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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
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Perpetual Rotation – Lua Script

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 13th 2012

CX Animation, CX Beginner, CX Intermediate

Another sprocket, another way to make things rotate. Besides keyframing and using the cycle attribute, another good way to make things rotate continuously is using a Lua Script. Among the scripts available with Strata Design 3D is a continuous rotation script, that enables us to make things rotate continually at the same speed in any of the three axes.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Perpetual Rotation – The Cycle Attribute

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 10th 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate

Attributes are a great tool somewhat hidden in the Project Window. We shall use the Cycle Attribute to make a sprocket rotate continually.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Revealing objects with Animated Fog

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 8th 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Texturing

This tutorial builds on the Adding Fog to a Scene tutorial, and shows how to animate the Start Distance of a Fog shader applied to the air of the scene to reveal the scene.

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

Modeling an oxygen mask type object

Christopher Tyler Aug, 7th 2012 0 Comments

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

This modeling tutorial shows how to generate a medical type object similar to an oxygen mask. It uses subdivision surfaces and polygon modeling.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Adding Fog to a Scene

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 6th 2012 5 Comments

CX Beginner

There is a little used 'Air' tab in the Environment panel in Strata 3D. It allows us to do several things. We'll add a Fog Shader to the whole scene and explore the options the Fog Shader offers us.

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

Using luminous geometry to light a scene

Christopher Tyler Aug, 5th 2012 1 Comment

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

This lighting and rendering tutorial shows how to use luminous geometry to light the scene. It also uses the Lightdome during the second section to add additional illumination and reflections. In addition to the use of light panels, it also discusses how to create a glossy metallic paint type of setup.

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Perpetual Rotation – Lua Script

Perpetual Rotation – The Cycle Attribute

Revealing objects with Animated Fog

Modeling an oxygen mask type object

Adding Fog to a Scene

Using luminous geometry to light a scene