Complete Maya Programming Volume II An in-Depth Guide to 3D Fundamentals, Geometry, and Modeling

Name: Complete Maya Programming Volume II An in-Depth Guide to 3D Fundamentals, Geometry, and Modeling
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ISBN: 9780120884827

ISBN-10: 0120884828

ISBN-13: 9780120884827

Edition: 2005

Authors: David Gould

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David Gould's acclaimed first book, Complete Maya Programming: An Extensive Guide to MEL and the C++ API, provides artists and programmers with a deep understanding of the way Maya works and how it can be enhanced and customized through programming. In his new book David offers a gentle, intuitive introduction to the core ideas of computer graphics. Each concept is explained progressively and is fully implemented in both MEL and C++ so that an artist or programmer can use the source code directly in their own programs. Geometry and modeling are covered in detail with progressively more complex examples demonstrating all of Maya's possible programming features. David Gould's first volume…

Book details

List price: $84.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 9/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 744
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.21" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English

David A. D. Gould is an award-winning computer graphics artist and programmer with over a decade of distinguished accomplishments that span the globe. Among his diverse credits are technology development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, development of the Entropy renderer at Exluna, and 3D graphics chip design at Nvidia. He also developed Illustrate!, the leading toon and technical illustration renderer. David's filmography includes such films as The Lord of the Rings and King Kong.



Preface



Introduction



Example Files



Compiling Example Plug-ins



Sourcing Example MEL Scripts



Executing MEL Code in the Script Editor



Points



Dimensions



Cartesian Coordinates



Homogeneous Coordinates



Polar and Spherical Coordinates



Conversions



Cartesian to Homogeneous



Homogeneous to Cartesian



Cartesian to Polar



Polar to Cartesian



Cartesian to Spherical



Spherical to Cartesian



MEL



C++ API



Locators



Vectors



MEL



C++ API



Adding



Subtracting



Scaling



Length



MEL



C++ API



Distance Between Points



MEL



C++ API



Normalizing Vectors



MEL



C++ API



Dot Product



Angle Between



Length Squared



Perpendicular Projection



Cross Product



Perpendicular Vector



Area of Triangle



Points Versus Vectors



Rotations



Angles



MEL



C++ API



Rotations



Orientation Representations



Euler Angles



Quaternions



Transformations



Matrices



Matrix Multiplication



Matrix Transpose



Identity Matrix



Inverse Matrix



MEL



C++ API



Transforming Points



MEL



C++ API



Transforming Vectors



MEL



C++ API



Transforming Normals



MEL



C++ API



Transform Nodes



Pivot Points



Transformation Matrices



Querying Transformation Matrices



Editing Transformation Matrices



Hierarchies of Transformations



Transformation Spaces



MEL



C++ API



Coordinate Frames



Up Axis



MEL



C++ API



Handedness



Custom Coordinate Frames



C++ API



Polygonal Meshes



Displaying Meshes



General



Components



Normals



Back-face Culling



UV Texture Coordinates



Vertex Colors



Nonplanar Faces



Querying Meshes



Vertices



Edges



Polygons



Face Vertices



Normals



UV Texture Coordinates



Blind Data



Creating Meshes



Problematic Meshes



Creation Checks



Moleculel Plug-in



Molecule2 Plug-in



Molecule3 Plug-in



Molecule4 Plug-in



Editing Meshes



Construction History



Supporting Construction History



Supporting Tweaks



Mesh-editing Framework



DisplaceMesh Plug-in



NURBS



Concepts



Control Vertex (CV)



Hull



Span



Degree



Order



Edit Points



Curve Point



Parameterization



Knots



Form



Surface Point



Surface Isoparms



Surface Patches



Surface Curves



Trimmed Surfaces



NURBS Curves



Displaying Curves



Querying Curves



Creating Curves



Editing Curves



NURBS Surfaces



Displaying Surfaces



Querying Surfaces



Creating Surfaces



Editing Surfaces



Subdivision Surfaces



Concepts



Control Mesh



Subdivision



Limit Surface



Creases



Hierarchical Subdivisions



Ordinary and Extraordinary Points



Subdivision Scheme



Displaying Subdivision Surfaces



Querying Subdivision Surfaces



Components



Creases



UV Texture Coordinates



MEL



C++ API



Creating and Converting Subdivision Surfaces



Polygonal Mesh to Subdivision Surface



Subdivision Surface to Polygonal Mesh



NURBS Surface to Subdivision Surface



Subdivision Surface to NURBS Surface



Editing Subdivision Surfaces



MEL



Contexts (Tools)



SelectRingContext1 Plug-in



Usage



SelectRingContext2 Plug-in



Installation



Usage



Select VolumeContext1 Plug-in



Installation



Usage



Further Learning



Online Resources



Companion Web Site



Additional Web Sites



Maya Application



Documentation



Examples



Further Reading



Mathematics



Programming



General



C++ Language



Computer Graphics



General



Modeling



Animation



Image Synthesis


Glossary


Index