What would you say if I told you that you could control the viewing angles and pixel resolution of 3D models, all the while, working seamlessly within Photoshop? If that didn’t get your attention, consider the amount of applied entourage you use whether it is for three dimensional renderings or two dimensional plans and elevations. Or how cumbersome it is to setup a...

Welcome to the third and final part of this three part charrette. These charrette's continue our efforts at the Vizdepot to provide learning exercises for developing your lighting, materiality and composition skills. You may choose to use any rendering engine(s) to study and refine your process / work.  If you participated in the previous sections of the charrette (Part 1 – Lighting,...

Welcome to the second part of this three part charrette. These charrette's continue our efforts at the Vizdepot to provide learning exercises for developing your lighting, materiality and composition skills. You may choose to use any rendering engine(s) to study and refine your process / work. The concept is to use little post production. Develop an idea or story you are trying to convey...

Welcome to our new 3 part/3 month charrette. These charrette's continue our efforts at the Vizdepot to provide learning exercises for developing your lighting, materiality and composition skills. You may choose to use any rendering engine(s) to study and refine your process / work. The concept is to use little post production. Develop an idea or story you are trying to convey when considering...

Craft Animation's Director Tools Review www.craftanimations.comCraft Animation’s Director Tools is a package of plug-ins for Maya and Max created to assure you that your next animation project will be easier than ever. These tools can be extremely useful in anything from setting up camera animations for architectural visualization to...

Open Registration - Friday, August 15th - 5pm PT! As a proud Co-host of Autodesk University 2008, Ideate, Inc. is happy to invite you to this year’s premier Autodesk learning and networking event. December 2 – 5, 2008 The Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada It’s an event you can’t afford to miss. Why Attend...

I am fortunate enough to have participated in every 3DS Viz beta since its inception in 1997 after the release of Max R1, up to last year’s release Architectural Viz 2008.   Architectural design and visualization are two industries that I have always had a passion for, which explains why I was on the ‘Viz’ path.  It has been five releases since I last used Max...

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