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yes. the bottle is odd shaped

i know, but upping the samples for rendering makes the render SLOW.
it will fix it tho.

i just use medium, but ultra high quality mental ray samples will fix it.

here's another stand i did, but using L33T materials

uhm.. yes i am.

if i really wanted to, i could recreate the logo.
but why do that when it's available

damn fine work... even on the planning... very in depth and even though you probably had to do it, still well done... QFT! very nice nazmo, did u make the garnier images yourself from sratch ? I got the Logo off www.brandsoftheworld.com most of the info i get off the site, including photos of the s...

I think MAX is a bit more formulaic than Rhino. So plan your work.

Here is some of the 2D information i built FIRST

thanks guys

here's a little project i did for my portfolio. Designing a cardboard display to scale, and creating a 3d model from a 2d plan.

Useless info btw. According to comparison sites the new AMD CPUs are faster in Maya than the Intel competition. interesting hey! But irrespective, since i messed with max on my PII 350, CPU's are rarely a bottleneck where i would rather not use the app due to poor performance. MAX works well on any...

LOL! i only use max (for now). plan to get into maya soon. Its also autodesk, so alot of things should make sense.
i also know autodesk autocad btw. great company, great apps.

my rendering times went 4 times quicker from 3500+ to quad core.
so yes, CPU = good rendering times.

also, a good GFX card is a must with complex scenes. ideally, you want a Quaddro Nvidia, but its pricey, and not for gaming. Geforce is still fine though.

my calling is more vectore based design, that's probably why i do most of my pre-designing in Corel/Autocad/Adobe Illustrator...

regarding organic modelling. lotsa people said programs like Maya, or using Z-brush is better than the modelling within MAX.

100% self taught. and having buddies give tips. mind you took long to learn though.

yep :) me, nrg_wp Im currently using a quad core, 8800GTS with 4 GB ram. But last year i was using a 3500+ AMD with MAX 9. ran fine, no issues at all. I use Mental ray renderer, with a skylight for main lighting. gives soft results. I also use direct lights to add extra shadows if needed, and a spec...

we got licences at work, so i do lotsa stuff there, after hours. the trial versions last 30 days as well, and having rebuilt my PC many times due to upgrades

my top 5 tips: 1) be patient, practice ALOT, try out tutorials 2) plan you design, dont just make a box and start modifying it (unless you really good) 3) With 90% of my designs, i do the base lines in a 2d program, export to AI and bring into max. In this way you plan better 4) try to work to scale...

lol, what can you do? what software you using? i will post some of my experiences

Howdy thought i share some 3dstudio max work i'v been dabbing in :) Next project is designing a case. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/nrg_wp/RENDERFONE2.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/nrg_wp/mech1.jpg (WIP) http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/nrg_wp/lancer5.jpg http://i2.photobucket....

Nice post Nazmo. I can see the different about the score of the CPU. it makes a big different on your score with a faster CPU and with the same graphics card. thx yeah, i was very dissapointed when i got my 8800GTS. thought it was a waste of money. i had no idea that the 8800 Series are CPU hungry....

howdy... so i upgraded a few times past few months. From 3500+ 939 @ standard clock to 4200+ X2 dual core 939 @ basic overclocking speeds to Q6600 quad core @ standard clock See how the GPU scores go up when paired with a decent CPU. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/nrg_wp/CPU.jpg Q6600@STOCK 4G...

Yo yo

so when you updating again? So far so good.

i actually saw the case when i donated my 3500+

try getting through customs with that