Caligari Truespace3 for Dummies

By E.W. Swan

Provides the basics that should help novice illustrators and 3-D professionals use and understand trueSpace. While covering both the entry-level trueSpace/SE and the professional level trueSpace 2,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764501690
• ISBN13: 9780764501692
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Compute
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

An excellent trueSpace resource guide not just for beginners

Caligari trueSpace3 for dummies is an excellent resource guide not just for the beginner. It covers from animation (Inverse and Forward Kimatics), organic modeling (metaballs), texturing, tips, and best of all: how tSx (trueSpace Extenssions) increases the overall usefullness.

A "Must Have" for trueSpace3 users (even the experienced)

While this book could be construed as a "beginners" book, even experienced ts3 users will be saying 'so that's how that works' many times. This book fills in the (very large) gaps that Caligari left out in their user manual with excellent real world examples. New ts3 users will be rewarded with near instant gratification while learning the complexities of 3D modeling. Hopefully this book will be updated in the future to include the physics simulation functions and the new keyframe editor. Well done, Dub!

funny,informative and easy to understand.

When you take into account the fact that the book is easy to understand, has great examples, a value packed cd rom and can get you up and running in no time its a defintie must have! mark bank

More depth and far easier to understand than the manual

Normally I stear well clear of folksy "how to" books as the humour usually becomes very irratating and prevents assimulation of the concepts being presented.However, E.W.Swan has managed to strike the right balance between fun and information producing a technical manual that is easy to understand and follow. As a beginner in 3d graphics and in ts3 in particular I have found it of immense help and can't wait until I require that available help in the more esoteric portions of Ts3.

A great, fun source of information for 3D Graphics!

This book is a must-have for both those interested in getting started in 3D graphics modeling/animation, or those trueSpace addicts who want to sharpen their skills! E.W.'s great personality and techniques really shine through.. It honestly helps make it quite easy to learn. A great accomplishment for a subject that many people may initially think is beyond their abilities. I believe this is why many schools getting started in 3D modeling & animation classes are grabbing this book as "standard issue"..If 3D is not new to you, you'll appreciate the in-depth descriptions of the tools and great real-world examples. The examples, the color section, and the additional "goodies" on the CD are very motivational and productive!Using this book and trueSpace3 will let you get started in 3D today