Jordanhill School D&T Dept
Sarah Teaching Exemplar 21 Sept 09
S4 Graphic Pupils have just completed their Inventor modelling unit. Now they are required to translate the Inventor file to a format that Cinema 4D can recognise. The Inventor file is translated to a .3DS file [via Okino's PolyTrans software] and this is imported to C4D via their Engineering Add-On. A convoluted procedure we admit, but to get into CAD and photo-realistic visualisation requires a thorough knowledge of a multitude of file formats.
At last the true fun begins! C4D has an amazing render engine. The graphic you see here has been rendered solely in C4D with logos added in Photoshop. After a couple of years trying we believe we're on our way to tapping the potential that this software combination has to offer. Stay tuned for further experiments in Jordanhill pupil-based success.
We now have 12 quad-core server grade pcs in the department. The onboard AMD processors are 64bit capable, are clocked at 2.2GHz apiece, and have 512Mb graphics available on a dedicated PCI card. The 5GB Ram is not yet available to the system since we're currently stuck with Windows XP, which only 'sees' 3GB. An upgrade to Inventor 2010 and Windows 7 will allow us to harness the true clout of the available hardware.
Looks like we're gonna have to deliver!
Watch this space...
Sarah Teaching Exemplar 21 Sept 09
S4 Graphic Pupils have just completed their Inventor modelling unit. Now they are required to translate the Inventor file to a format that Cinema 4D can recognise. The Inventor file is translated to a .3DS file [via Okino's PolyTrans software] and this is imported to C4D via their Engineering Add-On. A convoluted procedure we admit, but to get into CAD and photo-realistic visualisation requires a thorough knowledge of a multitude of file formats.
At last the true fun begins! C4D has an amazing render engine. The graphic you see here has been rendered solely in C4D with logos added in Photoshop. After a couple of years trying we believe we're on our way to tapping the potential that this software combination has to offer. Stay tuned for further experiments in Jordanhill pupil-based success.
We now have 12 quad-core server grade pcs in the department. The onboard AMD processors are 64bit capable, are clocked at 2.2GHz apiece, and have 512Mb graphics available on a dedicated PCI card. The 5GB Ram is not yet available to the system since we're currently stuck with Windows XP, which only 'sees' 3GB. An upgrade to Inventor 2010 and Windows 7 will allow us to harness the true clout of the available hardware.
Looks like we're gonna have to deliver!
Watch this space...