modo Training Video Index

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Contents

modo in Focus		Luxology Store Videos
modo Included Help Videos		Thrid Party Commercial Videos
Free Videos at Luxology.com		Want to Help?
Free Luxology TV Videos

Modo in Focus

The complete "modo in focus" series is included when you purchase modo 302. The demo version of modo does not include the full "modo in focus" series.

The "modo in focus" videos are installed with modo 302 and can be found in:

• Mac OSX — Library/Application Support/Luxology/modo 301/Documentation/help/pages/mif
• Windows — C:/Program Files(x86)/Luxology/modo 302/Documentation/help/pages/mif

1 Getting Started

• 00:18 What is modo tags: intro, welcome, start
• 00:57 Luxology Video Galleries tags: none
• 01:06 Startup tags: launch
• 01:14 modo Exploration tags: quick tips, Luxology TV,
• 01:49 Documentation tags: online help, F1, reference, tutorials
• 03:09 Community & Forum tags: work-in-progress, discussion
• 04:11 Vertex Monkey tags: scripts, presets, tutorials, benchmark
• 04:48 End Notes tags: none

2 Conventions

• 00:33 Interface tags: intro, welcome, start
• 01:08 Viewport Environments tags: tools,viewport,scene info
• 01:33 Tools tags: sculpt,paint,geometry,uv,properties
• 02:05 Using Tools tags: keyboard shortcuts, deselect
• 02:36 Viewport tags: views, pie menu
• 03:17 Move, Rotate & Zoom tags: cursor location,reset model,center,freewheeling,gestures,viewport options,trackball rotation
• 05:59 Navigation Presets tags: remapping,mouse input presets,preferences
• 06:20 Viewport Options tags: model quad,single view,paint,uv,animate,render
• 06:52 Modes tags: component,vertices,edges,polygons,item
• 07:53 Items, Shaders, etc. tags: scene, organize,lists,tool pipe,statistics,command,properties,channels,display,shade tree,images
• 09:20 Customize the Interface tags: viewport,resize,collapse,adjust,split,change,layouts,detach,revert,default
• 12:07 Form Editor tags: hotkey, popover
• 13:44 End Notes tags: none

3 Modeling

• 00:36 Theory & Workflow tags: viewport,grid,axis widget,work plane
• 01:21 Work Planes tags: axis,rotate
• 02:29 Item List tags: mesh layer,background images
• 02:46 Objects & Subdivision tags: polygon,vertices,edges,subdivision surface
• 03:25 Selections tags: modes,components,loop,paint,lasso,wireframe,grow,deselect,invert,connected,edge mode,convert,boundary
• 07:44 Tool Pipe & Building a Tool tags: scale,falloff,rotate,linear,transform
• 09:40 Action Centers tags: automatic,axis,snapping
• 11:23 Tool Selection tags: none
• 11:59 Deodorant Bottle tags: primitive,properties,pie menu,scale,falloff,loop slice,cylinder,transform,bevel,mesh layer,work plane,join,rotate,bridge,action center,tool pipe,subdivision,mesh edit,weight
• 21:31 Conclusion tags: interface

4 UV Mapping

• 00:04 UV Interface tags: viewport,tab,mapping
• 00:44 What is UV? tags: xyz,vertex,image map,unwrap
• 01:33 Software Box tags: layer,projection,vertex map,tools,project from view,falloff,transform,action center,move,sew,cubic,atlas,scale
• 08:27 Unwrap Tool tags: continuous, discontinuous,offset
• 10:24 Ogre Head tags: continuous, discontinuous,offset,organic,symmetry,selection,unwrap,loop,projection,iterations
• 12:44 UV Integration tags: scale,falloff,move,slice
• 14:18 Summary tags: none

5 Sculpting

• 56:48 Workflow tags: intro
• 02:32 Head Mesh-sculpting tags: sculpt_start,head
• 02:57 Push & Move Tool tags: mesh,subdivision,offset,chin
• 05:38 Smooth Tool tags: lips
• 06:26 Inflate Tool tags: nose
• 07:23 Image-based Sculpting tags: vector displacement,resolution,image map,uv map,shade tree
• 08:44 OpenGL & Subdivision tags: none
• 09:42 Carve Tool tags: brush,nozzle,tangent pinch
• 10:38 Push Tool 2 tags: nose
• 11:20 Carve Tool 2 tags: eyes,veins
• 12:37 3d Paining & Image Ink tags: scale,skin,texture,smooth,scar,subdivision
• 16:10 Summary tags: none

6 Painting

• 00:28 Paint Viewport tags: images, color picker,brush
• 00:47 Painting Tools tags: plane,airbrush,eraser,nozzle,tablet,jitter,inks
• 02:05 Create a Paint Tool tags: procedural brush,color picker,uv map,image map,utilities,resolution,shade tree,brush size,eraser
• 04:01 Brush Presets tags: save,browser
• 04:54 Beetle Wings tags: image map,texture,color,rgb,parametric ink,incidence angle,sample,foreground,background
• 07:45 Using Layers tags: utilities,rgba,image ink,image map,load,mask,symmetry,foreground
• 10:30 Lasso Falloff tags: soft border
• 11:29 Using the Toolpipe tags: active tool, modifiers
• 12:30 Blur Tool tags: soft edges
• 13:06 Image Ink tags: drips,mask,layer,texture,split viewport
• 14:55 Layer Blending tags: shade tree,opacity,utilities,flatten layer,save
• 16:04 Using Viewports tags: advanced opengl
• 16:31 Bump Maps tags: color texture,image ink,utilities
• 18:17 Rhino, Preset Brush tags: bump,image,skin,soft boarder,mask,roller,stamp
• 21:36 Summary tags: none

