Master techniques from top automotive designers and world-class game developers with this insider's guide to designing and modeling 3D vehicles. With techniques demonstrated in 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, and Photoshop, "3D Automotive Modeling" starts with a fantastic series of hot concept designs and continues by offering a full hands-on modeling tutorial for each. Some of the very best designers and modelers from across the globe take you through their processes step-by-step, giving you the tips, tricks, and short-cuts that true professionals use. "3D Automotive Modeling" features tutorials from Honda, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz designers, as well as modelers from Sony Computer Entertainment, Lucas Arts, and Simbin-artists who have worked on some of the biggest games in the industry, including the MotorStorm series. You will get: insider tips from a team of noted professionals, led by author Andrew Gahan, part of the award-winning game team behind the PlayStation 3 smash hit series, MotorStorm; all tutorial files, models, textures, blueprints, and concept images on the associated web site; and, access to a vibrant forum on the web site where you can discuss and share your work and get feedback from the pros.

This is a 624 pages complete step by step guide how to model an Audi R8 in high quality with mainly class-A surfaces with rhinoceros for visualisation or animation purposes. You will learn how to create a photorealistic 3d model of this car out of just one piece of paper. The blueprint. You will learn how to construct the whole model from scratch up to the quality as seen on this renderings and in the animation. Each working step is illustrated with a screenshot, the used tool with icon and a description what to do. You will learn how to construct the whole model as seen on this screenshots an in the animation. It is written for Rhinoceros as this program is the absolut perfect entry to the world of nurbs modeling. After doing this purely practical lecture, you will be able to model nearly every complex industry product faster and more precisly. This tutorial is realizable with an educational license of rhinoceros.

A Beginner’s Guide to 3D Modeling is a project-based, straightforward introduction to computer-aided design (CAD). You’ll learn how to use Autodesk Fusion 360, the world’s most powerful free CAD software, to model gadgets, 3D print your designs, and create realistic images just like an engineering professional—with no experience required! Hands-on modeling projects and step-by-step instructions throughout the book introduce fundamental 3D modeling concepts. As you work through the projects, you’ll master the basics of parametric modeling and learn how to create your own models, from simple shapes to multipart assemblies. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll learn more advanced modeling concepts like sweeps, lofts, surfaces, and rendering, before pulling it all together to create a robotic arm. You’ll learn how to: • Design a moving robotic arm, a door hinge, a teapot, and a 20-sided die • Create professional technical drawings for manufacturing and patent applications • Model springs and other complex curves to create realistic designs • Use basic Fusion 360 tools like Extrude, Revolve, and Hole • Master advanced tools like Coil and Thread Whether you’re a maker, hobbyist, or artist, A Beginner’s Guide to 3D Modeling is certain to show you how to turn your ideas into professional models. Go ahead—dust off that 3D printer and feed it your amazing designs.

In the 1960s, model kit building was a huge hobby. Kids built plastic kits of planes, tanks, race cars, space ships, creatures from scary movies, you name it. Before baseball card collecting, Pokémon, and video games, model kit building was one of the most popular hobby activities. Car and airplane kits were the most popular, and among the car kits, muscle cars, as we know them today, were one of the most popular categories. Many owners of real muscle cars today were not old enough to buy them when the cars were new, of course. Yet kids of the 1960s and 1970s worshiped these cars to an extent completely foreign to kids today. If you couldn’t afford or were too young to buy a muscle car back then, what could you do? For many, the next best thing was to buy, collect, and build muscle car kits from a variety of kit companies. Hundreds were made. Many of these kits have become collectible today, especially in original, unassembled form. Although people still build kits today, there is a broad market for collectors of nostalgic model kits. People love the kits for the great box art, to rekindle fond memories of building them 40 years ago, or even as a companion to the full-scale cars they own today. Here, world-leading authority Tim Boyd takes you through the entire era of muscle car kits, covering the options, collectability, variety availability, and value of these wonderful kits today. Boyd also takes you through the differences between the original kits, the older reproduction kits, and the new reproduction kits that many people find at swap meets today. If you are looking to build a collection of muscle car kits, interested in getting the kits of your favorite manufacturer or even just of the cars you have owned, this book will be a valuable resource in your model kit search.

