"3ds max 6 Animation and Visual Effects Techniques" by Sanford Kennedy covers modeling, rigging and character animation. The book is aimed at intermediate and advanced users and has chapters on Character Studio crowd animation, Combustion 3, and plug-ins such as ClothFX, and Shag Hair, as well as tutorials on using the Reactor 2 Stunt Double. You can find the book at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, among other online bookstores.

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