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

From splines to polygons

Christopher Tyler Nov, 3rd 2010 0 Comments

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

This is a tutorial for those new to 3D modeling. It walks through the process of creating efficient polygon data when starting with spline geometry.

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by Jean Probert: - Modeling A Triangular Tube With Complex Tapered Angles – Introduction
- Modeling A Triangular Tube With Complex Tapered Angles – Part 1
- Modeling A Triangular Tube With Complex Tapered Angles – Part 4

Quick Tip – Adjusting the Clipping Plane and Resetting the View

Jean Probert Nov, 1st 2010 3 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Interface, Design 3D CX, Design 3D SE, Free Tutorials, SE Beginner, SE Free Tutorials

You may have come across a situation where the front portion of your view seems to be sliced off. This can be alarming or frustrating until you learn what it is and how to handle it. In this video, we will learn ways to manipulate the clipping plane, and reset the view to a selected object, to all objects, or to the active grid.