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Here are 4 Free 3D Models for you to grab and drop in your scenes, kindly provided by CGAxis. Their models come supporting 3ds max (VRay, Mental Ray & Scanline) as well as Cinema 4D (Native & VRay). I had my eye on the Grand Piano and I hope it will be of use to you too (for that fancy high-rise penthouse you’re doing). Share & Grab it!
Mário Nogueira follows up with one more great share of 48 Old White Wood Planks Textures that you can use in your own scenes with the help of FloorGenerator + MultiTexture maps or MightyTiles. The set has 48 JPG’s (for Diffuse, Bump and Normals) at 3607×186 pixels size, representing a plank size of 480x20cm.
Mário Nogueira Kindly shares this great set of 30 Stone Pavement Textures that you can use in your own scenes with the help of FloorGenerator + MultiTexture maps or MightyTiles. The set has 30 TIFF’s at 1425×284 pixels size, representing a tile size of 120x20cm.
Lukasz Malik from arch515 was kind to share a Black Brick MightyTiles material he made on the forums, and I’m featuring this here so all of you can get this great looking material!
Krzysztof Czerwinski created a great looking 3d birch trees pack, ready to be used in 3dsmax with VRay, that his sharing for free over at VizPeople. There are 18 3d tree models in this pack, all modeled with the script ATree3D (for 3dsmax). Get them, use them, tell us what you think about them!
iToo Software released a new Forest Pack tutorial for beginners and new users titled – Tree-Lined Canal, providing extensive explanation of the basic features included in Forest Pack version 3.9, introduced last June. The tutorial comprises over 30 minutes of video and is designed to get new users up and running quickly, acquiring the necessary skills to create great looking scenes with Forest Pack Pro.
