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Photo-Realistic Rendering in Autodesk Showcase

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cheers

Professional Alias Trainer Graham Bullock

Automotive Entry level course 167 GBP per month

This is a student’s work. First he had to model the Hood area to Class “A” standards.

The next step was to import his wire file into Showcase, where he was able to render it in an Interactive Scene.

This is his first rendering in Showcase, it’s not perfect, but it’s pretty good.

Showcase is much easier to use than Alias for rendering.

Cons: You need a very good computer with a FAST processor and 4+ Gig ddr2 RAM.

In contrast the Alias Diagnostic shading will work on quite a small PC (best not to use the Shader Anti-Aliasing though)

Work In Progress

This student has been with me a year now ansd his modeling is reaching the standard required to get an Automotive Digital Modelinng job. The exterior is not finished he still has to build a Back End and also sort out a few minor highlight issues. Thwe wheels are from my own tutorial, which you can find on my website (these ones are not complete, as they still have to have the fillets added.)

This Audi A5 Model Is Progressing Nicely

I hope that the student continues the excellent work by adding the finishing details. Employers don’t want to see just concept models, they want to know that the candidate can model to production standards and that they are capable of fully completing the model.

I Rarely Exhibit My Own Work on this Site

And I didn’t have time to build a tyre tread, but I wanted to show you what Showcase is capable of and also how Less can be More, when presenting your work. The complete tyre would have looked clumsy and heavy and by making part of the rim transparent and exploding the disc and NOT showing all the bolts, I think I have made an elegant presentation. Also sticking with “Less is often More”, I avoided the temptation of using a complicated environment and used a simple photographic studio.

We are now covering Keyshot 5 photo realistic rendering with our own video course.

Enjoy

graham

My New Website is now live!

I am a top flight Alias Trainer/Modeler, specializing in taking students who are either currently studying or who have left college/university and want to learn the skills they need to reach Alias Automotive Entry Level. I offer the best value Alias training deal out there!

Special Winter Discount Package

Courses in order of cost:

“Course #1”.6 months Website Access

6 Months website access to all video tutorials, 167 Euros one-off payment (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)

Courses, including reviews and coaching:

“Course #2A” Private Tuition Package

167 Euros per month (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)
(Your work will be reviewed every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally, modeling demonstrations from me on your .wire and I will supply Meshes to help you with difficult areas of your model).

“Course #2E” Economy Private Tuition Package

100 Euros (135 USD equivalent Nov.2011) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all website videos

“Course #3”.  Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course

250 Euros (USD. 339 approx. Nov. 2011) per month. One to One Private tuition with weekly reviews of your .wire. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details
www.learningalias.co.uk

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

Once You Have learned to Model Seamlessly

You need a way to show-off your work fully. Autodesk Showcase is a great product for doing that, but today I want to show you how you can do it simply in Alias 2010.

Firstly check surface normal orientation: >surf. edit>set surface< orientation

Set the model up as you wish to render it

Next remember to hide the;

• model
• constr. objects
• lights
• cameras
• etc.

Close all windows & open Persp. Win

Now chose the  basic shader “Multi-Color” from the Diagnostic Shading Pallet

Expand the diagnostic window by hitting te drip down

Souble click “color” and set the rquired color

Set tolerance to 0.001

Select Accurate

Check Limit Edge Length set to 1.00

Typicals:

Specularity = 0.6

Transparency = 0.0

Light Intensity = 0.6

My Reflective Values Use Here Are:

Reflections = checked

Type = HALL

Reflectivity = 0.430

That Should Do It for the Settings!

Next :

>menu>windows display>Shading Anti_Alias and set to medium or high, if u have a fast machine

Wait a few seconds for the processor to apply the anti aliasing and then hit the Imprint Screen key

Paste it into Photoshop or Paint and save it out.

Here  I have Put the Glass and the black-out surfs. onto a separate layer. I hid the painted surfs. away and then applied a different color and transparency val.

Enjoy

graham

What Skill Sets Will I Be Adding, If I Study Class “A” Surfacing in Alias?

My New Website is now live!

I am a top flight Alias Trainer/Modeler, specializing in taking students who are either currently studying or who have left college/university and want to learn the skills they need to reach Alias Automotive Entry Level. I offer the best value Alias training deal out there!

