3D Design & Development
Volumetrics and OpenVDB: The Decisions That Matter
Rendering smoke, fog, clouds and fire as volumes, commonly stored in the OpenVDB format. Key takeaways OpenVDB: an open-source format for sparse volumes created...
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Product visualization, animation and real-time 3D that works in a browser, not just a render.
3D Design & Development
Facial Rigging and Blend Shapes, Done Properly
Setting up facial expressions for 3D characters using blend shapes, also called shape keys or morph targets, and facial joints. Key takeaways Blend shapes: stor...
3D Design & Development
Real-Time Ray Tracing: The Decisions That Matter
Tracing light rays in real time with GPU hardware support, for reflections, shadows and global illumination in games and visualization. Key takeaways DirectX Ra...
3D Design & Development
A Practical Guide to Nanite and Lumen in Unreal Engine 5
Unreal Engine 5's systems for rendering highly detailed geometry and dynamic global illumination in real time. Key takeaways Nanite: Unreal's virtuali...
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Virtual Production and LED Volumes: What Actually Works
Filming live action in front of large LED walls that display real-time 3D environments, known as in-camera visual effects. Key takeaways In-camera VFX: backgrou...
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How to Get Scale, Units and Axis Conventions Right
The measurement units and up-axis conventions used by different 3D applications and formats. Key takeaways glTF: uses meters and a Y-up coordinate system Blende...
3D Design & Development
How to Get Collision Meshes Right
Simplified geometry used by game and physics engines to calculate collisions, separate from the detailed visible mesh. Key takeaways Primitive colliders: boxes,...
3D Design & Development
Lightmaps and Baked Lighting: What Actually Works
Precomputing lighting for static objects and storing it in textures, so real-time scenes look realistic without calculating light every frame. Key takeaways Lig...
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Anti-Aliasing in Real-Time 3D, Done Properly
Techniques that smooth jagged edges in real-time rendering, such as MSAA, FXAA and TAA. Key takeaways MSAA: samples geometry edges multiple times FXAA: a fast p...
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Non-Photorealistic Rendering: The Decisions That Matter
Rendering 3D scenes in stylized looks, such as toon shading, line art or painterly styles, instead of realism. Key takeaways Freestyle: Blender's line rend...
3D Design & Development
Licensing 3D Models and Assets: The Decisions That Matter
Understanding the licenses on purchased, free and commissioned 3D models, textures and HDRIs before using them in client work. Key takeaways Creative Commons: C...
3D Design & Development
Unity Render Pipelines, Done Properly
Unity's rendering options, including the Universal Render Pipeline and the High Definition Render Pipeline, each suited to different platforms. Key takeawa...
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