For 3D graphics and modelling questions, excluding animation questions as they are considered off-topic for our site.
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How do I create Mexican hat potential figure in Illustrator using 3D Map Art?
This is what I'm trying to create in Illustrator. (for those interested, it's a graph of a Mexican hat potential function)
Here's what I've done so far, using Illustrator's 3D->Revolve and Map ...
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Which software renders a planar projection of a 3D object as a vector graphic?
I would like to create two-dimensional projections of three-dimensional geometrical objects. The drawings should be in a vector format, SVG or PDF, which can be imported by Inkscape or Adobe ...
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Waveform, polygonal?
I have no idea what they call this so I'm not having much success with searching. But lets start with an example at this site:
Any idea how to make the choppy sea like wave they're using? I had ...
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Which program to use for a 3D logo
I am starting to develop a logo, but I want to know the best medium to work with. The size of the logo should never have to exceed 500 x 500 pixels, so I'm not sure if that should be taken into ...
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Adobe Illustrator - Text Extrude Tips
I'm bit of a newbie in Adobe Illustrator and have been learning the application by trying to follow some tutorials and recreating some cool stuff I come across on the web.
That being said, I'm ...
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Illustrator 3D Extrude Pipe Elbow
I'm trying to create a 3D extrude of an ABS pipe elbow like this:
Large image.
Although it can be solid, isn't necessary for a hollow pipe.
I created a doughnut from two ellipses (one deleted ...
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How can I extrude in 3d based on color
I have a design. Some parts of it are white, I want to extrude everything except the white. The white, will be holes. This cannot be done manually, it must be done by color white. What tool is the ...
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How to create an extruded halftone effect in illustrator or photoshop
I saw this photo on Smashing Magazine:
Portrait of Alfred Nobel by Viktor Hertz
And I was wondering how I can make a similar effect with the halftones extruding into 3D like it is shown. I ...
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Can I recreate a model and post it?
Can I create a 3d model from pictures that are available on the internet and put it into a small animation and post it on YouTube? For example I want to create a 3d model of a car from images found on ...
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Which program is used to create these effects? (see example within)
http://www.mynuvia3.com
There's an animation on the front page and eventually I'd like to make something like that. I don't know where to start though.
Which program(s) could be used to make such ...
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How to create a 3D pixel art style extruded cube design?
How to design the 3D red cube in the 1st poster? (Love the design!)
http://www.coroflot.com/kevinburke/Posters
Of course, they have mentioned that they used Pixel Art, Maya etc, but is it possible ...
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Photoshop 3d extrusion renders pixelated paths
I used photoshops cs6 3d extrusion on a path I created with angled lines and the paths are jagged / pixelated. Is there a fix for this that anyone knows of? See the issue here:
pixlated 3d arrow
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How do designers render their work onto an iPhone/Android?
Before you down vote, bare with me as I'm a developer! I've always been curious how designers render their work onto a phone to show their customers how it may look on the phone, for example:
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tips on designing high-quality semi photo-realistic icons that attempt to be modelled 3-D objects
I'm an amateur graphic designer. When I'm free I do some simple graphic designing with Photoshop and Illustrator (mess around with the pen tool, add style to a layer, adjust hue of an image, etc).
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stereoscopic illustration
I want to convert my illustration (created with AI) into stereo 3d (Red/cyan anaglyph). I basically want to assign depths to each object relative to each other in postcard fashion and then generate ...
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What are some good tools to create 3D icons?
I really like icons like those created by SoftFacade.com:
I read the interview from one of their founders, where he mentions that they use "3d tools" without going into specifics.
Now I am looking ...
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How do draw 3d arrows?
I'm using Illustrator CS2 to create some graphics. In one of my graphics I'd like to use a "3d" arrow lying on the ground as shown in the following example:
I want to draw arrows just like in the ...
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“Fake” 3d effect in Photoshop/Illustrator with raster images
I need to create a "fake" 3D effect for some raster image, like this one below:
do you know how I can achieve this in Photoshop (CS5) or Illustrator? Thanks.
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How to create a 3D effect in Inkscape as required by the Android Design Guidelines?
In the Iconography section if the Android Design Guide they describe the following style that should be used for Launcher Icons:
Use a distinct silhouette. Three-dimensional, front view, ...
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2answers
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hazy lighting effect / filter in photoshop
I would like to change the overly clean look of some rendered images i have made as they are a bit to crisp to be "real".
In the couple of images bellow there is this kind of hazy light.. is there a ...
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How to design 3D logos like this?
How and where - (in what application Photoshop, Corel or something else) can I make a 3D design that looks like the illustrations, for example?
Images from Logopond.com
Thanks in advance.
Best ...
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Is there a way to extrude an image in Photoshop?
I want to create a new icon for my application according to the new Android Design Guidelines. Is there any way to get my 2D silhouette and automatically extrude it to create the 3D effect?
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How and with what software was this image created with?
I want to know, how it was possible to create the cubes, with their shinny, dark and cubed parts? I know it could be doable with Photoshop, but how? Is there any software better suited to make it ...
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1answer
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How to draw crystals like in Bejeweled?
How to draw crystals like in Bejeweled ?
Is it rendered in 3D and then Photoshop
or vector graphics like Corel Draw
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How to import .obj files into Maya 2011?
I'm using 123D (a great 3D suite from Autodesk) that generates .obj files.
I'm trying to open them in Maya 2011, but to no avail.
It's strange because both applications are from Autodesk, yet they ...
