Numerics

2D

filleting, 121

sketches

preparing, 633, 635

3D

models

working with, 57

projects

workflow for, 1

surfaces

filleting, 149-151

A

Absolute

mode

transforming primitives in, 75

Absolute mode

compared to relative, 11

Action

curves

copying, 319

editing, 467

motion, 312

defined, 661

Window, 284-286

window,

opening, 311

Active

objects, 471

windows, 661

Adaptive

subdivision

of rendering, 236

Adding

bump map to shader, 226

CVs

to curves, 92

ramp textures to shaders, 316

Advanced

modeling, 537-541

Algorithm

defined, 661

Alias

exiting, 42

file structure, 12

importing sketches to, 635

launching

from icon, 15

from UNIX, 15

menus, 1

option windows, 5

projects, 13

quitting, 42

Alias preferences

editing, 29

Align

using

to make curves curvature continuous, 600

Ambient

lights, 230, 666

deleting, 320

Analyse

continuity of network, 603

Anchors, 661

Angle

of revolution

editing, 95

Animating

and adjusting normals, 483

by adding wind force, 480

cameras, 277, 286

CVs, 286, 332

environment shader, 302

flask

setup, 475

lights, 286

metamorphosis, 325

morphing, 286

particle collisions, 484

shaders, 286

smoke, 475

wine glass shaders, 336

Animation

animating biped skeleton, 380

autofly

changing render resolution, 255

setting start and end frames for, 255

autofly, 253

baking, 412

bouncing motion, 310

building biped skeleton, 369

building skeletons

overview 359

chains 361

character animation

overview 359

clusters 365

assembling 366

cluster editor 367

constraints 364

creating shaders for, 431

cycling motion

with offset 408

cycling motion, 407

cycling, 427

deformation 365

frames 367

editing skeletons 360

expressions, 339

for design, 253-258

glow 318

hierarchical, 307-324

inverse kinematics

overview 359

keyframe

using, 289

linking animations, 339

modifying biped skeleton, 372

motion path

previewing, 289

using, 289

multi-chain solver 362

parameters

animating, 309

copying, 322

setting, 309

play blasting, 428

previewing with Play Blast, 328

randomizing, 428

raycasting, 304

raytracing, 321, 434

rendering autofly, 257

Run IK, 411

secondary motion, 339

setting autofly options, 255

setting joint limits 363

setting turntable axis, 253

setting turntable options for, 253

setting up autofly, 254

ShapeShifter 368

single chain solver 361

skeleton display options 360

skeletons

Rest pose 361

syntax, 339

turntable

setting frames/revolution, 254

turntable, 253

using Run IK 363

using SBD window, 255

viewing autofly, 257

viewing with Flipbook, 279

viewing, 296, 297, 298

wine glass

applying time cycles, 335

setting start and end, 335

using Play Blast, 337

with deformations, 415-434

Animation, 281-287, 661

and rendering time, 238

hierarchical, 283-284

parameters, 283, 661

Animations

playing with Flipbook, 287

rendering, 287

Anti-aliasing

and rendering time, 238

Render Globals parameter, 235

Anti-aliasing, 661

Applying

animation time cycles, 335

Area

lights, 231, 666

Arm

attaching to skeleton, 438

attaching to torso, 441

building of, 436

ASBD window

grouping in, 396

in animation, 394

ASCII, 661

Aspect

ratio, 661

Assembling

CV set, 330

Assigning

shaders

models, 271

shaders to models, 271

shaders, 205

Attaching

arm to skeleton, 438

arm to torso, 441

curves, 111, 162

surfaces

an example, 177-179

torso to skeleton, 436

with surface blend, 442

Attributes, 661

Autofly

camera path

selecting, 256

evaluating models with, 253

eye path

selecting, 256

options

setting, 278

preparing for, 254

rendering animation, 257

setting options for, 255

setting render resolution for, 255

setting start and end frames for, 255

turning Create SDL option on, 256

up motion path

selecting, 256

viewing animation, 257

Axes

deformation of, 423

Axes, 661

Axis

lines

on polygons, 489

revolve

editing position of, 94

B

Backdrops

and rendering time, 238

Backdrops, 661

Background color

changing, 274

Backgrounds, 661

Baking, 412

Ball

projection, 198

Beach ball

deleting ambient light, 320

beveled surface

using Round 189

Beveling

text, 166-167, 291

Biped skeleton

animating, 380

building with IK, 369

constructing, 369

modifying, 372

Birail

surfaces

creating, 547

tool, 539

Birail surface

toy truck

building hood, 562

Bit

mapping, 662

Bitmap, 662

Blend curve toolbox

more on constraint points, 653

using, 639

Blinn

shaders, 196, 662

Blurring

parameter

adjusting, 273

Bones, 662

Boolean

operations

modeling a clock with, 619-631

operations, 540-541

union

creating, 623

Booleans, 540

Bottle

modeling

filleting surfaces, 556

setup, 543

Bouncing the Ball 310

Boundary

surfaces

constructing from curves, 155

