The Latest In Computer Hardware for Architectural Visualization - 3DATS Tech Talk

Have you ever had to buy a computer for architectural visualization and labored over the decision of which system to choose? We are writing to let you know that we have just launched a new free website that we hope will make any future buying decisions a little easier for you.

3DATS has joined hardware guru Andrew Lynn to bring you 3DATS Tech Talk. The purpose of the site is to provide recommendations, updated monthly, for those of us in the Arch. Vis. community who need to purchase computer hardware. The site will be thoroughly updated each month with new and relevant information, purchasing recommendations, and new postings will be made to discuss any interesting technology developments.

Andrew is a visualization artist who studied computer engineering and earned degrees in architecture from MIT and Syracuse. He uses his knowledge in computer hardware and architectural visualization to build computers that work for our industry.

In Andrew's initial series of blogs, he creates a workstation buyer's guide, explains the methodology behind the different workstation recommendations, creates a complete parts list, and provides recommended configurations for various job types within the industry. "These configurations are great. Not only are they up-to-date, they also allow everyone to see what type of system suites them best – both in quality of machine and price", says Jeff Mottle, Owner of CG Architect.

To ask hardware related questions or for more information on 3DATS Tech Talk, please go to http://3datstech.com/. Detailed blog entries will be added each month with periodic updates as breaking news develops. Other notifications can be found by RSS and Twitter.

3D Architectural Interior - The Lodge @ Arrowhead

3D Interior Animation for The Lodge at Arrowhead located in Peoria, Arizona. Architectural Visualization software used is 3ds Max & V-Ray.

Currently we are on schedue to complete 9 more rooms. Stay tuned for updates.

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.