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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Using the Fountain FX (III) Fireworks!

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 14th 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Rendering

Beautiful fireworks can be created using the Fountain FX. We will do a simple example in this tutorial. We need just one object with two fountains, one for the trail and one for the fireworks proper.

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Understanding Caustics in Strata Design 3D

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 11th 2012 0 Comments

CX Lighting, CX Rendering

Caustics are concentrations of transmitted or reflected light. If you have ever burnt paper with a magnifying glass, you already know what caustics are. We will see how to make caustics in Strata 3D and have a look at the different render settings.

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Using the Fountain FX (II) – Parameters

Rodrigo Duarte Sep, 3rd 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Beginner, CX Intermediate

Let us continue our exploration of the Fountain FX. This time we'll have a look at the parameters of the FX.

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Some Useful Keyboard Shortcuts: In Order

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 26th 2012 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Interface, CX Intermediate, CX Introductory

These are some useful keyboard shortcuts that come in very handy when working in Strata Design 3D. The shortcuts in this list are applied without any modifier key, just press the key.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Using the Fountain FX (I) – Basics

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 21st 2012 0 Comments

CX Intermediate

The fountain FX is a particle emitter which enables us to create all kinds of interesting effects. Any shape –or sphere or metaball– can be emitted by a fountain. Let us explore some of the possibilities.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
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Using Meld

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 15th 2012 1 Comment

CX Animation, CX Beginner, CX Modeling

Meld –formerly known as Metaballs– is a modeling command that enables us to merge two or more objects (spheres or polygon meshes) into a single object with a "liquid" appearance. We shall see how to use it and some interesting properties thereof.

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Using the Fountain FX (III) Fireworks!

Understanding Caustics in Strata Design 3D

Using the Fountain FX (II) – Parameters

Some Useful Keyboard Shortcuts: In Order

Using the Fountain FX (I) – Basics

Using Meld