7 Animation

• 00:10 Animation Quick Start Video tags: none
• 00:33 Robot, Item Mode tags: file,open,viewport,animate,item mode
• 01:54 Interface & Viewports tags: item properties,channels,timeline,keying,graph editor
• 03:31 Motion Basics tags: arms, legs,items,body,hierarchy
• 04:31 Pivot Points tags: arm,transform,shoulder,head,leg
• 07:06 Head Animation tags: keyframe,channel,graph editor,rotation
• 08:55 Arm Animation tags: timeline,graph editor,keyframe,linear,falloff
• 10:16 Leg Animation tags: timeline,graph editor,keyframe,autofit
• 11:44 Walk Animation tags: timeline,graph editor,keyframe,position,linear falloff
• 13:19 Material Animation tags: timeline,graph editor,keyframe,shade tree,layer,channel,trans,oscillate
• 14:58 Morph Maps tags: viewport,edit,blend shape,offset,facial
• 17:05 Facial Animation tags: blend,angry,happy,deformer,morph,layer,timeline,opacity,viewport,wink,element move,slice
• 21:52 Summary tags: none

8 Texturing & Rendering

• 00:13 Shade Tree tags: viewports,camera,render preview,properties,lights,environment,texture,layers
• 01:56 Rhino Skin tags: channels,color,texture,skin,procedural,cellular,displacement,distance,invert,opacity
• 03:50 Skin Color tags: diffuse,gradient,displacement,keyframe,picker,preview,texture layer
• 05:18 Masking tags: horn,eyes,item mask
• 05:44 Eyes, Item Mask tags: shade tree,material
• 06:34 Horn tags: polygon select,material,mask,shade tree,tag,noise,bump,subsurface scattering,specularity
• 08:07 Shade Tree Layers tags: noise,color,horn,eyes,group,subgroup
• 09:36 Additional Resources tags: help,tutorials
• 10:15 Wheel, Texturing tags: render,camera,shadows,light,spread angle,samples,mask,tire,alloy,disk,invert,color
• 12:46 Wheel, Lighting tags: global illumination,gi,enable,HDRI,image,projection,light probe
• 14:08 Tire Tread Material tags: displacement map,uv,preview render,distance,modulate,diffuse values,scratches,bump,strength
• 16:22 Specular Highlights tags: noise,amount,size
• 17:15 Alloy Material tags: diffuse amount,conserve energy,specular,reflection
• 17:54 Red Disk tags: image map, bump,reflection amount,conserve energy,specularity,grease,dirt,preview
• 19:09 Wheel Nut & Bolts tags: conserve energy,specularity
• 19:35 Final Image Render tags: image,frame,width,height,quality,region,file
• 21:16 Depth of Field tags: focal distance, focus,camera,abort,render
• 22:17 Antialiasing tags: samples,pixel,rate,refinement shading rate,refinement threshold,render
• 23:22 Final Render tags: render region,output,post-processing,channels,reflection shading,file,psd,F9
• 24:42 Processors & Performance tags: buckets,speed,save
• 25:34 Summary tags: luxology gallery,vertex monkey,community,textures

modo INCLUDED Help Videos

There are a large number of topic-specific videos installed with modo as an integral part of the help system. By default they reside in subdirectories in the the following locations:

• Mac OSX — Library/Application Support/Luxology/modo 301/Documentation/help/pages/
• Windows — C:/Program Files(x86)/Luxology/modo 302/Documentation/help/pages/

