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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

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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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Using Meld

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 15th 2012 1 Comment

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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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Perpetual Rotation – Lua Script

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 13th 2012

CX Animation, CX Beginner, CX Intermediate

Another sprocket, another way to make things rotate. Besides keyframing and using the cycle attribute, another good way to make things rotate continuously is using a Lua Script. Among the scripts available with Strata Design 3D is a continuous rotation script, that enables us to make things rotate continually at the same speed in any of the three axes.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Perpetual Rotation – The Cycle Attribute

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 10th 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate

Attributes are a great tool somewhat hidden in the Project Window. We shall use the Cycle Attribute to make a sprocket rotate continually.

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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
- Gems 101

Revealing objects with Animated Fog

Rodrigo Duarte Aug, 8th 2012 0 Comments

CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Texturing

This tutorial builds on the Adding Fog to a Scene tutorial, and shows how to animate the Start Distance of a Fog shader applied to the air of the scene to reveal the scene.

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

Setting up a hinged, folding door set

Christopher Tyler May, 14th 2012 1 Comment

CX Advanced, CX Animation, CX Intermediate, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This tutorial walks through the process of creating a hinged, sliding type door setup. It makes heavy use of nested shapes/instances,the Object Properties palette, the Reflect tool, the Snap tool and the Joint tool to arrange and setup the doors.

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Using the Fountain FX (II) – Parameters

Using Meld

Perpetual Rotation – Lua Script

Perpetual Rotation – The Cycle Attribute

Revealing objects with Animated Fog

Setting up a hinged, folding door set