| If: |
Try this |
| You want information about installing Alias |
- Follow the on-screen instructions on
the installation DVD. For more detailed instructions, click the
Documentation link in any installation screen
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| You are new to Alias |
- Read Getting Started, a PDF file available
at http://aliasdesign.autodesk.com
- Browse through the information on the
main documentation page (index.html).
- Work through the tutorials in Learning Alias.
These are basic lessons that will teach you about working in 3D
in Alias. They are also the prerequisite for more advanced Alias courses.
- Use the How To… section of the online
documentation to learn how to perform specific operations within Alias,
like drawing curves, making four-sided surfaces, and using masks
while painting.
- Visit http://www.autodesk.com/estore to
find out about learning tools.
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| You are upgrading from a previous version of Alias |
- See the What’s New in Alias document, available
by selecting Help > What’s New, or available
as a PDF file on the Alias Design Community Web site http://aliasdesign.autodesk.com.
Look in the column on the right.
- Look at the What’s New tab
in the default shelf provided with the application.
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| You are looking for detailed information about a tool
or feature
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- Look in the “Tool Palettes” and “Menus”
sections of the online help.
- Choose Help > What’s This and
then click the tool or menu item.
- Use the right mouse button on the background
of any option window to see help for that tool or operation.
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| You want to learn new techniques for using Alias |
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| You want a PDF version of one of the manuals |
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| You want to know what the keyboard shortcuts are in Alias |
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| You want a Quick Reference card |
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