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3DS Applied – Contents

    23-Jan-94 01:29:57
Fm: Nancy Fulton, OpenCAD 72040,166
To: roger cusson 73260,644
Goodness you had me scared! I read the first line and said "Darn! I want him to like the book. How can I fix it? Its already published." I'm glad you like it. I have to say that I'm using it to structure some portions of my class – i.e. the lighting tutorial and materials tutorial I walk people through. Maybe some of the others. But – then I say "OK, I'm going home now and you've 3 hours to do tutorial 8. We've covered all the material in that tutorial, but I want you to practice. Be creative." Today I cut them loose and said "OK – now today is bug day. We made the spider in class – you go make your own bug . . . " Everyone's screens keep looking exactly alike – and I really want them to experiment more. The best class is when you get a different result from each student and you can compare them . . . I try to teach 3D Studio like an art class – a single model but a dozen interpretations Thens you can say "OK – that worked because, that didn't work because." Anyway – the book is a good augmenter of your own materials I think – and good for lab classes. At least, that is what I had in mind.