Introduction
Welcome
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Using the exercise files
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1. Getting Started
Touring the user interface and selecting workspaces
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Setting defaults
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Exploring the standard templates
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2. Working with Other Programs
Linking to AutoCAD or Revit files
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Substituting XREFed objects for linked geometry
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Importing a SketchUp model
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Importing an AutoCAD model with the SAT format
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3. Creating Parametric AEC Objects
Drawing AEC extended walls
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Inserting doors and windows into walls
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Constraining doorknobs to doors
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Creating parametric stairs
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Creating parametric railings
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4. Spline Modeling Techniques
Configuring the viewport background with a bitmap
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Tracing a spline over the background image
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Reshaping the spline profile
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Lathing a 2D profile and configuring the resulting model
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Creating walls with custom-shaped openings
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Designing custom spline-based windows
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Linking the transforms of the window to the wall opening
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5. Modifying Objects
Using parametric modifiers and deformations
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Shaping architectural moldings
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6. Attaching, Grouping, and Compounding Objects
Attaching versus grouping
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Compounding objects with ProBooleans
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7. Sculpting and Painting Landscapes
Using the Paint Deform tools to sculpt a landscape
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Sectioning a landscape into 2D contours
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Building a landscape from contours
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Conforming a pathway into a landscape
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Painting on surfaces with Viewport Canvas
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8. NURBS Modeling Techniques
Understanding NURBS
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Shaping a seat surface
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Offsetting the seat surface and blending
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Completing the chair model
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9. Specialty Objects
Simulating a tablecloth
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Creating a 3D tree and its rendering
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Creating a tree with a rendering
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Rendering grass with the hair and fur modifier
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10. Materials
Applying Autodesk and Arch & Design materials
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Analyzing a complex material
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11. Capturing Light and Shadow in Virtual Cameras
Placing cameras and composing scenes
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Configuring photometric lights and casting shadows
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12. Rendering Images
Rendering architectural interiors with mental ray
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Rendering outdoor scenes with the scanline renderer
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13. Animation
Making time-lapse shadow studies
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Animating a camera along a flight path
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Ex_Files_3dsMax_Design_Viz.zip
(40.5 MB)