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

Using the Thickness command for architectural models

Christopher Tyler May, 14th 2012 1 Comment

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

This tutorial shows how to use the Thickness tool when starting with bezier curves, both open and closed paths.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
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Neon lights with glowing textures

Rodrigo Duarte May, 14th 2012 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing

The Glow channel in textures, combined with Raydiosity rendering enables us tu create area lights. This tutorial deals with creating a simple neon sign using several path extrudes and glowing textures.

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

Setting up a hinged, folding door set

Christopher Tyler May, 14th 2012 1 Comment

CX Advanced, CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This tutorial walks through the process of creating a hinged, sliding type door setup. It makes heavy use of nested shapes/instances,the Object Properties palette, the Reflect tool, the Snap tool and the Joint tool to arrange and setup the doors.

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

Using incidence angle to control the stencil channel

Christopher Tyler May, 13th 2012 4 Comments

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

This texturing tutorial shows how to use the stencil channel to change the appearance of a surface as the curvature changes (using an interpolator like Fresnel or Cosine). This has important implications for materials like metals.

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

When it's ok to use triangles in a subdivision surface mesh

Christopher Tyler May, 12th 2012 1 Comment

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

This modeling tutorial shows when it's ok to use triangles in a subdivision surface mesh. Quads are the preferred polygon type when creating a mesh that is intended to be subdivided. But there are times when triangles work well and may in fact be preferred.

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

Using the Adjust Map dialog to quickly edit texture and background maps

Rodrigo Duarte May, 11th 2012 0 Comments

CX Lighting, CX Texturing

There's a very useful tool hidden within the texture and background editing dialogues: the Adjust Map dialog. It can often save us a trip to Photoshop, and is a great tool for tweaking the mood of a scene by editing Light Domes.

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Using the Thickness command for architectural models

Neon lights with glowing textures

Setting up a hinged, folding door set

Using incidence angle to control the stencil channel

When it's ok to use triangles in a subdivision surface mesh

Using the Adjust Map dialog to quickly edit texture and background maps