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2012-05-22T03:18:14+02:00

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CG Pilot launches new online training programs

2012-05-17T07:26:31+02:00

PRESS RELEASE I would like to announce our newest online training program, CG Pilot. We are scheduled to begin classes hopefully by June 1st, dependent upon meeting our enrollment threshold. We do plan in the future to offer more advanced training via videos and master classes but we have to start somewhere. If you are interested fill out the contact form and we will put you on the list and notify you once we have met our minimum student threshold and are going to begin classes. Courses in: - Autodesk Maya - Autodesk 3DS Max - Autodesk Softimage - Character Animation - SideFX Houdini - Luxology Modo CG Pilot is taking U where U want to go. CG Pilot provides a new online learning experience. Rather than go at it alone and sift through thousands of tutorials unguided and without a map, CG Pilot teams you up with industry professionals and trained instructors who help to "pilot" you through your training. Get there faster and more effectively than you can on your own. You training is focused and supported industry professionals, a.k.a. "pilots". Our instructors are Autodesk Certified Instructors in Maya and Softimage. They will provide you with tailored training lessons, 24/7 forum support, and video critiques from industry professionals AND you get access to over 12,000 videos from Digital Tutors and other online training resources. Don't go it alone, let us help you get to where you want to go! Thanks, Stephen Baker, M.Arch, MFA Digital Cinema General Manager CG Pilot - Taking U were U want to go A part of The Shepherd’s Workshop, LLC www.cgpilot.com sbaker@cgpilot.com

Are you working on Bio-Medical or science projects? Are you interested in sharing your knowledge on this topic?

2012-05-16T10:34:46+02:00

HI, In preparation for Autodesk University, we are looking for somebody who would like to offer a lecture on techniques used to achieve Bio-Medical/science projects in either 3ds Max or Maya or both. There is a strong interest from our attendees to learn techniques for this industry and we would like to offer a class on that topic. If you are working on that kind of project and would like to share insights, techniques and tips and tricks, we would love to hear from you. You can have a look at the process of submitting a class on the Autodesk University web site http://au.autodesk.com/ and/or contact me directly to talk about the lecture outline you intend to propose. Thanks marion.landry@autodesk.com Marion Landry Autodesk Tecnical Marketing Manager Design Visualization

New HDR and Texture Resource

2012-05-16T04:44:00+02:00

I want to introduce to you HDRI Hub, our recently launched texture and hdri resource website. Besides many commercial textures it also has a growing collection of free ones. Give it a visit and let us know what you think about it. http://www.hdri-hub.com/hdrishop

New York City 3ds Max User Group Event Announcement Tuesday May 15th 2012

2012-05-02T23:10:04+02:00

Hello 3dsmax artists, for those of you who attended our April 24th event, thanks for helping make it a night to remember. Today we are announcing the next event on Tuesday May 15th 2012 with Eat-n-Greet at 7pm and the event start at 7:30pm. This May event will also be held at the Manhattan Autodesk office space located at 38 West 21st Street on the 9th Floor, New York NY 10011. You must RSVP at http://www.nyc3d.org/3dwp/meeting-annoucements/ to attend and if you have not attended one of our events since Feb 2012, you must also fill out our registration survey online prior to arriving. The link for this survey is located on the same page as the link above. The Highlights of the May 15th 2012 event include: Learning Presentation: Kim Lee will be presenting a collection of tools and techniques both new and old that many artists may not be aware of. This collection will cover everything from modeling to animation and will form the basis of the soon to be launched “New York Minutes” feature on the group website. Feature Presentation: Edmund Earle of Edgeworx Studios, LLC. will be presenting a behind the scenes look at the creation of the CGI sequences for the 2 hour HISTORY special, Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved. To deliver this volume of CG sequences on a TV schedule and budget, Edmund employed various time saving workflows, often using tools in 3dsmax that may be neglected or overlooked by today’s artists. Refreshments will be provided. A special thank you to our sponsors: Autodesk for providing space for us to play. Great Eastern Tech for keeping us fed and hydrated. PNY for providing the graphics cards Rain Computers for providing the horsepower for all our demos and presentations. RSVP now and we look forward to seeing you in two weeks.

