Complete Maya programming. Vol. II : an in-depth guide to 3D fundamentals, geometry, and modeling /

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, intuit...

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Main Authors: Gould, David A. D
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers,
Publisher Address: San Francisco, CA :
Publication Dates: 2005.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Morgan Kaufmann series in computer graphics and geometric modeling
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780120884827
Summary: 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 compl
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xv, 719 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 687-689) and index.
ISBN: 9780120884827
0120884828
9780080529578
0080529577
Index Number: TR897
CLC: TP391.41
Contents: 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.