Category Archives: Training
3ds Max Design and mental ray training Now at 4D Artists
This internet-connected day and age opens a myriad of opportunities to connect and communicate with people nearly anywhere on the planet. I recently provided 18 hours of mental ray training online for the new CG School to people from … Continue reading
Mastering mental ray
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve completed negotiations with Wiley/Sybex on the production of “Mastering mental ray”, my new book. The book is centered around 3ds Max Design, and includes sections on using and rendering Revit and Inventor models (among … Continue reading
New Projects, and mental ray Conference
4DA picked up a couple new projects. One is revisions to the “Brixen Ivy” project in Wrigleyville, Chicago, and another high-end tropical vacation home for architect Howard Holtzman. We have also finalized many of the plans for our “mental ray … Continue reading
mental ray Training at Flashpoint Academy
I have been hired to provide 10 hours of Lighting, Rendering and mental ray training to the first graduating class of the Game Development department at Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts and Science. www.flashpointacademy.com The training will take place over … Continue reading
3ds Max 2010 Announced
3ds Max 2010 has finally been announced, although it’s release is a couple months away: http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/blogs_ken/blog_detail/announcement_3ds_max_design_2010/ I’ve been involved with the beta testing, and all I can say at this point is that it is a significant release! Take a … Continue reading
www.mentalray4Design.com is live!
The web site for my upcoming book, “mental ray for Design Visualization using 3ds Max Design” is now live. The site contans some bio information on me, and the preliminary Table of Contents of the book. The site is at … Continue reading
New Website for Upcoming mental ray Book
New book for mental ray by Jennifer O’Connor. Continue reading
3December Agenda for December 7th, ’08
Our Largest AAUGA Event of the year will be Sunday December 7th in Downtown Chicago. Once again the kind folks at DePaul University and the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) have donated their space and time to host … Continue reading
3ds Max Design ‘Daylight’ and Light Analysis White Papers
Autodesk has released two new White Papers on using the Daylight system in mental ray, and using the new Lighting Analysis tools. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=11360846
mental ray Essentials Updated
The “mental ray 101: Essentials” document had been extensively updated and expanded. www.4da-inc.com/mental_ray.html The entire document had been updated with new images and updated content, and considerable content has been added in the area of Final Gather in particular. There … Continue reading