Category Archives: AAUGA
Learning and Growing
Probably the best aspect of working in the 3D industry is the incredible change and growth the industry experiences, constantly, and the wonderful opportunities to continually learn and grow. It keeps things exciting, fresh, and always new. Every day I … 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
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
3December Celebration
The annual 3December celebration for the AAUGA group will be on Sunday, December 7th, at the DePaul University ‘CDI’ building downtown Chicago. Along with hosting and coordinating the event, I will be presenting a mental ray training seminar. Watch for … Continue reading
mental ray Training Documents available on-site
mental ray training documents now on-line. Continue reading
Tutorial Available on Web Site
We have posted a new tutorial, the first in our “Modifier of the Month” series. This one covers the MapScalar modifier and much, much more. Topics include: Cloning, and the Copy, Instance and Reference clone types Stack operations including order, … Continue reading
Jennifer joins Mentoring Program at Moraine Valley Community College
Last evening I attended a meeting of the “Women in Technology Mentoring Program” at the Moraine Valley Community College, which is sponsored by a grant from the National Science Foundation. I was invited by my friend Joanne Choinard, a student … Continue reading