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Illustrator 3D extrude on text misses faces
I am attempting to create 3D text in Adobe Illustrator CS5 in OSX using the 3D Extrude and Bevel effect.
The problem is that s that if I only rotate the text on one axis, in this case the X axis and ...
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1answer
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Create a Complex 3D Shape in Adobe Photoshop
I am trying to create a complex 3D shape in Adobe Photoshop, like the shape pictured below. Is this possible? Are there any tutorials available? I was unable to find any. Thanks.
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How to 3D-rotate image in Photoshop?
I have a site screen shot(like this - http://d.pr/i/KxHN), and i want to rotate it to "perspective view" like this - http://bit.ly/14oIzhg.
How i can do that? Google hinted nothing about this ...
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3D Facial Expression Database
Can anyone suggest 3D Face Expression Database which has basic expressions like happy, sad, surprise, anger, disgust, ...
I am trying to simulate different expressions on a 2D face image.
As a ...
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2answers
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Add 3D perspective to a vectorized text
I don't have any real experience with 3D software (except for 1995's Raydream Designer). I realize there are plenty of fine options out there, but I am looking for something tremendously simple:
For ...
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1answer
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Adding More Materials for Photoshop 3D
I have been using the 3d features in Photoshop CS6 Extended and I love all of the materials that are included and that you can download from Adobe's website. However, I have been trying to find some ...
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Popular 3D model file format which can be edited (and offline batch-rendered) by free tools?
I'm architecting a software project which involves 3D graphics and will soon need to select a 3D modeler to build some models for us. I'm trying to figure out what file format I should require the ...
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Blender 3D design [closed]
I want to design a 3d living room using Blender. Can any one help me to find good tutorials. I saw a video tutorial in you tube but it is not enough. Videos or any other form of tutorials are OK.
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Manipulating the axis of a 2D graphic
I have made a flat 2D design in Illustrator that I want to change the viewer's perspective on. So where it is currently being viewed head-on or top-down, I'd like to skew the projected viewing angle ...
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3D car models freely available [closed]
I enjoy messing around with 3DS Max, and I've always had my way without too many tutorials, as I do pretty much everything in modelling by intuition, and use tutorials for things like effects, ...
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Remove transparent when rotate 3D ps6
I have 3D image and this is several 3D layers merged in one. But when I try to rotate it layers become transparent
What I should do if I want to remove this "transparent effect"?
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Flash CS6 How to create 3D extruded text?
Anyone know of some tutorials or walk-throughs on howto make 3D rotated/transformed text in Flash Professional CS6?
I cant seem to find any. (Googled)
I am trying to make an animation of some ...
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After effects: Moving text along 3D path
After Effects beginner here.
The effect I'm after is where text is appearing from behind an object. So far, I'm using the position and rotation parameters.
But the text is rigid. I found something ...
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How to make a 2D normal map from a non orthogonal view in Cinema 4D [closed]
I wanted to make a normal map for a picture I am rendering out in Cinema 4D. This will only ever be viewed strait on obviously as it is a picture, but so that the picture can react with light, i would ...
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How can I 'smooth' 3D surfaces in Blender?
I'm trying to model a kind of Logo. But I don't understand the 'faces' system of blender.
Here is what I have:
The shape is very 'faced' I would like to make this more 'flat'.
I tried the smooth ...
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How can I achieve a better 3D lifting effect of a logo for a website?
This is my current approach, only the shadow moves. http://tinkerbin.com/uekpe227
This is a second approach, both the shadow and the letters move. http://tinkerbin.com/LjiGDKa7
And in the last ...
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How can I graphically represent width, height and depth dimensions?
I want this but so it adjusts to sizes entered in a form on a webpage in fairly normal HTML/CSS:
Way back in the 1990's you could show the proportions of a box in 3D using VRML and have the ...
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2D to 3D image effect
Does anyone know of a way to give images a 3D effect, using any Adobe software or other software.
I saw this but it doesn't show how it's done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuoljANz4EA
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What is “perspective” in the 3D Extrude and Bevel Options?
I was watching a tutorial on the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options and I did not understand how Perspective work. I know it's viewing something at an angle, but I don't see from where it references it ...
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photoshop action to create bump, normal and reflection maps for rendering software
Does any one know of a photoshop action, or set of actions to produce a defuse, bump, normal and reflection map for use in 3d rendering software ?
it seems like quite a simple thing and ive search ...
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How to select a graphic tablet for 3D applications?
A friend of mine works a lot with CAD programs like AutoCAD or Autodesk Tools. To his birthday I thought it would be a good idea to present him with a graphic tablet for 3D applications. ...
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Create equirectangular/sphere projection map
I have what is apparently called an equirectangular projection of the world. I can use the 3D functionality of Photoshop to use this as a texture for a globe, by creating a sphere mesh; or I can use ...
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Looking for a particular 3d image style
Sorry if my question is silly :-(
I'm trying to create my personal website, but I am stuck with the graphics. I tried to create pictures myself but it was too hard, so now I want to use a prepared ...
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Best free program to view 3D models in Collada format? [closed]
I'm working on a software project which requires some 3D models. We hired a freelance modeler and she just delivered the first model in Collada format.
For now, I just want to see what it looks like ...
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Apply an image to a depth map in Photoshop CS6
I created a depth map based on an image of the back of a man wearing a coat. Now I want to apply an image to the depth map, giving the appearance that the image part of the jacket. How is this done?
