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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
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Modeling an architectural staircase element

Christopher Tyler Jul, 13th 2012 1 Comment
This modeling tutorial demonstrates how to use named custom grids to model symmetrical elements. It also shows how to work with instances that have pesky nested nodes. The use of the Replace selected function is also covered.
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Modeling an architectural lighting element

Christopher Tyler Jul, 11th 2012 3 Comments
This modeling tutorial shows how to model an architectural lighting element. It's a deceptively simple looking object. This tutorials shows various ways of dealing with angled geometry in addition to focusing on various geometry problems that can arise
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
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Project Component: Part 2—Modeling the seat of a mid-century modern chair

Christopher Tyler May, 30th 2012 0 Comments
This is the second part of a 3-part modeling tutorial for the chair by mid-century modernist Jean Prouve. This models and UV maps the seat component. The UV mapping portion includes the use of planar mapping and BurnUV.
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