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by Rodrigo Duarte: - How To Create Basic Metallic Textures
- An Introduction To Glass
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Applying a Label to a Wine Bottle 1: Size and Mapping

Rodrigo Duarte Jan, 31st 2013 7 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Introductory, CX Texturing, Design 3D CX

In this tutorial, we will apply a label to a wine bottle. The label has several points of interest which we'll cover. In this tutorial we will define the dimensions of the label and will apply the texture correctly.

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

Dice Texturing and Rendering, Part I

Christopher Tyler Jan, 28th 2013 0 Comments

CX Advanced, CX Intermediate, CX Rendering, CX Texturing, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This texturing and lighting tutorial shows how to set up the red material used on the dice. It walks through the use of the Lightdome, the use of an HDRI image, several lighting render controls (angular deviation, raydiosity amplifier) and the use of the Fresnel interpolator.

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

Working with Fillet tool generated geometry

Christopher Tyler Jan, 27th 2013 0 Comments

CX Intermediate, CX Modeling, CX Version 7 Specific, Design 3D CX

This modeling tutorial shows how to deal with a common geometric configuration that can affect shading a surface in a negative way (unwanted reflection, refraction or diffuse shading artifacts).

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

Motion Blur

Rodrigo Duarte Jan, 23rd 2013 0 Comments

CX Beginner, CX Intermediate, CX Rendering, Design 3D CX

Motion Blur is a camera setting that enables us to simulate the effect we see in real cameras when shooting fast-moving objects. We configure Motion Blur in the Object Properties palette with our camera (and only with a camera) selected.

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

Using custom render controls to fix possible raydiosity cache artifacts

Christopher Tyler Jan, 22nd 2013 0 Comments

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

This rendering tutorial shows how to use custom render controls to prevent raydiosity cache artifacts while also maintaining good render time.

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

Modeling a game die

Christopher Tyler Jan, 18th 2013 1 Comment

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

This modeling tutorial walks through the creation of a game die. It uses polygon modeling and subdivision surfaces. It also shows how to apply separate materials to the indented number dents.

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Applying a Label to a Wine Bottle 1: Size and Mapping

Dice Texturing and Rendering, Part I

Working with Fillet tool generated geometry

Motion Blur

Using custom render controls to fix possible raydiosity cache artifacts

Modeling a game die