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Course Description
Google SketchUp is one of the most popular 3D modeling applications on the planet and Maxwell Render is the unbiased render engine of choice for discerning 3D professionals. Together they create a powerful tandem that will take your 3D visualizations to the next level of realism. This course is designed to show you how to get the very best results from the pairing of these applications. Author and artist Jason Maranto demonstrates how to use the new SketchUp to Maxwell plugin to link the main applications into a unified workflow. Packed with examples, work files, and well over 2000 free materials this is the video training course that users have been waiting for. Taught in a comprehensive but easy-to-follow manner, this course will give you a rock solid foundation upon which to build your projects.
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Introduction
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| Introduction | (04:06) | T | |
| Installing the Work Files | (04:06) | T | |
| Arroway Materials | (03:26) | T | |
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Plug-in Workflow Introduction
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| Main Toolbar Overview | (05:12) | T | |
| SketchUp Integration Philosophy | (04:38) | T | |
| Components & Instances | (05:15) | T | |
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Maxwell Scene Manager Introduction
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| Options Tab | (05:24) | T | |
| Materials Preview | (05:32) | T | |
| Materials Color | (06:00) | T | |
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Basic Embedded Materials
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| Automatic | (06:12) | T | |
| Plastic | (05:56) | T | |
| Car Paint | (03:28) | T | |
| Metal | (04:30) | T | |
| Liquid | (03:45) | T | |
| Satin & Velvet | (02:53) | T | |
| Complex IOR | (05:06) | T | |
| Emitter | (03:51) | T | |
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Advanced Embedded Materials
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| Raster Graphics | (05:31) | T | |
| Image-Based Materials | (03:19) | T | |
| UV Mapping | (06:02) | T | |
| Projection Properties UI | (05:04) | T | |
| Image Properties UI | (05:35) | T | |
| Bump/Normal Map UI | (05:44) | T | |
| Displacement UI | (07:54) | T | |
| Lacquer | (06:14) | T | |
| HDR Image | (05:19) | T | |
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MXM Mode Materials
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| MXM Mode | (04:43) | T | |
| Browse for an MXM | (04:23) | T | |
| Browse the MXM Gallery | (05:16) | T | |
| MXM Tiling Issues | (03:45) | T | |
| MXM Image Issues | (04:30) | T | |
| Override & Layers | (09:12) | T | |
| IES Lights | (05:18) | T | |
| IES Components | (05:32) | T | |
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Glass & SSS Materials
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| Embedded Glass | (05:33) | T | |
| Embedded SSS | (07:33) | T | |
| Embedded AGS | (08:20) | T | |
| Embedded ThinSSS | (07:27) | T | |
| Thoughts on Materials | (04:36) | T | |
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Environment Settings
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| Sky Dome | (07:37) | T | |
| Physical Sky | (06:27) | T | |
| Presets | (04:27) | T | |
| Image Based | (06:01) | T | |
| Hiding From | (04:07) | T | |
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Camera Settings
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| Exposure | (09:28) | T | |
| Output Aspect Ratio | (05:09) | T | |
| Field of View | (04:35) | T | |
| Angle of View Calculator | (07:58) | T | |
| Depth of Field | (05:50) | T | |
| Two-Point Perspective | (04:52) | T | |
| Presets & Scenes | (03:47) | T | |
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Output Settings
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| Export Settings | (06:40) | T | |
| Hidden Layers & Auto MXM | (07:16) | T | |
| Proxies | (07:34) | T | |
| Engine & Materials | (05:58) | T | |
| Render Channels | (10:12) | T | |
| Shadow Pass | (07:06) | T | |
| Creating a Custom Template | (05:12) | T | |
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Modeling for Maxwell
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| Building to Scale | (05:47) | T | |
| Arcs / Circles / Polygons | (06:03) | T | |
| Subdivision | (03:29) | T | |
| Smoothing Angle | (03:13) | T | |
| Solid Tools | (04:38) | T | |
| Round Corner Plug-in | (05:01) | T | |
| Joint Push Pull Plug-in | (05:58) | T | |
| BezierSpline Plug-in | (06:35) | T | |
| Curviloft Plug-in | (06:45) | T | |
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Glaug Example
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| What is a Glaug? | (07:01) | T | |
| Base Model Tour | (05:36) | T | |
| Posing & Camera | (03:58) | T | |
| SketchUp Materials | (03:53) | T | |
| Environment | (06:15) | T | |
| Maxwell Materials | (08:01) | T | |
| Output | (04:20) | T | |
| Post Production | (06:37) | T | |
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SketchUp & Maxwell Studio
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| SketchUp to Studio | (03:03) | T | |
| Separate By & Export To | (07:08) | T | |
| Exporting Embedded Materials | (05:33) | T | |
| Maxwell Fire | (06:57) | T | |
| RealFlow Integration | (04:15) | T | |
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Conclusion
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| Wrap Up | (06:55) | T | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (04:21) | T | |
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| Course: | Google SketchUp to Maxwell Render Workflow |
| Author: | Jason Maranto |
| SKU: | 34210 |
| ISBN: | 1-936334-83-6 |
| Release Date: | 2011-03-22 |
| Duration: | 8 hrs / 82 tutorials |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
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