Cinema 4D Beginner's Guide - Rizzo, Jen (Packt Pub., 2012)
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Table of Contents; Cinema 4D Beginner's Guide; Cinema 4D Beginner's Guide; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgement; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Time for action -- heading; What just happened?; Pop quiz -- heading; Have a go hero -- heading; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the color images of this book; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Getting to Know Cinema 4D.
Before we beginUnderstanding 3D space; Main Menu and Command Palettes; Viewport; Render options; Objects and Attributes Manager; Points, edges, faces, and editable objects; Materials Manager; Time for action -- customizing the interface; What just happened?; Hidden menus -- M and V; Putting it all together -- our project; Summary; 2. Modeling Part 1: Edges, Faces, and Points; Before we begin; Beginning with primitives; Time for action -- creating a desk; What just happened?; Time for action -- setting up an environment; What just happened?; Polygon-level control
Time for action -- extruding polygonsWhat just happened?; Pop quiz -- reviewing our toolset; Have a go hero -- creating a light fixture; Summary; 3. Modeling Part 1: Splines, NURBS, Deformers, and Boole; Before we begin; Understanding NURBS objects; Exploring the Spline menu; Time for action -- creating and importing a spline; What just happened?; Time for action -- creating a vase; Time for action -- creating a chair; What just happened?; Have a go hero -- using NURBS objects; HyperNURBS modeling; Time for action -- using HyperNURBS objects; What just happened?; Summary; 4. Materials and Shaders
Before we beginUnderstanding materials; Understanding material channels; Time for action -- texturing our environment; What just happened?; Have a go hero -- adding details to our scene; What just happened?; Shaders; Time for action -- additional textures; Summary; 5. Lighting and Rendering; Before we begin; Exploring light settings; Have a go hero -- add an exterior environment; Render settings; Time for action -- placing accurate lighting; What just happened?; Pop quiz -- lighting and rendering basics; Summary; 6. Animation; Before we begin; Animation -- key terms and how it works