In practice, often printed 3D models to create a 3D configurator do not look nearly as good in reality as they do on screen. In order to achieve the highest possible quality of 3D printing, a number of modeling techniques have proven their worth, which we would like to introduce in this article. In detail, [...]
Pose Lib is a useful and free plug-in for managing poses and animations (important to create a 3D configurator) for Maya by autodesk. With this tool animators can record poses for objects in Maya and create a library of poses for their characters. To use Pose Lib, [...]
KeyFrame WP is a useful video playback tool (very useful in creation processes of 3D configurators) that should definitely be recommended. Compared to many other free playback tools like the Media Player, KeyFrame MP offers some useful features like scrubbing or frame preview. The latter allows animators to play frame [...]
If you work closely with sales, you have probably asked yourself one or two of these questions: What can we do to sell more? How can we make our customers purchasing decision easier? What can we do with upsellers? Consumers often show similar buying behaviour. Before the purchase (a 3D configurator is very usefule [...]
Reducing render time is perhaps one of the most annoying tasks a 3D designer (they create sometimes 3D configurators) has to deal with. On youtube you`ll find some interesting videos that introduce several questionable ways to reduce rendering time. With the recent spread of the so-called Denoinser feature in Blender 2.79, render times will decrease [...]
Have you heard of 3ds Max Interactive (important software to create a 3D configurator) and would like to try it? 3ds Max Interactive is a powerful VirtualReality (VR) Engine that can now be linked to 3ds Max. From now on, users can switch from Max to VR with just a few clicks. When opening [...]
For a designer it is of great importance to show his works. Communities & Forums on the internet offer a good platform to get acquainted with a new subject and to learn to create a 3D configurator. Nothing can pass hard work and perseverance, but good advice & solid criticism can speed up the [...]
"Does it make sense to open a studio for animation (important in creation of a 3D configurator) in 2017?" In the following article we would like to take a closer look at the possible opportunities and risks faced by founders. What is a studio for animations? It`s not [...]
It seems that the time of animators and storyboard artists is coming to an end. A company called Plotagon has released a software program of the same name that can create 3D computer animations (for example to present a 3D configurator) from a written script. In this the end if many careers pre-programmed? [...]
If you`ve only been working with 3D for a short time, you might have wondered what exactly is meant by rendering (important task to create a 3D configurator). An analysis of the term from a mathematical and scientific point of view would go beyond the scope here. Therefore we will deal with the role [...]