clips directory

• 01-SnappingColumn.mp4
• 02-PushConstrain.mp4
• 03-MoreOnSnapping.mp4
• 301DefaultLayout.mp4
• AddBlankImageTexture.mp4
• AddMDD.mp4
• AddMorph.mp4
• Airbrush.mp4
• Align.mp4
• animationQS.mp4
• Axis_Rotate.mp4
• Axis_Slice.mp4
• Bend.mp4
• Bevel.mp4
• Bezier_Curves.mp4
• Blur.mp4
• Bridge_Tool.mp4
• Bulge.mp4
• Cellular-02.mp4
• Cellular-03.mp4
• Cellular.mp4
• Center.mp4
• Checker-01.mp4
• Clone.mp4
• ClonePaint.mp4
• CubePrimitive.mp4
• Curve_Tool.mp4
• Edge_Bevel.mp4
• Edge_Extend.mp4
• Edge_Slice.mp4
• Element_Collapse.mp4
• Element_Move.mp4
• Eraser.mp4
• Extrude.mp4
• Fill.mp4
• Flare.mp4
• Flip.mp4
• Geometry_Polygon_Set_Part.mp4
• Gradient.mp4
• HardBrush.mp4
• ImageInk.mp4
• ImageSculptSetup.mp4
• ImportReference.mp4
• Inset.mp4
• ItemList-01.mp4 tags: scene,file,background,visibility,edit mode,layer
• ItemList-02.mp4 tags: new item,lights,texture locators,convert,group,rename,visibility
• ItemList-03.mp4 tags: itme properties,subdivision,spline patch level,curve refinement angle,visibility,linear uvs,opengl
• ItemList-04.mp4 tags: drag & drop,scene,children,shaders,move layer
• ItemList-05.mp4 tags: reference layers,global work plane,new item
• ItemList-06.mp4 tags: auto visibility,layers,background,wireframe,hide
• Jitter.mp4
• JitterNozzle.mp4
• Lasso_Falloff.mp4
• LassoFalloffModel.mp4
• LineTool.mp4
• Loop_Slice.mp4
• Make_Symmetric.mp4
• MeshPaint.mp4
• Mirror.mp4
• Move.mp4
• Noise-01.mp4
• Paintbrush.mp4
• PaintGetStarted.mp4
• ParametricInk.mp4
• Paste_Tool.mp4
• PathFalloff.mp4
• PenTool.mp4
• Pivot_Tool.mp4
• Polygon_Shift.mp4
• PresetBrush.mp4
• Primitives.mp4
• ProceduralBrush.mp4
• ProjectFromView.mp4
• ProjectionPainting.mp4
• Push_Tool.mp4
• Quantize.mp4
• RandomInk.mp4
• Reduct.mp4
• Remove_Edges.mp4
• RenderItem.mp4
• Rotate.mp4
• Scale.mp4
• Sculpt_Attenuate.mp4
• Sculpt_Carve.mp4
• Sculpt_CenterPinch.mp4
• Sculpt_Emboss.mp4
• Sculpt_Flatten.mp4
• Sculpt_Fold.mp4
• Sculpt_Inflate.mp4
• Sculpt_Move.mp4
• Sculpt_NormalMode.mp4
• Sculpt_OffsetMode.mp4
• Sculpt_Push.mp4
• Sculpt_Smooth.mp4
• Sculpt_Smudge.mp4
• Sculpt_Spin.mp4
• Sculpt_TangentPinch.mp4
• SculptRampUp-01.mp4 tags: mesh-based,image-based,layers,shader tree,displacement map,poly count,subdivision,properties,realtime,opengl
• SculptRampUp-02.mp4 tags: mesh-based,image-based,ground plane,subdivide,faceted,paint,brush,terrain,displacement,texture,shader tree,vector displacement,standard displacement,resolution
• SculptRampUp-03.mp4 tags: mesh-based,image-based,uv mapping,unwrap,relax,subdivision,symmetry,automatic mode,layers,isolate,modulate,resolution,512,1k,2k,4k,advanced opengl
• SculptRampUp-04.mp4 tags: vector displacement,standard displacement,color encoded,ground plane,texture,shader tree,pinch,normal,push,carve,move
• SDSSubdivide.mp4
• Set_Material.mp4
• Sew.mp4
• Sharp.mp4
• Shear.mp4
• Sketch_Extrude.mp4
• Sketch_Tool.mp4
• Slice_Tool.mp4
• Slide.mp4
• Smooth_Shift.mp4
• Smooth.mp4
• SmoothBrushTip.mp4
• Smudge.mp4
• Soft_Drag.mp4
• Soft_Move.mp4
• SpherePrimitive.mp4
• Spikey.mp4
• Spin_Edge.mp4
• Spin_Quads.mp4
• Spline_Patch_Tool.mp4
• Split.mp4
• Stretch.mp4
• Subdivide.mp4
• Swirl.mp4
• TackTool.mp4
• Taper.mp4
• TextTool.mp4
• Thicken.mp4
• TransformTool.mp4
• Tube_Primitive.mp4
• Twist.mp4
• Vertex_Map_Color_Tool.mp4
• Vortex.mp4
• vp_vmap.mp4 tags: vertex map,weight,uv,morph,radial falloff,viewport,shading,properties,texture

video / 3dPaint directory

• DetailPaint-Bake01.mp4
• DetailPaint-Bake02.mp4
• PresetBrushMaking.mp4

video / 3DViews directory

• 3D View Control and Settings-01.mp4 tags: viewport,scroll wheel,shortcut keys,pan,zoom,fit selected,freewheeling,spin,turntable,preview,oscillate,trackball rotation
• 3D View Control and Settings-02.mp4 tags: perspective,projection,camera,light,virtual
• 3D View Control and Settings-03.mp4 tags: zoom
• 3D View Control and Settings-04.mp4 tags: shading,wireframe,solid,vertex map,texture,shaded texture,advance opengl,Gooch Tone shading,cel shading,reflection
• 3D View Control and Settings-05.mp4 tags: visibility,properties,popover
• 3D View Control and Settings-06.mp4 tags: viewport independence,model quad

video / ActionCenters directory

• ActionCenters-01.mp4 tags: axis,automatic,world coordinates
• ActionCenters-02.mp4 tags: major axis,planer rotate,work plane
• ActionCenters-03.mp4 tags: screen
• ActionCenters-04.mp4 tags: origin
• ActionCenters-05.mp4 tags: pivot
• ActionCenters-06.mp4 tags: selection
• ActionCenters-07.mp4 tags: selection center auto axis
• ActionCenters-08.mp4 tags: element
• ActionCenters-09.mp4 tags: local
• ActionCenters-10.mp4 tags: toolpipe,atuo,selection,center,axis

video / Animation directory

• KeyFrameExercise-01.mp4
• KeyFrameExercise-02.mp4
• KeyFrameExercise-03.mp4
• Pivot-Centers.mp4

