About this Manual
Basic Tools in Alias includes information to help you do the following tasks:
- learn your way around the software,
- customize the user interface,
- learn to use the window layouts,
- find out which windows can help your workflow,
- pick, delete, and transform your objects,
- learn how to use cameras,
- learn how to perform standard edit and UNIX operations in Alias
Other Alias Books
The other books in this release are:
Animating in Alias: Provides information to help you create basic animations, build skeletons, bring creatures to life using Inverse Kinematics, produce particles and special effects, and deform time using time warps.
Data Transfer for CAD and Solid Imaging: Explains how to exchange 3D model data between Alias and CAD packages.
EvalViewer: A user's guide for EvalViewer, which is a stand-alone utility for industrial design that works as both a cloud data tool and a surface evaluation tool.
Global Index: Covers all the books, allowing you to find information quickly.
Learning Alias: A thorough course in learning how to use the Alias design and animation software.
NURBS Modeling: Tools to create and modify NURBS curves and surfaces, as well as construction and evaluation tools.
Polygonal Modeling in Alias: Tools to create and modify polygons and polysets.
Release Notes and Installation: Full installation procedures and software notes.
Rendering in Alias: Tools to define the look of your scene, create special effects, define how the scene will render, and create final rendered images and animations.
What's New and Addendum: Describes the new and improved features for Version 9.0.
Select Help > Online docs from the Alias interface to access the following additional online information:
- Alias Standalone Utilities Guide
- Complementary Applications
- OpenAlias/OpenModel Application Programmer's Interface
- File Formats and Data Transfer
- Alias Scene Description Language Programmer's Interface
- GameExport Application Programmer's Interface
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