Hi As a person that will be teaching myself 3D stuff from books I would like to make an observation. I've noticed that there don't seem to be any books on Vue or WCS or AWB. I'm new here but hey guys there's lots of talent here, how about a book.

find me a publisher and i will do it, german or english :-) Harry

Publishers need to be pursuaded. Rumor has it that there will be a Vue oriented section in a forthcoming book from Charles River Media. They would probably be receptive to a book about Vue. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks e-on software US Business Unit

I too would love to see an actual book. Though the Vue manual is one of the better one's I've seen as far as software goes, well, it's still just a manual, and a manual's job is to teach the basics, just to give you a start, which the Vue manual does a wonderful job at. Even if I could only have all the tutorials that are linked-to from here in a book, I would still view it as a tremendous resource, because our tutorials section here has some of the best Vue info you could ever hope to see. But an actual book for Vue would be something I would be interested in buying too, preferably something that goes WAY into the less widely spoken of subjects such as the tremendous power of the functions. And the motion blur is kind of a mystery too. And, I have to say that I think the animation subject could stand to have a few entire volumes written about it.

Lynn, Mike, You probably don't know this, but, I'll share a little secret with you about Birdy Harry. shhhhhh, whispering quietly so that he doesn't notice me spilling his beans to everyone Harry (aka Harald V* /aka BirdyH - Is a very well known 'Author' in his country of birth ~ Germany). He has written many books , including 3DStudio Max books. He is an extremely brilliant 3D graphic artist, who is very shy when it comes to talking about his accomplishments (......he doesn't brag about what he's done), but has always been available to help out anyone experiencing any difficulties with a 3d program. If the truth be known, Harry was the person who first introduced me to Vue d'Esprit. He has been one of my closest friends for the past few years. If he writes a book on Vue - I can guarrantee you, that it will be awesome. It will not be one of your typical run-of-the mill books, he has a certain style that makes you 'want' to keep reading. For all of our sakes, I hope he does write it. In fact, I think we have a few other people in this forum, who would be able to write or collaborate on several books about Vue. So........ How about it? Let's get a FEW books on Vue d'Esprit happening here. :} Sacred

Go for it, Harry! And be sure to let us know when there's something to see! :) Varian -- Treasures d'Esprit http://www.varian.net/dreamview/dreamtools/vue/ -- *** HAPPY HOLIDAYS! ***