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3DS MAX RENDERING ENGINE V-RAY 2.0 RELEASE DATE

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:30:55 +0000

VRay 2.0 is scheduled for a December 6, 2010 release. V-Ray RT and V-Ray RT GPU will be part of V-Ray 2.0. Upgrade and pre-orders will start on November 1, 2010. For more information, pricing and upgrade policies visit Chaos Group. Also of note, V-Ray RT GPU is now available for beta testing for all current users of V-Ray RT for Max.Here are some notable features in Vray 2.0. V-Ray Lens Effects – Glare. Lens Effects can be correctly calculated based on your V-Ray camera lens setup. Another step to better photo realistic visualizations! V-Ray Lens Effects now support Bloom.VRayDistanceTex. This feature is very similar to VRayDirt, but it is calculated before the raytracing itself. This texture can be used to control displacement, fur length etc. V-Ray material now supports Physically correct dispersion.

Free Cabinet Wardrobe Designs to download

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:59:43 +0000

Mr.Furniture added a few new free Cabinet Wardrobe Designs in 3ds max 2009 file format. The models have mental ray materials already applied which you can merge directly in your Interior Renders.

Cabinet Wardrobe Designs

FREE CAD 3D MODELS DOWNLOAD

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:20:57 +0000

It takes a lot of time to model 3d models in CAD specific to each 3d project. Imagine if you have a place where you can download free 3d cad models and that too hundreds of them. Completely free. Yes at cadyou, a free resource for digital designers that work with 2d and 3d models in architecture, engineering, interior design, game design and more. Peek through the extensive database of original files produced in-house and by the 3d community.

You can help cadyou grow by registering, contributing your 3d models, so others like you can download free 3d models. Go to Cadyou.com for free 3d cad models download.

PERFECT UV PELT MAPPING 3DS MAX FREE TUTORIAL

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:40:10 +0000

In this free 3ds Max tutorial Korosh Ghanbarzadeh explains the Pelt Mapping function, which is a perfect tool for creating UVs for objects.

UVs are the key to taking full advantage of 3D software. In fact, you can’t do much without a good UV set. Many Important functions such as Displacement concept and Texturing are directly depended on an object’s UVW mapping. So I’ve decided to show you how to create qualified UVs inside 3ds Max. For more on this free 3ds Max tutorial go here

VRAY LIGHTING 3D TUTORIAL

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:31:49 +0000

This free 3ds max tutorial tells you the method of studio lighting.
For the rendering purposes this free 3ds max tutorial has used Vray 1.5rc3
This famous chair called “Corbusier” was modeled in 3ds max 9.
With the knowledge of this tutorial you will be able to present your 3d models
in a more ambitious way than before. THis free 3ds max tutorial will be especially helpful for guys into 3d architectural modeling. TO access this free 3ds max tutorial go to cg-india.com

ROOF DESIGNER 3DS MAX PLUGIN

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:54:30 +0000

Roof Designer is a plug-in for 3D Studio Max for creating 3D roofs.
Whether you are creating a fast rendering textured roof or a top quality roof covered with mesh tiles, The Roof Designer plug-in can save you precious time.

Roof Designer keeps your mesh faces flat while you manipulate their slopes in 3ds max. This way the roof can be easily modeled using the top view of your sketches.
Roofs imported from other CAD software can also be used.
Roof Designer automatically texture your roof and can also cover it with mesh tiles. Roof Designer 3ds max plugin is available from Batzal.com

FREE 3DS MAX TUTORIAL FOR STAIRS

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:26:09 +0000

For 3d artists and students who are involved with making interior 3d renderings and 3d scenes, making a stair is always a tricky part. Especially if the stairs have special winding details to them. There are not too many free 3d video tutorials in 3ds max which teach you how to model 3d stairs.This is an automated method that that teaches you very clearly how to create stairs. The technique can be used in any software. This free 3d tutorial should certainly help the budding 3d artist in 3ds max or any other 3d software. You can access this free 3d tutorial from 3dtotal.com

PLOT POINT CACHE 3DS MAX PLUGIN

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:17:07 +0000

This 3ds max plugin is very useful in situations where the animation of 3ds max 9 and higher versions will need to open in the 6the versions 6-8 of 3ds max

The problem is that in 3ds max 9, the format of the data cache has changed (Autodesk Point Cache 2 – pc2), and compatibility with previous versions disappeared.

Help comes in the form of caching mesh surface 3ds max plugin. The essence of the script is to convert a cache of animation into the vertex animation of the Edit Mesh modifier. Then to save this vertex animation in a separate file, and then in the 3ds Max lower version load into the same mesh as the vertex animation.

3DSMAX TIPS AND TRICKS

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:40:07 +0000

Take a brief look at some nice tips and tricks in 3ds max which will improve your efficiency and workflow, while also helping to make your 3D experience more enjoyable. This Video tutorial of 3ds max will take a look at some interface tips which will demystify many of the customisation aspects of 3DS Max. These will include some very handy keyboard shortcuts and quad-menu setups.

This video tutorial will also run through some Lighting and Material Editor tricks in 3ds max, which will definitely improve your productivity. You will also learn how to create a super-fast light rig which will allow you to move onto rendering and finishing projects much quicker. This 3ds max video tutorial is available from Simplymax.com

TOONSHADER 3DS MAX PLUGIN

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:34:59 +0000

This Mental Ray based 3ds MAx plugin is an improved toon shader (XToon stands for “eXtended Toon shader) providing a better control over lighting behaviour.

This technique has been invented (among others) by Pascal Barla, Joelle Thollot and Adrien Bousseau, French researchers at INRIA. Visit their web site at artis.imag.fr/Membres/Adrien.Bousseau/for more information on this 3ds Max plugin.