George Omura & Scott Onstott 
Mastering Autodesk VIZ 2007 

Turn Your Ideas Into High-Impact 3D Models and Animations Transform flat drawings and concepts into impressive 3Dvisualizations that will amaze your clients with the comprehensiveinstruction you’ll find in Mastering Autodesk VIZ 2007. Written by VIZ experts, this book shows you how to get the most out of thelatest version of Autodesk’s powerful 3D design, modeling, andanimation tool with an in-depth, tutorial-based approach groundedin real-world examples.This new edition has been fully updated and revised to cover all of Autodesk VIZ 2007’s new features–asset tracking, revamped Xrefs, an updated interface, and the improved rendering and editingtools–and it’s packed with professional techniques you can applyimmediately to your own work for striking results. Whether you’renew to VIZ or simply want to master the latest features, this bookoffers the clear explanations and step-by-step instructions youneed to create, animate, and render realistic architecturalvisualizations with VIZ 2007.Coverage includes:* Creating complex shapes with surface modeling tools* Using, organizing, and editing objects and meshes* Efficiently managing design data* Adding natural lighting effects* Staging a virtual walk-through of your room designs forclients* Applying radiosity to create lifelike views* Employing mental ray to achieve high-res rendering* Using Auto CAD and Photoshop(r) with VIZ* Exporting content to the Web Featured on the CDYou’ll find a trial version of VIZ 2007 plus project files for allof the book’s exercises.Master VIZ 2007’s great new features, including asset tracking, scene states, new modeling and texturing enhancements, batchrendering, and improved interoperability with other Autodeskproducts.Create 3D models quickly and intuitively using the new edit polytools and Sweep modifier.Work effectively with lights, materials, and cameras.Animate your models and create interactive views.George Omura was cited as favorite CAD author by members of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) in AUGIWorld magazine’s’Best of Everything CAD’ issue, November/December 2003.www.sybex.com

Table of Content

Introduction.Chapter 1: Getting to Know VIZ.Chapter 2: Introducing VIZ Objects.Chapter 3: Creating Shapes with Splines.Chapter 4: Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects.Chapter 5: Creating AEC and Entourage Objects.Chapter 6: Organizing and Editing Objects.Chapter 7: Light and Shadow.Chapter 8: Enhancing Models with Materials.Chapter 9: Staging Your Design.Chapter 10: Working with Files.Chapter 11: Using Radiosity.Chapter 12: Using mental ray.Chapter 13: Understanding Animation.Chapter 14: Creating Animations.Chapter 15: Using Photoshop with VIZ.Chapter 16: Combining Photographs with VIZ Designs.Chapter 17: Using Auto CAD-Based Applications with VIZ.Chapter 18: Exporting to the Web.Appendix A: Installation Notes.Appendix B: Modifiers and Materials.Appendix C: Patches and NURBS Surfaces.Appendix D: Helpers and Effects.Index.

About the author

George Omura is a licensed architect, award-winning Autodesk Authorized Author, and all-time bestselling Auto CAD author. Some ofhis other Auto CAD books include Just Enough Auto CAD 2007 and Mastering Auto CAD 2007 and Auto CAD LT 2007 (Sybex).Scott Onstott has contributed to more than a dozen bookson Auto CAD and other applications, including Mastering Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 (Sybex).Jon Mc Farland manages a property development company’sdesign department, where he uses Auto CAD and VIZ to createvisualizations of proposed facility construction and expansions. Hehas also taught VIZ, Auto CAD, and 3ds Max® courses at theuniversity level.