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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Modeling a kitchen timer

Christopher Tyler Dec, 26th 2013 0 Comments

CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 7 Specific, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This modeling tutorial shows how to use grids and guides to effectively control the modeling process for a kitchen timer type object.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Setting up a metallic product tube material

Christopher Tyler Dec, 22nd 2013 1 Comment

CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This texturing tutorial discusses the layering of diffuse and reflective layers in the construction of a plastic type material. It also looks at converting this material to a metallic type material and focuses on the use of the Smoothness value.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Affecting edge smoothness with the fresnel interpolator

Christopher Tyler Dec, 19th 2013 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This texturing tutorial shows how to alter the smoothness of a surface using the Fresnel interpolator to simulator a real world material property.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

PROJECT: 7.5 Wrench

Christopher Tyler Dec, 18th 2013 0 Comments

3D Training Tracks, CX Free Tutorials, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX, Free Tutorials, New in CX Version 7.5

This project walks through various modeling, UV mapping and rendering aspects of the Design 3D 7.5 Wrench.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Can Metallic Ink, Part 5: Dealing with stencil fringe

Christopher Tyler Dec, 18th 2013 0 Comments

CX Intermediate, CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This texturing tutorial shows how to deal with a possible artifacts that can show up when using a stencil map, called fringing.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Can Metallic Ink, Part 4: Using the Lightdome to light the scene

Christopher Tyler Dec, 13th 2013 1 Comment

CX Intermediate, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Version 7 Specific, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This rendering tutorial shows how to use the Lightdome with an HDRI image to light the scene. It shows how to use the Adjust function to customize the light.

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Modeling a kitchen timer

Setting up a metallic product tube material

Affecting edge smoothness with the fresnel interpolator

PROJECT: 7.5 Wrench

Can Metallic Ink, Part 5: Dealing with stencil fringe

Can Metallic Ink, Part 4: Using the Lightdome to light the scene