video / Customize directory

• CustomLayout.mp4
• CustomPieMenu.mp4
• InputMapping-ToolToggles.mp4
• KeyboardShortcuts201-02.mp4
• KeyboardShortcuts201.mp4
• MacroRecording.mp4
• NavigationPresets.mp4
• RemapMacro.mp4

video / hardsurface directory

• 1_Intro&Barrell.mp4
• 2_Barrell_End.mp4
• 3_Barrell_Cog.mp4
• 4_Rod_Rollars.mp4
• 5_Barrel_Bearing.mp4
• 6_Gearbox_One.mp4
• 7_Gearbox_Two.mp4
• 8_Gearbox_Three.mp4
• 9_Gunbody_One.mp4
• 10_Gunbody_Two.mp4
• 11_Gunarm_One.mp4
• 12_Gunarm_Two.mp4
• 13_Gunarm_Three.mp4
• 14_Cable_Connectors.mp4
• 15_Cables.mp4
• 16_Ammo_Link_Model.mp4
• 17_Ammo_Link_UV.mp4
• 18_Ammo_Belt_One.mp4
• 19_Ammo_Belt_Two.mp4
• 20_Ammo_Belt_Three.mp4
• 21_Ammo_Belt_Support_One.mp4
• 22_Ammo_Belt_Support_Two.mp4
• 23_Ammo_Drum_One.mp4
• 24_Ammo_Drum_Two.mp4
• 25_Ammo_Drum_Support.mp4
• 26_Wheels.mp4
• 27_Track_Segment.mp4
• 28_Track_One.mp4
• 29_Track_Two.mp4
• 30_Tank_Body.mp4
• 31_Gun_Support.mp4

video / morphs directory

• MorphSculpting.mp4

video / MouseProject directory

• MouseProject-01.mp4 tags: product,computer mouse,render,camera,autofit,item list,cube,edge selection,extend,bevel,material,texture,rename,group,color
• MouseProject-02.mp4 tags: product,computer mouse,render,clips

video / Rendering directory

• RenderProject.mp4
• ShaderTreeManagement.mp4

video / Rendering / SabPro directory

• Displace_and_Blending_Modes.mp4
• Masks_Part_1_Understanding_Masks.mp4
• Masks_Part_2_Masks_and_Shaders.mp4
• Masks_Part_3_Masks_and_instances.mp4
• Masks_Part_4_Masks_and_Render_Passes.mp4
• Preview_Window_and_Interactive_Lighting.mp4
• Using_Gradient_Drivers.mp4
• Using_the_Gradient_Editor.mp4

video / Rendering / Working with Materials and Masks directory

• BasicMaterial-02.mp4
• BasicMaterialAssignment.mp4
• Item Masks.mp4
• Material Selection.mp4
• Poly Masks.mp4
• RampMask.mp4
• Texture Masks.mp4

video / Selections directory

• Selections01.mp4 tags: component,items,vertices,polygons,edges
• Selections02.mp4 tags: paint select,connected,loop
• Selections03.mp4 tags: lasso select,wireframe
• Selections04.mp4 tags: modes,filters,persistence,edge loop,alternating,commands
• Selections05.mp4 tags: selection sets
• Selections06.mp4 tags: material selection mode
• Selections07.mp4 tags: item select

video / uvmapping directory

• Hard Surface UV Tips.mp4
• SculptingUVs.mp4
• UV Mapping a Head-01.mp4
• UV Mapping a Head-02.mp4
• UVMorphTrick.mp4

video / VertexMaps directory

• VertMap-ColorMaps.mp4
• VertMap-DiscontinuousUV.mp4
• VertMap-EdgeCreasing.mp4
• VertMap-MorphMaps.mp4
• VertMap-UVMaps.mp4

Online Free Tutorials at Luxology.com

The following tutorials are available at: Luxology Community Tutorials

imageSynth

• 00:00 imageSynth Seamless Textures tags: tiles,tiling,tiled,detail,resolution,photoshop,grass,jpg,high pass filter,watermark,stamp,placement,water droplets,jpeg,material,scale,chunk options,seed,jittering
• 00:00 imageSynth Seamless Bricks 1, 2, 3 & 4 tags: tiles,tiled,tiling,chunk,mortar,old bricks,new bricks,selection,pre-process

UV Unwrap

• 00:00 Character - UV Unwrap tags: edge loop,lasso select,split

Modeling a Character Head/Face (using a reference image)

• 00:00 Character - Modeling a Face/Head 1 - Workspace tags: backdrop image,mesh list,material editor,textures,save viewport,flip,autofit,hotkeys
• 00:00 Character - Modeling a Face/Head 2 - Eyeball tags: eyeball,sphere primitive,snap,subdivisions,scale,cornea,polygon merge,deform,element move,bevel,name items,hide,element falloff,wireframe,pupil,iris,loop slice,shaded view
• 00:00 Character - Modeling a Face/Head 3 - Eye Region tags: eyelids, eyebrow,pen tool,flip,edge mode,extend,scale,split viewport,tearduct,falloff,rotate,bridge,muscle
• 00:00 Character - Modeling a Face/Head 4 - Nose tags: extend,vertex map,contour,edge slice,nostril,3d viewport propteries
• 00:00 Character - Modeling a Face/Head 5 - Lip & Chin tags: polygon pen,mouth,neck,extend,rotate,ckeek,bridge,edge slice
• 00:00 Character - Modeling a Face/Head 6 - Patching tags: cleanup,eye,detail,weld,bridge,element move,edge loops,perspective view,wireframe,edge slice,eye,loop slice,cheek,mouth,chin,mirror geometry

