中文名称：掌握Maya 8.5
发行时间：2007年08月09日
地区：美国
语言：英语
书名 : Mastering Maya 8.5 (Mastering) (Paperback)
作者: by John Kundert-Gibbs (Author), Mick Larkins (Author),Dariush Derakhshani (Author), Eric Kunzendorf (Author)
出版 : Sybex publisher
ISBN : 0470128453

本书详细介绍了Maya 8.5的各项功能，包括高级渲染技术、高级动画技术、动力学、流体、Paint Effects、布料、毛发、编程技术等。结构清晰，语言流畅，内容详实，从各个方面展现了Maya的强大功能，便于读者快速掌握和学习。本书注重实际操作技能的培养，采用命令讲解与实例教学相结合的方式，由浅入深地讲解了使用Maya 8.5进行三维动画制作的操作方法与制作流程。

Introduction.

Chapter 1: The Maya Interface.

Chapter 2: Quick Start: Creating an Animation in Maya 8.5.

Chapter 3: Polygonal Modeling.

Chapter 4: NURBS Modeling.

Chapter 5: Subdivision Surfaces.

Chapter 6: Blend Shapes: Advanced Modeling.

Chapter 7: Basic Animation.

Chapter 8: Character Setup and Rigging.

Chapter 9: Character Animation.

Chapter 10: Nonlinear Animation.

Chapter 11: Lighting for Animation.

Chapter 12: Shading and Texturing for Animation.

Chapter 13: Rendering Basics.

Chapter 14: Advanced Rendering with mental ray.

Chapter 15: Toon Shading.

Chapter 16: Maya Embedded Language (MEL).

Chapter 17: Paint Effects.

Chapter 18: Rigid Body Animation.

Chapter 19: Using Particles.

Chapter 20: Fluid Effects.

Chapter 21: Maya Hair.

Chapter 22: Maya Fur.

Chapter 23: Cloth Simulation with nCloth.

Index.