Maxon Cinema 4D R25 for Digital Artists

MAXON CINEMA 4D R25 for Digital Artists is a tutorial-based textbook and aims at harnessing the power of MAXON CINEMA 4D R25 for modelers, animators, and designers. The textbook caters to the needs of both the novice and the advance users of MAXON CINEMA 4D R25. Keeping in view the varied requirements of users, the textbook first introduces the basic features of CINEMA 4D R25 and then progresses to cover the advanced techniques. In this textbook, three projects based on the tools and concepts covered in the book have been added to enhance the knowledge of users.

1. Exploring CINEMA 4D R25 Interface
2. Working with Splines
3. Introduction to Polygon Modeling
4. Sculpting
5. Texturing
6. Lighting
7. Rigging
8. Animation
9. Introduction to UV Mapping
10. Compositing 3D Objects
11. Rendering
12. MoGraph
13. Working with XPresso
Project 1 Creating an Indoor Scene
Project 2 Texturing an Indoor Scene
Project 3 Creating an Exterior Scene

Prof. Sham Tickoo is currently working as a Professor at Purdue University, USA. He received MS in Industrial Technology from Northern Illinois University, Illinois, USA; MS in Industrial and Management Engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA; and BS in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Srinagar, India. Before joining Purdue University in 1987, Prof. Tickoo has worked as a Design Engineer, Quality Control Engineer, and Software Developer. Prof. Tickoo has authored/co-authored textbooks on several major CAD/CAE/Animation software packages like SolidWorks, CATIA, Pro/Engineer, NX, AutoCAD, Customizing AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Solid Edge, 3ds Max, 3ds Max Design, Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, and VIZ. In addition to North America, his textbooks have been translated and published in Russia, Japan, India, South Korea, and Serbia. Prof. Tickoo has obtained over $24 Million software grant from ANSYS, IBM, and Siemens.