Modeling - Digital Camera

• 00:00 1 Camera Body - Creating Basic Shape tags: background reference image,rotate,box,cube,primitive,segments,stretch,transform,loop slice,action center,bevel
• 00:00 2 Lens - Chrome Rim tags: background reference image,cylinder,primitive,segments,bevel,loop slice,element move,subdivision,edge extend,vertex move,weight,layer
• 00:00 2 Lens - Zoom Mechanism tags: telescope,zoom,loop select,layer,scale,edge extend,cylinder,loop slice,edge extrude,material,color,chrome,material editor
• 00:00 2 Lens - Surround tags: cube,box,primitive,segments,stretch,loop slice,cylinder falloff,scale,bevel,edge extrude,subdive,material,color,layer
• 00:00 2 Lens - Windows tags: layer,curve tool,patch tool,perpendicular,vertex position,edge extrude,weight,material
• 00:00 2 Lens - Nurnies tags: detail,layer,cylinder,primitive,glass,material,color,naming,bevel,material,lens holder,sphere,toolpipe,material
• 00:00 2 Lens - Tidy & Morph tags: item,organize,split,vertex map,move,linear falloff
• 00:00 3 Viewfinder 1 tags: subdivide,curve,spline,patch,perpendicular,cylinder,snap,bevel,edge,extend,stretch,bridge,loop slice,weld
• 00:00 3 Viewfinder 2 tags: join,edge select,loop slice,bridge,edge extend,scale
• 00:00 3 Viewfinder 3 tags: move,bevel,weight,material,layer,material editor,opacity
• 00:00 3 Viewfinder 4 tags: cylinder,bevel,concave,radial falloff,move,layer,cube,primitive,boolean,stencil,edge slice,snap,loop slice,weight,material,color,lens,sphere,material editor
• 00:00 4 Details - Flash & Details tags: edge select,polygon select,bevel,vertex position,loop slice,material,color,glass,polygon extrude,weight,opacity,layer,light bulb,transparency,material editor
• 00:00 4 Details - Flash Bump tags: sphere,edge extend,linear falloff,snap
• 00:00 4 Details - Viewfinder tags: view properties,layer,vertex tool,subdivide,element move,Canon logo,snap,bevel,edge weight,material
• 00:00 5 Top Details 1 tags: cylinder,edge loops,stretch,loop slice,bevel,microphone,snap,material,color,radial array,bridge
• 00:00 5 Top Details 2 tags: stretch,indentations,cylinder,edge extend,snap,bridge,bevel,weight,material
• 00:00 5 Top Details 3 tags: power button,cylinder,snap,bevel,bridge
• 00:00 5 Top Details 4 tags: shutter,zoom,buttons,cylinder,bevel,bridge,polygon select,statistics,join,edge extend,loop slice,element move
• 00:00 5 Top Details 5 tags: hide,weight,bevel,edge extend,cylinder,shutter,zoom,buttons,snap
• 00:00 5 Top Details 6 tags: zoom dial,material,layer,cylinder,bevel,vertex join,weight,material,edge extend
• 00:00 5 Top Details 7 tags: zoom handle,bevel,loop slice,vertex join,edge slice
• 00:00 6 Finishing Up 1 tags: layer,edge extend,stretch,bevel,weight
• 00:00 6 Finishing Up 2 tags: screw,sphere,layer,cube,bevel,cross,boolean,stencil,loop slice,edge slice,weight,scale,material,color
• 00:00 6 Finishing Up 3 tags: connection cover,vertex tool,cube,segments,subdivide,bevel,group polys,weight,loop slice,edge extend,material,color
• 00:00 6 Finishing Up 4 tags: bridge,cleanup,segments,rotate,edge select

Modeling - Machine Screw

• 00:00 Machine Screw 2 tags: bolt,custom layout,macro,cube,edge select,move,action center,loop slcie,bend,pivot,join,cleanup script,edge extend,stretch,bevel,scale,edge extrude,scale,weight,linear falloff,3d preivew viewport,cylinder,vertex selection,symmetry
• 00:00 UI Setup tags: customize,viewports,split,mesh list,toolpipe,interface,toolbar,save config
• 00:00 3d Preivew tags: floating viewport,turntable,macro,preset,properties,commands,scripting,key assignment
• 00:00 Script Access tags: find,copy,vertex monkey,plugins,system,command history,form editor,create form,flatten,mesh cleanup,edge weight,popover,submenu,subform
• 00:00 More Scripts Config tags: vertex monkey,edgeWeight,superRemove,subpatchKeepSel,system,key assignment,command history,form editor

Character - Toon Style

• 00:00 This tutorial is HTML pages. tags: cartoon,edge tools,split,spin,weld,deformation,element move,cylinder,eyes,extend,mouth,merge,make polygon,loop slice,finger,hands,extender

