3ds max 7 provides unparalleled character animation functionality, and in this book you will learn how to take advantage of all of these tools. Simple step-by-step tutorials, glorious full-color examples, and an easy-to-understand approach to tricky concepts will have you creating and animating your own characters within hours! Author and award-winning animator Michele Bousquet answers all your questions about character modeling, rigging, and animating in 3ds max � in the process illuminating the techniques used by game developers, broadcast and film companies, industrial designers, and more. As you complete the books projects and exercises youll learn the fundamentals of character modeling, character rigging, creating rigs with custom controls, skinning, character animation, and more