Fundamentals of Design 3D CX 8

by Ken Bringhurst | Jan 1, 2025

Getting Started Series Fundamentals of Design 3D CX 8 for Mac This series of videos provides the fundamentals for new users – or users who just need a refresher. The basics are covered, including some features that are new to version 8. These videos are part of the...

Working with diffuse radiant illumination

by Christopher Tyler | Sep 9, 2019

In this tutorial I show how to deal with the Enable Radiant Illumination and Raydiosity Bounces functions in the renderer. This covers how light bounces around on diffuse surfaces and is especially useful in understanding how to light interior scenes.

Using a 3-point light setup for rendering

by Christopher Tyler | Apr 19, 2017

This tutorial shows how to set up a typical 3-point lighting setup commonly used for portrait and product studio photography. The tutorial mentioned several other related tutorials dealing with material creation: 1. This tutorial discusses the setup of materials with...

Creating A Spiral Christmas Tree Design, Part 3: Texture & Rendering

by Christopher Tyler | Oct 25, 2016

In this third video for the Christmas spiral, we set up lighting and textures, then render it. Part 2 is here

Car Key, Part 4: Lighting and Rendering

by Christopher Tyler | Jul 25, 2016

This tutorial walks through the process of using HDR Light Studio to light and render the car key object. It walks through the use of the ‘Illumination’, ‘Reflection’ and ‘Visible Rim’ buttons to produce predictable lighting. Return...