
King Vega by Alessandro Baldasseroni
Wel com e to t h e 3ds Max User Reference This
reference contains detailed information about all
the features and capabilities of Autodesk 3ds Max
®
,
whichbrings3Dmodelingandanimationtoyour
desktop system.
The reference is organized by functional areas.
The “User Interface” chapter gives you a guide to
program controls and where to find them.
If you’ve already used previous versions of
this program, you might want to start with a
description of
what’s new in this version (page
1–xiv)
.
If you’re new to this software, this would b e a good
place to start:
Getting Started with 3ds Max (page
1–1)
.
Here’s where you can get an overview of the entire
documentation set:
3ds Max Documentation Set
(page 1–xviii)
.
Yo u c a n f i n d a
guidetousingtheelectronicversion
of this reference (page 3–965)
.
And here’s a list of other important introductory
topics:
Managing Scenes and Projects (page 3–397)
Viewing and Navigating 3D Space (page 1–21)
Selecting Objects (page 1–61)
Introduction