Luxology TV Videos

The following tutorials are available on Luxology TV at: Luxology TV

• Vertex Color Painting Watch Video tags: toolpipe,color maps
• Luxology Siggraph 2008 Event Presentation Watch Video tags: none
• Animating a Basic Page Peel Watch Video tags: vertex,weight,map,deformer,falloff
• Photographic Content Inside modo Watch Video tags: images,camera
• Print Rendering Tips for modo Watch Video tags: resolution,irradiance cache,resolution
• Compositing Workflow with Masked Outputs Watch Video tags: shader tree,alpha channel,masking
• Interview with Rich Hurrey of Pixar Watch Video tags: none
• HDRI and 3D Demystified Watch Video tags: high dynamic range
• 302 Preview: Repeat Last Command and a Headless modo Watch Video tags: netrender
• 302 Preview: Iten Transform Falloffs and the Trackview Watch Video tags: transform,scene,layout
• 302 Preview: Intro to Physical Sky Watch Video tags: daylight,sun
• 302 Preview: Displacement Ratio Watch Video tags: workflow,render options, ground plane,water,raytracing,geometry cache,memory
• 302 Preview: Viewport Synchronization Watch Video tags: layouts
• 302 Preview: Enhanced Sculpting Shader Watch Video tags: openGL
• 302 Preview: Film Back Presets Watch Video tags: 35mm,medium format,imax,2k academy
• 302 Preview: Edge Extend Extended Watch Video tags: transform
• 302 Preview: Edge Split Watch Video tags: segment,smoothing
• Camera Navigation: 302 Preview Watch Video tags: local,world space
• Camera and Light Targeting: 302 Preview Watch Video tags: focus distance
• 302 Preview: Vertex Map Deformer Watch Video tags: organic,jiggle,gelatin,jello
• 302 Preview: The Jelio Setup Watch Video tags: jello,vertex map deformer
• 302 Preview: The Flex Tool Watch Video tags: action center,falloff,transform
• Select Loop 302 Preview Watch Video tags: none
• 302 Preview: Symmetry Fix Tool with Topology Method Watch Video tags: heal
• Adding Scripts to Pie Menu Watch Video tags: customizing
• Precision Modeling Tips: Alignment Watch Video tags: architectural
• Mastering Subdivision Surface Rendering Part 1, 2 & 3 Watch 1 Watch 2 Watch 3 tags: adaptive,micropolygon,count
• Group Masks Unleashed Watch Video tags: procedural,vertex map,modulate
• Warped Perspective Watch Video tags: distortion
• Correcting Perspective Distortion Watch Video tags: architectural,film fit,render
• Render Optimization Tip: Irradiance Caching & Transparency Watch Video tags: render,transparent,glass,indirect illumination,output buffers,light
• Translucency: Creating a Quick Paper Lamp Watch Video tags: material,paper lantern,texture
• Time Management Watch Video tags: time slider,time marker
• Exploring the 301 Default Layout Watch Video tags: workflow,tools,workspace,data lists,viewports,painting,sculpting,uv editing,render,maximize,animation,images,channels,display,command line,history
• Animation Quick Start Watch Video tags: none
• Glass Bottle Series Part 1: Modeling the Bottle Watch Video tags: texturing,lighting
• Glass Bottle Series Part 2: Texturing the Bottle Watch Video tags: texturing,lighting
• Glass Bottle Series Part 3: Lighting the Bottle Watch Video tags: texturing,lighting
• Fat Monster: Sculpting Time Lapse with modo 301 Watch Video tags: human model,sculpting
• Catman: Sculpting Time Lapse with modo 301 Watch Video tags: human model,sculpting
• Anatomy: Sculpting Time Lapse with modo 301 Watch Video tags: human model,sculpting
• Boy: Sculpting Time Lapse with modo 301 Watch Video tags: human model,sculpting
• Funny Old Man: Sculpting Time Lapse with modo 301 Watch Video tags: human model,sculpting
• 2007 modo User Event - Null Institute Watch Video tags: none
• Sculpting In Layers Watch Video tags: mesh-based,image-based,bake,baking,bump
• Painint Across Multiple UVs Watch Video tags: multiple uv maps,skin,armour,color,bump
• Jitter Painting Watch Video tags: freckles,face,
• Noise Brush Watch Video tags: procedural,moss,house
• Sculpting Morphs Watch Video tags: morph targe,face,animation,smile,frown,paint,sculpt
• Parametric Ink Watch Video tags: landscape,color
• One Spere: One 1k Map Watch Video tags: turntable
• Seahorse Training Series Sampler Watch Video tags: none
• Two Minute Mountain Watch Video tags: landscape,sculpt
• UV Sculpting Watch Video tags: unwrap,map,distortion,morph map,projection
• Time Lapse Hand Sculpt Watch Video tags: none
• Luxology Press Demo 2008 Watch Video tags: none
• Basic UV Projection: Cubic Projection Watch Video tags: architectural,floor,walls,image,texture
• Basic UV Projection Watch Video tags: map,mapping,image,projection,texture,floor,architectural
• Advance Package Design Series from Paul Hartsuycker 1, 2 & 3 Watch 1 Watch 2 Watch 3 tags: background reference,almond box,product,cube,primitive,center,symmetry,slice,polygon select,triple,fold,uv editor,material,texture,model quad,set part,thicken,vertex map,bend
