Write Scripts That: Create and modify objects, materials, and other properties Animate scenes Import and export data Manipulate animation properties Render scenes Manipulate bitmaps Access and manipulate extended rendering channels Are driven by events Then Go Beyond Scripting: Create plug-ins that extract scene data Create new plug-in types that create and modify geometry Use the SDK to manipulate bitmaps and G-Buffer channels Expose new features of the MAXScript language Featured on the CD: The enclosed CD contains dozens of practice files designed to accompany the book's tutorials. You also get a wide variety of MAXScript extension plug-ins and a series of sample scripts from leading MAX developers, ready for you to adapt and apply in your own work.