He started his own company in 2001, specializing in the production of architectural animations and renderings in 3ds Max. Smith has worked as a computer-aided design manager and animation specialist in architectural, engineering, and landscaping firms in southwest Florida. At the end of the book, there is a guide to marketing your services, as well as 20 top tips that took the author almost 10 years to learn in a production environment-sometimes the hard way.ģds Max is a large and complex application, but by learning just the features that apply to visualizations, you'll be learning everything you need to know to get ahead in the industry in the shortest possible amount of time. The intent is not to show you every possible way to accomplish a task, but rather some of the fastest and most efficient ways. It specifically focuses on those parts of the program you need to know to produce stunning architectural visualizations. This book takes you through the challenge of learning one of the most complex computer programs ever created, by way of easy-to-follow tutorials and instruction. Just as the use of computer-aided design became the norm for nearly all architectural, engineering, and construction firms in the 1990s, 3D visualizations have become standard practice today. In just the last few years, the visualization industry has arguably become the fastest-growing 3D industry, and may soon overtake all others in total number of users. Welcome to the world of 3D architectural visualizations using the most powerful and versatile 3D software package on the planet: 3ds Max.

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