AUTOCAD 2010 ONLINE INTERACT AND TRAINING

Autodesk, Inc. is the home to the AutoCAD Exchange, an online destination for AutoCAD users to connect and learn from experts, provide feedback to the product developers, and access professional tools that can help them do their jobs better. The online community is rich with original multimedia content, including an entertaining video series about “working for the man”, eLearning tools and aggregated CAD information from Web-based resources. Visitors can also create profiles to personalize their experience and share their own tips. For more visit Autodesk.com
MICHAEL JACKSON 3D

Michael Jackson the king of Pop died in Los Angeles today. In Michael Jackson’s memory we present Michael Jackson Character Facial RIG Test part1 which is a small video for rigging his face.
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3DS MAX ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION

Break away from the rest of the 3d rendering pack by becoming a pro in 3ds max with the help of these ultimate books. With the three amazing 3ds max books such as 2008 Beginner to Intermediate,2009 Intermediate to Advanced and 2010 Advanced to Expert, you will move from novice to pro in 3ds max architectural visualizations in a record speed of time.
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BEGINNERS AUTOCAD 2009 TUTORIALS

This cd of Autocad 2009 tutorials contains over 6.5 hours of high quality video based training that walks you through the program in easy to follow stages.
A training video that focuses on real life examples in Autocad 2009 and teaches you the skills required to work in a commercial environment. These Autocad tutorials are structured to increase not only your skills but also your earning potential with the help of step by step instructions in Autocad 2009
3DS MAX LIGHTING TRAINING

3DS MAX Foundations: Lighting & Materials is a video tutorial kit that covers lighting and surfacing techniques under the 3DS MAX platform. The topics covered vary from Scanline rendering to Final Gathering and Global Illumination using Mental Ray. Various examples explore several surfacing techniques to generate intricate material networks.
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Download Free Sky Background Textures

sky background texture
A few Free Sky Background Textures posted by MrCAD. Download the free sky backgrounds for your Exterior Rendering scenes..I am sure they might help you in some way.
3D RENDER GLASS FREE TUTORIAL

A great new free 3d tutorial for the absolute beginner. This free 3d tutorial teaches how to model a glass with 3DS Max. Very easy tutorials for beginners. Familiarize yourself with the buttons and workflow in 3ds max with this amazing free 3d tutorial.
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FREE 3D TYRE TUTORIAL

A free beginners 3d tutorial in 3ds Max. This free 3d tutorial shows a “quick & dirty” method of creating Tyres using a “low poly” mesh. Its very useful when you are short of time and need to do a 3d tyre real quick.
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FREE 2D CAD

Draft IT is a FREE CAD software application. It is a powerful and easy-to-use Free 2D CAD system suitable for all users, in the office or at home. Create, print and save your own professional drawings.Easy to use - visual aids compliment all commands. Powerful drawing tools - lines arcs, circles etc. with dynamic dimensions.
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APPLIED IDEAS iViewer3D

Applied IDEAS, Inc., a leading company in educational development, announced the immediate availability of its latest educational curriculum package, iViewer3D, for secondary and post-secondary schools. The iViewer3D curriculum instructs students how to move models from Autodesk Revit software into Autodesk 3ds Max software for real-time viewing preparation and export into a real-time interactive environment. The iViewer3D curriculum can be used independently, or as an ideal companion to the Autodesk Design Academy (ADA) curriculum.