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Strata CX tutorials Beginner SDS Modeling This project is the first CX turoial on SimplyStrata.com. It is a quick and easy modeling exersize using the SDS tools in CX. Check it out CX Lightdome Tutorial Have you been wondering what this new lightdome widget thing is? Well this should help you get your mind around global illumintation within the new CX release. Check it Out Model a set of head phones Strata CX will have a new set of funcitons in it's upcomming update. This tutorial covers two of them, bridge and edge connect. Very nice to have. Check it out Scooby-Doo style Ghost I thought it would be fun to make a Scooby-Doo style ghost with the new SDS tools in Strata CX. This one I also cover texturing and lighting. It is pretty heavy with screen shots so be forewarned if you have a slow connection. Check it Out Animate an Extrusion I just completed an interactive animation that I needed to use an animated extrusion. Well easier said than done. Check out this technique to get a nice looking animated extrusion in Strata CX Check it out Custom Particle Emitter (snow flakes) Now that winter is here and the holidays are over I thought it might be fun to make a little snow inside while I watched in snow outside. Check it Out Model, Texture and Render an Orchid My wife has some beautiful orchids blooming this spring and she suggested I use them as my inspiration. Any way the new orchid tutorial is done but it's long. It has over 60 screen shots and 4 html pages. Check it out Controlling Object Appearance Strata has this funny little quirk, an object must start at the 0 point of the timeline. So the question always comes up, what if I have an object I don't want to show up until frame 600 of an animation? Well with a quick stencil map you can control the visibility of any object an make it appear or disappear whenever you want. Here is the simple solution for this little problem. Check it Out Create Threads on a Screw This advanced SDS project will show you how to use the SDS tools to create a spiral thread for use on screws, bolts or other intricate items. Check it out Pre Strata CX tutorials Realistic Mars This project will be to create a realistic planet Mars. It is a project for beginners. It covers basic modeling, texturing, lighting, special effects, and backgrounds. Check it out P-51 Project Have you ever wanted to make your own WWII dogfight scene? Me too, that's why I have been working on this P-51D Mustang. The tutorial covers modeling and texturing for now. I hope to have the lighting and animation up soon. Check Out Part 1 Animate Water Animating water doesn't have to be hard. This is a great way to animate water in a pool or something similar. It's all about animated textures. Check it out Make a realistic Earth Using different image maps you can create a realistic earth including clouds. If you use high enough res maps it's great for close orbiting space craft. Check it out Model a Snowman This project covers how to model a character with metaballs and skinning. It only covers modeling, I will get to a texturing and lighting tutorial later on. Check it out Setting Up a Glow Dome Scene This is a quick down and dirty tutorial on how to use a glow dome with raydiosity to make a nice global illuminated scene. Check it out Animate Curtains Blowing in the Wind Use bones to animate curtains blowing in the wind. It covers skinning too. This one is a little tricky so patience is needed. Check it out Rig a Character with bones It's done! I accidentally took it down but now it's back. Check out how to use Strata Pro IK tools to set up a character. Check it out Model and Texture a Soda Can This tutorial covers basic modeling using the lathe tool. It also covers using multiple maps and how to manipulate them on the can. Check it out Model and Texture a Soda bottle This tutorial covers basic modeling. It also covers using multiple maps and stencil maps. I also cover applying them to the bottle. Check it out Use Deform Lattices to animate a fish swimming After watching "Finding Nemo" I was a little inspired to get my own fish to swim. This is a great example of what deform lattices can do. Check it out Use Particle Systems to Make Bubbles for a Torpedo I was working on a torpedo to go along with my u-boat and thought I would share what I learned about particles in Strata. Check it out Model a Jack-o-Lantern This tutorial uses Anti-matter to make the face of a jack-o-lantern. Happy Holloween. Check it out An exercise in random abstract art This tutorial lets Strata 3D Pro generate totally random geometry to make some cool abstract images. Check it out Use Photoshop to model an ancient ruin If you know Photoshop better than Strata then your in luck. Use your Photoshop skills to model in Strata Pro. Check it out Strata Pro to Flash Here is a quick example of how to get your 3D animations out of Strata pro and into Flash. This is only a beginning but if you know Flash you will see the possibilities of interactive 3D on the web. Check it out

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