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Get under the skin of the 3D industry with regular assessments of industry trends. Pre-Viz looks at what's happening right now,
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Road-tested tutorials
Seasoned professionals from across the 3D industry write tutorials based on projects
created espec ially for you. We test every step ourselves to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
Inspiring artwork
We comb all areas of the 3D scene to find the best examples of work that's being produced
today, from the hottest commercials to game cinematics and illustrations. 3D World reflects the state of the art every month
The whole of the 3D scene
Why restrict yourself? Whatever your main creative discipline, 3D World enables you to keep
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IMAGES AND OPINIONS
FROM YOU, THE READERS
010 Portfolio
Inspirational reader art, from super furry animals to classic scooters
018 In Focus
Nicolas Garilhe uses the latest sculpting features in ZBrush
024 Short Cuts
2D characters escape into the next dimension in short film Drown to Life
026 Inbox
Your thoughts on our tutorials and making the step up to pro software
COMMENT AND ANALYSIS FROM THE CG INDUSTRY
028 Crowd simulation
How the next generation of crowd tools could bring people power to your visualisations
030 The Filter
New apps and updates including the latest plug-ins and version 3.0 of the CopperCube 3D ecitor
CRITICAL 3D TOPICS,
DISCUSSED IN DEPTH
034 Shifting shapes
The Thing returns to cinemas in director Matthijs van Heijningen's movie prequel. We talk to t he people behind its stunning VFX
041 Amazing CG secrets
To celebrate our 15Dth issue, a range of industry pros share their tips and tricks for taking your work from concept to completion
THE MONTH'S BEST NEW
COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
064 Projects
The best new commercial projects, including work from Zeitguised, Grid, dbox and The Mill
074 Create an alien creature
Sculpt a monster worthy of a horror f ilm as Mathew Burniston explains how to design a creature from scratch using some simple
and straightforward techniques in ZBrush, modo and Maya
082 Demolition dynamics
The new MassFX dynamics toolset in 3ds Max 2012 makes it easy to set up even complex systems. James Horn shows you how to
create a range of simulations
088 Compositing 3D renders
Online CG training company Digital-Tutors takes you through the process of creating successful composites as you work with
a Maya to Nuke pipeline
090 Questions 8: Answers
We answer your real-world queries with expert advice; this month we have questions on mental ray maps, lathe NURBS
in Cinema 4D and understanding colour space settings
NEW TECHNOLOGY,
TESTED BY 3D EXPERTS
098 Daz Studio 4 Pro
The latest release of Daz's top-end app brings a new Content Creator Toolkit, an updated content
management system and lots of nice touches under the hood
100 3ds Max 2012
Subscription Advantage Pack
This subscriber-only download for the animation suite introduces workflow optimisations with State
Sets and Adobe interoperability
101 Maya 2012 Subscription
Advantage Pack
Autodesk's all-purpose software receives an interim update, making
features such as the Alembic data management framework and a new Node Editor available to subscribers
