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Welcome to the Corel Magazine Dream 3D Course
Feel free to browse any lesson or download any portion of it.The lessons are geared to be self paced. Take your time with it as there is no hurry. You will note at the bottom of the lesson page that there are a number of .avi animation files in PKZIP format that you can download if you wish. Each zip file contains an animation of the Dream command usage described in the table for the zip file.
There is no need to download zip files if you understand and have no problems with a particular section.
We have made every attempt to be complete with this course so that nothing is missing to inhibit your development. If at any time you have a question, please write immediately. This is a correspondence course and one of our instructors will respond to you quickly. Send any questions or comments to daveb@corelmag.com.
Lesson One: Basic Menu Structure and 3D Object Creation and Placement
This lesson may well be the dullest of the entire course. It is unavoidable as we must go through the general layout of CorelDream as well as the items on a number of menus.
Once you have gone through this lesson, though, you should know the basic ins and outs of CorelDream, as well as how to create basic 3D objects, place them in space and render them. You will also know how to create 3D text objects, and to set up basic lighting control to render them.
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Download Chapter 1 HTML + Graphics in PKZIP format 228 KbLesson Two: Free Form Objects.
A long chapter, but very important as it addresses the fundamentals of building objects. You will learn how to create Free Form objects, modify cross section outlines, create and edit sweep paths, create and modify 3D text, and use free form presets such as torus and spiral.
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Download Chapter 2 HTML + Graphics in PKZIP format 372 Kb.Lesson Three: Preset Objects and Scenes.
Use preset forms as they are or learn to modify them. You'll also see how to place objects into the preset scenes provided in CorelDream and make the whole image work together.
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Download Chapter 3 HTML + Graphics in PKZIP format 443 kb.Lesson Four: Accuracy with Freeform objects
Learn to use the freeform modeler and numerical property box to create accurate and complex forms.Create the base of a flat screen computer monitorGo To Lesson Four
Download Lesson 4 313 KbLesson Five: Shaders and Textures
Learn to use shaders and textures. Create your own shades and create new textures. Add a display and glass panel to the computer monitor begun in lesson 4
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Download Lesson 5 376 Kb.Lesson Six: Using Light In Dream:
Learn to place and use lights in Dream including spot lighting, bulb lighting, distant light settings, ambiend light and reflected light. Exercises include create a street lamp, creating a glowing ball, rendering continuing monitor project as glowing display in the dark , and overlit with glare.Since this is a very graphic intense file we recommend download of it and local viewing
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Download Lesson 6 668 Kb.Other Reading About Light in Dream 3D
Working With Lighting (Corel Magazine Jan, 99)
Lesson Seven: Rotation and Alignment; Using Cameras
The first part of this lesson deals with the object alignment controls and dialog box. You will learn how to align objects on any or all of three axes, by center point, hot point, greater or less edge, as well as distribute objects and/ or uniformly and exactly space them.The second part of this lesson deals with the default camera and additional cameras. Tools for panning, dollying are discussed. Locking cameras on objects is demonstrated, as are techniques to save views for later reference, and determine exact outline of final render before rendering.
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Download Lesson Seven 442 Kb.LESSON EIGHT: More Free Form Editing including ROTATE command and LATHING. Using 3D Paint.
This lesson is in two parts. The first part deals with additional Free Form object editing, including the use of the ROTATE command on cross sections, and the LATHING technique of object construction. As an exercise you will build a candle holder.The second part introduces the 3D paint tools. After explanation, you will use these tools to apply a 3D paint decal to the candleholder created in the first part of this lesson.
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Download Lesson Eight 738 Kb.LESSON NINE: Additional 3D Paint functions including painting transparencies on objects to make some or all of the object disappear. You will also use 3D paint to paint on a decal.
Rendering. This section also discusses Rendering settings, using the Production Frame to pinpoint rendered output and other rendering topics.
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Download Lesson Nine 310 Kb. .LESSON TEN: IMPORTING AND EXPORTING 3D FILES: In this lesson you will learn how to work with object in the object browser. You will see how to build new categories to add to your object browser and how to save files appropriate for the browser. The lesson also discusses transfer methods to take files from CorelDraw to Dream3D and vice versa and to take files from other common 3D software for use in Dream. The lesson also looks at the use of PhotoPaint and the Blur tool to help refine images
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Download Lesson Ten 742 Kb.LESSON ELEVEN: ANIMATION In this lesson you will find that everything and anything in CorelDream 3D can be animated including regular objects, text, lights, cameras and even backgrounds. The two basic forms of object movement for animation will be discussed: Linear motion is movement in one or more axes in a straight line; Rotational movement, which include ROLL, PITCH and YAW, is movement around a defined center point. To end the lesson you will animate a "fly through" of an airplane over a 360 degree obstacle course.
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Download Lesson Eleven 650 Kb.LESSON TWELVE: FOG, CHANNELS AND MASKS In this lesson you will work with CorelDream's atmosphere settings to create ground fog and distance fog effects. You will also work with the rendering settings to generate custom channels that may be used for additional editing purposes in Photo-Paint or other high-end image editors that accept channels.
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Download Lesson Twelve 1,2 Mb.LESSON 13: More on Free Form objects and fine tuning drawing and sufacing skills. In this lesson you will work with different ways of editing Free Form objects to create effects in mulitple axes. You will also see a number of methods to speed up object creation. Also included is a bried segment on the use of the mapping controls for textures and the deformer for animation
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