3D MODELING & MOTION
- Gallery (Project 01)
- Gallery (Project 02)
- Syllabus
- Schedule
- Tutorials
- Lectures
- Assignments
- Software / hardware
- Resources
- Course links
Contact:
Breanna Browning
bbrowning@ucla.edu
TA:
Henry Yang
greathensby@ucla.edu
3D MODELING & MOTION
Contact:
Breanna Browning
bbrowning@ucla.edu
TA:
Henry Yang
greathensby@ucla.edu
Resources
This page contains an expanding collection of resources, including tools, assets, tutorials, and workflows, intended to support your coursework and facilitate further in-depth exploration.
Blender Add-ons:
- G Scatter - plant ground cover
- Piperator - make pipes on meshes
- Biome Reader - auto generate plants/landscapes
- Nebula Generator - space scenes
- Molecular - particle systems w/ interaction
- World Machine - standalone software for landscape simulations that can be imported into Blender
- ChatGPT addon - see notes (3/8) for install instructions
Readings / Books (General):
- “Curating in Postreality” by Jesse Damiani (essay)
- “Simulacra and Simulation” by Jean Baudrillard
- “Understanding Media - the Extensions of Man” by Marshall
McLuhan
- “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” by Walter Benjamin
- “Software Takes Command” by Lev Manovich
Readings / Books (Student project specific/ mentioned in class):
- “Half Earth” by Edward O. Wilson
Sound:
- Epidemic Sound (free trial 7 days) - royalty free sound and foley
- AudioGen - text to audio AI
- AudioGen 2
- Stable Audio - AI sound
- Riffusion - AI sings what you type
- Adobe’s Voice Cleaner - AI
- ElevenLabs - AI voiceover
Digital Assets:
- Quixel / Bridge / Megascans - 3d library with plugin for Maya including plants
- Textures.com - textures library
- Turbosquid - free 3d models
- Free 3d - free 3d models
- PolyHaven - HDRI’s, textures, some models
- SketchUp 3d Warehouse - built for Sketchup, most can be repurposed
- Ultimaker’s Thingiverse - geard towards 3d printable models, but many available
- MyMiniFactory - also geared towards 3d printing
- BlendSwap - Blender model share community
- SketchFab - general 3d library, some free and some paid
- Kitbash 3d - expensive, pro-quality kitbashable models
- Artstation Marketplace - lots of assets of varying quality
AI Tools / Resources:
- Luma AI - AI 3d scanning app
- Polycam - AI / Lidar 3d scanning app
- Cultural Automation through Machine Learning - Dr. Parag K. Mital UCLA Course
- Masterpiece X - text to 3d tool
- Luma Genie - text to 3d tool (beta)
- ChatGPT - suggest ChatGPT 4.0 with code interpreter
- Anthropic Claude - new update as of 3/3 including code
Supplemental Software:
- Nuke - Industry standard for compositing
- ZBrush - Digital sculpting tool
- Adobe Substance Painter - 3d texturing
- Marvellous Designer - digital sewing / fashion
- Reality Capture - photogrammetry
- 3d scanner app - photogrammetry / lidar ios app
Other:
- Urgent Futures podcast with Jesse Damiani