Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
the AEC Extended section of the drop-down, and are pretty
neat additions to the Max arsenal.
These primitives are not objects that you'd want to use as
a finished product obviously, but they are great tools to move
you in the right direction.
Lights
Lights play an important role when
creating anything in 3D. In fact, with-
out proper lighting it doesn't matter
what you make or how good you
make it; if it's not lit properly, your
3D object can look as flat and boring
as a sheet of paper. Lighting is what
gives everything, including the
objects you create in 3D, depth. You
only know that a ball is round
because of the way light bounces off
it, as shown in Figure 1-6.
Figure 1-5: The Lights
section
Figure 1-6
