C4D4AE: A simple graphic element with mograph By Ko Maruyama
There are many ways to create some little elements that go into radar screens and control panels, but when you need to design something that matches a defined or described function - then you might find some really simple solutions in CINEMA4D's mograph tools. This 5min video tutorial walks you through the basics. What you do with those tools can take a little longer.
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ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Creasing By Eric Keller
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to create more manufacturing or hard edged surfaces by adding creasing to your models. He adds lower levels of subdivisions and turns on frame mode so you can see the changes. When he makes a crease, it creases the outside edge of whatever is visible on the canvas. He shows how to use the crease button, and shows the dotted line to indicate the crease line on the edge.
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ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Edge Loops By Eric Keller
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to use Edge Loops to make an extrusion to a model, which helps you to add geometry to a model. He uses a polysphere to demonstrate this.
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Adobe Kuler By Maltaannon
Adobe Kuler is a great website where designers from all over the world create and exchange color schemes. Kuler has several algorithms to help you create your very own color scheme, plus it allows rating and commenting on existing schemes, that can be downloaded in Adobe Swatch Exchange format.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Polygroups By Eric Keller
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to isolate the lower lip from the upper lip on a model. He lowers the geometry resolution to make the polygons a bit more obvious. He also turns on the frame button to see how the model is organized. He then shows how to create a polygroup, which enables you to organize part of the model, which is always there for you to isolate.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Isolation By Eric Keller
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses isolating parts of a model while working on it so that you can focus on key details of one section of the model. He shows how to isolate certain parts of the model by making a selection so you can easily work on that particular section without worrying about the other elements of the model getting changed inadvertently.
...Read More »
KILLING LIGHTS in CINEMA4D By Ko Maruyama
If you're familiar with CINEMA 4D's ability to export to Adobe After Effects, you know that all of the camera and light data can be saved in a single file - for use within a 3D composition in AE. However, sometimes unnecessary light animation and 3D data makes that AEC file heavy. Here's how to clean up your export file.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Smoothing edges By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at smoothing or softening the edges of objects in SketchUp. George creates a a 12 sided circle and a polygon to show how to smooth the edges of the objects, to show how to smooth them.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Text Tools By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at some of the text options in SketchUp and discusses the tools available to work with text, starting with the Text Tool and the 3D Text Tool. They are different in the way that they work and George goes over some of the differences.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Follow me Tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Follow Me Tool. What the Follow Me Tool does is takes a face and extrudes it along a path, which is similar to a launch tool in other 3D packages. George shows you how to locate the Follow me Tool and how to use it.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Offset Tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Offset tool. What the Offset tool does is takes an edge so that it creates an offset so you can create borders and insets. You need existing geometry for the Offset tool to work, so George starts with creating geometry and then shows how to access the Offset tool and how to use it.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Push Pull Tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Push Pull tool, one of the more handy tools you will find it SketchUp. What it does is takes a flat 2D face and extrudes it into a 3D shape. George shows where to find the tool and how to use it.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Arc Tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Arc Tool, which is more of a line drawing tool than a shape drawing tool. The Arc Tool creates the edges. He shows where to find it as well as the keyboard shortcut, and details how the tool works.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Circle and Polygon tools By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the circle and the polygon tool. They are both similar in the way that they work. George shows how to access both tools, and how to use them. He discusses snapping, snapping to specific axes, specific dimensions, and more.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Rectangle Tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Rectangle Tool. He shows how to draw a rectangle, shows how to draw a vertical rectangle, use the snapping tool, sizing the rectangle, and discusses the golden section, an 8 to 5 rectangle. He also shows how to make custom sized rectangles.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Line Tool 3D By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri continues discussion with the pencil tool and shows how to snap to faces and edges, covers the end point, the mid point, snapping to the midpoint, using the pencil tool to draw lines onto faces to create a continuous object. He also shows how to make a vertical extension, to add on to what you've created whatever sort of 3D shape that you want.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: The Line Tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri talks about modeling, creating objects from scratch in SketchUp. He begins with the Line tool, and shows how the Line tool works and creates a face, which is the start of the 3D modeling process. He also covers the snapping tools.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Select Move tool By George Maestri
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri shows how to manipulate objects and move them around a scene. He goes into the components window to find all sorts of objects to use into the scene. The object is simply dragged from the components window into the scene. You can use the navigation tool to center the object in the scene. He works with the select and the move tool, under the tools menu to help with the placement of the object.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Basic Masking By Eric Keller
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to apply a mask to a model. When starting to add detail to a model, there will be times when you want to apply a mask to the model. Eric shows you how to apply masks to a 3D model.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Subdivisions By Eric Keller
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller covers the ability to move between levels of subdivisions in a sculpture. He shows how to subdivide the model using the subdivision controls in the tool palette; shows how to add a level of subdivision to the model, which quadruples the level of subdivision in the model; and shows how to move between levels of subdivision as well.
