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Here is a recent Photorealistic Rendering that I did for a client. The purpose was to evoke a feeling of tranquility and peace, which I used light, contrast, and shadow to achieve my objective.

V-Ray Render Setup

Sep 24th

Posted by Bobby Parker in 3DS MAX Design

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Good morning! I have been bombarded with request to explain my render setup for my strip mall render.

The render was accomplished using V-Ray 1.50.SP5 for Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design. Post production was done using Adobe® Photoshop® CS5.

In V-Ray you have hundreds of little toggles and spinners that control your render. V-Ray uses a very advanced algorithm and I would suggest, to help maintain your sanity, to learn what all the settings do.

Below you’ll find some screen grabs of my workflow:

3ds max preference - gamma settings

V-Ray Color Mapping

Leave “clamp output” unchecked so you can access all that 32-bit floating point pixel information in Photoshop.

sRGB color space

V-Ray raw image file

More to come!

Revit Architecture 2011 Essential Training

Sep 15th

Posted by Bobby Parker in Revit

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Autodesk Labs: Digital Pen Demo

Sep 10th

Posted by Bobby Parker in BIM

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Monitor AutoCAD/AutoCAD-based applications’ virtual memory usage

Sep 10th

Posted by Bobby Parker in BIM

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Overview

Use the Autodesk Performance Monitor to gauge the virtual memory utilized by running versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based vertical products.

The Performance Monitor is a Windows desktop gadget that provides a color-coded status bar indicating the level of usage of virtual memory by AutoCAD products. To get the best performance from Windows applications, it is better to use physical memory. When running low on physical memory, powerful programs like Autodesk applications are forced to use disk as memory. When this happens, memory intensive applications become less responsive. The Performance Monitor for AutoCAD provides you with feedback on how your system resources are being used as you work with your designs. The technology preview supports Windows 7 and Windows Vista at this time. Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported.

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The Aubin Mastering Series: Mastering Revit Architecture 2011 [Paperback]

Aug 4th

Posted by Bobby Parker in Revit

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The Aubin Mastering Series: Mastering Revit Architecture 2011

Digital-Tutors Reveals its Largest Training Release for Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation Software

Aug 4th

Posted by Bobby Parker in 3DS MAX Design

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Oklahoma City, OK – August 4, 2010 – Digital-Tutors online training library reaches epic proportions with its largest release of educational courses for Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation Software including an unprecedented 660 videos and 83 interactive hours of production-based content to educate users on Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Composite, Autodesk MatchMover, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox and Autodesk Softimage software.

“Digital-Tutors is an exceptional training partner for Autodesk,” said Maurice Patel, senior industry manager for Entertainment at Autodesk. “The company’s expansive video collection is produced by passionate, highly qualified instructors who are dedicated to providing unique learning experiences that make robust applications – like Autodesk’s software for Digital Entertainment Creation – easier to learn and use.”

With this ground-breaking release of step-by-step tutorials, the Autodesk Authorized Publisher and award-winning training provider presents students, professionals, instructors and hobbyists of all skill levels with a high-quality learning experience accompanied by essential workflows, tips and techniques to utilizing Autodesk’s media and entertainment software for creating stunning results and unique digital entertainment.

Pricing and Availability

Digital-Tutors training is available with the purchase of any subscription plan. To sign-up and get access, visit: www.digitaltutors.com/09/pricing.php.

View the complete list of all new training at: www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php

Autodesk 3ds Max Courses

Creating Walk Cycles in 3ds Max
Introduction to Rendering in 3ds Max
Introduction to Camera Animation in 3ds Max

Autodesk Composite Courses

Depth-Based Compositing in Composite 2011
“Infiltrator” Production Pipeline Volume 7: Compositing

Autodesk MatchMover Courses

“Infiltrator” Production Pipeline Volume 4: Match Moving

Autodesk Maya Courses

Match Moving and Compositing Pipeline in Maya 2011 and After Effects
Match Moving and Compositing Pipeline in Maya 2011 and Composite 2011
Modeling Realistic Hands in Maya 2011 and Mudbox 2011
Match Moving and Compositing Pipeline in Maya 2011 and Nuke 6
Creating Low Resolution Environments in Maya 2011 and Photoshop
“Infiltrator” Production Pipeline Volume 2: Modeling
“Infiltrator” Production Pipeline Volume 3: Rigging
“Infiltrator” Production Pipeline Volume 5: Animation
“Infiltrator” Production Pipeline Volume 6: Rendering
Creating Walk Cycles in Maya 2011
Introduction to Rendering in Maya 2011
Creating Hair for Next-Gen Game Characters in Maya
Introduction to Camera Animation in Maya 2011
Curve-based Facial Rigging in Maya 2011

