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by Ken Bringhurst: - Creating A Camera For Live 3D – Section 1: Video Chapters 1, 2 And 3
- Creating A Camera For Live 3D – Section 2: Video Chapters 4, 5 And 6
- Creating A Camera For Live 3D – Section 3: Video Chapters 7, 8 And 9

Beginner’s First Project in Design 3D CX 8

Ken Bringhurst Mar, 25th 2015 1 Comment
Getting Started Series First Project Design 3D CX 8 for Mac This supplement bottle project will show you how to import Adobe Illustrator artwork, turn it into a three-dimensional model, apply a label to the bottle, and setup a hero shot to create a final rendering. Along the way you’ll learn the basics of the user interface and how to work in 3D space. Design 3D CX 8 users: These videos are part of the Getting Started series, and can also be accessed using the Design 3D CX 8 “Help” menu. Non-Design 3D CX 8 users: For CX 7 and
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by Ken Bringhurst: - Creating A Camera For Live 3D – Section 1: Video Chapters 1, 2 And 3
- Creating A Camera For Live 3D – Section 2: Video Chapters 4, 5 And 6
- Creating A Camera For Live 3D – Section 3: Video Chapters 7, 8 And 9

Fundamentals of Design 3D CX 8

Ken Bringhurst Mar, 25th 2015 1 Comment
Getting Started Series Fundamentals of Design 3D CX 8 for Mac This series of videos provides the fundamentals for new users – or users who just need a refresher. The basics are covered, including some features that are new to version 8. These videos are part of the Getting Started series, and can also be accessed using the Design 3D CX 8 “Help” menu.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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8.0: Working with Floating Point Color, 1

Christopher Tyler Mar, 25th 2015 1 Comment
This tutorial discusses the nature of floating-point color. It looks at Photoshop’s floating-point color picker as a window into understanding the nature of high precision color. It also shows how to create high bit depth color files that can be used in Design3D 8.0.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Creating better glass using reflection recursions and Surface Shading Threshold

Christopher Tyler Oct, 27th 2014 3 Comments
This rendering and material tutorial shows how to get more detailed glass by working with two render parameters: Reflection Bounces and Surface Shading Threshold. It discusses the concept of incidence 0 and incidence 90 and how that relates to this threshold function, in turn affecting glass type materials.
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