RappaTools3 - Advanced Toolset MaxScript

2012-03-28T14:13:05+02:00

[SIZE="5"]Limited Time Offer [URL="http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/#buy"]Buy now[/URL] and get 3 Licenses Offer Expires on 08/4/2012[/SIZE] [IMG]http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/img/rappatools3.png[/IMG] [b]RappaTools3[/b] is an advanced toolset that comes with a great variety of tools for the artist working in 3ds Max. The main focus is to [b]speed up the workflow[/b] and to [b]reduce the click count[/b]. It offers a [B]wide variety of tools[/b], everything from selection tools to rendering tools. [b]It can help you through the entire process of creating a 3D art piece[/b]. What's new (1406): - New interface and new dialogs. - Added gridDeform. - Added Align/Scale/Rotate that contains 'Move to Point', 'Points Aling', 'Set Object Scale', 'Set Object Height'and 'Rotate Around Point'. - Added Brushes (standard, move, smudge, inflate, pinch, relax, noise). - Added to Similar select instances if SubObjectLevel = 0. - Added 'SplineRefine' to Verts Tool. - Added Silhouette View. - Spline Bridge update. Here are some of the benefits you get: - With gridChamfer produce realistic looking animation and models. - With ChamferOp produce great topology without pinching. - Never struggle again with the ribbon. - Have everything in one place for quick access. - You will produce better results in less time. - Many tasks will be replaced with one click of a button. - Intuitive hotbox access for a faster workflow. - Free Updates and Support. - Never struggle to manually update it, it does it automatically for you. [IMG]http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/img/features/griddeform.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/img/features/alignscale.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://remusjuncu.com/mxcz/img/features/chamferop.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/"]http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/[/URL] [URL="http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/#rappatoolsguide"]http://remusjuncu.com/rappatools/#rappatoolsguide[/URL] [SIZE="1"](If you already bought rappatools3 you will get 2 licenses.)[/SIZE]

MAXScript Contest - $1000 First Prize

2012-03-28T11:19:10+02:00

[url=http://www.turbosquid.com]TurboSquid[/url] is holding a [url=http://www.turbosquid.com/CheckMate-Tools-Contest]programming contest[/url] with a first prize of $1000. The contest calls for a utility that checks 3ds Max models for compatibility with the [url=http://www.turbosquid.com/CheckMate]CheckMate 3D modeling standard[/url]. Entrants can use MAXScript or any other programming language to write the utility. The challenge is to write a script or program that automatically inspects a 3D model in versions of 3ds Max prior to 2010, then generates a detailed report about how well the model meets the CheckMate standard. The contest deadline is March 31, 2012. No purchase or publishing at TurboSquid is required to enter. Visit the [url=http://www.turbosquid.com/CheckMate-Tools-Contest]contest page[/url] for more details.

NYC 3d max User Group has a new website

2012-03-16T07:26:37+02:00

[size=3]The NYC 3ds max User Group is proud to announce the launch of their new website. Please visit us in NY and see whats going on in our 3dsmax community at [b]www.nyc3d.org[/b][/size]

New York City 3ds Max User Group Event Announcement Friday March 23rd 2012

2012-03-13T00:55:11+02:00

Hello New York 3ds max artists, Come join us for the Friday March 23rd 2012 meeting of the New York City 3ds Max User group. We will be holding our next event on Friday March 23th at (CADA-NYU 11 W. 42nd street 10th floor, Room 1027) at 7:30pm. Our last event was filled to capacity so this time we’ve secured an even larger space but we still need you to send in an RSVP. Also all new attendees will be required to fill out our registration survey in order to attend. Register at www.3dsny.com [b]The Highlights of the March 2012 event include:[/b] [b]TurboSquid and CheckMate[/b] Michele Bousquet from TurboSquid is coming to present CheckMate, the first universal 3D modeling standard, developed with input from over 1000 working production artists. She'll also talk about how artists around the world make a living selling stock 3D models. [b]Our first Artist Spotlight featuring Todd Daniele.[/b] [b]Basics of Retopology with Graphite tools with Todd Daniele[/b] Todd will present his approaches and techniques in using the often misunderstood Graphite tools for retopoing a hard surface as well as an organic character model. Our first “2 gets you 100” fundraising raffle for two prizes from TurboSquid. We will be raffling off two $100 SquidBucks prizes with tickets being sold for a mere $2 each. We will hopefully also be announcing the launch of an all new NYC 3ds max User Group website that is planned to go live around the time of this next event. Hope to see you all there. www.3dsny.com Follow us on twitter @nyc3dsmax

Augmented Reality Player for iOS by AR-media

2012-02-27T04:05:02+02:00

The Development Lab of Inglobe Technolgies released today the [b]AR-media Augmented Reality player for iOS[/b]. “ARMedia Player” is the first iOS application that allows users to interact with virtual models, created by means of the popular [url=http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/3dsmax_plugins.php]AR-media Plugin for 3ds Max[/url], directly in the real physical space using AR (Augmented Reality) technology. When aiming the device’s camera to the AR Marker, users can simulate the setup of their models in an unrestricted way and interact with their features no matter where they are. This way the models come to life letting users enjoy an immersive experience of the virtual models in their surroundings. The software is a general purpose player suitable for studying virtual prototypes of any kind in physical locations. In addition, it is a unique tool for presenting projects and ideas in many fields including [i]Design, Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Education[/i]. The iOS ARplayer is available for [i]iPad2[/i], [i]iPhones[/i] and [i]iPod Touch[/i]. It can be freely downloaded from Apple’s App Store and, as it works in association with the latest update of [url=http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/3dsmax_plugins.php]AR-media Plugin Professional v2.2[/url], it is offered for free to users who have already upgraded to v2.2 of the ARplugin. You can download the iOS ARPlayer now directly from Apple’s App Store: [url=http://itunes.apple.com/app/armedia-player/id502524441]http://itunes.apple.com/app/armedia-player/id502524441[/url] For more information please visit our website: [url=http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/iosplayer]http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/iosplayer[/url]