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Hey guys. I have a question about modeling text on a surface. So I have this bottle and now that i have finished it I wanted to put the logo of the firm on the surface. How I do it is simple. I import the 2D drawing in 3Ds max. I redraw it with a line and create a surface. Now I go on the front view and with a command Comfort a put them nicely on the surface. Than I extrude them and using Boolean command Union I combine them. However this turns out not to be a clean technique. Because I all i get is letters cut out at back to lay on the surface, but not actual connection between the two. Hence when I try to 3D print them some letters are read by the Slicer (cura) some not. In the links below you can see some reference images. I hope someone can give me a tip on how to achive this so that i end up with a whole "clean" model. Thank you Im using 3ds max 2014. Here are the images: http://imgur.com/IMMI96B http://imgur.com/V5XdoYv http://imgur.com/Q8RsmRG http://imgur.com/Xbhwj9j

Hi i'm not sure if this post should be here or in archviz business discussion, but i would appreciate any experience sharing My ordinary work consists on producing high resolution renders , generally around 4500 x 2800. The standard use for this is of course, normal printing, brochures, media, and up to 100 cm prints, you know the "normal" stuff which works well with the given resolution. I specify all this information on the deliverables section of my price quote. Then client ask me for a higher resolution version since printing a 2,5 x 2,2 meters image for indoor use, viewed at 80cm looks...pixelated (as expected.) Then i (try to) explain that, THAT wasn't part of the original request, and it involves higher detail, more hours and of course post producing a 12.000 px wide image is far more complex computer wise. after email number 34 and doing all kind of metaphors to explain to a complete layman i'm starting to doubt about what i'm doing, and would ask my fellow visualizers. The thing is, how do you manage this situations, or how do you charge for redoing a much higher resolution version, if technically possible. after all there is art in the process, and hours of retouching and layers of this and that to produce the final image, which in many cases may be ignored by less sensitive clients. Thank You! Sergio

I recently printed a 48" x 24" image for a client at 150ppi. The size of the image was 7200x3600. The quality was beautiful, no problems. He's now requested it to be blown up even larger. He wants a 16 foot by 8 foot image (4.8m x 2.4m). I don't think re-rendering at 28800x14400 is the best way of doing this. What sizes and what ppi can I get away with while still preserving image quality? The image is going to go in a store window, so it has to remain fairly high quality from a few feet away. Michael