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

UV mapping a rounded cube 1, subdivided cube (CX)

Christopher Tyler Aug, 28th 2013 0 Comments

CX Intermediate, CX Texturing, CX UV Mapping, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This tutorial shows how to UV map a rounded cube to create a seamless texture around the perimeter (front/side) faces. This specific tutorial shows how to UV map a cube using the subdivision surface method for creating rounded cubes.

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

Creating cubes with rounded corners (SE/CX)

Christopher Tyler Aug, 23rd 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Intermediate, Design 3D CX

This tutorial shows how to create a rounded cube using 3 different approaches. Approach 1 works with Design 3D SE7, while versions 2 and 3 are specific to Design 3D CX 7.

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

Using an IK/Bones chain to pose a package design object (CX)

Christopher Tyler Aug, 21st 2013 9 Comments

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

This tutorial shows how to use an IK/Bones chain to control the posing of a package design type object. It shows how to control the position of each bone and how to manually assign vertices to each bone.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Projection Textures and the Local Z Axis (SE/CX)

Christopher Tyler Aug, 5th 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Intermediate, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner, SE Intermediate

This texturing tutorial for beginners shows how projected materials (cubic, cylindrical, spherical, planar, decal) are oriented to an object. This can help to understand why a material is behaving in a certain way, especially for cubic mapped materials. It was recorded with CX but can also be done with SE7.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Modeling a teapot spout (SE-partial/CX)

Christopher Tyler Jul, 31st 2013 2 Comments

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

This modeling tutorial shows how to use the Skin tool to create a teapot spout. It also shows how to convert this to a 3D bezier surface, perform some bezier editing on this surface, then finally convert to a polygon mesh. The final polygon mesh is edited and then has subdivision surfaces applied. Note that the first several parts can be done in SE 7, while all components can be done in CX.

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

Whisk: Part 6 (texturing and rendering) (SE/CX)

Christopher Tyler Jul, 26th 2013 1 Comment

CX Beginner, CX Intermediate, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX, SE Beginner, SE Intermediate, SE Texture & Render

This beginner/intermediate tutorial shows how to texture and render the whisk. It shows how to use luminous geometry, a spot light and how to use the Fresnel interpolator. The tutorial is done in Design 3D SE7, but can also be followed in CX.

CX Intermediate

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UV mapping a rounded cube 1, subdivided cube (CX)

Creating cubes with rounded corners (SE/CX)

Using an IK/Bones chain to pose a package design object (CX)

Projection Textures and the Local Z Axis (SE/CX)

Modeling a teapot spout (SE-partial/CX)

Whisk: Part 6 (texturing and rendering) (SE/CX)