The 3ds Max London User Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at Truckles, opposite the British Museum. Started in 2007, the group enjoys a great number of professional members from London's advertising, architectural and animation industries. We meet to discuss ideas, methods and projects in a friendly, relaxed setting.

Saturday 28 May 2011

Allies & Morrison @ 3ds London Wednesday 1st June

3DS Max London User Group
Wednesday 1st June
For 7pm

Upstairs at The Plough, 27 Museum Street, WC1A

Thomas Horsley, head of the internal 3d studio at Allies and Morrison Architects, will be showing us their latest film produced for the Rambert Dance Company.
This recently completed project was their first requiring the integration of live actors within a CG environment and the presentation will cover their workflow, lessons learned and some tips on what not to do on your first greenscreen shoot.
As always, please bring some of your own work to share with the group, and remember we’re also looking for presenters for the next few months, if you are interested please email me. I can't make it unfortunately, so Joe Robson has kindly offered to compere for the evening.

Kind regards, Simon

Monday 2 May 2011

Meet the Met @ 3ds London this 4th May

3DS Max London User Group
Wednesday 4th May
For 7pm

Upstairs at The Plough, 27 Museum Street, WC1A



On Wednesday 4th May we have an excellent presentation;  Mark DeGiovanni is a 3D modeller and Analyst at the Metropolitan Police Service Computer Aided Modelling Bureau. The small team is recognized as one of the most experienced in the world, reconstructing crime scenes as 2D plans and 3D computer models since 1992. They use a range of surveying, photogrammetry and modelling techniques to analyse geometric variables within crime scenes for use in Court Presentations. Mark will be presenting three real cases showing some of the elements of their work, and of course how the team use 3ds Max.

As always, please bring some of your own work to share with the group. I’m also looking for presenters for the next few months, if you are interested please email or speak to me on Wednesday. Thanks, see you then!


Kind regards, Simon