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

Bezier Conversion Example 2

Christopher Tyler Aug, 18th 2017 1 Comment
In this tutorial we take a look at the geometry conversion pathway, specifically dealing with the creation of skin bezier objects that are then converted to spline and eventually to polygon mesh. It also shows how to specifically prepare bezier art in Adobe Illustrator to get the most predictable skinning result.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Grid Templates and Smooth Mesh

Christopher Tyler Aug, 4th 2017 0 Comments
This tutorial shows how to assign ‘grid templates’ to the Z and X standard grids to help model a product. It also shows how to use the Smooth Mesh function in conjunction with the Skin tool to begin modeling the product in the grid template.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Adding ridges to a pill bottle cap, Part 1

Christopher Tyler Aug, 1st 2017 1 Comment
This beginner modeling tutorial for people new to Design 3D shows how to add little grip ridges to a pill bottle cap. NOTE: The start file is in 8.2.1 format and this isn’t backward compatible to prior versions. However, the start file also includes an OBJ version of the cap mesh which can be opened and used in versions prior to the 8.2.1 update.
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