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Another Quick Plant

Rodrigo Duarte Jan, 11th 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Introductory, CX Modeling, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX

We have done quick plants and ferns, quick, low-polygon plants suitable for architectural renderings. This is another way to do a quick plant. It uses lathed objects and a texture applied with planar mapping from the top.

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

UV mapping a broiler pan

Christopher Tyler Jan, 10th 2013 3 Comments

CX Advanced, CX UV Mapping, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This UV mapping tutorials walks through the process of UV mapping a broiler pan type of object in preparation for texturing and rendering it. It uses the BurnUV function, Box Mapping, the UV editor and discusses several important aspects of the use of the Thickness function in relation to UV mapping. It also covers the usefulness of the Unweld functionality when doing UV mapping.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Convert Bump Maps into Normal Maps

Rodrigo Duarte Jan, 9th 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Introductory, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX

Normal Maps, present in Strata Design 3D 7, are a vast improvement over regular bump maps. Most textures we have, however, come with bump maps instead of normal maps. Here is a quick way to convert bump maps into normal maps using a freeware AIR application called Smart Normal.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Hanging objects

Christopher Tyler Jan, 6th 2013 0 Comments

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

This scene management tutorial shows how to precisely control the placement of objects, including the precise placement of an object's origin. It shows how to use custom active grids, the Snap Tool and the appropriate use of groups.

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

Compositing Shadows in Photoshop

Christopher Tyler Jan, 3rd 2013 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Rendering, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This rendering tutorial shows how to output shadows separately from a main object and perform various compositing techniques in Photoshop to merge them. It shows how to use the 'Render to Layers' and 'Render Alpha Channel' features to help with this compositing. It also demonstrates the use of 'Instance Properties...' to facilitate the process.

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

Industrial cart materials and rendering.

Christopher Tyler Dec, 31st 2012 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Lighting, CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This texturing and rendering tutorial walks through the material creation process for an industrial cart. It includes the creation of a dull, dark plastic, a yellow paint-like material, and a basic metal. The use of the Project Window to navigate through object hierarchies is also shown.

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Another Quick Plant

UV mapping a broiler pan

Convert Bump Maps into Normal Maps

Hanging objects

Compositing Shadows in Photoshop

Industrial cart materials and rendering.