1. pB Granite (1.0) : Maxwell
(File Repository)

pB Granite for interior surfaces. For Maxwell 1.1. Simply extract the content to you Maxwell default material directory. The file has a folder structure already set in order to maintain the libra

2. pB Rough Stucco 01 (1.0) : Maxwell
(File Repository)

... Rough Stucco 01 for exterior walls. For Maxwell 1.1. This library uses RAL 1000 Series in the base color, for more acurate results. You can find a Color Chart to help you visualise the colors...

3. ral_color_chart_2000_series.jpg (1.0) : RAL color charts
(File Repository)

RAL color chart (2000 series) with RAL code name, color name and RGB values. This charts will help CG artists to mimic better the real world colors, used on many types of paint. Color samples shown

4. ral_color_chart_1000_series.jpg (V 1.0) : RAL color charts
(File Repository)

RAL color chart (1000 series) with RAL code name, color name and RGB values. This charts will help CG artists to mimic better the real world colors, used on many types of paint. Color samples shown

5. Creating Simple Roof Tiles Part 1
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

  Majority of us archviz people encounter the roof tiles problem especially if we are not familiar with the right tools and procedures involving  3D max. In here Branko ( a.k.a. d.sign) s

6. Maxwell Render 2
(News/News)

...ions in caustics, emitters, mirrors, HDRIs and more. - Significant quality improvements in roughness, color output, light distribution, sunlight and more. - Stacked Layers: Materials can now be ...

7. Charette #15 - Winners
(News/News)

3DA Casa Quinta Rendering Challenge Winners: Our new challenge was to texture and render Casa Quinta by architect Marcio Kogan and his Studio MK27 from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The winners may be found&n

8. Challenge 14 Winners
(Contest/Charrette Winners)

House in Alenquer Rendering Challenge: This time we headed to south of Europe, beautiful Portugal and a very interesting Casa am Alenquer/House in Alenquer by Aires+Mateus. The task was to render a

9. Vray Sun and Vray Physical Camera Made Easy
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

Vray Sun and Vray Physical Camera works hand-in-hand to give you an accurate physical simulation for your rendering composition base on sun location and real camera parameters. In here Neil Cristob

10. E-on Software Uncovers Vue 7.5
(News/News)

... V-Ray renderer for 3ds Max (xStream) Support of EcoSystem painting in XSI (xStream) Color and Alpha masks of single clouds and cloud layers in multi-pass renderer "...

11. VRay - THE COMPLETE GUIDE
(News/News)

...(...) can explain a renderization program better than words". That's why we can find here over 2300 color images and around 3200 renders, referring to all the VRay commands. A whole closed in a h...

12. Review-Vray The Complete Guide
(News/News)

...(...) can explain a renderization program better than words". That's why we can find here over 2300 color images and around 3200 renders, referring to all the VRay commands. A whole closed in a h...

13. No Cost 1 hour Onyx Video
(News/News)

3DATS announces their recent Onyx webinar ready to download at no cost.   This webinar demonstrates the use of the Onyx line of products, including the newest releases, Onyx2Max and O

14. Softimage
(News/News)

...d The Mill. Autodesk Media & Entertainment provides animation, visual effects, editing/finishing and color grading solutions for the 3D market, including entertainment and design industries. So...

15. PPTK 2.0
(News/News)

.... Filters cover the following operations: 2D to 3D conversion 3D compositing and 3D effects color correction and color effects video editing mathematical operations image tran...

16. ZBrush for MacOSX
(News/News)

...f 3D layers. Sculpt naturally with the preset sculpting brushes, almost at the speed of thought! And add color, painting directly onto your sculpt, without having to worry about UVs. Choose a Matcap...

17. Challenge 11 Winners
(News/News)

3DAllusions announces the winners of the "Modern House Rendering Challenge", sponsored by Got3D!   It was a tough one once again, but we have made our selections for the firs

18. 3ds Max 2009 Architectural Visualization
(News/News)

...2009 Architectural Visualization Intermediate to Advanced. Many years in the making, this 544 page, full-color, hard-cover bound title is the combined effort of 9 different authors from around the wor...

19. Creating A Winter Scene
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

...s just for global illumination and scene effect. I put one omni light on the right with .5 intensity and color filter of 93, 96, 97, shadow has turn of, and another direct lights on the left, intensit...

20. Creating Waterfalls Tutorial
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

  Waterfalls in your scene or even in your animation adds a stunning effect to your works. Creating it in 3D programs is a long dream and a challenge to many artist. In this tutorial I wo

21. Creating A Self Illuminated Object
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

...reate a your model, a flourescent tube on a holder. 1. Click on one material slot, changes the diffuse color to a color you want for your flourescent lamp. 2. Tick the small box for the self illu...

22. Challenge 10 Winners
(Contest/Charrette Winners)

3DAllusions announces the winner of the "Livingroom II Rendering Challenge", the tenth challenge at 3DA! It was a tough one once again, but we have made our selection and the w

23. The123D - Digital Content Provider
(Reviews/Review - Resources)

I had been intrigued with the restaurant collection offered at ‘The123D’ for a while and when they suggested that I review some of their product, I was lured into the proposal just

24. trueSpace - A Love/Hate Relationship
(Reviews/Review - Software)

...squo;t seem to handle textures well and clearly. Seemed fine for small scenes, like a mirrored sphere or colored boxes in a room, but bring in a big model for and outside scene, and the renders didn&r...

25. Autodesk's Impression
(Reviews/Review - Software)

First off, if you make your living with actual colored pencils and markers, love the smell of ‘PrismaColor’ in the morning, you may want to stop reading this, it could be kind of depres

26. Faking Mist/Fog in PhotoShop
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 2D Software)

...r / render / clouds to create the mist. Be sure to have black and white in the background and foreground color boxes. Step Three: Now with the magic wand tool selected, right click on the fo...

27. AW2 Contest Winners
(Contest/Contest Winners)

..., Teotihuacan implies place of those who have the roads of the Gods. This gave me the clue for selecting colors, textures and treatment of the site. The whole ambience had to be powerful yet subtle, m...

28. Maxwell Render 1.1
(Reviews/Review - Software)

...ropy, caustics and coatings have been vastly improved, spectral conversion produces more accurate output colors, ISO and Shutter controls have been added to the EmiXer and can be animated.  Max...

29. Theoretical Discussion
(Articles/Articles - Theory)

We are always looking at theoretical discussions on architecture and architectural design. Members are encouraged to start dialogue concerning architectural theory in the forums and participate in an

30. Maxwell Using KML Files
(Tutorial/Tutorial - 3D Software)

  This is a very simple tutorial on how to use KML files from Google Earth in Maxwell, in order to obtain acurate light conditions for exterior shots. Before we go into Maxwell, let's lear