...Read More »
Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
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Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
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On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
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Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
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C4D4AE: A simple graphic element with mograph
There are many ways to create some little elements that go into radar screens and control panels, but when you need to design something that matches a defined or described function - then you might find some really simple solutions in CINEMA4D's mograph tools. This 5min video tutorial walks you through the basics. What you do with those tools can take a little longer.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Creasing
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to create more manufacturing or hard edged surfaces by adding creasing to your models. He adds lower levels of subdivisions and turns on frame mode so you can see the changes. When he makes a crease, it creases the outside edge of whatever is visible on the canvas. He shows how to use the crease button, and shows the dotted line to indicate the crease line on the edge.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Edge Loops
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to use Edge Loops to make an extrusion to a model, which helps you to add geometry to a model. He uses a polysphere to demonstrate this.
...Read More »
Adobe Kuler
Adobe Kuler is a great website where designers from all over the world create and exchange color schemes. Kuler has several algorithms to help you create your very own color scheme, plus it allows rating and commenting on existing schemes, that can be downloaded in Adobe Swatch Exchange format.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Polygroups
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to isolate the lower lip from the upper lip on a model. He lowers the geometry resolution to make the polygons a bit more obvious. He also turns on the frame button to see how the model is organized. He then shows how to create a polygroup, which enables you to organize part of the model, which is always there for you to isolate.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Isolation
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses isolating parts of a model while working on it so that you can focus on key details of one section of the model. He shows how to isolate certain parts of the model by making a selection so you can easily work on that particular section without worrying about the other elements of the model getting changed inadvertently.
...Read More »
KILLING LIGHTS in CINEMA4D
If you're familiar with CINEMA 4D's ability to export to Adobe After Effects, you know that all of the camera and light data can be saved in a single file - for use within a 3D composition in AE. However, sometimes unnecessary light animation and 3D data makes that AEC file heavy. Here's how to clean up your export file.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Smoothing edges
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at smoothing or softening the edges of objects in SketchUp. George creates a a 12 sided circle and a polygon to show how to smooth the edges of the objects, to show how to smooth them.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Text Tools
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at some of the text options in SketchUp and discusses the tools available to work with text, starting with the Text Tool and the 3D Text Tool. They are different in the way that they work and George goes over some of the differences.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Follow me Tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Follow Me Tool. What the Follow Me Tool does is takes a face and extrudes it along a path, which is similar to a launch tool in other 3D packages. George shows you how to locate the Follow me Tool and how to use it.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Offset Tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Offset tool. What the Offset tool does is takes an edge so that it creates an offset so you can create borders and insets. You need existing geometry for the Offset tool to work, so George starts with creating geometry and then shows how to access the Offset tool and how to use it.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Push Pull Tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Push Pull tool, one of the more handy tools you will find it SketchUp. What it does is takes a flat 2D face and extrudes it into a 3D shape. George shows where to find the tool and how to use it.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Arc Tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Arc Tool, which is more of a line drawing tool than a shape drawing tool. The Arc Tool creates the edges. He shows where to find it as well as the keyboard shortcut, and details how the tool works.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Circle and Polygon tools
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the circle and the polygon tool. They are both similar in the way that they work. George shows how to access both tools, and how to use them. He discusses snapping, snapping to specific axes, specific dimensions, and more.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Rectangle Tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri takes a look at the Rectangle Tool. He shows how to draw a rectangle, shows how to draw a vertical rectangle, use the snapping tool, sizing the rectangle, and discusses the golden section, an 8 to 5 rectangle. He also shows how to make custom sized rectangles.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Line Tool 3D
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri continues discussion with the pencil tool and shows how to snap to faces and edges, covers the end point, the mid point, snapping to the midpoint, using the pencil tool to draw lines onto faces to create a continuous object. He also shows how to make a vertical extension, to add on to what you've created whatever sort of 3D shape that you want.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: The Line Tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri talks about modeling, creating objects from scratch in SketchUp. He begins with the Line tool, and shows how the Line tool works and creates a face, which is the start of the 3D modeling process. He also covers the snapping tools.
...Read More »
Google SketchUp Essential Training: Select Move tool
In this clip, Lynda.com host George Maestri shows how to manipulate objects and move them around a scene. He goes into the components window to find all sorts of objects to use into the scene. The object is simply dragged from the components window into the scene. You can use the navigation tool to center the object in the scene. He works with the select and the move tool, under the tools menu to help with the placement of the object.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Basic Masking
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller discusses how to apply a mask to a model. When starting to add detail to a model, there will be times when you want to apply a mask to the model. Eric shows you how to apply masks to a 3D model.
...Read More »
ZBrush 3 for Windows Essential Training: Subdivisions
In this clip, Lynda.com host Eric Keller covers the ability to move between levels of subdivisions in a sculpture. He shows how to subdivide the model using the subdivision controls in the tool palette; shows how to add a level of subdivision to the model, which quadruples the level of subdivision in the model; and shows how to move between levels of subdivision as well.
...Read More »
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