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Autodesk presents 3December™ – the annual worldwide celebration of 3D computer graphics and the artists who create them.

From December 1 - 10, 3December Online brings you a host of content including the live event from Montreal and from Autodesk University in Las Vegas. You’ll also find videos and demos “on demand”, a free Master Class, and much more. We’ll add new content during this time so check the dates and times below or download the daily “at-a-glance” schedule. You won’t want to miss a thing!

Marc Petit Welcome Message

Marc Petit, senior vice president, Autodesk Media & Entertainment, welcomes you to 3December Online.

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Tuesday, December 1, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PST

Welcome Address/General Session Keynote with Carl Bass, Autodesk CEO, Jeff Kowalski, Autodesk VP and CTO; Lynn Allen, Autodesk Technical Evangelist - Autodesk CEO Carl Bass will share the five design-related capabilities that he believes are key to solving today’s most challenging design problems. He will demonstrate how customers are using these capabilities to do things that were impossible just a short time ago

Tuesday, December 1, 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. PST

Design Slam, Two sessions live from Autodesk University, Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas

Modeling for Bond, James Bond – Autodesk executives design for the legendary British spy

Dangerous Liaisons – Revit designers create in the style of 18th-century French neoclassicism

Wednesday, December 2, 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. PST

Extreme Free Form – AutoCAD architects create the ultimate space for extreme sports

Solar Flair – Industrial designers use Alias Design to create the next big thing in solar products Inspired by Cut&Paste’s global Digital Design Tournament—which brings designers from around the world to compete on stage—the Design Slam provides a fast-paced format that tests skill, speed, and stage presence while the audience witnesses the professional designers and Autodesk executives at work on large-scale projected screens, creating original work in rounds of 20 minutes.

Each designer competes with their favorite weapon among a variety of Autodesk 2010 software tools. With two competitions of fast-paced action on each night, the Cut&Paste Design Slam promises to be a heart-pounding contest of slick computer tricks, quick-witted design, and high-energy showmanship.

December 3, 10 a.m. PST

Virtual Cinema and Architecture - A New Method of Client Visualization is Born Watch Lightstorm Entertainment live from Autodesk University talk about how movie making technology can be used for visualization.

Creating Assets for “The Beatles: Rock Band”

Stefan Henry-Biskup, Liquid Development’s VP of Creative and his team of artists worked on the new Beatles release for “Rock Band.” In this MasterClass you’ll learn about their work on character and instrument development, the production pipeline, and how they approached model construction, rigging, and material creation.

Comfortable CG Stereoscopy

Louis Marcoux reviews the concepts of CG Stereoscopy and explains how to achieve comfortable stereoscopic CG. He shows the process of creating a good camera setup for stereoscopy; how to produce and show stereoscopic renders; and he explains how the "Stereo Camera" modifier works in Autodesk® 3ds Max® software.

How to Better Understand and Communicate Design Intent

Using techniques such as the “walk-through”, physically-accurate daylight analysis, and line-of-site studies, Marion Landry shows you how Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design software can help put your architecture, engineering, and construction designs in context. You’ll also learn how data can be easily exchanged with AutoCAD® and Autodesk® Revit® software products for a more efficient design visualization workflow.

Welcome to the New Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 and 3ds Max Design 2010

With Eddie Perlberg: Recorded theater session from Autodesk University (AU) in Las Vegas
Eddie explores one of the most compelling releases of 3ds Max in recent memory. Experience the latest enhancements to the user interface, Graphite modeling tools, viewport and rendering technologies, and more. Also see the latest tools that come with the benefits of an Autodesk Subscription. For those new to this exciting industry standard rendering tool, Eddie also introduces the overall workflow and the unlimited potential that 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design represent.

Detailing and Animation for Industrial Design Projects with Autodesk® Maya® and Mudbox™ Software

With Marcel de Jong: Recorded theater session from Autodesk University (AU).
Marcel presents a workflow for importing design data from Alias® into Maya and how to add realistic details, such as surface textures and logos, in Mudbox; how to build controls for animation and effects; how to synchronize a project with audio, and how to create photo-realistic and non-photo-realistic representations of your design.

Cast Your Vote for the Autodesk Masters 2009

Meet some extremely talented CG artists and technical specialists nominated by members of the AREA community. Help us decide who should receive the 2009 awards.

Celebrate 3December with your Story

Every game, film or design has a story to tell. Where do you get your artistic inspiration? How does creativity manifest itself in your own artistic style? Wow us with your unique tale and you could win a prize that’s as exceptional as you are.

Behind the ScreenZ is a section dedicated to showcasing the fantastic work of individuals or group of people. This year, we celebrate the skill and talent of artists whose tool is Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox.

Pedro Conti: Working at Lightspeed

Autodesk 3ds Max

Olive Titouan: From the School of Self-Taught

Autodesk Maya

Stanislav Klabik: CG for Life

Autodesk Mudbox

The New Art of Virtual Moviemaking

This White Paper will help directors, production designers, art directors, visual effects supervisors, cinematographers, and other film professionals better understand the concept of “Virtual Moviemaking”.

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Refresh your desktop background image with your favourite Autodesk 3D software application logo - available in multiple resolutions to fit your hardware setup

Improve your 3D workflow with some tips or learn something totally new! Here, you can see how other users go about in their own approach. There is probably more than one way to do something, just figure out what works best for you.

Making-of Little Boy

Autodesk 3ds Max

Making-of the Queen of Scarabs

Autodesk Maya

Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway by Stanislav Klabik

Autodesk Mudbox