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

Caustics through glass with raydiosity

Christopher Tyler Jun, 24th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Lighting, CX Rendering, CX Version 6 specific

This tutorial shows how to achieve really cool caustic effects using glass and raydiosity. It shows how to use some of the rendering controls to achieve these kinds of effects.

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

Modeling a ketchup type product bottle

Christopher Tyler Jun, 20th 2011 4 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

This tutorial walks through the modeling processes of a product bottle for something like ketchup or other similar items. It uses polygon modeling and subdivision surfaces.

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

Examining the Snap Tool modes

Christopher Tyler May, 19th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

The Snap Tool is a remarkably useful tool. This tutorial examines closely the various modes it operates in and how to use them in an architectural model setting.

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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Untriangulating a mesh

Christopher Tyler Apr, 28th 2011 3 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

Here's another UV mapping project utilizing the modern bar stool from a previous exercise. In this case I wanted to unwrap the steel frame part of the chair. This initially presents come challenges, but it's quite achievable using the UV mapping tools in Wings3D.

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

Working with non-standard geometry orientations

Christopher Tyler Apr, 26th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 6 specific

This tutorial shows how to alter an object's bounding box and local orientation in order to more effectively use a deformation lattice.

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

Nuanced Metal

Christopher Tyler Apr, 19th 2011 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Texturing, CX Version 6 specific

Here's a materials tutorial. It deals with defining metals using a simplified mechanism, yet also adding an extra layer to simulate some physical properties of metals from the real world.

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Caustics through glass with raydiosity

Modeling a ketchup type product bottle

Examining the Snap Tool modes

Untriangulating a mesh

Working with non-standard geometry orientations

Nuanced Metal