Photo-realistic visuals are generated in Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk
3ds Max software to launch the concept to the press and to build excitement before the actual model is unveiled.
Autodesk's media and entertainment suite of solutions include Autodesk
3ds Max, Autodesk
3ds Max Design, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox and Autodesk Smoke.
The Omnix training centres will be offering courses on AutoCAD design software like mechanical, civil 3D, Map 3D and BIM suite offerings, which includes Revit Architecture, Structure and MEP; Autodesk
3DS max. The leading company will also act as an authorised examination centre for all Autodesk software and testing centres.
McFarland, who teaches AutoCAD, VIZ and
3ds Max courses at the university level, uses plenty of practical, step-by-step tutorials that employ plenty of graphics and sample screens, as opposed to technically-oriented text.
Capability: A nonprofit group has released performance-evaluation software for systems running the Autodesk
3ds Max 8 design, visualization, and rendering software.
From basic anatomy to recreating muscles in 3D, chapters cover the latest tools and techniques, adding two new sections on animating facial expressions with
3ds Max and Maya.
"We are constantly seeking innovative ways to support our customers in game development - a market that Discreet's
3ds max software has played a leading role in for many years," said Marc Petit, vice president of product development at Discreet.
It can import and export both STEP and ICES file formats, it supports Autodesk's own DWG and DXF, and it supports STL (stereolithography), SAT (ACIS), Autodesk VIZ, and, for output only,
3ds max.
The product offering is a rendering suite that can be used with the
3ds max animation software from Discreet and the VIZ visualisation solution from Autodesk.
SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchUniversal v.2.0 is the flagship product in the new family, offering the unique ability to process scenes generated with SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.2.0 software plus render files created in other 3-D applications, such as AliasWavefront's Maya, Discreet
3ds max and Side Effects Houdini.
Sierra On-Line used WildTangent's
3ds max exporter to bring actual 3D character models, animation and sound directly to the SWAT 3 Web site.