S T R A T A - The Power of 3D

Strata is pleased to announce a new series of free seminars. The content for this series has been based directly on user feedback. These seminars will cover topics ranging from a basic introduction of Strata 3D CX to how the Strata CX Suite integrates with Adobe's new Creative Suite 3.

Strata will host the online seminars every Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time through the end of May.

Important: The seminars will be held online and require only a browser and the latest version of Flash installed. In preparation for the seminars, you may want to ensure that your plugins are up to date: Install Flash. The link to enter the Connect room for each seminar will be posted to this page shortly before the seminar in question, and details on connecting will be sent in the reminder email. It's a good idea to sign up for reminders for all the classes you're interested in so you don't miss any important information on attending, although that info will be posted here as well, but only for a short time before the seminar.

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May 1st and May 29th - The Power of the Strata and Adobe Workflow

See how Strata and Adobe tools can be used together

Strata was designed from the start to be Adobe-friendly, and now has more integration points with the Adobe Creative Suite than ever before. This seminar teaches the finer points of working with the Strata CX Suite along side Adobe CS3.

You will learn:

The workflow of the two suites working together
How to create Textures in Photoshop and allowing Strata CX to link to the external files
How to create a template Photoshop file for Textures
How to create Paths in Illustrator for lathing and extrusions paths in Strata
The power of rendering to layers
About the new ties between Adobe CS3 and the Strata CX Suite

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May 8th and May 15th - Basic Modeling in Strata 3D CX

A walkthrough of the modeling tools in Strata 3D CX

A recording of the May 8th class is available here: View May 8th seminar online ··›

A recording of the May 15th class is available here: View May 15th seminar online ··›

You will learn how to approach any 3D project using Strata 3D CX and the pros of each modeling type. Unlock the power of subdivision surfaces in CX, along with Meld and learn some new and efficient ways of modeling.

This seminar will cover the following modeling tools:

Primitives
2D to 3D (lathe, extrude, text)
Extension modelers (skin, metaballs and others)
Shapes & instancing
Transformation & Replication
Subdivision Surface Modeling

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April 24th and May 22nd - Guided Tour of Strata 3D CX

Getting to know the Strata 3D CX interface

A recording of the May 22nd class is available here: View May 22nd seminar online ··›

This seminar is geared towards new Strata users, or those with little experience. You will learn essential functions of the application, and gain knowledge of how to work in 3D.

Getting a Good Start

Introduction
Thinking in 3D

Getting to know Strata 3D CX

Modeling Window
The Palettes
Modeling
Texturing
Lighting
Animation

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April 17th - Ask A Pro with Chris Tyler

Chris Tyler is the author of the highly popular 'Art and Science of Strata 3D CX'. You will learn about the power of Strata 3D CX by chatting with one of the world's top Strata-powered digital designers. This seminar will pick up where the user manual leaves off. Ask Chris for advice on how to use particular tools and the best strategies to use for your next project.