ZFact Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Considering learning modelling in max... where can i find the best tutorials for beginners, arch viz specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysee Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Foundation 3ds Max 8 Architectural Visualization is a really good book. http://cgarchitect.vismasters.com/catalog/viewproduct.aspx?product=4207 You can get it on amazon too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZFact Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 Foundation 3ds Max 8 Architectural Visualization is a really good book. http://cgarchitect.vismasters.com/catalog/viewproduct.aspx?product=4207 You can get it on amazon too... im used to modelling using mostly extruded polygons.. can this method be done in max.... or is it a totally different mind set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysee Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 What do you use currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZFact Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 What do you use currently? I use vectorworks for modelling and microstation bentley for 2D drafting and cinema and Final Render for rendering... i have started to learn modelling in cinema but think i might be going in the wrong direction.... if i am going to the trouble of learning a new modeller should i go to max or given my current knowledge of microstation should i start learning that. I really want to consider the future and where things are heading in archviz. Perhaps it may be time to learn revit for future BIM's... any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysee Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 We use VectorWorks and Cinema 4D at the firm I work at, and it seem to be a combination that works. Microstation too is a capable modeller and renderer. I personally have been using 3d studio since its days on MS-DOS. Software is just a tool, it's been said many times on this and other CG forums, its not what you use, its how you use it. That said, AutoCAD and 3ds max seem to be the most prominent in the arch-viz industry, and as such would say that they are worth learning if you have the time and resource. As for BIM, it seems that more firms are investigating the possibilities, but it still isn't as prevalent as AutoCAD, so i'd say hold off a bit, learn the more 'trad' tools first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZFact Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 it's been said many times on this and other CG forums, its not what you use, its how you use it heard this said before and ofcourse its true to a certain extent... a bad work man blames his tools is another one.... i dont blame my tools at all but i am smart enough to realise that sometimes the power saw is gona save me time and offers more precision than a handsaw. after jumping around from one application to another i now want to stick with one solid power tool and master it but also grow with it and grow with the rest of the industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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