• Import Reference Watch Video tags: wip
• modo 301 Preivew Video 1 & 2 Watch 1 Watch 2 tags: none
• Reference File Import Watch Video tags: table,model,phone,camera,light,project
• More on Snapping Watch Video tags: guides,grids,2d,preferences,game units,right angles,rigid,absolute scale
• Using MDDs in modo Watch Video tags: chicken,slingshot,rocks,enable deformations,animation
• IES Lights 1 & 2 Watch 1 Watch 2 tags: photometric,illuminating engineers society,strength,width,height,contour,room,global illumination,render,sconce,visibility,radiance,duplicate,clone
• Indirect Illumination Discussion Watch Video tags: global,radiosity,monte carol,irradiance caching,samples,irradiance rate,iterpolation values,supersampling,indirect range,indirect bounces
• Disabling Channel Controls Watch Video tags: modeling,keyframing,preferences,animation
• Symmetry Quick Review Watch Video tags: none
• Bend Watch Video tags: action center,angle,symmetry,spine
• UV Relax Watch Video tags: interactive,iterations,seal holes
• Constraining Push Watch Video tags: shrinkwrap,background,deform,head
• Animating Pivots Watch Video tags: viewport options,points,rotate,compensation,graph editor,stepped
• Render Output Masks Watch Video tags: ambient occlusion,teacup,shader tree,alpha output,reflection shading
• Snapping Exercise Watch Video tags: toolpipe,snaps and precision,autofit,presets,scale absolute,action center,geometry,clone,duplicate,instance clone
• Cube Tool Advanced Handles Watch Video tags: visibility,unit cube
• Creating Logo Animation with modo 301 Part 1 & 2 Watch 1 Watch 2 tags: text tool,fonts,kerning,location,split,word,character,extrude,bevel,material,lasso select,camera,focal length,color,thicken
• Introduction to Image Synth 2 Watch Video tags: photoshop
• 3D Text (pre-301) Watch Video tags: none
• Texture Placement (Locators) Watch Video tags: interactive,image,uv map,planar projection,scale,repeat,render,baking,
• The modo Learning System Watch Video tags: help,F1,videos,tutorials,reference,pdf,user guide,html
• Edge Loop Selection Watch Video tags: loop,symmetry,bevel,select more,edge extrude
• UV Pack Watch Video tags: unwrap,fit,uv range,orient,stretch
• Macro Recording: Bandy! Watch Video tags: scripting,playback,edge select,loop,bevel,convert,material properties,color,select invert,flip,merge
• Free Wheeling Watch Video tags: navigation,rmb,speed
• Modeling a Soccer Ball Watch Video tags: selections,macro recording,tessellation,select vertices,convert,material,color,bevel,scale,group polys,vertex,toolpipe,key assignment
• GDC 2007 Luxology Presentation Watch Video tags: none
• Card View (modo Exploration) Watch Video tags: customization
• Thicken Watch Video tags: scale,depth
• UV Unwrap Overview Watch Video tags: uv map,edges,iterations
• Baking: Mesh to Mesh Watch Video tags: resolution,bake,
• Real Time Bump Mapping Watch Video tags: opengl
• UV Peeler Watch Video tags: unwrap,tubes,tile,image map
• Bridge Tool Watch Video tags: seamless,stitch,segments,twist,spin,interpolation,cylinder,disable removed,discontiguous,smooth
• Clone Paint Watch Video tags: pixels,brush,origin location,ink,stamp
• Detail Paint Baking 1 & 2 Watch 1 Watch 2 tags: character,body,armour,color,normal,map,image ink,material,high frequency,scale,opacity,pressure,shader tree,bump,uv texture,leather
• Pack UVs Watch Video tags: separated,map
• The Text Tool Watch Video tags: font,type,kerning,scale,location,justification,split,text polygon,word,character
• Pen Tool Watch Video tags: organic,hard surface,snap,floorplans,freeform,lines,vertices,spline,flip,quads
• Edge Rounding Watch Video tags: edge bevel
• Edge Spin Watch Video tags: flow
• Various Selection Options Watch Video tags: invert normals,group
• Image Ink Watch Video tags: images,stamp,paint,face,texture,locator,projection paint
• Flip Watch Video tags: invert normals,group
• Edge Bevel Watch Video tags: hard edges
• Flare Tool Watch Video tags: push,linear falloff,interactive,autosize
• Blur Watch Video tags: neighboring pixels,paint
• Bulge Watch Video tags: radial falloff,stretch
• Bezier Curves Watch Video tags: splines,patch,loft,b-spline
• Bevel Watch Video tags: vertex,edge,polygon
• Axis Slice Watch Video tags: mesh tool
• Airbrush Watch Video tags: uv map,smooth,nozzle,falloff,ink
• Axis Rotate Watch Video tags: rotate,snap,haul
• UV Symmetry Watch Video tags: none>
• Grid Snap Watch Video tags: grid,snap,element move
• Eraser Watch Video tags: brush,selection,paint,delete
• Clone Watch Video tags: copy,geometry,number,scale,rotate
• Center Watch Video tags: popup,xyz
• Cellular Texture Layer 1, 2 & 3 Watch 1 Watch 2 Watch 3 tags: diffuse,reflection,picker,color,filler,type,round,cell width,transition width,frequencies,ratio,amplitute,bias,gain,bump
• Pre-process UVs Using Morphs Watch Video tags: embedded morph,uv projection
• Align Watch Video tags: inverted,polygon,normals

