Foundations of 3ds max 6 provides readers with the conceptual tools they need to begin careers as successful computer graphics artists using the most popular, high-end 3D animation package available today. Carefully planned tutorial exercises are the basis for getting readers quickly up to speed in a 3D environment. Based on small projects, these practical tutorials highlight the most useful features of the application while conveying the sense that users are working towards a worthwhile goal. Not a workbook in the traditional sense, Foundations of 3ds max(TM) 6 does function as a set of directed exercises that build upon one another in an order that is both logical and intuitive and is designed with the needs of the beginner in mind.