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Reducing Strata Design 3D CX Startup Time by Managing The Resources Folder

Rodrigo Duarte Nov, 27th 2014 0 Comments

CX Interface, CX Intermediate, Design 3D CX

Strata Design 3D can take a while to load, particularly in computers with slower hard drives. This simple housekeeping tip will make Strata Design 3D load much faster.

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

UV Unwrapping a bottle cap

Christopher Tyler Oct, 31st 2014 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX UV Mapping, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This UV mapping tutorial UV unwraps a bottle cap type of object so a label can be applied and wrap around the sides. It specifically shows how to approach the UV mapping problem in this case by starting from projected UVs. It also shows how to set up good geometry starting with a lathe object which is easy to UV map.

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

Creating better glass using reflection recursions and Surface Shading Threshold

Christopher Tyler Oct, 27th 2014 3 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This rendering and material tutorial shows how to get more detailed glass by working with two render parameters: Reflection Bounces and Surface Shading Threshold. It discusses the concept of incidence 0 and incidence 90 and how that relates to this threshold function, in turn affecting glass type materials.

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

Preparing models for STL output

Christopher Tyler Sep, 23rd 2014 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This tutorial shows how to prepare 3D geometry for STL output, specifically when the artwork starts as bezier data from an application like Adobe Illustrator, and contains counter spaces. It shows how to avoid problematic geometry configurations and discusses how to ensure your geometry is closed using the Select Non-Manifold function.

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

Modeling a piece of paper with downturned corner

Christopher Tyler Sep, 12th 2014

CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX UV Mapping, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This modeling tutorial shows how to use guides to ‘bend’ the corner of a piece of 'paper' or page type of object. It also covers the use of subsets and some basic UV mapping as it relates to the use of the Thickness function. It also shows how to use the Select Perimeter function to help set hard edges for subdivision surface control.

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

UV mapping a tooth brush container case

Christopher Tyler Sep, 4th 2014 1 Comment

CX Intermediate, CX UV Mapping, CX Version 7.5 Specific, Design 3D CX

This UV mapping tutorial shows how to UV map a tooth brush clear plastic case in order to apply the label on the outside only. It uses shows how to use polygon subsets to prepare the geometry for UV manipulation and uwrapping based on planar projected UVs.