"Cogs, cranks, wheels, plates, chains, springs and pistons - a nightmare for animators. This book shows 3D artists how to create, setup, control and automate movements for complex and technically challenging mechanical structures all while working on a superdetailed steampunk train! This book will specifically implement current industry trends and techniques for animated mechanical structures. We will be using 3dsMax only, with no plugins and no additional software. Readers will close out this book with a completed steampunk train for their portfolios"--Abstract: "Cogs, cranks, wheels, plates, chains, springs and pistons - a nightmare for animators. This book shows 3D artists how to create, setup, control and automate movements for complex and technically challenging mechanical structures all while working on a superdetailed steampunk train! This book will specifically implement current industry trends and techniques for animated mechanical structures. We will be using 3ds Max only, with no plugins and no additional software. Readers will close out this book with a completed steampunk train for their portfolios"