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3D Computer graphics
Powerful computers and computing capability have enabled realism in computer generated imagery. The animated films made today are realistic to a fault. For instance, Shrek 3.0 has been wildly popular because of the life like characters which inhabit the...
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How to Make a 3D Moving Character.
Three-dimensional moving characters can be made using a software program like Anim8or, 3D Magix Pro or AutoDesk 3ds Max. These software programs let you make animated characters by molding polygon meshes into different shapes. You can then use this character...
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How to Make a 3D Box.
3-D modeling programs, including computer-aided design (CAD) applications like AutoCAD and 3ds Max, have ready-made 3-D boxes that you can sculpt into more complex shapes. These programs are usually costly, however, and frequently require a steep learning...
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Mastering 3D Boolean Operations.
3D Boolean operations in 3D programs are not always reliable and sometimes fail at apparently simple tasks. Some of their other drawbacks are: 3D Booleans add greatly to system overhead. 3D Boolean operations can create long thin faces in a mesh object....
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How to Add More Materials in 3D Studio Max.
3D Studio Max by Autodesk is an advanced 3D modeling and animation toolset that allows you to create complete 3-dimensional worlds with quality rivaling that of game and movie production firms. A large part of the quality attainable using the program...
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Introduction to Less Known 3D Editors
Major 3D software includes 3ds Max, Blender, and Cinema 4D, among others, but this time we would focus on other 3D creation programs that despite not being "major" still have a fair share of the market. Anim8or Anim8or is a freeware 3D modeling and animation...
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3D Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Currently, there are plug-ins that enable the user to export directly from your 3D Application into Playstation, Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64, and Direct Draw formats. More plug-ins are always under construction to support the myriad of real-time formats...
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Mechanical System Design, 3D Modelling for Custom Machine Design
Today in mechanical cad design industry there are various tool are available for mechanical 3d models which brings life and transparency into the design goals with respect to clash detection, clearance and helps communicate design ideas more effectively....
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Steps For A 3D Render
Software Model: AutoCAD & 3ds max; Texturing & rendering: 3ds max plus V-Ray Advanced; Post Processing: Photoshop Modeling: The entire building was modeled in AutoCAD, except the spiders, text on the glass, ivy and long grass. The spiders and text on...
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Learning 3D Illustration
3D Illustration is a 2d representation of a 3d objects in the virtual world. The illustrators role is to convey in the best possible manner, the design of the structure, through a rendered perspective. Modeling a building for architectural presentation...
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Polygon Modelling & Mesh Modelling
Polygon modelling (or mesh modelling) will probably be the most used form of modelling you will ever use, but it isn't just limited to only that option. Understand the differences between a polygon model and a mesh model. Polygon Model: When converting...
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How to Make 3D Flash Games.
3D games require realistic motion. If you need balls that bounce like real balls bounce, wheels to rotate like real wheels rotate, and cars to accelerate like real cars accelerate, you will need the right software. Because Flash lets you code the mathematical...
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How to Create Animated 3D Models & Form 3D Movie Scenes
Making 3-D movie scenes that include animated models is a project artists complete with 3-D design software such as Blender or Maya. These programs have functions for forming a 3-D scene's models and producing sequences of animated images involving those...
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How to Create a 3D Video Game on a Computer.
Video games have been a staple of the computer world ever since nuclear research facility Brookhaven Nation Lab programmed a rudimentary tennis simulation to impress some local farmers. However, once 3D games began to proliferate in the 1990s, the medium...
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15 Tips and Tricks for 3ds max of the Florence Design Academy
Here you have 15 of the most used Tips & Tricks of the FLORENCE DESIGN ACADEMY (www.FlorenceDesignAcademy.com) to avoid mistakes, errors and imperfections in your projects. Did you know that "architectural materials" and "self illuminated" materials are...
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How to Create a 3D Car Model.
Three-dimensional models are used for many different purposes and projects by movie studios, advertisers and video game manufacturers. If you would like to use a 3-D car model, there are four ways to get one. You can purchase one from a retailer in 3-D...
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How do I Create Spray Paint Cans in 3Ds Max .
3ds Max is a computer aided design (CAD) program, which means you can use it to create both abstract images and graphical representations of real-world 2- and 3-dimensional shapes and 3d objects. 3ds Max's modeling tools let you create a great variety...
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Curvy 3D Modeling Tutorials.
From movies to print ads, a variety of media uses 3D models. The techniques for rendering them varies depending on the nature of the model. Creating smooth curves in 3D models is vital when you are trying to fashion organic looking models of people, animals...
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How do I Create a 3D Model of a Famous Painting ?
Dioramas, or 3D representations of settings, have been made for well over a century now. The first diorama was invented by Louis Jacques Mande and was viewed in 10 to 15 minute bursts by hundreds of people at a time. These days just about any one can...
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3-D Precision Tools
You can use 3-D precision tools to create photo-realistic and professional-looking content. One of the features that these tools can provide is the ability to apply different textures, including glass and wood, to your models. You can also use different...
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3D Movie Animation Programs
Many of the animation tools that professional production companies use for film applications are available to the general public; however, because the software and equipment necessary for 3D animation is costly, it is important to carefully weigh the...
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3D Character Design Programs.
1. Many industries use 3D character design programs to build avatars, create 3D creatures and buildings and to put extra features to their work. For example, architects use 3D character design programs to design Free 3D Max models of the buildings they...
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How to Use Reference Pictures in 3ds Max 9
3ds Max is one of the most widely used 3-D modeling applications in the world. It has a versatile array of tools that make the process of modeling much easier. One of the most difficult types of modeling projects to carry out in any 3-D application is...
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3D Studio Max 9 Tutorials of Mirror Effect
With 3D Studio (3ds) Max 9, you can create and animate virtual three-dimensional objects. One of the application's object-creation features is the Mirror button, which "reflects" any object you select, much like a mirror does. Another tool that mirrors...
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Studio 3D Animations Made Easy with Revolutionary Animation Software.
3D Animations have always caught my eye. They are graphically rich, a fantasy world brought to life in 3 dimensions. To create such a world seems impossible. But that 3D world is now a possible reality with IllusionMage, the revolutionary 3D graphics...