Finding help on AliasStudio features
 
 
 
If: Try this
You want information about installing AliasStudio
  • Follow the on-screen instructions on the installation CD. For more detailed instructions, see the install .pdf file on the top level of the CD.
You are new to AliasStudio
  • Read Getting Started, the booklet included in the kit.
  • Browse through the information on the main documentation page (index.html).
  • Read the About… section of the online documentation. If you prefer, you can print off the book, full of this information, which is called AliasStudio Fundamentals.
  • Work through these tutorials in Learning AliasStudio. These are basic lessons that will teach you about working in 3D in AliasStudio. They are also the prerequisite for more advanced AliasStudio courses.
  • Use the How To… section of the online documentation to learn how to perform specific operations within AliasStudio, like drawing curves, making four-sided surfaces, and using masks while painting.
  • Visit http://www.autodesk.com/estore to find out about learning tools such as Autodesk AliasStudio 13| Beginner’s Guide aimed at the novice user.
You are upgrading from a previous version of StudioTools
  • See the What’s New in AliasStudio document, available by selecting Help > What’s New in AliasStudio, or on the documentation CD as a PDF file.
  • Look at the What’s New tab in the default shelf provided with the application.
You are looking for detailed information about a tool or feature
  • Look in the “Tools and Menus” section 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.
You want to learn new techniques for using AliasStudio
You want a PDF version of one of the manuals
  • All of the manuals are provided in PDF format in the PDF directory on the documentation CD.
You want to know what the keyboard shortcuts are in AliasStudio
  • Choose Help > Keyboard shortcuts from within AliasStudio, or click Keyboard Shortcuts on the main online help page.
You want a Quick Reference card
  • Print the Quick Reference card file provided in the PDF directory on the documentation CD.