Nine Sketchup Tips for Better Modeling Workflow

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SketchUP is as powerful as it is simple, and yet I’ve seen too many pick up bad habits who find it hard to utilize SketchUP to its full potential. Here are nine tips to make you better at using it.

Match Your 3d Animation to Live Action Footage Using Syntheyes, Cinema 4d, Realflow and After Effects

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3d camera matching is simultaneously one of the most widely used and most elusive to learn CG techniques in both the film and advertising industries today. In this video tutorial, we will discuss a comprehensive method for tracking video footage, and eventually exporting it for use in your 3d package of choice.

Linear Workflow Video Tutorial for 3ds Max and Vray

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Excellent and simple description of the linear work flow in 3ds Max and Vray. It covers both render and material settings for the gamma 2.2.

Making of ms House at Dusk Part 2 – 3ds Max Import and Vray Rendering

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Part 2 of the making of ‘MS House’ at dusk, a render by Ronen Bekerman, describes the creation of the image from the export of the SketchUP model, through Texturing, Lighting and rendering with V-Ray within 3D Studio Max and up to postworking the image with Photshop.

A Beginner Level Tutorial on How to Model a High-Poly Roof Hatch in 3ds Max

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In this 2 hour long beginner level tutorial, we will explore in detail the entire process of building a high-poly roof hatch in 3ds Max. We will discuss the modeling process in depth, including a variety of different poly modeling tools and techniques. We will also cover some of the more important theoretical aspects of high poly modeling, such as the importance of using support edges when working with subdivision, and also the use of proper topology when cutting holes into subdivided surfaces while maintaining a quad based mesh.