CADCIM
Technologies, a pioneer in the field of CAD/CAM textbooks, announces the release of Character Animation: A Tutorial Approach (Using 3ds Max) by Prof. Sham Tickoo, Purdue University Calumet, USA and CADCIM Technologies. As the name suggests, in this ebook, the author has adopted a tutorial-based approach to explain various concepts and tools of Autodesk 3ds Max 2012. After reading the book, the users will be able to learn the techniques required to animate a charatcer. The textbook caters to the needs of modelers and animators. For detailed information about the textbook and its table of contents,
please click on the following link:
http://www.cadcim.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ISBN=978-1-936646-23-4
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The ebook is priced at $23
only, consists of 432 pages, and comes with the following Free Teaching and Learning Resources for the faculty members and students:
- Technical support by contacting techsupport@cadcim.com
- All models created in tutorials.
- Customizable PowerPoint Presentations of every chapter. (For faculty only).
- Instructor’s Guide with solution to all review questions (For faculty only).
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If you are a faculty member, you can register by clicking on the following link to
access the teaching resources:
http://cadcim.com/Registration.aspx. The student resources
are available at:
http://www.cadcim.com.
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Some of the Salient Features of this ebook are as follows:
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Consists of 11 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence
covering various aspects of modeling and animating techniques.
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The author has followed the tutorial approach
to explain various concepts of Character Animation
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The first page of every chapter summarizes the topics that are covered in it.
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Step-by-Step
instructions that guide the users through the learning
process.
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Additional information is provided throughout the book in the form of notes and
tips.
- Self-Evaluation Test, Review Questions, and Exercises are given at the end of each chapter for the students to assess their knowledge.
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Character Animation: A Tutorial Approach,
ebook help the users to learn the basic animation principles and techniques required to animate a character. You can animate characters using various software packages such as Maya, 3ds Max, and so on. In this ebook, the author has used Autodesk 3ds Max as the platform to animate a character. Various principles and techniques of animation have been explained through tutorials supported by relevant textual description. This makes the process of learning easy and interactive.
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About the Authors
CADCIM Technologies, Prof. Sham Tickoo of Purdue University Calumet, and the team of dedicated contributing authors are
committed to bring you the best textbooks and free teaching and learning resources on Computer Aided Design and
Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Computer Programming and Applications, GIS, Civil, Computer Animations, and related
technologies. We strive to be the first and the best. That is our promise and our goal.
Our team of authors consists of highly qualified and experienced Engineers and Programmers who have strong academic
and industrial background. They understand the needs of the students, the faculty, and the challenges the students
face when they start working in industry. All our textbooks have been structured in a way that facilitates teaching
and learning, and also exposes students to the real-world applications. The textbooks, apart from providing comprehensive
study material, are well appreciated for the simplicity of content, clarity of style, and the in-depth coverage of the subject.
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