Railclone 2 is out
May 20, 2013 — 13:58

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Itoo software’s updated parametric modeler. Looking very impressive !

ITOO

3dsmax 2014 sneak peak
March 4, 2013 — 4:31

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Performance improvements look good.

Head to this link if you want to get the low down on the new features of max 2014:

Empire Strikes Back Making of Archive
March 2, 2013 — 16:00

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I found this very interesting. Unbelievable how much hands on effort went into making the films back then. I guess they had no choice.

Youtube video downloads for reference
March 1, 2013 — 17:33

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I found a very useful tip online the other day. I often visit youtube and wish I could download the video tutorials for later viewing on my system. I found out if you type ss just after the www. and then include the rest of the original link to the video, eg. www.ssyoutube.com/……. you will be taken to a website that will give you a number of options on the type and size of file you wish to download. Hope this helps :)

The Encore
February 27, 2013 — 16:01

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I’m currently in a band called “The Encore”. We practice as much as possible and we are also aiming at entering a few local competitions once we get to the stage of being more confident about our performances.

In the meantime we have a soundcloud page if you fancy listening to any of our half decent stuff.

Building my Ikea Helmer mini render farm
February 27, 2013 — 15:26

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I was mulling over a number of possible solutions where I could increase the size of my render farm without having to spend a vast amount of money, take up a large floor area or output excessive heat and noise. I started searching and found a number of solutions. I was originally going to head via the rack unit solution and convert my existing render nodes into 3u/4u racks but I found a solution that fits most of my requirements. Although I will be keeping my existing nodes in the same configuration, the new ones will be in a nice neat Helmer unit from Ikea. Read more [...]
Welcome to Steves ideas blog
February 27, 2013 — 0:27

Author: stevesideas | Category: 3d music News | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments: 0
I hope you enjoy your stay. A bit about myself. I have been using 3d studio max for over 20 years now. I started in a design agency carrying out very simple tasks involving modelling using 3ds max 2. Very basic architectural visuals and POS imagery. Not much animation at this stage. I was made redundant in 2003 and had savings so decided to "travel". I ended up living in New Zealand for about a year and a half and met a lot of wonderful people and experienced some amazing things..including Read more [...]