Special Winter Discount Package

Courses in order of cost:

“Course #1”.6 months Website Access

6 Months website access to all video tutorials, 167 Euros one-off payment (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)

Courses, including reviews and coaching:

“Course #2A” Private Tuition Package

167 Euros per month (228 USD equivalent Nov.2011)
(Your work will be reviewed every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally, modeling demonstrations from me on your .wire and I will supply Meshes to help you with difficult areas of your model).

“Course #2E” Economy Private Tuition Package

100 Euros (135 USD equivalent Nov.2011) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all website videos

“Course #3”.  Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course

250 Euros (USD. 339 approx. Nov. 2011) per month. One to One Private tuition with weekly reviews of your .wire. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details
www.learningalias.co.uk

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

These are pictures of a students Class “A” Blending on Her Audi A5 1:5 scale

Notice how evenly and smoothly the Zebra Stripes run, describing not only the surf. boundary curvature conditions, but also the internal curvature of the surfs.

This surf-set comprises just 7 surfs. and they are nearly all BiRails.

Its not a bad piece of modeling. Well! Alright then , it’s very good

I have scrutinized her work closely and all the surfaces that she has created are single span. When you first start modeling , you use multi-span surfs. all over the place and create Heavy Geom. This gives poor Rendering results, but much more importantly takes a lot longer on the CAM (Computer Aided Milling Machine)

Milling.

There is always a big back-log of models to be milled in the Automotive Industry, so models with heavy geom. are not wanted. Also if your model has light geom. it may well jump the cue, which your Designer will love you for.

So, just some of the many skills you will learn on my course:

• Complex Blending Strategies and Techniques
• Creating Difficult Surfaces Using Only a Single Span in both U and V.
• Creating a String of Surfaces which are Colinea
• Problem Solving Trim Edge Surf. Boundaries
• Cretae Surfs. with Even CV Hull Distribution
• etc.

No bones about it, this is what will get you a job in Automotive Modeling !

cheers

graham

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My New Website is now live!

I am a top flight Alias Trainer/Modeler, specializing in taking students who are either currently studying or who have left college/university and want to learn the skills they need to reach Alias Automotive Entry Level. I offer the best value Alias training deal out there!

Pictured below is an Audi A5 Sportback built by one of my students who is now a Digital Sculptor for GM.

Full HD video, just click the picture below

I am now putting some of my tutorials on YouTube, so whilst you’re there you may wish to check them out. There’s a full tutorial on how to create a Ball Corner to Class A Surfacing, Catia V5 spec.

Click Here for Videos

To see just how quickly you can learn Automotive Modeling, with a Pro. Alias Trainer to help you

NURBS FROM MESH VIDEO click here

For student’s who have the objective of finding a CAD job in the near future, I still teach One to One students and all of these students get Automotive Modeling or Design/Modeling jobs, so it’s a great investment to make.

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Below is the work of one of my students

A5 “C” Pillar

The A5 C pillar, deck and shoulder blend is indeed a challenge for any modeller . This area of the vehicle comprises 19 patches on the LHS alone and there are very few opportunities to break curvature. There is a fair amount of hand modelling involved.

I worked with the Designer of this car whilst I was at Audi AG

His name is Satoshi Wada. Satoshi is one of the world’s top designers. No longer at Audi he left last year after 11 years during which time he completely changed the face of Audi Design. With Satoshi, every surf. on the car must be a work of art. He puts a fantastic amount of design into what used to be just the front and rear apron. The front apron on this car incorporates 2 spoilers and is very difficult to model.

Whilst at Audi, Satoshi designed the “Pikes Peak” and Advantissimo concept cars, the A6, A5, A5_S and the Q7.

Satoshi Wada now has his own design studio “SW Designs Tokyo”

The above model is a WIP and the surfaces show are not final.

cheers

graham

To Learn Alias Automotive to Industry Entry level has been made easier.

For student’s who have the objective of finding a CAD job in the near future, I still teach One to One students and all of these students get Automotive Modeling or Design/Modeling jobs, so it’s a great investment to make. The hourly rate is very high and there are vacancies in UK. France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, USA, Brazil etc. I can only take a maximum of 5-7 students at any one time. I teach all levels right up to Post Graduates. I have never had a Private student fail to get an Alias Automotive job (Companies include Ferrari, GM, Lotus, Opel, Audi Seat etc. ). If you wish to apply for a place, please email me with all your details.
Why not visit my website and take a look for your self?
Over 100 videos on many, many aspects of Learning Pro. Alias
I show you how to build a Complete Audi A5 Sportback (ext.) . Over 50 Videos on that alone !

