How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2009: Get Spectacular Results Fast 
Michele Bousquet
Focal Press
Need to solve problems quickly to develop creative projects within your time and budget? Want to hone your 3ds Max skills so you can concentrate on your modeling, lighting, texturing, and animation? Then How to Cheat in 3ds Max is for you! Michele Bousquet shows how to work from the problem to the solution - from the viewpoint of a CG artist who has been commissioned to create a job and is working to a deadline.  With her in-depth knowledge of the little-known secrets used by the pros to produce creative, professional artwork and animation, Michele is THE go-to guru for designers and animators who want to create great effects fast.   This accessible, practical book and CD package is such a goldmine of artistic inspiration, timesaving practical tips, tricks and step-by-step workthroughs that you'll wonder how you survived without it. Written for 3ds Max 2009 and backwards compatible with 3ds Max 2008.                                         -Author is well-respected Max authority - she shares her secrets on little-known tools that save a bundle of time  -Concise, step by step, focused, examples with everything on CD so that artists and designers can start toying right away.   -New title in proven How to Cheat series: solution-oriented, quick results.  -No need to learn the entire program to look like a pro - info is quick, task-oriented, with real-life creative solutions.