ARCH 481: 3D Modeling and Rendering, University of Washington, Department of Architecture
Other Viewing
The videos linked here document some historically significant productions, or illustrate what can be done in other software packages you might use.
For Inspiration
- SIGGRAPH 1980 "Vol Libre" film watch it!
A ground-shattering movie demonstrating the power of fractal math to deliver "controlled, yet natural" geometry.
- SIGGRAPH 2012 Channel watch it!
a bunch of WOW content from the 2012 SIGGraph conference
- digital visualisation: villa savoye watch it!
an example of telling the story of a building through animation
- Merce's Isosurface watch it!
from dancer (merce cunningham) to form via metaballs
- Raindrops on glass watch it!
- Afternoon Sun (atmospheric!) watch it!
- Digital History Project visit!
A collection of 1960s-era animations done here at the UW.
Using SketchUp & Kerkythea
- Animation tutorial watch it!
Using formZ
- Advanced Modeling (Part 1) by AutoDesSys watch it!
- Advanced Modeling (Part 2) by AutoDesSys watch it!
- Lighting Your Model by AutoDesSys watch it!
- Render demo - part 1 (AIA 2008) by AutoDesSys watch it!
- fRender demo - part 2 (AIA 2008) by AutoDesSys watch it!
- formZ final gather watch it!
- formZ Matching Models with views watch it!
- formZ Sun Animation demo watch it!
Using 3DS Max (with either V-Ray or Mental Ray)
- Mental Ray Final Gather Tutorial watch it!
- Mental Ray - Final Gather and Global Illumination - Interior watch it!
- V-Ray - Interior lighting tutorial watch it!
Last updated: September, 2016
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