creating, 137, 172, 176, 265

grouping, 267

B-spline

curves, 661

Buffers, 662

Building

Biped skeleton, 369

of arm and torso, 436

rounded corners, 153

Bump

mapping, 226, 662

maps

adding to shader, 226

editing parameters of, 226

maps, 200

C

CAID, 662

Camera

changing active 46

locking view, 635

losing history, 138

path

selecting for autofly, 256

projection, 199

Cameras

animating, 277

components of, 255

Cameras, 662

animating, 286

Casting

shadows, 320

Casting Shadows 320

Chains

multi-chain solver, in animation 362

single chain solver, in animation 361

Chains, 662

Changing

view

in SBD window, 38

with view icons, 33-35

window views, 31

Changing Parameters 312

Channels, 662

Character

curves

creating using construction planes, 634, 636-652

Character builder

attaching arm, 438, 441

attaching torso, 436

creating deformable texture, 444

previewing animation, 435

rendering, 445

setting deformation parmaeters, 439

surface tips, 436

working with, 435-446

Checker

texture map, 317

Choosing

Text font, 165

Chord

length

parameterization, 59

Circle

keypoint

creating, 112

ClayMate, 662

Clipping, 662

Closing

Render Globals window, 249

Render Stats window, 248

Clusters 365

assembling 366

cluster editor 367

Clusters, 662

Collisions

of particles

animating, 484

Color

maps, 662

of ramp texture

changing, 218

value, 662

Color, 196

lighting parameter, 231

Colors

environment

editing, 210

shaders

editing, 205, 206

Comb

plot of curve curvature

an example, 584, 587

Components

picking

using mask icons, 131

Components, 663

Composites, 663

Compressing

SBD, 39

Computer

system

and rendering time, 237

Concept

modeling

and StudioPaint, 635

workflow for, 633-634

Concept design

ski boot setup, 579

Conditional statements

expressions, 350

Configurations, 663

Confirm

boxes, 663

Constraints

aim constraints, adding to skeleton 409

IK handles 364

point constraints

adding to skeleton, 400

working with, 391-413

Construction

curves

deleting, 140, 155, 159, 266

hiding, 262

history

and curve editing, 606

and surface creation, 96

deleting, 97, 268

editing with, 131, 263

modifying, 261

using, 63, 594

Construction planes

moving 51

toggling 50

using 49

using to build character curves, 634, 636-652

Contiguous, 663

Continuity

between curves

ensuring, 600

curvature, 538

in Swept Control window, 563

of curve networks

analyzing, 603

positional, 537

surface, 537

tangent, 538

Continuity, 663

Control window

expressions, 355

Controls

showing on curves, 261

Converting

NURBS surfaces

to polygons, 509

Coordinate

system, 663

values

entering, 11

Copying

attached curves, 163

curves, 157

equations, 345

keyframes, 282, 294

objects, 77

primitives, 154

shader parameters, 207

shaders, 206

Corners

rounded

creating, 153

CourseWare

opening directory, 29

setting project, 29

Create

SDL option

turning off, 254

turning on, 256

Creating

"Alias" logo, 289

boundary surfaces, 137

deformable texture, 444

particle set for smoke, 479

point light, 243

revolve surfaces, 137

shaders, 204

skinned surfaces, 133, 136

Creating a Hierarchy 307

Cross

lines

creating, 649-651

crossref [email protected] 100

Crv Curvature

using Tgl crv curvature tool, 584, 587

Cube primitive

scaling, 70

Cubic

curves, 66

projection, 198

Cursor, 663

Curvature

constant in U and V parametric direction, 237

continuity, 538

evaluation of curve, 584, 587

of surfaces

and subdividing during rendering, 237

Curve

curvature evaluation, 584, 587

Editor

using, 107

locator

to determine parameterization, 59

network

adding and deleting curves in, 605

adding another, 607

continuity

analyzing, 603

tool, 540

Networks tools

creating surfaces with, 653

modeling with, 597-618

tips for using, 617

Curve on surface,

and trimming, 63

creating, 144

placing on surface, 145

Curve on surface, 63, 663

Curves

attaching, 111, 162

character

creating using construction planes, 634, 636-652

constructing tangent to surfaces, 583

deformation, 417

displaying controls on, 261

modeling with, 581

profile

revolving, 416

reversing direction of, 162, 166

revolving, 268

skinning into surface, 261

static

deleting, 295

Curves, 58, 663

action

editing, 467

adding

to curve network, 605

adding CVs to, 92

attached

copying, 163

b-spline, 661

chord length parameterization of, 59

constructing boundary surfaces from, 155

construction

deleting, 140

copying, 157

cubic, 66

degree 1

building polysets with, 504

degree of, 66

deleting

from curve network, 605

deleting, 132

drawing with CVs, 88

drawing with edit points, 101

duplicating, 157

editing

radius of, 121

ensuring continuity between, 600

hidden

displaying, 136