Luxology Store Videos

The following tutorials are available for purchase at: Luxology Store

Architectural Modeling - Charles Eames House

1 Framework

• 00:36 Dimensions tags: none
• 01:26 System Setup tags: sytem preferences,accuracy,English,tool handles,advanced
• 01:56 Framework tags: reference image,drawing,colum,joist,roof,grid,snap,pen tool,extrude
• 03:36 Floor tags: cube,layer,column
• 04:39 Plate tags: lasso select,grid snap,pen tool,wireframe,bevel,work plane,extrude,edge slice
• 06:34 Bolts tags: cylinder,clone,duplicate
• 07:28 Joists tags: cube,align,work plane,extrude,loop slice,symmetry,absolute scaling,explicit scale
• 09:16 Joist Supports tags: zig-zag,cylinder,axis rotate,action center,scale,mirror,bridge,clone,work plane
• 12:26 Assembly Clone tags: clone
• 12:55 Ceiling tags: layer,bevel,edge loop,thicken,sharp,smoothing angle,lasso,merge,axis slice,flip
• 15:51 Roof tags: exterior roof,loop,layer,rotate
• 16:40 End Columns tags: extrude,scale
• 18:06 Retaining Wall tags: align,extrude
• 19:51 Back Windows tags: set position,,wireframe,edge loop,duplicate,bridge,stucco
• 21:27 First Floor tags: layer,wireframe,align,move,extrude
• 22:33 Item Organization tags: list,rename,layer
• 23:19 Summary

2 Floor Plans

• 00:07 Upstairs tags: image map,material,shader tree,first floor,ground floor
• 01:11 Building Walls tags: balcony,grid,snap,slice,transparency,use fixed grid,pen tool,trace
• 03:54 Leveling tags: align work plane to selection,walls,doors,absolute scale,explicit scale
• 06:58 Door Bridges tags: width
• 08:16 Stairwell tags: square,absolute scale,snap,slice,loop,bevel
• 09:57 Doors tags: layer,bevel,frame,bridge,flip,edge loop,handle,cylinder,drag snap widget
• 14:41 Define Stairwell tags: cube,absolute scale,explicit scale,boolean,stencil,subtract,work plane
• 17:21 Downstair Walls tags: shader tree,transparency,grid,draw
• 20:26 Spiral Staircase tags: layer,cylinder,radius,center,work plane,scale,bracket,step,bevel,wireframe,radial array,origin action center,platform

3 Windows

• 00:30 Rear Windows tags: layer,drag snap widget,frame,absolute scale,explicit scale,bevel,border,inset,panes,slice,macro,scripts,record,material,shader tree,bridge
• 08:38 Create a Pie Menu tags: form editor,key assignment
• 10:16 Front Windows tags: layer,clone,hide,frame,slice,set vertex position,loop slice, symmetry,template,clone,bevel,bridge,
• 17:49 Front Door tags: layer,pie menu,edge loops,bridge,glass
• 19:41 Tension Cables tags: cube,rotate,bevel,bridge,lasso select,symmetry
• 23:14 Side Windows tags: columns,frames,work plane,slice,vertex set position,grid snap,bevel,loop slice,absolute scale,material,glass,runner
• 29:44 Sliding Door tags: bevel,inset,macro,bridge,glass,material
• 31:09 Solid Door tags: loop slice,frame,macro,bridge,scale
• 32:06 Other Side tags: align work plane to selection,grid snap,drag snap rigid,edge loops,bevel,glass,material,bridge,sliding widnows
• 37:22 Final Section tags: edge loop,grid snap,loop slice,window,glass,material,layers
• 41:26 Summary tags: none

Wrist Watch

1 Body

• coming soon...

2 Face & Hands

• coming soon...

3 Dial, Back Plate & Strap

• coming soon...

4 Strap & Buckle

• coming soon...

5 Posing & Lighting

• coming soon...

6 UV Creation & Texture Painting

• coming soon...

7 Texturing & Rendering

• coming soon...

modo 302 Spotlight

1 Animation

• coming soon...

2 Time-lapse Animation

• coming soon...

3 Subdivision Surface Modeling

• coming soon...

4 Scene Setup & Animation

• coming soon...

Furniture Series - Four Complete Design Projects

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

Rapid Prototyping - Model with modo

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

Concept Car - Rapid Modeling & Rendering

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

Cartoon Kid - Model Cartoon Character in modo

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

The Alley - Real-time Asset and Level Creation

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

Seahorse

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

3D to Photoshop CS3

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

Sports Shoe

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

The Le Mans C9 Experience

Not currently scheduled for indexing.

Want to help?

Find a mistake or omission? Send details to ajhardesty@gmail.com

If you have access to any of the Luxology Store tutorials (mentioned in the preceding section) and would like to index it for inclusion here, your contribution would be greatly appreciated! The process is quite simple:

• Watch the videos and note the time code at the start of each major topic. Choose an appropriate topic title.
• As the moderator speaks, note important concepts and tools that become search tags for that topic.
• So for each video, you end up with a list of chapters and search tags that each look something like this:

         Video Title 1

         00:15 Chapter Title, tags: tool,concept,technique,etc.

Send it as an eamil or text attachment to ajhardesty@gmail.com. If you would like to be recognized for your contribution, please include the name you would like to appear next to your work.

Third Party Commercial Tutorial Videos

These videos will not be indexed, but are provided here for completeness.

modo 301 Signature Courseware

• A two DVD general instruction set by Dan Ablan. It includes several projects and covers most features of modo 301/302. More Info

Digital Tutors

• Currently offers four video tutorials (DVD or downloadable) for modo, including Introduction, Modeling, Automotive Interiors, and Cartoon Characters. More Info

Modonized Interior Series

• A series of 3 downloadable tutorials (14 videos) which focus on advanced interior lighting and rendering in modo. More Info