In this article, we will take a quick look at Chaos Group courseware and using V-Ray for games to bring a cinematic quality to any game world. A worldwide leader in computer graphics, Chaos created technology that assists designers and artists create photorealistic animation and imagery for television, design, and feature films. They are the creators of V-Ray, an industry-leading … Read More
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We have big news for our ZBrush users! Pixologic has recently released ZBrush 2019.1. They recommend all users upgrade as soon as possible. This is a free update for all registered users. In this brief article, we will advise you as to how you can access this new release and what it offers. Bridging the gap between 2D and 3D … Read More
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In the world of architectural visualization, Lumion 3D software has quickly become the industry-standard for creating beautiful, photorealistic scenes for your designs. One of the many useful features in Lumion PRO is the ability to import a heightmap into your scene to create realistic terrain quickly. In this post, we’ll look at what a heightmap is, why it is useful, and … Read More
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Are you familiar with the brand Dremel? You’ve probably seen their products walking through your local hardware store, Home Depot, or Lowes. For over 80 years, this trusted brand has been assisting Makers of all kinds with a complete line of versatile tool systems. Dremel is now bringing its experience and expertise to the education market. It is their mission … Read More
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A renowned provider of devices for 3D visualization and design professionals, 3Dconnexion products offer a more natural and intuitive approach to working with computer-generated 3D content. Their products support popular architectural CAD, mechanical engineering, media and entertainment applications. Supported applications include titles from Adobe, Autodesk, Robert McNeel, Maxon, Siemens, SOLIDWORKS, Smith Micro, Chief Architect, and many more. View complete list. … Read More
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Lumion is a real-time, 3D architectural visualization tool that helps architects and design professionals easily use CAD technology to create stunning architectural visualizations in minutes to impress clients. Whether communicating your project to a client, collaborating with your team using realistic visualizations, or making a last-minute design change, Lumion 8 dials up the power to allow fast, stress-free rendering. Use … Read More
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Sometimes, being able to play a video file in your game is something that needs to be done. Fortunately, Unity provides a component and some libraries to help you do just that. In this post, I will talk about the Video Player component and some of the requirements you need to meet so that Unity can play your video in-game. What … Read More
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A concept that’s often talked about in software development and game design is User Interface, commonly known as “UI”. A UI is one of the most important features of software because it is the element of your program that the user will usually be interacting with the most. Without a UI, the software would have to be used with nothing … Read More
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Before Lumion rendering used to be really difficult. Setting up and completing a render used to take days. With Lumion you can do it in hours. You can even make last minute changes before a meeting and update your renders within minutes. Anyone can sit down with Lumion and within 15 minutes learn how to create videos, images, and 360 panoramas. … Read More
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how to create an isometric character controller in Unity 3D. I even made a video with instructions! The video has done surprisingly well and it has received a fair number of comments asking me questions. A lot of people want to extend the character controller in certain ways. Specifically, several people were … Read More
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