Quick-start -- 3D animation basics -- Modeler -- Layout -- Keyframing and graph editor -- Lighting -- Textures -- Cinematic tools -- Simple modeling and animation -- Modeling quadrupedal characters -- Modeling electronics -- Modeling vehicles -- More character modeling -- Enhanced textures and environments -- Bones and rigging -- Animating characters -- Particle dynamics -- Hard and soft body dynamics -- Cloth dynamics -- Compositing and match moving -- Rendering and ScreamerNet.

DVD-ROM contents: Video tutorials ; high-quality color JPEGs of the book's screen grabs ; a bonus set of textures from Tom Marlin of Marlin Studios ; a full working demo of Mimic2 for LightWave ; all the scene files for the book's projects and tutorials ; cool textures and example HDR images from Industry Graphics ; a full working demo of Wondertouch's particle illusion ; demo products from TechSmith Corporation ; royalty-free textures and backgrounds from 3D Garage.com.