Info. on Courses:

“Course #1”.

6 Months website access to all website based video tutorials, 167 Euros (215 USD equivalent Sept. 2012)

“Course #2”.

167 Euros (215 USD equivalent Sept. 2012) per month. You get your .wire reviewed by me every 15 days and you will receive : feedback, instruction, tips and advice from me personally. Access to all videos including my ” Private Student Training Videos”. You will build at least 3 complete automotive exteriors. The course also includes an intensive Reverse Engineering section, which required by most employers.

“#3 Full Pro. “Elite” Course”.

Fast Track Full Pro. “One to One” Course with weekly reviews and coaching 200-250 Euros (USD. 260-320 approx. Sept. 2012) per month. One to One Private tuition. You will receive specific geometry and meshes and modeling from me personally where required, to help you to complete your exteriors quickly to an Industry entry level standard. This means a bigger investment, but once in an Alias modeling job you will get back what you invested many times over and be able to work anywhere in the world

NB: Typically students pay 50% of the cost of the “Elite” course by monthly installments settling the balance over time,  once they have an Alias Automotive contract.

For more info,

Just register on my website and I’ll send you all the details
www.learningalias.co.uk

*** Special 25% Discounts for US students (Message me on my website for details)

USA:

If you are in the USA, just register and login, then go to Profile and you can pay your subscription with your US credit card. Absolutely no extra charges for currency conversion.

Regards

Graham Bullock B.Ed.(CNAA)Des.Tech.

Dynamic Section Control

My New Website is now live!

Over 100 videos on many, many aspects of Learning Pro. Alias

are now available to members on my NEW website. LIVE NOW!

I show you how to build a Complete Audi A5 Sportback (ext.) . Over 50 Videos on that alone !

www.learningalias.co.uk

I hope to see you there!

Fees: Accsess to all my 100+ videos, including the complete Audi A5 Sportback, my Virrage concept car and many other projects

167 Euros per month (440 € 3 months/ 1400 € anual)

For really serious Alias students,

who wish to learn pro. modeling skills in a condensed time frame, I also run “One to One” Internet Coaching at a cost of

250 Euros pcm.

I can only take a maximum of 5 students at any one time. I tech all levels right up to Post Graduates and Alias modelers in their first year in Industry. I have never had a private student fail to get an Alias Automotive job (Companies include GM, Lotus, Opel, Audi Seat etc. )

If you wish to apply for a place, please email me with all your details.

Kind Regards

graham bullock B.Ed. Des & Tech.

Here I am using the DSC to build a slab surface with the character of this Sill Panel

I need to do this, so I can build a Class “A” version of this concept surf which is not accurate enough for Class “A”

With the DSC set to Geom. I was able to capture the x-sect of not only the Sill, but also the narrow Wheel Arch flange

When I have the tool positioned, there is an option to Create Geo. and when I hit this my visual clip turns into a NURBS crv

In close n’ dirty, we see the visual indicator mapping the potential x-sec path.

Note that if we select multiple surfs. the DSC will create a common crv. spanning all the selected surfs.

The Dynamic Section Cont. also will create a construction plane for the x-sec.

Here we are in TOP looking at the x-sec in True View. I have converted the geom. created.It was deg.3, 16 spans & is now rationalized to deg.5,1.

The crv. is no longer representing the x-sec. I have sculpted it to produce the precise Comb that I need to create my Class “A” surf.

All I have to do now, is to run 2 long crvs. between my converted x-secs and I can create a high quality Rail surf. Then I will extend it a touch at each end and trim the new sill from it

cheers

graham

Learning Alias sponsors the Education of children in Nepal. This is Deepana and we need to raise money to put her through Nursing College in Kathmandu. Learning Alias Blog is a free service, but if you would like to show your appreciation, please make a small donation. 100% of your money will go directly to pay Deepana’s college fees. Please donate just 5 Eur/6 USD. Why not take 2 min to do it now? Thank You, graham bullock.