Reviews

  • 30 inch NEC MultiSync LCD3090WQXi Reviewed

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 11 September 2008 6:00 pm

    This review features the flag ship 30 inch display from NEC. This monitor boasts an impressive list of features and it designed for the high end grapahics professional.

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  • 3DATS 3ds Max for Architectural Visualization...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 11 August 2008 6:00 pm

    Last week I received the second book from Brian Smith's 3ds Max for Architectural Visualization book series and took a moment to review both titles.

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  • Curves without the Cost

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 20 January 2008 5:00 pm

    Builder AWI adopts 3D in processes that take the pain out of complex designs. Advancements in 3D design tools have given manufacturers tremendous productivity gains over the last two decades. Automotive...

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  • Cozimo Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 23 October 2007 6:00 pm

    Media Collaboration Anytime, Anyplace. Cozimo introduces a smarter, easier and more advanced way to review and collaborate on images, video and other digital media with colleagues and clients.

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  • 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 12 September 2007 6:00 pm

    So what is a SpaceNavigator you might ask? All of 3Dconnexion’s product offerings are in a word, 3D mice. They allow you to push, pull, tilt, and twist a controller cap using a six degree-of-freedom optical...

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  • Jeff Stikeman Architectural Art, Arch Viz As...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 2 August 2007 6:00 pm

    Jeff Stikeman has been a practicing architect for over twenty years and speaks the language of architectural visualization well, moving fluently between traditional and digital media. His is a unique...

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  • Digging for Details: Painstaking Research results...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 5 March 2007 5:00 pm

    Being offered the chance to record, reconstruct and then create a documentary about a 1,000 year old Maya city is not something that many of us get. Clement Valla, an architectural designer by profession and a...

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  • Review of Craft Director Tools

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 5 March 2007 5:00 pm

    Craft Director Tools is a suite of real-time animation tools useful for everything from making a car drive down the street to animating jitter in a camera. The set of tools is relatively easy to install, use,...

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  • IDEA: The IntelliCAD-based, BIM Architectural...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 21 January 2007 5:00 pm

    IDEA is the IntelliCAD-based BIM solution, designed to meet in a very friendly and flexible way all the needs of an architect, including advanced architectural design, rendering and virtual walkthrough. IDEA...

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  • Why as an Architect, my next Computer could be a...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 19 November 2006 5:00 pm

    Beginning this year, the makers of Machintosh Computers, made an important announcement, presented on stage by CEO Steve Jobs, telling the astonished audience that they are going to put in the Intel Chip in...

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  • Cheetah 3.4 Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 17 October 2006 6:00 pm

    Tim Danaher reviews Cheetah3D version 3.4. Cheetah (or C3D) is a Mac-only modeling rendering and animation program that has found great favor with architects due to its streamlined interface, great rendering...

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  • modo 202 Reviewed

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 2 October 2006 6:00 pm

    modo is said to have a cult following amongst the ArchViz community. Why then is a 3D application, known for its subdivision modeling capabilities, in its early to middle stages of development gaining favor so...

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  • SketchUp 5 Book Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 5 January 2006 5:00 pm

    We all love SketchUp. However, what the program has traditionally suffered from is a lack of reference materials. Sure, there are the video tutorials on the website, and you've always had the on-line hypertext...

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  • Review of REALVIZ Stitcher 5

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 27 November 2005 5:00 pm

    A few years ago I reviewed Stitcher 3.1, but with version 5 having been recently released, I thought I would take a look to see what had changed.

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  • How Old is the Network

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 27 November 2005 5:00 pm

    "In the twenty-first century people have developed a new kind of relationship with information. Digital technology has drastically reduced the cost of fixation and transmission of information. Reduced it...

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  • Review of Evermotion Archmodels

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 13 November 2005 5:00 pm

    I recently had the opportunity to review many of the model collections offered by Evermotion. I had access to volumes 1-12 for this evaluation and will look at model quality, ease of use, file setup, variety...

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