3D for the Web - Interactive 3D animation using 3ds max, Flash and Director - Table of contents

Aug 28, 2026

3D for the Web presents practical, web-focused workflows for creating interactive 3D animation using 3ds max, Flash, and Director. It begins with 3D basics, modeling and preparing assets for web delivery, then moves into interface and design considerations for 3D websites. Subsequent chapters cover real-time 3D fundamentals, character modeling and animation, interactive interactivity, virtual environment building, and creating a 3D game, supported by exercises and interviews.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

FormatPDF

Pages326

Reading Time13 h 42 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 – 3D for beginners: basic buttons

Chapter 2 – Interface design for 3D websites

Chapter 3 – An introduction to real time 3D

Chapter 4 – Designing and making characters

Chapter 5 – Making characters for Shockwave

Chapter 6 – Animating for 3D interactivity

Chapter 7 – Building virtual environments

Chapter 8 – Making a 3D game

3D for the Web Focal Press Visual Effects and Animation Debra Kaufman, Series Editor 3D for the Web: Interactive 3D animation using 3ds max, Flash and Director Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head Stop Motion: Craft Skills for Model Animation Susannah Shaw Producing Independent 2D Animation: Making & Selling a Short Film Mark Simon Essential CG Lighting Techniques Darren Brooker Animation in the Home Digital Studio: Creation to Distribution Steven Subotnick A Guide to Computer Animation: for TV, Games, Multimedia & Web Marcia Kuperberg Digital Compositing for Film and Video Steve Wright Producing Animation Catherine Winder and Zahra Dowlatabadi The Animator’s Guide to 2D Computer Animation Hedley Griffin Visit [focalpress.com](focalpress.com) to purchase any of our titles. 3D for the Web Interactive 3D animation using 3ds max, Flash and Director Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head Illustrations Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier Focal Press An imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Burlington, MA 01803 First published 2005 Copyright © 2005, Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head. All rights reserved The right of Carol MacGillivray and Anthony Head to be identified as the authors of this work have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science and Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (􀀂44) 1865 843830, fax: (􀀂44) 1865 85333, e-mail: [permissions@elsevier.co.uk. You may also](permissions@elsevier.co.uk. You may also) complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage ([http://www.elsevier.com](http://www.elsevier.com)), by selecting ‘Customer Support’and then ‘Obtaining Permissions’ British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 0 240 51910 8 For information on all Focal Press publications visit our website [at www.focalpress.com](at www.focalpress.com) Typeset by Charon Tec Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, India [www.charontec.com](www.charontec.com) Printed and bound in Italy Contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1 – 3D for beginners: basic buttons 5 Why we all love buttons 5 Introduction to modeling in 3D: building blocks 6 How to make a simple 3D button 7 Preparing a button for the Web 16 Bitmap graphic formats 19 Get your button on the Web 21 Exercise: making the turtle button 30 How to animate a turtle button 36 Converting our turtle into an animated button 40 Interview with Mach-Parat 44 Chapter 2 – Interface design for 3D websites 53 Website issues 53 Creating a product-based 3D website 54 Exercise: a realistic approach to 3D 55 Exercise: the fun approach to 3D 64 Creating the ‘wow’ factor – sexy graphics 68 Making a website in Flash 69 Creating a multi-page website 71 Finishing off a Flash website 77 Designing 3D websites 79 Interview with Who’s We Studios 82 Chapter 3 – An introduction to real ti

FAQs

What topics are covered for beginners in this book?

It starts with basic 3D concepts through 3D buttons, including modeling blocks, preparing buttons for the web, bitmap formats, and exercises that animate a turtle button.

How does the book approach interface and design for 3D websites?

It explains website issues and walks through creating product-based and multi-page 3D websites in Flash, including finishing techniques and designing for a “wow” graphics factor.

Which parts focus on real-time and interactive 3D delivery?

Later chapters cover real-time 3D essentials like engines and frame rate, exporting to Shockwave, animating for 3D interactivity, importing into Director, and adding camera and interactive movement.

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