http://cadjunkie.com Learning is about community, not just a bunch of videos. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:43:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 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/7253/modo-archviz-video-08-top-windows-ii http://cadjunkie.com/7253/modo-archviz-video-08-top-windows-ii#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:19:54 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5733 We're going to do something a little fancier today, and it is super cool! I'll walk you through step-by-step how we'll be using replicators to complete a stained-glass effect. By using replicators for our windows, we'll be able to easily shift our stained-glass colors to our desired result. Let's do it!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7253/modo-archviz-video-08-top-windows-ii/feed 2 http://cadjunkie.com/7250/modo-archviz-video-07-top-windows-i http://cadjunkie.com/7250/modo-archviz-video-07-top-windows-i#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:00:03 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5663 Whew! Now that we have our french doors in place, we can start installing our top windows. We'll use the same geometry-snapping and edge-profile techniques we used for the doors to accurately space out our window segments. We're gettin' there!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7250/modo-archviz-video-07-top-windows-i/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7245/modo-archviz-video-06-french-doors-ii http://cadjunkie.com/7245/modo-archviz-video-06-french-doors-ii#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:00:36 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5656 By using the instance feature in modo, we'll be adding the original french doors we built to the other walls of our room. Additionally, we'll be able to update subtle features such as a door handle to our original french door, while having it update in real-time across all of our instances.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7245/modo-archviz-video-06-french-doors-ii/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7244/modo-archviz-video-05-french-door-pivot http://cadjunkie.com/7244/modo-archviz-video-05-french-door-pivot#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:04:38 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5644 Now that we have our basic framework set up, we can begin to start finalizing our french doors. We'll begin by locating the center of axis for the doors on their door hinges, so that this way, we can open and close the french doors as needed for our final scene.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7244/modo-archviz-video-05-french-door-pivot/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/7243/modo-archviz-video-04-muntins-ii http://cadjunkie.com/7243/modo-archviz-video-04-muntins-ii#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:36:51 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5620 Moving right along in our series, we'll start to build the windows that we've previously taken a look at. In this video, we'll be taking a look at the most complicated windows, the french doors. Because these need to physically move, we'll need to model them accordingly.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/7243/modo-archviz-video-04-muntins-ii/feed 0 http://cadjunkie.com/5241/qa-gunmetal-finish-in-modo http://cadjunkie.com/5241/qa-gunmetal-finish-in-modo#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:17:25 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5241 Today we'll look at a simple method for creating a relatively convincing gunmetal material, complete with semi-worn edges.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/5241/qa-gunmetal-finish-in-modo/feed 6 http://cadjunkie.com/5188/alpha-masking-on-a-glass-sphere http://cadjunkie.com/5188/alpha-masking-on-a-glass-sphere#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:38:51 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5188 Our good friend Andre asked how to map transparent graphics onto a glass object, so we thought we'd do a quick demo. This is an intermediate/advanced tutorial, beginners beware!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/5188/alpha-masking-on-a-glass-sphere/feed 3 http://cadjunkie.com/5172/modo-archviz-video-03-muntins http://cadjunkie.com/5172/modo-archviz-video-03-muntins#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:12:23 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5172 Creating the muntins in a window is really easy once you know a few tricks! To make life easier for us, we'll be installing one of my all-time favorite Python scripts from a modo-master and superuser named seneca, and assigning it a keyboard shortcut (i.e. 'input mapping' in modo parlance).]]> http://cadjunkie.com/5172/modo-archviz-video-03-muntins/feed 4 http://cadjunkie.com/5167/helical-radial-array-in-modo http://cadjunkie.com/5167/helical-radial-array-in-modo#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:32:00 +0000 Simon http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5167 In today's 3D Kung Foo quick tip, we'll be modeling a strand of DNA using the Radial Array tool in modo. ]]> http://cadjunkie.com/5167/helical-radial-array-in-modo/feed 4 http://cadjunkie.com/5075/modo-archviz-video-02-more-windows http://cadjunkie.com/5075/modo-archviz-video-02-more-windows#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:10:39 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=5075 We've been doing a little ArchViz in modo lately, and this week we'll continue our interior project by adding some thickness to the floor, and creating a few more places to put doors and windows. Use those statistics to your advantage when modeling, they're invaluable for mesh cleanup!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/5075/modo-archviz-video-02-more-windows/feed 11 http://cadjunkie.com/4950/architecture-modeling-in-modo-windows http://cadjunkie.com/4950/architecture-modeling-in-modo-windows#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:18:27 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=4950 Greetings cadjunkies! A little archi-viz for you this week, kicking off a series on the same. Build a dimensionally-correct room, and throw in some dimensionally-correct windows. Should be fun!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/4950/architecture-modeling-in-modo-windows/feed 5 http://cadjunkie.com/4785/solidworks-to-modo-guitar-tutorial-preview http://cadjunkie.com/4785/solidworks-to-modo-guitar-tutorial-preview#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:22:30 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=4785 Greetings from Boston! I'm here at the SW 2012 press release, gettin' inspired, connected, and all that jazz. The production pipeline is officially back on line, baby! We've got new SolidWorks, modo, and Rhino vids on the way in the next week or two, but while I was doing some prep work for the upcoming SolidWorks series I decided to record a bit of Sketchbook Designer along the way. Have fun, more soon!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/4785/solidworks-to-modo-guitar-tutorial-preview/feed 4 http://cadjunkie.com/3847/fastmax-video-07-goodbye http://cadjunkie.com/3847/fastmax-video-07-goodbye#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:25:30 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=3847 See ya' on the flip side, suckers! :)]]> http://cadjunkie.com/3847/fastmax-video-07-goodbye/feed 2 http://cadjunkie.com/3845/fastmax-video-06-add-the-stickers http://cadjunkie.com/3845/fastmax-video-06-add-the-stickers#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:25:19 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=3845 "cicada" is one of my favorite words, mostly because of the way it is spelled.]]> http://cadjunkie.com/3845/fastmax-video-06-add-the-stickers/feed 1 http://cadjunkie.com/3843/fastmax-video-05-render-setup http://cadjunkie.com/3843/fastmax-video-05-render-setup#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:25:06 +0000 adam http://cadjunkie.com/?p=3843 If at first you don't succeed, start over. Often I find it's easier to re-build a model from scratch than to try to repair or modify an existing model. It can be frustrating, but often times the rebuild will be faster, more efficient, and better quality than the first time around. Be brave!]]> http://cadjunkie.com/3843/fastmax-video-05-render-setup/feed 0