Complete Maya Programming Volume II: Volume 2
An In-depth Guide to 3D Fundamentals, Geometry, and Modeling
Published on 7. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
744 pages
978-0-12-088482-7 (ISBN)
Description
David Gould's acclaimed first book, Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and the C++ API, provides artists and programmers with a deep understanding of the way Maya works and how it can be enhanced and customized through programming. In his new book David offers a gentle, intuitive introduction to the core ideas of computer graphics.
Each concept is explained progressively and is fully implemented in both MEL and C++ so that an artist or programmer can use the source code directly in their own programs. Geometry and modeling are covered in detail with progressively more complex examples demonstrating all of Maya's possible programming features.
David Gould's first volume is widely regarded as the most authoritative reference on Maya programming. Volume II continues this tradition and provides an unmatched guide for the artist and programmer tackling complex tasks.
Each concept is explained progressively and is fully implemented in both MEL and C++ so that an artist or programmer can use the source code directly in their own programs. Geometry and modeling are covered in detail with progressively more complex examples demonstrating all of Maya's possible programming features.
David Gould's first volume is widely regarded as the most authoritative reference on Maya programming. Volume II continues this tradition and provides an unmatched guide for the artist and programmer tackling complex tasks.
Reviews / Votes
"A great follow-up to Volume I! Volume II is an in-depth guide to the mathematical and geometric concepts indispensable to advanced Maya programmers." -Larry Gritz, Exluna/NVIDIAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Intermediate to advanced Maya developers, technically savvy artists, technical directors, and students; in the film, television, and game industries
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1275 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-088482-7 (9780120884827)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
David Gould
Complete Maya Programming Volume II
An In-depth Guide to 3D Fundamentals, Geometry, and Modeling
E-Book
08/2005
Morgan Kaufmann
€62.95
Available for download
Person
David A. D. Gould is an award-winning computer graphics artist and programmer with over a decade of distinguished accomplishments that span the globe. Among his diverse credits are technology development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, development of the Entropy renderer at Exluna, and 3D graphics chip design at Nvidia. He also developed Illustrate!, the leading toon and technical illustration renderer. David's filmography includes such films as The Lord of the Rings and King Kong.
Content
Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Points; 3 Vectors; 4 Rotations; 5 Transformations; 6 Transform Nodes; 7 Coordinate Frames; 8 Polygonal Meshes; 9 Nurbs; 10 Subdivision Surfaces; 11 Contexts (Tools); A Further Learning; B Further Reading; Glossary; Index