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Written by 3D experts, 3DVIA Shape tutorials will teach you everything from modeling basics to expert-level designing and beyond. If you don’t see what you’re looking for today, check back tomorrow, as we’re constantly adding to our tutorial library.
User Submitted Tutorial: Building a Car in 3DVIA Shape
posted on September 4, 2009
User Shodiq38, from Indonesia, created a full sports car using 3DVIA Shape. We asked if he would create a “how-to” video for the model, and he impressed us with this video, which highlights how easy a car can be built in 3DVIA Shape. Shodiq showed us some great tips-and-tricks that we were
Cliff's Clips - Texturing Fundamentals
posted on September 1, 2009
One of the best ways to create realistic 3D models is by incorporating good textures. Textures can make a model more realistic by adding details that would be hard to model in as geometry. This is a tutorial on the basics of texture mapping. This video details the texturing functions within 3DVIA Shape, but these fundamentals
Enhance Any Map with 3DVIA Shape for Maps
posted on August 26, 2009
With the introduction of Microsoft’s new Bing search engine and maps comes 3DVIA Shape for Maps. It’s basically 3DVIA Shape with some navigation tools, but it can really add some excitement to your maps, and a great way to display any building models. You can build your own models, or use any public model from
3DVIA Announcement: Now supporting COLLADA .dae Downloads
posted on August 11, 2009
An exciting announcement from 3DVIA: We now support Collada’s DAE format for our library of 3D models. Watch this Cliff’s Clips video on 3DVIA.tv to see how this will benefit you: The process is very simple: ANY model in ANY format you upload to 3DVIA.com gets automatically converted into a DAE file as well as a
3DVIA Shape 3.1 is now available for download!
posted on July 9, 2009
This latest update contains stability, quality and performance improvements. Also, be sure to check out the latest 3DVIA Shape Tips and Tricks layout. We’ve made it easier to navigate through our 30+ short and informative videos. One of my favorites is the “How to build an Umbrella” video (Tip #34). This video is more like a
3DVIA Shape 3.0 Tips and Tricks
posted on July 8, 2009
Here are more than 30 video tutorials filled with tips and tricks on how to get the most of 3DVIA Shape 3.0’s amazing new features! Check them out now, gather your ideas and start making them real. Refer back here often to be reminded of the wealth of new ways to create 3D models in
Video - Create Realistic Models Quickly from Pictures
posted on June 30, 2009
Need to create realistic 3D models quickly? The best way to accomplish this is to build from pictures (textures). This short video will walk you through how easy this is to do using 3DVIA Shape: We want to see your 3D models that you have created from pictures. Reply to this post with your examples. Remember, we have a large library
Video - Remixing Models: A quick tutorial
posted on June 10, 2009
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a 3D model worth? Combining (or “remixing”) 3D models to create a large scene or assembly tells a story, and is easy to do. This video quickly walks you through how to remix models, and some benefits. I only scratched the surface for the uses
Video - Create a 3D Floor plan
posted on May 26, 2009
Floor plans on 2D sheets cannot give you a real feel of how a room will ultimately look. You can’t see the walls or furniture as they will actually appear in real life. This video details how easy it is to create a 3D floor plan for a very realistic view of any area: This is very simple
posted on March 5, 2009
With 3DVIA Shape 3.0 it is now easy to revolve geometry to create spheres! Just follow the link to video Tip #4! 3DVIA Shape 3.0: Tip #4 - How To Revolve Geometry The following techniques for 3DVIA Shape 2.0 are still quite valuable to help improve your 3D modeling skills: Dhiraj Patil is well known to 3DVIA visitors as DPV1. His models have
posted on October 27, 2008
Why do things more than once? Whatever your passion is in 3DVIA Shape 2.0 modeling, you can create template files like gsmith has and save enormous amounts of time. He shows us how valuable it is to create a single model containing a bunch of common elements that we can then select, copy, re-position and re-texture to
Can Your Model Be Used in a 3DVIA Shape Remix?
posted on September 16, 2008
The release of our free 3D modeling and publishing software 3DVIA Shape was exciting news. The expanded remix capability allowing users to reuse 3D models pulled from our content library now extends 3D content creation to just about anyone who can handle a mouse and PowerPoint. It is, as they say…just that simple. This is not
posted on June 24, 2008
As we are thrown into an increasingly computer-savvy world, it seems the term “3D” comes up more and more. Whether it relates to the 3D you might see in the movies, the 3D in a brochure, or something entirely unexpected, 3D is everywhere. While you hear the term and see examples often enough, do you
posted on June 16, 2008
In Episode 2 of the making of “Captain Morgan and his Starship Pirates” we explored some basics about drawing lines that user m2morgan64 had to master before he could create his exceptional models using 3DVIA Shape for his game under development. Next, we need to be sure that we really know what we’re seeing. If you are drawing
posted on June 6, 2008
In Episode 1 of the making of “Captain Morgan and his Starship Pirates” we defined our goal to highlight the creativity that user m2morgan64 has shown as he creates models using 3DVIA Shape for his game under development. One of his latest starships has exceptionally graceful wings: As in any endeavor, he had to start at the
posted on May 28, 2008
3DVIA member m2morgan64has been very busy making excellent models using 3DVIA Shape. This is unusual all by itself, but it’s especially unusual because his real goal is to create his own game – “Starship Pirates”! Check out his new “Starship Pirates” group. Without trying, he has exemplified what 3DVIA is all about – trying to help
posted on April 10, 2008
Remixing is one of the most powerful Shape tools in 3DVIA. When a 3dxml model created in Shape catches your eye, you can use it as a starting point for your own versions and also as a valuable learning tool. A great case in point is the CocaCola truck meticulously modeled by Rguyen. Just a few
posted on March 25, 2008
For my first 3DVIA Shape tutorial, I thought I would go back to basics and pull out one of the starter tutorials from the 3DVIA Shape documentation files. We have tried very hard to ensure that 3DVIA Shape is a product that is simple enough for the average consumer to express their ideas in 3D. However,
posted on November 15, 2007
Before you create your first 3D model, it is important to have a clear idea of how to move around in 3D. A basic mistake we see many first time Shape users make, is trying to create a model, before they even know how to view that model. We call this mistake “Running before you can
Your own picture on the Apple iPhone 3D model
posted on June 24, 2007
What about putting your own picture on the Apple iPhone? First Download this Apple iPhone 3D model and upload it on your 3DVIA account. once it’s uploaded you can edit the texture. Now how to update your texture? You can edit your texture online by updating an existing texture. 1 . Download the original texture 2 . Go to your texture page
How to put your own picture on a Coke can
posted on June 24, 2007
What about putting your own label on a Coke can? 1. First Donwload this model 2. then Sign in to teapotters.com (if you don’t have one register here). 3. upload the can.3DS. zip file model 4. once it’s uploaded you can edit the texture Now how to Edit/update your texture? You can edit your texture online by updating an existing texture. 5
Download the free of rights Apple iPhone 3D model
posted on June 24, 2007
Download the free of rights Apple iPhone 3D model like many other models, it’s our pleasure
Editing your texture
posted on June 23, 2007
What about putting your own label on a Pepsi can? First Download this model and upload it on your 3DVIA account. once it’s uploaded you can edit the texture Now how to update your texture? You can edit your texture online by updating an existing texture. 1 . Download the original texture 2 . Go to your texture page press the
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