3D Design & Development
GPU or CPU Rendering: Which to Use
The choice between rendering on graphics cards or on processors, which affects speed, memory limits, cost and feature support. Where most projects go wrong The...
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3D Design & Development
A Practical Guide to Blender Eevee
Blender's real-time render engine, which produces fast previews and stylized or near-realistic renders using rasterization and screen-space techniques. Why does...
3D Design & Development
Unreal Engine for Visualization: The Decisions That Matter
Using Unreal Engine, a real-time game engine, for architectural visualization, product configurators, virtual production and interactive experiences. At a glanc...
3D Design & Development
A Practical Guide to OpenUSD
Universal Scene Description, an open framework originally developed by Pixar for describing, composing and exchanging complex 3D scenes between tools. What is a...
3D Design & Development
A Practical Guide to WebXR
The web standard for delivering virtual and augmented reality experiences in the browser, without installing an app. The key figures Standard the W3C WebXR Devi...
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A Practical Guide to Three.js
A widely used JavaScript library for rendering 3D graphics in web browsers with WebGL and WebGPU. Where most projects go wrong The usual mistakes: Loading uncom...
3D Design & Development
Displacement, Bump and Normal Maps Compared
Three ways to add surface detail: displacement moves geometry, while bump and normal maps change shading without changing geometry. Why does it matter? Choosing...
3D Design & Development
How to Get Glass, Liquids and Refraction Right
Rendering transparent and refractive materials such as glass bottles, liquids and gems, which bend and reflect light. Why does it matter? Transparent materials...
3D Design & Development
A Practical Guide to Subsurface Scattering
The way light enters translucent materials such as skin, wax, marble and food, scatters inside and exits elsewhere, giving them a soft glow. At a glance Materia...
3D Design & Development
Hair and Fur Grooming: The Decisions That Matter
Creating hair and fur for characters, animals and products using curve-based systems that are styled, simulated and rendered. What is at stake Hair and fur are...
3D Design & Development
How to Get Particle Systems Right
Systems that generate and animate large numbers of small elements, such as dust, sparks, snow, smoke puffs or scattered objects. The key figures Uses effects, s...
3D Design & Development
How to Get Turntable Renders Right
Animations or image sequences that rotate a 3D model a full 360 degrees under consistent lighting, used for portfolios, reviews and product pages. Where most pr...
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