Autodesk Mudbox Courses

Introduction to Mudbox 2011
Creating Facial Expressions in Mudbox 2011 and Maya 2011

Autodesk Softimage Courses

Introduction to Character Rigging in Softimage
Introduction to Rendering in Softimage

About Digital-Tutors

Digital-Tutors is an innovator and leader in video-based training for emerging digital artists. The award-winning educational solutions developed by the team of educators and industry professionals at Digital-Tutors are currently being used by students, professionals, universities, and production companies from across the globe. Artists from the world’s top studios are utilizing Digital-Tutors’ training solutions and services to assist in the creation of next generation feature films, commercials, video games, visual effects, and emerging media. Digital-Tutors maintains strategic relationships and partnerships with Autodesk, Pixologic, Houdini, Luxology, Next Limit, Adobe, Pixar, eyeon, MAXON and Microsoft in the development of the software and education materials. Learn more at www.digitaltutors.com

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Autodesk, MatchMover, Maya, Mudbox and 3ds Max are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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Wood Framing Pack for Revit Architecture

Jul 30th

Posted by Bobby Parker in Revit

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Wood framing in a fraction of the time with the Wood Framing Pack.

The time intensive tasks associated with the creation of wood framing for roof and floor systems has been greatly simplified with the Wood Framing Pack. The creation of these systems is often required for visual and model checking purposes, and the Wood Framing Pack allows you to perform these tasks in a fraction of the time. Consisting of Express Trusses and Express Framing, the Wood Framing Pack enables the rapid generation of roof and floor systems within Revit software.

The Wood Framing Pack is a suite package consisting of Express Framing and Express Trusses at a discounted price.

Automatically frame any roof with truss systems in Revit Architecture.

Jul 30th

Posted by Bobby Parker in Revit

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Express Trusses reads roof information in a Revit model, then automatically frames out any roof situation with systems of trusses. You can now generate roof truss layouts in a fraction of the time it takes compared to using the standard truss tool within Revit. Trusses, web layouts, and framing sizes can all be customized to user needs. Increase efficiency and add visualization capabilities with Express Trusses.

Revit 2011 Hangs at Splash Screen or Crashes with Unrecoverable Error

Jul 30th

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Revit 2011 Hangs at Splash Screen or Crashes with Unrecoverable Error

You launch Revit 2011 and it doesn’t get past the splash screen. Or you launch it and you see the splash screen followed by an unrecoverable error message. So what do you try next?

I have included the 3 most common causes for this behavior below, in the most common order. If you run into a scenario where these do not resolve the issue please do not hesitate to let us know!

1. WSCommcntr2.exe Process

I’ve included a technical solution for this one below. The technical solution is for AutoCAD, but the same process applies for Revit 2011:

http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS15228698

2. Corrupt WSCommCntrData.xml File

If the WSCommCntrData.xml file becomes corrupt, Revit may hang when attempting to read it at startup.

While Revit is closed, move or delete the WSCommCntrData.xml file at the location below:

Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\<Autodesk Revit Version>\ENU\Components\WebServices\WSCommCntrData.xml

Windows Vista & Windows 7
C:\Users\%username%\Appdata\local\Autodesk\Revit\<Autodesk Revit Version>\ENU\Components\WebServices\WSCommCntrData.xml

3. Corrupt UIState.dat File

This could also be potentially related to a corrupt UIState.dat file. While Revit is closed, move or delete the UIState.dat file at the location below:

Windows XPC:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\<Autodesk Revit Version>\UIState.dat

Windows Vista & Windows 7C:\Users\%username%\Appdata\local\Autodesk\Revit\<Autodesk Revit Version>\UIState.dat

#2 & #3 are user-specific, so if you see this behavior where it happens to one user but not another on the same workstation, this is typically the conflict.

Original post taken from the Revit Clinic blog