high degree, 537

inserting edit points on, 614

intersecting

to build curve network, 597

isoparametric, 666

keypoint

drawing, 112

keypoint, 60

mathematical descriptions of, 65-67

mirroring, 111

modifying

methods for 60

with CVs, 92

modifying, 606

networks of

creating, 601

NURBS

building polysets with, 504

NURBS, 66

original, 668

parameter, 668

parameterization of, 58

parametric, 66

picking all CVs on, 163

preparing to create surfaces from, 539

profile

picking, 134

quality of, 64

and CVs, 65

sculpting

adding to network, 613

analyzing, 615

editing, 616

remapping, 617

sculpting, 612

tangency of

ensuring, 109

trimming, 114, 672

uniform parameterization of, 58

Customizing

Tool Shelf, 5

user interface, 5

CV

control

turning on, 161, 164

CV set

assembling, 330

naming, 330

CVs

animating, 332

assembling into set, 330

clusters of

editing, 419

grouping, 423

naming, 420

viewing in SBD window, 419

lasso picking of, 163

moving

with grid snap, 163

CVs, 67, 663

adding to curves, 92

and curve quality, 65

animating, 286

displaying, 98

drawing curves with, 88

moving, 93

on curves, 58

using to modify curves, 92

using with ShapeShifter, 449

Cycles

animating, with offset 408

in animation, 407

Cycling

animation, 427

randomizing, 431

Cylindrical

projection, 198

D

DAG node

swapping position, 39

DAG nodes

in SBD windows, 255

naming

for hierarchical animation, 308

Dag nodes

states of, 8

Dag nodes, 664

Damp

force type, 472

Data

files, 664

Decal

texture, 524

Default

defined, 664

Deformation 365

animating with, 415-434

axes, 423

curves, 417

frames 367

Deformation control

setting parameters, 439

Degree

1 curves

building polysets with, 504

3

curves, 537

surfaces, 537

of curves, 66

Deleting

ambient light, 320

construction

curves, 155, 159, 266

history, 268

construction curves, 140

construction history, 97

curves, 132

glass tumbler, 327

guides, 117

point light, 243

polygons, 504

profile curves, 135, 327

static curves, 295

Density

of geometry

increasing, 614

Design

animation for, 253-258

DFX, 664

Diffusion, 196, 664

Directional

light

rotating, 276

lights, 230, 666

Directories, 664

Displacement

mapping

and polygon modeling, 490

mapping, 224

maps

using

to create polysets, 510

maps, 200, 664

Display

of objects, 9

of skeletons 360

options

setting, 90

options for tools, 4

wireframe, 9

Display control options

setting, 40

Displaying

CVs, 98

edit points, 144

hulls, 98

rendered image, 41

Dividing

surfaces into regions

with the Trim divide tool, 148

Dolly tool

using, 31

Dolly, 664

Dollying

into view, 31

Drag

force type, 472

Drag, 664

Drawing

curves on surfaces, 63

Dropoff

spotlight parameter, 232

Duplicating

curves, 157

isoparms, 157

DXF models

importing, 512

DXF/OBJ files

importing, 490

E

Eccentricity, 664

Edges

adding, 503

removing, 507

Edit

point

curves

modeling with, 581

points

curves drawing, 101

displaying, 144

inserting on curves, 614

inserting, 104

points, 58, 664

Editing

Alias preferences, 29

bump map parameters, 226

CV clusters, 419

environment shader, 210

shader parameters, 205

shaders

in Multi-lister, 208

texture parameters, 227

textures, 225

with construction history, 131

Emitting

particles, 473

End-effectors, 664

Environment

animating glow, 318

Editor, 471

forces, 471

maps, 664

setting orientation of, 69

shader

editing, 210

shader, 201

Evaluating

curve curvature, 584, 587

Evaluating models

with autofly, 253

with turntable, 253

Exiting

Alias, 42

Expressions

adding to IK skeletons 403

conditional statements, 350

control window, 355

copying equations, 345

description, 339

entering, 342

in Action Window, 286

more advanced 346

more advanced, 346

relating parameters 341

relating, 341

syntax, 339

trigonometric functions

setting range, 349

using, 348

using text editor, 353

working with, 339-357

Extrude, 664

Extruded

surfaces

creating, 139

Extruding

polygons, 495, 497

surfaces, 127

Eye path

selecting for autofly, 256

F

Faces, 63, 664

planar

creating, 127

subdividing during rendering, 236

Fast

in/fast out

setting for animation, 312

in/slow out

tangency, 285

Render, 664

File

lister

picking textures from, 225

using, 13

structure

in Alias, 12

File lister

opening, 28

Files

retrieving, 133

saving, 74

with textures

saving, 228

Files, 664

Fillet

bottle surfaces, 556

Fillet surfaces

Round surface 189

Filleting

2D curves, 121

surfaces

in 3D, 149-151

surfaces, 64

Finding

seam

on surface, 181

Flask

setting up animation, 475

Flat

Tangent Type option, 296

Flipbook

adjusting frame rate for, 280

character builder animation, 435

logo animation, 289

