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

Paper Bag Model UV Mapping

Christopher Tyler Jan, 31st 2011 8 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX UV Mapping, CX Version 6 specific

This is a tutorial designed to show how to model, UV unwrap and texture a simple paper bag type of object. It is modeled in Strata3D 6.1, then UV mapped in Wings3D.

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

Specularity, an explanation

Christopher Tyler Nov, 10th 2010 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner, SE Texture & Render

This video explains what the specular parameter is in the materials dialog. This will help you to understand how to use it, along with the Smoothness parameter which influences it.

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

Controlling your light intensity through material parameters

Christopher Tyler Nov, 8th 2010 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, Design 3D SE, SE Intermediate, SE Texture & Render

Here are two videos which show how to control the lighting in a scene by adjusting several material channels. The diffuse and ambient amount channels govern how much light is absorbed or reflected back to the viewer. These videos show how to use them.

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by Leif Buckley: - – Replicate – A Quick Introduction To Using The Replicate Function.
- – Paths – A Quick Introduction To Creating Path Extrudes.
- – Toon – A Quick Introduction To Toon Rendering.

– caustics – A quick introduction to creating caustics.

Leif Buckley Oct, 31st 2010 2 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Rendering, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Intermediate, SE Texture & Render

Quickly create a shape to generate caustics. Note: For users with Strata 3D Design SE or CX

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

Learning about global illumination (CX/SE)

Christopher Tyler Sep, 23rd 2010 3 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner, SE Texture & Render

This is a two part tutorial that walks through an interesting little projects which helps to demonstrate some of the render dialog settings. It specifically discusses what is called radiosity or global illumination and some settings that control this function.

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Paper Bag Model UV Mapping

Specularity, an explanation

Controlling your light intensity through material parameters

– caustics – A quick introduction to creating caustics.

Learning about global illumination (CX/SE)