3D Models for downloads
Most 3D professionals prefer to buy some of the 3D models for their project. This is much more cost effective as it allows one to focus on the more pertinent aspects of the project. This is especially so if time Read More …
Tutorials
Graphics tutorials
Rhino 3D: Manipulating tangent curve (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the Manipulating Tangent Curve Rhino 3D tutorial. To go back to Part 1 of this tutorial, click here. In Part 1, we have turn on the Control points as shown below. Now, we need to Read More …
Rhino 3D: Manipulating tangent curve (Part 1)
This is a Rhinoceros 3D modeling tutorial pertaining mainly to product and industrial design. In Alias Studio, there is a very powerful tool for controlling and manipulating the tangency of a curve to an adjacent curve or surface edge known Read More …
Yafaray is not the same as Yafray
Yafaray is a re-coding of Yafray. It is meant to be a continuation and progression of Yafray. With Yafray, the integration with Blender is quite straightforward. However, with Yafaray is it not the case. As of this writing, you will Read More …
Yafray – Blender 3D metal material setting
I often use Yafray together with Blender 3D for product design rendering. Both programs are free and good open source applications. The 3D rendering of metal objects as shown below was done with Yafray. The followings are the Blender 3D Read More …
Kerkythea – free rendering program
Kerkythea is a free rendering program. Unlike Blender 3D, it is purely designed for rendering and it is very good at that. Kerkythea’s interface is fairly easy to understand. If you want a good renderer but find Blender’s interface too Read More …
Product Rendering: Scene and lighting setup
The following is a typical setup for Product Rendering that I often use. It is just a sharing and is thus not definitive. It is a common way for me to set up a digital scene for Ray traced rendering. Read More …
Rhino 3D: Building organic button (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of the Building organic button using Rhino 3D tutorial. Click here to go back to Part 1. Click here to go back to Part 2. In Part 2, we have already inserted a new knot on Read More …
Rhino 3D: Building organic button (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of Rhino 3D building organic button tutorial. Click here to go back to Part 1. For Part 1, we have already created the first 2 curves and correctly positioned them as shown below. Now, using the Read More …