setting frame rate for, 304

using to play animations, 287

using to view animation, 257

viewing animation with, 279, 304

Fog

adding to scene, 274

OptiF/X parameter, 233

Font

choosing, 165

Fonts, 665

Force

objects, 471

Forces

adding to particles, 472

damp, 472

drag, 472

environment, 471

gravity, 472

lights as, 471

magnet, 472

types of, 472

wind, 472

Fractals, 665

Frame

buffers, 665

Frame rate

Flipbook

setting, 304

Flipbook, 280

Frames

for deformations 367

revolution

setting for turntable animation, 254

Frames, 281

Free

space

working in, 645

G

Gamma

correction, 665

Generation

of particles, 472

Geometry

and rendering time, 237

density of

increasing, 614

templating, 74

untemplating, 85, 270

geometry

templating 46

Glass tumbler

deleting, 327

Global

animation parameters, 283

Glow

animating, 318

attributes

setting, 318

effects

adding to scene, 244

simulating flame, 243

OptiF/X parameter, 232

Grab, 665

Gradient, 665

Gravity

force type, 472

simulating with force objects, 471

Grid

snap

placing primitives with, 72, 73

setting, 72

using to move CVs, 163

using to place CVs, 88

spacing

resetting, 74

setting, 73, 79

Grids, 665

Ground

plane

creating shaders for, 317

moving models above, 270

shaders parameters, 300

Grouping

boundary surfaces, 267

CV clusters, 423

geometry to skeleton, 392

objects, 80

primitives, 78

surfaces, 132

Guides

deleting, 117

H

Hair

as particles, 473

Halo

effects

adding to scene, 244

simulating flame, 243

OptiF/X parameter, 233

Handles

Inverse kinematics

adding to skeleton, 399

Hard

point

models

building, 634

points

establishing, 633

Hermite, 665

Hidden

curves

displaying, 136

surfaces

revealing, 164

surfaces, 665

Hidden-line

rendering, 233

Hiding

construction curves, 262

surfaces, 149, 161

texture placement objects, 220

Hierarchical

animation, 283-284

Hierarchical animation, 307-324

Hierarchies, 665

High

degree

curves, 537

surfaces, 537, 665

History

losing

if surfaces moved, 138

Hot keys

using, 26

HSL, 665

HSV, 665

Hue, 665

Hulls

displaying, 98

editing surfaces with, 98

Hulls, 665

I

Icons

for

controlling view, 9

tools, 3

launching Alias from, 15

IGES, 665

IK handles

adding to skeleton 399

Image

File Output

Render Globals parameter, 234

planes

importing sketches as, 635

using as reference during modeling, 579

size

and rendering time, 238

Images

resolution of, 665

Impact

scaling

in animation, 313

Importing

DXF models, 512

DXF/OBJ files, 490

shaders, 209

Importing Curves for an Autofly 254

In-betweening, 665

Incandescence, 196

Information

line, 666

window

placing primitives with, 72

renaming nodes in, 264, 270

Information window

attribute fields

using to edit curve, 125

Inserting

edit points, 104

Intensity

lighting parameter, 231

of lights

changing, 276

Interface

customizing, 5

for Alias, 1

Intersect

Boolean operation, 541, 619

performing on shell, 627

Intersecting

curves

to build curve network, 597

surfaces, 146-148, 183, 552

Inverse

kinematics, 666

Inverse kinematics

adding aim constraints to skeleton 409

adding expressions to skeletons, 403

adding point constraints, 400

adding secondary movement, 383

building biped skeleton, 369

chains 361

IK Handles, 374

Rest Pose, 374, 385

Run IK 363

selection handles, 379

setting limits, 377

skeletons

creating, 369

modifying, 372

Skeleton Editor, 377

working with, 369-389

Invisible objects

making visible, 47

Isoparametric

curves, 666

Isoparms

duplicating, 157

Isoparms, 666

J

Joining

curves

at keypoints, 117-119

Joints

building skeletons 359

setting limits 363

Joints, 666

K

Keyframe 289

Keyframes

copying, 294

randomizing, 430

rotation

setting, 315

scale

setting, 314

setting for animation, 424

Keyframes, 281, 666

copying and pasting, 282

recording, 472

setting with ShapeShifter, 464-467

setting, 282

Keyframing

objects, 292

Keypoint

circle

creating, 112

curves

drawing, 112

curves, 60

Keypoints

joining curves at, 117-119

Keyshape animation

playing, 327

L

Label

mapping

adjusting parameters of, 273

Lambert

shaders, 196

Lasso

picking, 163

Launching

Alias

from icon, 15

from UNIX, 15

Layering

textures, 273

Layers

adding new 54

assigning objects to layers 48

changing construction layer 49

creating layers 48

using, 48

Leaf

nodes, 666

Lesson files

merging, 31

Letter

spacing

for text, 166

Life Span

particles parameter, 474

Light

editor

opening, 244

lister

opening, 239, 276

particles emitted from a, 475

types, 229-231

Light glows 243

Lighting

adding lights, 239

glow effect, 244

halo effect, 244

working with, 239-245

Lighting, 229

parameters of, 231

scenes, 229-??

