Parametric ArchViz Guide
I’ve been using Blender for about two years now, and alongside 3ds Max and Maya, which I wouldn’t want to do without, Blender has become another piece of software that I can no longer do without. A good ...
Marco Hayek
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DirTemplate Extension
Over the years, you have acquired a certain folder structure for each new project. This may look different for everyone, but one thing always remains the same: every time you create a new project, you have to ...
Default Viewport Lights in 3ds Max
In 3ds Max, the viewport is set to „1 Default Light Setup“ by default. However, this can sometimes be a hindrance or a nuisance. I would therefore like to show you a little trick here on how to change this.
Backface Culling in Blender
There are basically two different approaches to building walls, ceilings and floors. One method of creating walls is to give the wall a thickness of, say, 30 cm at the start. This method is probably the most common ...
Using the Target-Function in Blender
For me, one of the small but very useful features of 3ds Max is the „Target Function“. This function simplifies the workflow when dealing with various light sources and cameras, actually for everything ...
Urban Aspects – New Series
In the last 4 to 5 years, I have made some analog sketches or rather various study drawings, most of them in DIN A3 size. I never published these drawings because I didn’t draw them very detailed, basically ...
The great art of designing a small House
The Approach Modeling a single room and equipping it with various third-party models is one thing. Designing a room and modeling the entire interior yourself, on the other hand, is a greater challenge. But designing ...
ArchViz Realism Study
„Realism“ is a large and wide-ranging topic in the 3D sector, and there are many different approaches and opinions. There are many misconceptions, false facts or simply exaggerations. For example, there ...
Bathroom Interior ArchViz
Some time ago I discovered a tutorial on YouTube showing how to create a bathroom scene in 3ds Max. I only noticed the video because I liked the rendering in the thumbnail and thought I would try to recreate it ...
Efficient Environment Design by Piotr Krynski
I actually only very rarely buy various tutorials, even less now than when I started out. When I do get tempted to buy a course, it’s only because I’m very interested in other artists‘ approaches. ...