mental ray & VRay tutorials: Correcting the Viewport colour display of imported AutoCAD drawings, when added into a Layer in 3Ds Max Often, imported AutoCad drawings lose their original colour once added into a new layer (using “Manage Layers” toolbar) in 3Ds Max. This “glitch” usually frustrates numerous users for a number of reasons, as colour coded drawings help to quickly understand the design and to easily “select by colour” any given layer/s of the relevant drawing in the 3Ds Max scene. After countless requests to post an article/tutorial on how to correct this problem, I have finally managed to put something together with help of a prolific script writer/ senior Visualiser/Photographer called David Venables.David created a simple script to override the above mentioned problem! I have had the pleasure to meet and continue to work with David while at AVR London. Without further ado let us start by importing an AutoCAD file format (i.e.
architecture Editors’ Choice 2018 Skyscraper Competition Haotong Sun, Zonghao Wu, Fengwei Jia China The melting of arctic ice A reduction in Arctic summer ice cover has become more intense in recent years, culminating in a record low of 3.4 million square kilometres in 2012 – 18 per cent below the previous recorded minimum in 2007 and 50 per cent below the average in the 1980s and 1990s. Land ice is also retreating and permafrost is melting. The retreating ice brings easier access to natural resources such as gas and oil, thus prompting increased human activity that may threaten the already fragile ecosystems and wildlife, the UN Environment Programme’s report says. The reason of melting 1.The reasons for the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe are manifold.
Britney Spears Big Fat Bass Backdrop Making Of Here is the full version with more images. Last year we did some background animations for Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour, the first number we worked on was for the song Big Fat Bass. Here is a quick explanation of the methods i used to get animations and renders done in a very short deadline time frame required by the client without loosing the quality and look expected for the show. Architectural Rendering Blog - Architectural Rendering and Architectural Illustration in Watercolor, Pencil and Pen and Ink If you went to architecture or environmental design school back in the day (when you had to use punch cards to enter data into a room-sized computer), you have witnessed the great shift from analog to digital in the design industry. You’re also old enough to have begun taking for granted the many ways the digital revolution changed our professional lives. As 2013 draws to a close, seems like a reasonable time to share a personal list of “best ways the digital revolution changed my professional life.” Since I tend not to use CAD--arguably the tool that has had the most influence--my list will be different from yours, but please add your own list in the comments section below. (And no, you don’t have to be an architect to play along.)
Interior Design Challenge - VRaySchool How exactly? During the next 3 weeks YOU are going to attend “Interior Design Challenge” for company named CUBICCO. And I’m going to lead you to your best result by giving you LIVE Feedback. So by the END of 3 weeks CUBICCO going to select winners that are going to get “iPad Mini” with ALL OUR “VRay Training” APPS! But if your work will not be selected, you still going to keep all the Knowledge, Video Tutorials, VRay Models AND COOL 3D Renders in your Portfolio. What’s in it for me?
Preparing an AutoCAD drawing for 3D by Ian Ibbotson Introduction It is extremely important to prepare an AutoCAD drawing taking into consideration two main issues The drawing should be organised and drawn so as not to compromise the production drawing. This means that it should be drawn in a manner that benefits both the AutoCAD outputs and the 3D outputs. Correct layering, closed polylines created from a framework and simplified object positioning are examples of this process The drawing should be organised to facilitate easy import / export with MAX/VIZ.
The E.D.G.E This tiny prefab home is an experiment in all things efficient. The E.D.G.E., designed and built by by Bill Yudchitz and Revelations Architects/Builders Corp. in Wisconsin, stands for an Experimental Dwelling for a Greener Environment, and recently won a design award from the American Institute of Architects-Wisconsin. Several details of this design make it unique to other prefab designs. The “kinetic facade” rain screen, which consists of tall louvered panels, can be closed over the passive solar windows to insulate the interior and protect the E.D.G.E. when unoccupied. It contains two lofts with full staircases, and the furniture is custom made for the house and is multi-functional.
Cinema 4D And After Effects Training, Tutorials, and Plugins for Motion Graphic Designers Congratulations to Michael Rinnan for winning the Five Second Project for March. His entry had a great concept and was outfitted with excellent lighting, atmosphere, camera movements and sound design. We wanted to know a little bit more about Michael’s entry, so we asked him a few questions regarding his workflow and the process for creating his winning piece.
How to make over 50000 dollars a year selling 3d models – tips from a top seller The following article is an interview with one of the top sellers in the 3d stock world. Although he does not want to reveal his true identity because he does not want to risk having his collection copied, he has revealed a lot of valuable information and shared some great tips that will prove useful for 3d artists who to make money selling 3d models on turbosquid, the3dstudio and other 3d marketplaces. Cgdigest:First of all, tell us a little bit about your background and experience with selling 3d models.
Quickscape Tutorials Project Overview This tutorial describes the process of creating a 3D infrastructure and landscape scene from an AutoCAD design drawing using MAX/VIZ and Quickscape application software. Popularity: 9.1 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 20,052 Stage 1: AutoCAD Drawing In stage 1 on this project, surfaces are created from an accurate landform mesh made from 2D and 3D polylines using Quickscape surfacing routines. Popularity: 25.02 visits per day | Last visit: Today | Total visits: 55,118