special effects

creating with OptiF/X, 232

Lights

changing intensity of, 276

directional

rotating, 276

linking, 242, 243

unlinking

from objects, 243

Lights, 666

ambient, 230, 666

and rendering time, 238

animating, 286

area, 231, 666

directional, 230, 666

editing in Multi-lister, 229

emitting particles from, 473

linear, 231, 666

point, 230, 666

positional, 666

spot, 230, 666

using as forces, 471

volume, 231

lIghts, 229

Lightsource

shaders, 196

Limits

on joints 363

Linear

lights, 231, 666

tangency, 285

Lines

drawing parallel, 115

trimming, 114

Link editor

pick list, 242

using, 242

Linking

objects to shaders

in Multi-lister, 217

point light to object, 243

spotlights to objects, 242

Linking lights 242

Local

animation parameters, 283

Locking

camera view, 635

Logo animation

modeling logo, 289

previewing, 289

Looking at

spot view, 240

Losing history

if surfaces moved, 138

M

Magnet

force type, 472

Mapping

bit, 662

bump, 226

bumps, 662

displacement, 224

labels

adjusting parameters for, 273

solid projections, 216

solid textures, 227

stencil, 222

surfaces, 220

textures onto polygons, 517-535

textures, 196, 215-228

Maps

color, 662

displacement, 664

environment, 664

transparency, 672

Marking

menus, 6

Marking menus

using, 27

Masks, 667

Mass

Properties

an example, 186

Matte, 667

Menu

bars, 667

Menus

for Alias, 1

marking, 6

Merge

stages, 46

Merging

lesson files, 31

stages, 576

vertices on polygon, 507

Metamorphosis

animating with, 325

Mirroring

curves, 111

surfaces, 155, 158, 180

Mode

absolute

compared to relative, 11

transforming primitives in, 75

relative

compared to absolute, 11

transforming primitives in, 76

Modeling

advanced, 537-541

background information about, 57-67

bottle

setup, 543

building curves for, 581

coordinates, 667

for package design, 543-560

intersecting surfaces, 552

rounding surfaces, 553

sailboat project, 259

ski boot

setup, 579

symetrical objects, 102

toy truck

building with stages, 574

setup, 561

trimming surfaces, 553

using Project tangent tool, 583

windows

working with, 6

with Boolean operations, 619-631

with Curve Networks tools, 597-618

with design constraints, 543

with polygons, 489-491, 493

with stages, 574

Models

assigning shaders to, 271

hard point

building, 634

presenting, 658

raycasting, 559

Modifiers, 667

Modifying 372

Biped skeleton, 372

spotlight penumbra, 241

spotlight spreads, 241

Monochrome, 667

Morphing

animating, 286

Motion

dynamics, 471-472

path

selecting for autofly, 256

paths, 284, 667

Motion path

animation, 289-305

creating, 297

reversing direction of, 299

setting, 297

Mouse

described, 667

using

to pick objects, 11

to place primitives, 71

to place text, 166

with Tool Shelf, 5

Move

construction planes 51

Moving

CVs

with grid snap, 163

CVs, 93

model

above ground plane, 270

pivot point, 76, 83

spotlight view components, 240

surfaces, 138

text pivot points, 291

vertices on polygons, 501

Multi-lister

icon display mode, 209

light lister

opening, 239

linking objects to shaders in, 217

opening, 41, 215

picking

objects from, 216

using shaders in, 203, 204

Multi-lister, 195

using for lights, 229

Multi-sided

surfaces

creating, 540

N

Naming

CV clusters, 420

CV set, 330

DAG nodes

for hierarchical animation, 308

Network

of curves

adding another, 607

Networks

of curves

creating, 601

Noise

adding to ramp, 221

adding to shaders, 219

creating effects with, 219

Non planar

polygons, 503

Non-planar

polygons, 491

Non-rational

CVs, 663

surfaces, 667

Normals

adjusting for particle animation, 483

polyset

checking, 509

reversing

on surfaces, 187

Normals, 667

N-sided

polygons, 489, 503

tool, 540

NTSC, 667

Number

of objects in scene

and rendering time, 237

NURBS

curves

building polysets with, 504

curves, 66

surfaces

converting to polygons, 490, 509

NURBS, 667

O

Objects

active, 471

assigning shaders to, 299

copying, 77

display of, 9

force, 471

grouping, 80

keyframing, 292

linking point lights to, 243

passive, 471

picking

from Multi-lister, 216

picking, 11, 35

re-stitching, 628

rotating, 84

templating, 81

unlinking light from, 243

unstitching, 628

wireframe display of, 9

Objects, 667

Open

stages 44

Opening

Action window, 311

CourseWare, 29

file lister, 28

light editor, 244

light lister

in Multi-lister, 239

Multi-lister, 41, 215

Render Globals window, 248

Render Stats window, 247

SBD window, 38, 271

set lister, 332

Text Parameter window, 165

OptiF/X, 232

Option

boxes, 667

windows

in Alias, 5

organizing models with stages 43

Orienting

environment, 69

Original

curves, 668

surfaces, 668

Orthographic

views, 7

windows, 668

P

Package design

and modeling with contraints, 543

bottle

setup, 543

modeling for, 543-560

PAL, 668

Palette

of tools, 2

Palette, 668

Parabola, 668

Parallel

lines

drawing, 115

Parameter

curves, 668

windows, 668

Parameterization

chord length, 59

determining

with curve locator, 59

uniform, 58

Parameterize, 668

Parameters

animating, 312

changing for raytracing, 226

for animation, 283

for particles, 473-474

of lighting, 231

of shaders, 196

of spotlights, 232

Parameters, 668

Parametric

curves, 66

equations, 668

mapping

of textures, 197

maps

converting solid texture maps into, 658

converting solid textures into, 199

surface patches, 668

texture mapping, 668

Particle

animation

adding turbulence, 479

adding wind force, 480

