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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Preparing geometry for a material with anisotropy and a coating

Christopher Tyler Nov, 14th 2012 2 Comments
This modeling tutorial shows how to prepare a lathed object for conversion to polygon mesh. It focuses on optimizing the mesh for even polygon distribution and also reducing redundant geometry. Finally it looks at the UV data generated by lathe.
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More Tutorials
by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

Creating and Editing Custom HDRI Images for use in Design3D

Christopher Tyler Oct, 28th 2012 3 Comments
This tutorial shows how to edit 32 bit per channel HDRI bitmaps in Photoshop. It discusses the difference between 8, 16, and 32bit per channel color and how to work with Photoshop's HDRI color palette. It also discusses how to use this data inside of Design3D.
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