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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Examining the Snap Tool modes

Christopher Tyler May, 19th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

The Snap Tool is a remarkably useful tool. This tutorial examines closely the various modes it operates in and how to use them in an architectural model setting.

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

Untriangulating a mesh

Christopher Tyler Apr, 28th 2011 3 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

Here's another UV mapping project utilizing the modern bar stool from a previous exercise. In this case I wanted to unwrap the steel frame part of the chair. This initially presents come challenges, but it's quite achievable using the UV mapping tools in Wings3D.

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

Working with non-standard geometry orientations

Christopher Tyler Apr, 26th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

This tutorial shows how to alter an object's bounding box and local orientation in order to more effectively use a deformation lattice.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Nuanced Metal

Christopher Tyler Apr, 19th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Texturing, CX Version 6 specific

Here's a materials tutorial. It deals with defining metals using a simplified mechanism, yet also adding an extra layer to simulate some physical properties of metals from the real world.

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

Global Illumination Caustics

Christopher Tyler Feb, 24th 2011 1 Comment

CX Advanced, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX Version 6 specific

This is a tutorial that discusses how to achieve GI (global illumination) caustics from an HDRI image when rendering with raydiosity. It also discusses how to tune the raydiosity cache system to get nice caustics.

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

Using IK/bones to deform a sports bottle cap

Christopher Tyler Feb, 1st 2011 5 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Animation, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

This is a tutorial showing how to use the Bones/IK system to help pose and deform part of a sports bottle.

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Examining the Snap Tool modes

Untriangulating a mesh

Working with non-standard geometry orientations

Nuanced Metal

Global Illumination Caustics

Using IK/bones to deform a sports bottle cap