and collisions, 484

previewing, 476, 478

rendering, 487

running simulations, 486

using to create smoke, 475

attribute parameters

editing, 477, 484

set

creating, 479

Particle animation

adjusting normals for, 483

creating set, 479

flask

setup, 475

Particle system

creating flask animation, 475

Particles, 472-474, 475-488

/Sec

particles parameter, 473

adding forces to, 472

creating, 472-473

emitted from a light, 475

emitted from a shader, 482

emitting, 473

from lights, 473

from shaders, 473

generation of, 472

hair as, 473

parameters for, 473-474

rendering, 473

setting rendering properties of, 473

Passive

objects, 471

Pasting

keyframes, 282

Patch

precision

of surfaces, 223

resetting, 224

Patches, 668

Paths

animated, 669

motion, 284

Penumbra

of spotlight

modifying, 241

spotlight parameter, 232

Perspective

view

QuickRendering, 220

views, 7

windows, 669

Phong

shaders, 196, 669

Pick

boxes, 669

Picking

components

using mask icons, 131

CVs using lasso, 163

in SBD window, 39

objects

in Multi-lister, 216

in SBD window, 147

objects, 11, 35

profile curves, 134

texture placement object, 220, 227

textures

from file lister, 225

Pivot

point

moving, 76, 83

resetting, 76

points, 57

Pivot point

text

moving, 291

Pix

files, 669

Pixels, 669

Placing

point light, 243

spotlights, 239

text, 166

textures, 199

Planar

faces

creating, 127

polygons, 491

projection, 198

Play Blast

Torso animation, 445

using to view animation, 428

using, 328, 337

Playback

controls, 282

Playing

animation

from time slider, 296

keyshape animation, 327

Point

light

creating, 243

deleting, 243

placing, 243

turning spotlight into, 242

lights

linking to objects, 243

lights, 230, 666

Polygon

editing tools, 490

modeling tools, 489

Polygons

assigning shaders to individual, 518

texture mapping, 520

texturing, 517-535

Polygons, 489

axis lines on, 489

converting NURBS surfaces to, 490, 509

deleting, 504

extruding, 495, 497

modeling with, 489-491, 493

non planar and n-sided, 503

N-sided, 489

planar and non-planar, 491

positioning, 500

quadrilateral, 489

reducing number of, 513

rendering, 515

triangular, 489

types of, 489

verifying count of, 503

working with, 493-516

Polylines, 66

drawing, 123

Polynomials, 65

Polysets

adding windows to, 499

checking normals on, 509

editing, 501

prelighting, 535

texture mapping, 520

texturing, 517-535

Positional

continuity, 537

lights, 666

Positioning

projection maps, 219

spotlights, 232

window, 30

Prelighting

polysets, 535

Preview

options, 660

Previewing

character builder animation, 435

particle system, 476, 478

with play blast, 328

Primitive

shells

creating, 620

Primitives

copying, 154

grouping, 78

modeling with, 57, 69-85

placing

with grid snap, 72, 73

with Information window, 72

with mouse, 71

rotating, 82

scaling, 70

Primitives, 669

Procedural

textures, 669

Profile

curves

deleting, 135

picking, 134

revolving, 416

Profile curves

deleting, 327

templating, 326

Project

tangent tool

modeling with, 583

Projecting

sketches

unto surface, 634

texture

onto polygons, 520

textures, 198

Projection

map

adding to shader, 273

creating, 215

maps

positioning, 219

shaders

creating, 655

surface placement, 215

Projections

ball, 198

camera, 199

cubic, 198

cylindrical, 198

planar, 198

solid, 198

spherical, 198

triplanar, 199

Projects

3D

workflow for, 1

concept of in Alias, 13

Prompt

line

using, 11

Line History button, 11

Proportional

modification

setting options for, 143

Q

Quadrilateral

polygons, 489

Quality

of rendering

comparing raycast and raytrace, 252

Query/Edit

example of use, 592

Quick

rendering

scenes, 85

rendering scenes, 168

QuickRender

rendering, 234

QuickRender, 669

QuickRendering

animation, 301

lighted scene, 244

models, 594

perspective view, 220

scene, 243

scenes, 203

shaders, 210

torso, 445

toy truck

square surface, 564, 565

swept surface, 568

QuickShade

setting, 41

QuickShade, 669

QuickWire, 669

Quitting

Alias, 42

R

Ramp

adding noise to, 221

texture

changing color of, 218

changing noise, 221

changing ramp interpolation, 218

changing ramp type, 218

creating, 217

textures

adding to shaders, 316

Ramps, 669

Randomizing

animation keyframes, 430

animation, 428

Rational

CVs, 663

geometry

compared to non-rational, 60

creating, 60

surfaces, 670

Raycast

rendering, 233

Raycasting

animation of particle system, 487

animation, 304

limitations, 251

models, 559

scenes, 250

SDL files, 279

RayCasting, 670

RayTrace

rendering

changing parameters for, 226

rendering, 234

Raytracing

animation, 434

animations, 321

Limits

Render Globals parameter, 235

scenes, 252

viewing animation, 321

RayTracing, 670

Recording

keyframes, 472

Reducing

number of polygons, 513

Reference

surfaces, 670

Reflection, 196

Reflections

and rendering time, 238

Reflectivity

maps, 201

Reflectivity, 670

Refraction

parameters, 235

Refraction, 670

Refractive

index, 670

Relative

mode

compared to absolute, 11

transforming primitives in, 76

Renaming

nodes

in Information window, 264, 270

Render

Globals parameters, 234

Globals window

closing, 249

opening, 248

setting, 276

output size

setting, 249

quality

setting, 248

resolution

setting for autofly, 255

Stats window

closing, 248

opening, 247

Stats window, 236, 489

subdivisions

and rendering time, 238

type

and rendering time, 238

Rendered image

displaying, 41

Rendering 229-??

