3ds Max Design - Stripe Material

I had a client ask about making a custom stripe material. Like for a roof canopy.

The easiest way is to do this is in in Photoshop I made a material. 2'x2' image size, with 1' red stripe and 1' white stripe vertical. And saved it as a JPG.

To apply it, copy that to your desktop or project folder. Drag into an open slot in Mat. Browser. Name it Stripes. Change tiling to 2'x2'. Drag material onto your object. Should be good to go. You may have to apply it to sub-object or rotate it depending on your specific object.

See example image above.

Revit - Move vs. Copy

During a Copy command, hold down the “ctrl” key to turn the move into a Copy.

Revit Architecture - RCP

If you don’t want a level to have a ceiling plan, right click on it in the Project Browser and select delete.

Revit 2012 - New Features

Here is a great link to Revit 2012 New Features from Autodesk: http://usa.autodesk.com/revit-architecture/features/

Autodesk 2012 shipping

Autodesk announced it wil lbe shipping 2012 products soon. AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture actually shipped on March 24th. Here is a link to Autodesk's website for more information on AutoCAD 2012. There are a lot of cool new features: http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/features/

Revit - Roombook

A new subscription extension for Revit Architecture, Roombook calculates surfaces of walls, floors and ceilings as well as room circumference. If you have a need to do quantity takeoffs or need SQFT information on room surfaces, this tool is great! You have to be a Subscription memeber to get this add on. On the downlaod site, there is a helpful PDF explaining this feature in more detail.

3ds Max Design - Race Car Rendering

I havent updated this blog in a few days, but its because I have spent the last few days refining my modeling, lighting and material skills in 3ds Max. I focused on a race car for Modified racing. I learned a lot about creating materials, pelting, UVW unwrapping. And adjusting, creating lighting, self illumination materials and shadow settings. Below are the images of the end results.