3D Architectural Visualization Project From Start to Finish Book

Over the last few years, we have received an incredible number of requests from 3ds Max users at all skill levels suggesting that we create a book that illustrates the process of creating a 3D visualization project from start to finish and step-by-step. As a result of these requests, we are pleased to announce the production of our 4th book, 3ds Max Architectural Visualization – One Project From Start to Finish. This book will be the most comprehensive guide to completing a 3D visualization project ever produced, and we have commissioned one of the best, and most respected 3D visualization firms in the world, Cat-a-pult, to help write this one of a kind book. The intent of the book is to show in great detail, each step of the visualization process, as applied to one very unique visualization project and every facet of the design and creation process will be illustrated to include at a minimum the following areas:

Modeling Materials Unwrap UVW Texture Painting Day & Night Lighting

Animation Particle Systems Forces and Deflectors Cloth Reactor

Compositing Editing Rendering Plugin Usage Render to Texture

This book will be applicable for all skills levels. The material will be presented in an way that is engaging for advanced users and explicatory enough for beginners. For example, during an exercise to loft a wall, the instructions will tell the user the path of where the loft feature can be found and the exact button and settings that will need to be clicked, but it will not spend valuable time explaining all the remaining settings not used and all of the additional considerations with the loft that are explained in our 'Beginner to Intermediate' book. However, important considerations will be mentioned at times (at least during the first use of a feature), even if the same material is highlighted in a previous book.

This book will incorporate the use of V-Ray but the vast majority of the book will present material that does not require the use of V-Ray. Approximately 10% of the book will explain V-Ray specific features and procedures.

The ultimate goal of the book is to transfer knowledge of as many features and procedures as possible while showing how to create one amazing project. We are completely confident that readers of all skill levels will agree that this book meets its goal.

London Visualization Training with CGarchitect and 3DATS

Brian Smith, Tod Stephens, Peter Draper, Mike Merron and Jeff Mottle have partnered together to host another exclusive London,UK training event from March 16-19, 2010. We are putting on 6 classes for Architectural Visualization including 3ds Max, mental ray, V-Ray and Revit. We wanted to personally invite you to check it out. For more information you can go here: http://www.3dats.com/london

We last ran this event in 2008 and sold out every class, so be sure to book early as there is a very limited number of seats in each class.

Refer a Friend and Receive a Free Book
If this training is not for you, you can still refer this program to a friend or colleague, and if they sign up, you will get one of 3DATS' 3ds Max Architectural Visualization books for free! To qualify, simply forward this email and then email us at london@3dats.com with your name and contact info as well as that of the person you referred. Also, don't forgot to let us know which book you want: http://www.3dats.com/products.asp

Exclusive Melbourne Training Event for Architectural Visualization

3DATS and CGarchitect.com have partnered to bring you a one time exclusive training event in Melbourne, Australia for Architectural Visualization Artists. Featuring industry experts Brian Smith, Pete Draper, and Jeff Mottle, each class includes:

• 18 hours of intense instruction over two days
• Lunch and refreshments each day
• Access to a private party on May 1st
  
• A current or future 3DATS book
  
• A special gift to be provided during class
  
• Exclusive discounts from industry vendors
  

When is this happening? April 27 - May 2, 2009

What are the Training Topics? 3ds Max, mental ray, V-Ray, Combustion and Fusion

REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 6th, 2009 AND SAVE $300!

Click here to learn more about the 3DATS Melbourne, Australia training classes or go to http://www.3dats.com/melbourne/.

3ds Max Architectural Visualization - Advanced to Expert Announced

3DATS will be publishing the third title in its visualization series in the summer of 2009. Entitled 3ds Max Architectural Visualization - Advanced to Expert, this book will be a collection of self-contained chapters, written by dozens of industry experts. The goal of this book is to take readers from an advanced level to an expert level by providing a straight-forward discussion of difficult subject matter not available anywhere else. It serves as a follow-on companion to the two previous books of the same title; the Beginner to Intermediate and Intermediate to Advanced editions.

Content of 3ds Max Architectural Visualization - Advanced to Expert includes:

Part I - Color and Composition
Part II - Materials
Part III - Lighting
Part IV - Rendering
Part V - Animation
Part VI - Workflow
Part VII - Post production

You can view more details and the table of contents at http://3dats.com/expert_book/.

A list of architectural visualization and movie authors and industry experts will be released within the next few weeks. Check back to this blog for more details.

Exclusive Sydney Training Event for Architectural Visualization

3DATS and CGarchitect.com have partnered to bring you a one time exclusive training event in Sydney, Australia for Architectural Visualization Artists. Featuring industry experts Brian Smith, Pete Draper, and Jeff Mottle, each class includes:

• 18 hours of intense instruction over two days
• Lunch and refreshments each day
• Access to a private party on April 24th
  
• A current or future 3DATS book
  
• A special gift to be provided during class
  
• Exclusive discounts from industry vendors
  

When is this happening? April 20-25, 2009

What are the Training Topics? 3ds Max, mental ray, V-Ray, Combustion and Fusion

REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 6th, 2009 AND SAVE $300!

Click here to learn more about the 3DATS Sydney, Australia training classes or go to http://www.3dats.com/sydney/.

Exclusive Dubai Training Event for Architectural Visualization

3DATS and CGarchitect.com have partnered to bring you a one time exclusive training event in Dubai for Architectural Visualization Artists. Featuring industry experts Brian Smith, Pete Draper, and Jeff Mottle, each class includes:

• 18 hours of intense instruction over two days
• Lunch and refreshments each day
• Access to a private party on March18th
  
• A current or future 3DATS book
  
• A special gift to be provided during class
  
• Exclusive discounts from industry vendors
  

When is this happening? May 30-June 4, 2009

What are the Training Topics? 3ds Max, mental ray, V-Ray, Combustion and Fusion

REGISTER BEFORE March 1st, 2009 AND SAVE $300!

Click here to learn more about the 3DATS Dubai training classes or go to http://www.3dats.com/dubai/.

Creating 3D Site Plans

Introduction

Creating a 3D site plan can seem like a daunting challenge and can easily frustrate experienced users. For many years, I have experimented with virtually every possible way to create site plans, and the chances are that if you’ve been frustrated with a particular plan of attack, I have probably experienced a similar frustration when trying the same thing. I now find myself using the same steps and tips and tricks on just about every site I work on, with minor variations in site elements specific to each piece of work. With a little practice using these routines, anyone can breeze through constructing a solid site foundation in minimal time.

In this tutorial, I wanted to demonstrate as many tips, tricks, and routines as possible, spending minimal time on repetitive steps that waste time without teaching anything new. Therefore, the site plan used in this tutorial may appear overly simplified. For example, lines that represent streets are often poorly constructed and contain countless breaks, rather than being continuous lines. Rather than giving you lines that require hours of editing and welding to fix, I have provided near perfect linework, with only a few imperfections that allow me to demonstrate problems usually commonplace to site drawings. This will allow the tutorial to progress rather quickly in comparison to real-world site planning, and therefore speed up and optimize learning considerably.

See the rest of this article at http://www.3dats.com/tutorials.asp#week1

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