autofly, 257

comparing quality of, 252

creating raycast, 250

hardware, 211

low resolution

test render, 249

particle animation, 487

polygons, 515

preparing for, 558

QuickRendering

scenes, 85, 168

raycasting, 250

raytracing, 252

SDL files, 257

setting autofly start and end frames, 255

setting resolution for, 303

status line, 250

test

creating, 249

setting options for, 249

test, 276

torso, 445

Turbo Assist, 211

viewing in progress, 251

with maximum subdivisions, 247

with minimum subdivisions, 247

working with, 247-252

Rendering, 233, 670

adaptive subdivision of, 236

and SDL files, 233

animations, 287

hidden-line, 233

managing time, 237

particles, 473

properties of particles

setting, 473

QuickRender, 234

QuickRendering scenes, 203

raycast, 233

RayTrace, 234

still frames, 487

subdividing

faces surfaces during, 236

trimmed surfaces during, 236

subdivisions in, 235

time

and animation, 238

and anti-aliasing, 238

and backdrops, 238

and computer systems, 237

and geometry, 237

and image size, 238

and lights, 238

and number of objects in scene, 237

and reflections, 238

and render subdivisions, 238

and render type, 238

and shadows, 238

and textures, 238

and trimmed surfaces, 237

types of, 233

uniform subdivision of, 236

Renderings, 234

test

importance of, 237

Reparameterize, 670

Resetting

grid spacing, 74

patch precision, 224

Pivot point, 76

Resizing

view window, 85

window, 30

Resolution

window, 30

Rest Pose, 374, 385

Re-stitching

objects, 628

Restricting

X motion

in animation, 312

Z motion

in animation, 309

Retrieve

stages 44

Retrieving

files, 133

shelf, 25

texture, 226

Revealing

hidden surfaces, 164

Reversing

direction

of curves, 162, 166

of motion path, 299

surface normals, 187

Revolve

axis

editing position of, 94

history

editing, 94

surfaces

creating, 137, 171, 268

Revolve surface

for tumbler, 325

for wine glass, 325

Revolved

surfaces

creating, 93

RGB, 670

Rotate, 670

Rotating

ball, 315

directional light, 276

objects, 84

primitives, 82

Rotation

keyframes

setting, 315

Rotation axis

setting for turntable animation, 253

Round

surfaces

default radius, 190

using 189

Rounded

corners

creating, 153

Rounding

surface edges, 553

surfaces, 64

toy truck surfaces, 570

Run IK, 411

S

Sailboat

modeling project, 259

Saturation, 670

Saving

files

with textures, 228

files, 74, 141

shelf, 25

SBD

changing view, 38

compressing, 39

opening, 38

picking in, 39

window

opening, 271

picking primitives in, 147

selecting spotlights in, 240

using, 8

viewing CV clusters in, 419

SBD window

using DAG nodes in, 255

SBD, 670

Scale

amounts

staggering in Action window, 314

keyframes

setting, 314

Scaling

ball on impact, 313

cube primitive, 70

impact

in animation, 313

vertices on polygons, 502

Scaling, 670

Scene Block Diagram

window, 255

Scene Description Language

files, 251

Scenes, 670

Sculpting

curves

adding to network, 613

analyzing, 615

editing, 616

remapping, 617

curves, 612

SDL

files

and rendering, 233

for rendering, 278

raycasting, 279

files, 251

SDL files

rendering, 254

Seam

finding

on surface, 181

Secondary animation characteristics, 339

Selecting

camera path for autofly, 256

eye path for autofly, 256

Selection handles

adding general, 379

Set

Key Shape

and ShapeShifter, 447

planar

surfaces, 62

Set lister

opening, 332

Sets, 671

Setting

animation start and end, 335

autofly start and end frames, 255

CourseWare project, 29

deformation parameters, 439

display control options, 40

environment orientation, 69

fast in/fast out

for animation, 312

grid snap, 72

grid spacing, 73, 79

keyframes

for animation, 424

keyframes, 282

keyshape

of wine glass, 326

motion path, 297

QuickShade, 41

render output size, 249

render quality, 248

rotation keyframes, 315

scale keyframes, 314

test render options, 249

X keyframes

for animation, 313

Setting limits

Inverse kinematics, 377

Setting range

expressions, 349

Setting the Autofly options 255

Setting the Turntable Options 253

Setting Z keyframes

for animation, 310

Shaded display

using with wine glass, 328

Shader

particles emitted from a, 482

Shaders

adding noise to, 219

adding projection maps to, 273

adding ramp textures to, 316

animating, 336

assigning to individual polygons, 518

assigning to models, 271

assigning to objects, 299

assigning, 205

changing raytrace parameters of, 226

colors, editing, 206

copying

parameters of, 207

copying, 206

creating for ground plane, 317

creating, 204, 299, 431

editing

in Multi-lister 208

editing colors for, 205

editing parameters for, 205

editing parameters of, 299

editing, 272

environment

adding clouds to, 300

editing ground parameters of, 300

editing, 210

importing, 209

linking to objects

in Multi-lister, 217

parameters

copying, 207

editing, 205

Phong, 669

QuickRendering, 210

renaming, 206

selecting, 207

shader icons, 207

transparent, 209

working with, 203-213

Shaders, 195, 671

animating, 286

Blinn, 196, 662

displaying in Multi-lister, 195

emitting particles from, 473

environment, 201

Lambert, 196

Lightsource, 196

parameters of, 196

Phong, 196

projection

creating, 655

working with, 195-201

Shading

models, 195, 671

Shading, 671

Shadows

and rendering time, 238

casting, 320

for spotlight

turning on, 241

lighting parameter, 231

turning on, 321

Shadows, 671

ShapeShifter 368

ShapeShifter, 447-469

control sliders, 461

using, 458

Shelf

adding menu items to, 22

adding tools to, 22

changing icon position in, 23

creating a new, 21

removing an icon from, 23

renaming, 23

saving and retrieving, 25

setting options for tools in, 24

Shell

Intersect

Boolean operation, 619

performing, 627

Subtract

Boolean operation, 619

performing, 622, 627

Union

Boolean operation, 619

performing, 623

Shells, 540, 619

primitive

creating, 620

splitting, 625

subtracting surfaces from, 624

unstitching into trimmed surfaces, 541

Shinyness, 196

Simulation

sets, 472

Simulations

of particle animation

running, 486

setting up, 471

Skeleton Editor, 377

Skeletons

adding aim constraints 409

adding expressions, 403

adding IK handles 399

adding point constraints, 400

construction of 359

display options 360

editing 360

grouping geometry 392

Skeletons, 671

Sketches

importing as image planes, 635

preparing, 634

projecting unto surface, 634

Ski boot

creating Square surfaces for, 590-594

modeling

setup, 579

Skin

surfaces

creating, 173

Skin, 671

Skinned

surfaces

creating, 128, 133, 136, 156, 158, 262, 543

Skinning

curves into surface, 261

Slow

in/fast out

tangency, 285

Smoke

animating, 475

Smooth

shading, 671

tangency, 285

