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

Whisk: Part 1 (wires modeling) (SE/CX)

Christopher Tyler Jul, 15th 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Modeling, CX Version 7 Specific, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner

This beginning modeling tutorial shows how to create bezier curve data (using the blend tool) in Adobe Illustrator and take that into Design 3D SE (and CX) to create path extrude objects. It then shows how to arrange the resulting artwork to create the wire components of the whisk. This tutorial is done in Design 3D SE7, but can also be done in CX.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
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Quick Mylar Balloons

Rodrigo Duarte Mar, 25th 2013 2 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner

This is a quick tutorial on making mylar balloons. We will use a flattened sphere but the technique is the same for more elaborate shapes. The texture is the important part here, with the metallic finish and the creases created with a bump map.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Using an Image Gel to Create a Specular Highlight Only Light

Rodrigo Duarte Feb, 19th 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Lighting, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner

There are times in which we want to have specular highlights without the diffuse lighting. We can create a Specular Highlight only light with a light Gel. This will greatly reduce rendering time compared to a full specular and diffuse light.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
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Modeling My House II: Scene Set-up

Rodrigo Duarte Nov, 15th 2012 2 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Introductory, SE Beginner, SE Introductory

We shall begin the My House Project by setting up the scene file. This is an often overlooked stage of the process, but can really help a project.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Creating an Octahedron

Rodrigo Duarte Oct, 31st 2012 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Modeling, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, SE Beginner, SE Modeling

The Octahedron is the Platonic Solid that has eight faces. We will learn to create an octahedron with a sphere as our starting object.

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

Place instances onto a surface precisely

Christopher Tyler Jul, 9th 2012 0 Comments

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

This tutorial demonstrates how to place instances into a scene with numerical precision by using a custom grid.

SE Beginner

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Whisk: Part 1 (wires modeling) (SE/CX)

Quick Mylar Balloons

Using an Image Gel to Create a Specular Highlight Only Light

Modeling My House II: Scene Set-up

Creating an Octahedron

Place instances onto a surface precisely