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In this beginner level tutorial, author Chandan Kumar will explain how to generate and render caustics in 3D Studio Max. Caustics are an essential element in adding a level of believability to your renders, and simulate the effect of light bending while passing through a transparent or semi-transparent medium such as glass or liquid.
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In this quick tip we’ll look at an often overlooked feature of 3D Studio Max. Selection sets are a great way to keep large scenes in order by allowing you to save specific object selections, or sub-object selections. Not only will this keep you sane when working on massive scenes with hundreds or thousands of objects, but save you an enormous amount of time by essentially giving you the ability to return to a previously saved selection any time with a single click.
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In today’s tutorial you’ll get a brief introduction to working with GoZ. The Zbrush plugin that allows you to work seamlessly between Zbrush and other leading 3D modeling applications such as Maya, 3D Studio Max, Cinema 4D and Modo. In this lesson you’ll learn how to setup GoZ to work with your application of choice, and how to keep mesh edits intact when transferring your model back and forth between programs.
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In the 9th and final part of Wassim’s Ouartsi’s in-depth look at Vue 9 xStream series, we’ll look at a few extra topics to complete the series, including metablob objects, render options and settings, post rendering options, creating high dynamic range images using panoramic rendering and finally how Vue can be used to create realistic planets. Complete the series after the jump!
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In Part 8 of Wassim’s Ouartsi’s extensive in-depth look at Vue 9 xStream series, we’ll take a look at the integration between Vue 9 xStream and 3D Studio Max and how we can work on projects seamlessly between the two programs. Topics include bringing Vue assets into 3ds Max’s workspace, and how we can combine them with other elements to construct fully realized environments, consisting of terrain, atmospheric effects and foliage.
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Today we’re back with the next installment of Wassim Ouartsi’s massive Introduction To Vue 9 xStream series. In part 7 we’ll be taking an in-depth look at Vue’s powerful animation wizard. Topics include Key animation and the best settings to use when rendering, so let’s get started!
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Today Wassim Ouartsi is back with part 6 of his massive Introduction To Vue 9 xStream series. In this lesson we’ll take an in-depth look at working with materials in Vue. Topics include both the Basic and Advanced material editors and their functions, using layers and creating mixed materials. So let’s get to it!
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From the Cgtuts+ archives:
Twice a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Cgtuts+. Today we’re taking a look back at Jonathan Williamson’s awesome tutorial on Character Modeling in Blender. This tutorial received a great response when it was originally published back in march of 2010, so if you missed it the first time, why not check it out now.
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In part 5 of Wassim Ouartsi’s extensive Introduction To Vue 9 series, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at how ecosystems work inside Vue, and the many different ways they can be setup and controlled using both the ecosystem painter and the ecosystem selector.
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In part 4 of Wassim Ouartsi’s massive Introduction To Vue 9 series, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at creating and editing atmospheres inside Vue. Wassim will show you how to use and edit atmospheric presets, and how these can be adjusted to create new and interesting effects. We’ll also take a detailed look at how to edit lighting types, cloud layers and sky systems, as well as atmospheric effects such as fog, haze and wind through the Atmosphere Editor.
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