"3D Modeling and Surfacing provides a guide to mastering the technology and techniques of 3D graphics, with emphasis on modeling and surfacing. This book goes beyond mere explanations and tutorials - it actually explains which tools and techniques to choose to accomplish specific goals. A comprehensive overview of 3D graphics software makes this book your tool for navigating through the vast array of products available for the 3D graphics professional."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

This low-cost package includes all the tools needed to create eye-popping three-dimensional graphics, type, and animation--so readers can make flying logos, architectural renderings, photorealistic "virtual" worlds, or any imaginable 3D image. The enclosed disks contain the powerful animation software program, 3D Workshop, along with dozens of 3D graphics.

Working on a project for most 3D artists means hitting the keyboard first without ever touching a pencil. But in the world of animation, the pencil is revered as the most powerful tool in the animation process, because it directly addresses the design aesthetic of an animated project. Production design is the process by which an artist establishes the tone for a particular film by offering a unique aesthetic vision that is in support of the story. As a 3D artist, to overlook design is to overlook the fundamental process that greatly influences not only the film itself but also your contributions as a professional. To combine the disciplines of traditional design and 3D animation is a choice that only you can make. The result of this choice is a broader artistic skill set that increases your creativity and consequently increases your worth as a professional. Plain and simple, Design First for 3D Artists is going to teach you easy-to-use design techniques that will make you a better designer and increase your worth as a 3D artist.

Introduction to 3D Modeling Using Microstation V8 is designed for students and others that want to learn the basics of developing 3D models using MicroStation V8. The book introduces 3D modeling using a series of tutorials and sample files to learn important techniques and concepts. The tutorials and accompanying exercises allow the reader to better understand the various concepts by actually working with the software. The book is targeted toward individuals beginning to explore using MicroStation for 3D modeling. In addition to an overview of MicroStation, it provides chapters on an introduction to working in 3d space, creating 3d models, positioning and locating points in 3d space, the development and manipulation of features and faces, view control in 3d, output using sheets, and improved visualization through the rendering of models. The book contains over 400 illustrations that reinforce an understanding of the commands and tools used in creating, manipulating, managing, and displaying models. The accompanying multimedia CD provides a series of design files, still images, and animations that illustrate concepts and provide the basis for completing the tutorials that are an integral part of the material. Over 50 design files are included on the CD. The design files link directly to the tutorials in the book and were specifically prepared to allow hands-on experience with concepts of modeling.

The automotive industry faces constant pressure to reduce development costs and time while still increasing vehicle quality. To meet this challenge, engineers and researchers in both science and industry are developing effective strategies and flexible tools by enhancing and further integrating powerful, computer-aided design technology. This book provides a valuable overview of the development tools and methods of today and tomorrow. It is targeted not only towards professional project and design engineers, but also to students and to anyone who is interested in state-of-the-art computer-aided development. The book begins with an overview of automotive development processes and the principles of virtual product development. Focusing on computer-aided design, a comprehensive outline of the fundamentals of geometry representation provides a deeper insight into the mathematical techniques used to describe and model geometrical elements. The book then explores the link between the demands of integrated design processes and efficient data management. Within automotive development, the management of knowledge and engineering data plays a crucial role. Some selected representative applications provide insight into the complex interactions between computer-aided design, knowledge-based engineering and data management and highlight some of the important methods currently emerging in the field.

'Cosmic Motors' shows the design process of unique futuristic vehicles, from the first initial sketches to the stunningly detailed 3-D models and final photorealistic full spread renderings. Spaceships, pods, racing cars, giant trains, warships and balloons are shown from concept to completion.