http://cadjunkie.com Learning is about community, not just a bunch of videos. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:19:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://cadjunkie.com/7971/mapped-image-alpha-output-in-modo http://cadjunkie.com/7971/mapped-image-alpha-output-in-modo#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:04:24 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7971 Today we'll be looking at a way of creating an alpha mask for mapped graphics in modo, and thought it requires a separate render pass, our method is compatible with both still images and animations, and with anti-aliasing effects like depth of field or motion blur.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7971/mapped-image-alpha-output-in-modo/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7898/solidworks-2012-pro-setup-a-sketch-underlay http://cadjunkie.com/7898/solidworks-2012-pro-setup-a-sketch-underlay#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:59:15 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7898 Now that we have our basic sketching skills taken care of, we're going to look into ways of sketching in SolidWorks using an underlay for the basis of our form. ]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7898/solidworks-2012-pro-setup-a-sketch-underlay/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7886/solidworks-2012-pro-sketching-101 http://cadjunkie.com/7886/solidworks-2012-pro-sketching-101#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:39:24 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7886 Okay folks, now that we have our program and document settings in place we can finally start to explore sketching in SolidWorks. In this video, we'll be going over some key elements to think about when starting your sketch.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7886/solidworks-2012-pro-sketching-101/feed 2 http://cadjunkie.com/7864/solidworks-2012-pro-document-settings http://cadjunkie.com/7864/solidworks-2012-pro-document-settings#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:03 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7864 Similar to how we spent some time in the last two videos looking at our program settings, we're going to take a look at our document settings and ensure that we have everything ready for the best quality results during and after our modeling process.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7864/solidworks-2012-pro-document-settings/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7834/solidworks-2012-pro-program-settings-ii http://cadjunkie.com/7834/solidworks-2012-pro-program-settings-ii#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:24 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7834 Continuing right along, we'll be taking a look at some additional program settings that will make our workflow that much easier when we start the modeling process. By making these adjustments now, we can ensure that our headaches will be kept to an absolute minimum when we find ourselves halfway through our project.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7834/solidworks-2012-pro-program-settings-ii/feed 2 http://cadjunkie.com/7835/audi-a3-hood-scan-reverse-engineering http://cadjunkie.com/7835/audi-a3-hood-scan-reverse-engineering#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:20:51 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7835 Today we have a very special treat thanks to our EvD guest Sky Greenawalt! Sky sent us a 3D scan of his Audi A3's hood for us to play with. In this video, we'll be taking a look at importing a 3D scan into Rhino, exporting to modo for a rebuild, then finally pull it into SolidWorks using T-Splines so it's ready for some intense modeling-action! Thanks Sky!!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7835/audi-a3-hood-scan-reverse-engineering/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7796/solidworks-2012-pro-program-settings-i http://cadjunkie.com/7796/solidworks-2012-pro-program-settings-i#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:50:46 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7796 Welcome to the first video of our brand spankin' new cadjunkie PRO SolidWorks series! Before we begin this series, we're going to take a look at some of the settings in SolidWorks that will help us during our process.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7796/solidworks-2012-pro-program-settings-i/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7735/modo-lighting-series-video-05-global-illumination http://cadjunkie.com/7735/modo-lighting-series-video-05-global-illumination#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:41:08 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7735 Now that we have a good understanding of our three light types in modo, we'll take a look at how subtle changes in the global illumination tab can have drastic differences in the final render result.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7735/modo-lighting-series-video-05-global-illumination/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7758/modo-lighting-series-video-04-light-objects http://cadjunkie.com/7758/modo-lighting-series-video-04-light-objects#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:40:38 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7758 Today we're going to take a look at light objects and compare them to the previous lighting methods we've been testing. Why use an area light versus a luminous object? Take a look at and we'll find out.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7758/modo-lighting-series-video-04-light-objects/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7687/modo-lighting-series-video-03-luminous-polygons http://cadjunkie.com/7687/modo-lighting-series-video-03-luminous-polygons#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:22:22 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7687 Let's take a look at some other ways to control the lighting with creating a 'light blocker' as well as luminous polygons. This way, no matter what the scene, we'll always be prepared to set up the best light possible.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7687/modo-lighting-series-video-03-luminous-polygons/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7666/modo-lighting-series-video-02-light-types http://cadjunkie.com/7666/modo-lighting-series-video-02-light-types#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:38:35 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7666 There are effectively three ways of lighting in modo. We have environment maps, luminous polygons, and light items. We'll take a look at what each of these mean and how even a subtle difference in the light type can drastically change the most subtle of light details.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7666/modo-lighting-series-video-02-light-types/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7653/modo-lighting-series-video-01-create-a-material-preset http://cadjunkie.com/7653/modo-lighting-series-video-01-create-a-material-preset#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:14:44 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7653 One thing I love about modo is the ease of playing around with the wealth of material properties in the render tree. But what if I find some material settings that I want to save and keep for another project? In this video I'll guide you through proper material preset saving and organizing.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7653/modo-lighting-series-video-01-create-a-material-preset/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7586/video-production-2-adobe-premiere-and-audition http://cadjunkie.com/7586/video-production-2-adobe-premiere-and-audition#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:00:45 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7586 Now that we have the Camtasia edits (zooming, text boxes, etc) done, it's time to finalize our audio and video. By using Adobe's Premiere and Audition programs (CS5.5), we'll be able to master the sound and final output of our tutorial. ]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7586/video-production-2-adobe-premiere-and-audition/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7545/video-production-1-groundwork http://cadjunkie.com/7545/video-production-1-groundwork#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:47 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7545 In this video we'll be going over the basics for setting up an outline for your tutorial, as well as implementing that outline into your workflow. We'll also be going over some basic video editing techniques using Camtasia, including adding zooms and graphics, as well as properly exporting to the web.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7545/video-production-1-groundwork/feed 2 http://cadjunkie.com/7567/video-production-the-tutorial-well-be-making http://cadjunkie.com/7567/video-production-the-tutorial-well-be-making#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:29 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7567 Take a good look at this tutorial. How are the steps setup in order to make the video flow smoothly and make it easier for the viewer to follow along with what is happening on screen? Tomorrow, we'll be going over how this is made, from the outline through exporting to the web.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7567/video-production-the-tutorial-well-be-making/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7582/video-production-a-note-on-hardware http://cadjunkie.com/7582/video-production-a-note-on-hardware#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:17 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7582 Okay ladies and gents, just another quick note before we get started.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7582/video-production-a-note-on-hardware/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7521/video-production-intro http://cadjunkie.com/7521/video-production-intro#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:57:48 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7521 In this brand spankin' new series, we're going to take a look at video production and how to utilize it at work, for your portfolio, or even..........your OWN cadjunkie tutorial!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7521/video-production-intro/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7478/designing-patterns-in-photoshop http://cadjunkie.com/7478/designing-patterns-in-photoshop#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:14:24 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=7478 Since we've been working on the ArchViz 2011 series lately, I needed to design a pattern for use in the leaded glass windows in the final image. When I design patterns, I tend to use Photoshop's Smart Objects to preview the pattern in real-time.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7478/designing-patterns-in-photoshop/feed 2