Smooth, 671

Snap

to middle of spans

when inserting edit points, 105

Solid

mapping

of textures, 197

projections, 198

texture mapping, 227

texture maps

converting to parametric maps, 658

textures, 671

converting to parametric maps, 199

Space

free

working in, 645

Special effects

lighting

creating with OptiF/X, 232

Specular

dropoff, 671

highlights, 196

reflection, 671

Speed

Decay

particles parameter, 474

particles parameter, 474

Range

particles parameter, 474

Spherical

projection, 198

Splines, 671

Splitting

shells, 625

Spot

lights, 230, 666

positioning, 232

view

looking at, 240

Spotlight

parameters, 232

Spotlights

adding, 239

in RayCast mode, 242

linking to objects, 242

penumbra of

modifying, 241

placing, 239

selecting in SBD window, 240

shadows for

turning on, 241

spread of

modifying, 241

turning into point light, 242

view component

moving, 240

Spread

spotlight parameter, 232

Square

surfaces

creating, 590-594

tool, 540

Square surface

construction history, 565

toy truck

building front fender, 562

construction history, 565

trimming, 568

Square surfaces

for ski boot, 590-594

Stage Editor

using 44

Stages

adding stages 44

building with, 574

merging, 46, 576

organizing work with 43

setting up 44

stage sets

saving 45

Stages, 672

Staggering

scale amounts

in Action window, 314

Stencil

mapping, 222

Stencil placement

editing

in placement window, 223

Step

tangency, 286

Stitching

surfaces, 621

StudioPaint

using in concept modeling, 635

Subdividing

faces

during rendering, 236

trimmed surfaces

during rendering, 236

Subtract

Boolean operation, 541, 619

performing on shell, 622, 627

Surface

continuity, 537

normals, 672

rounding edges of, 553

tools, 539

Surface blend

attaching with, 442

Surface normals

in bump mapping, 226

Surfaces

3D

filleting, 149-151

Æ Fillet surfaces

Æ Round 189

attaching

an example, 177-179

birail

creating, 547

boundary

constructing from curves, 155

creating, 137, 172, 176, 265

grouping, 267

building of arm and torso, 436

creating

and construction history, 96

creating, 62-63, 133-141, 539, 653

with Curve Networks tools, 653

curvature of

and subdividing during rendering, 237

defined, 672

editing

with hulls, 98

extruded

creating, 139

extruding, 127

faces

subdividing during rendering, 236

filleting, 64

grouping, 132

hidden

revealing, 164

hiding, 149, 161

high degree, 537, 665

intersecting, 146-148, 183

mapping, 220

modeling with, 61

moving, 138

non-rational, 667

NURBS

converting to polygons, 490

original, 668

patch precision of, 223

rational, 670

reference, 670

revolve

creating, 137, 171, 268

revolved

creating, 93

rounding, 64

set planar, 62

skin

creating, 173

skinned

creating, 128, 133, 136, 156, 158, 262, 543

square

creating, 590-594

stitching, 621

subtracting from shells, 624

templating, 161

texture mapping, 655

trimmed

and rendering time, 237

and subdividing during rendering, 237

subdividing during rendering, 236

trimmed, 672

trimming, 64, 148-149, 184, 553

Swapping

DAG node position, 39

Swept

tool, 539

Swept surface

building with continuity, 563

toy truck

building front bumper, 573

building front end, 567

Symetrical

modeling, 102

Syntax

expressions, 339

T

Tangency

fast in/slow out, 285

linear, 285

of curves

ensuring, 109

to surfaces, 583

slow in/fast out, 285

smooth, 285

step, 286

types, 285

Tangent

continuity, 538

Type

setting to Flat, 296

Tangent, 672

Template

geometry 46

Template, 672

Templating

geometry, 74

objects, 81

profile curves, 326

surfaces, 161

Test

rendering

scenes, 276

setting options for, 249

renderings, 237

Test render

creating, 249

Text

beveling, 166-167, 291

changing the string, 165

choosing font for, 165

Parameter window

opening, 165

placing with mouse, 166

setting letter spacing for, 166

ungrouping, 290

Text editor

expressions, 353

Texture

map

checker, 317

mapping

effects, 200-201

world space, 673

mapping, 215-228

surfaces, 655

maps

parametric

converting solid into, 658

solid

converting to parametric maps, 658

maps,

bump, 200

combining, 201

displacement, 200

reflectivity, 201

transparency, 201

placement

turning on, 219

placement object

picking, 220

transforming, 227

positioning objects

toggling, 273

projecting onto polygons, 520

ramp

creating, 217

solid

mapping of, 227

Texture placement objects

hiding, 220

picking, 227

Textures

creating for torso, 444

editing parameters of, 227

layering, 273

parameters

editing, 225

picking from file lister, 225

procedural, 669

projection, solid, 216

retrieving, 226

solid, 671

Textures, 196

and rendering time, 238

mapping, 196

parametric mapping of, 197

placing, 199

projection of, 198

solid

converting to parametric maps, 199

mapping of, 197

working with, 195-201

Texturing

polygon models, 517-535

using decal sheet, 524

Tgl

crv curvature

an example, 584, 587

Time

slider

playing animation with, 296

Slider, 472

slider, 281

Time cycles

applying, 335

Tips

for using Curve Networks tools, 617

Toggle

construction planes 50

template

in lesson 46

Toggling

polygon mode, 490

Tool

icons, 3

palette, 2

shelf

customizing, 5

Tools

display options for, 4

Torso

attaching to arm, 441

attaching to skeleton, 436

building of, 436

rendering, 445

Toy truck

building with stages, 574

construction history

with square tool, 565

front bumper

creating with swept, 573

front end

creating with swept, 567

front fender

creating with square, 562

hood

creating with birail, 562

modeling

setup, 561

quick rendering square surface, 564, 565

quick rendering swept surface, 568

rounding surfaces, 570

trimming surfaces, 568

Tracking

into view, 32

Tracking tool

using, 32

Transformations

modeling with, 57

Transforming

primitives

in absolute mode, 75

in relative mode, 76

texture placement object, 227

Translation, 672

Transparency

maps, 201, 672

Transparency, 672

Transparent

shaders, 209

Triangular

polygons, 489

Trimmed

surfaces

and rendering time, 237

and subdividing during rendering, 237

subdividing during rendering, 236

surfaces, 672

Trimming

and curves on surface, 63

curves, 114, 672

lines, 114

surfaces, 64, 148-149, 184, 553

Triplanar

projection, 199

Tumble

view, 672

Tumble tool

using, 32

Tumbling

into view, 32

Turbo Assist

using with light-lister, 243

Turbulence

adding to particle system, 479

Turning on

CV control, 161, 164

spotlight shadows, 241

texture placement, 219

Turntable

create SDL option

turning off, 254

evaluating models with, 253

options window

opening, 253

setting frames/revolution, 254

setting options for, 253

setting rotation axis, 253

Turntable, 672