Immersive 3D Design Visualization With Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 4 1st Edition by Abhishek Kumar ISBN 1484265963 978-1484265963

About the Author ix

About the Technical Reviewer xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Chapter 1 Design for Creative and Immersive Technology 1

AR, VR, and Emerging Technologies 1

VR for Entertainment 2

VR for Digital Architecture 3

VR for Simulation and Training 4

VR for Product Visualization 5

VR for Space Exploration Simulation 6

Chapter 2 Tools for Architectural Visualization 7

Maya for Design Visualization 7

Substance Painter for PBR Texturing 8

Quixel Mixer 9

Acquiring Materials from Quixel Megascans 10

Immersive Design Visualization Using UE4 11

Alternative Applications for Design 12

Blender 12

3DS Max 13

Unity3D 14

Chapter 3 Basic of 3D Modeling: Assets 17

Basic Maya Controls 17

Blocking Out an Asset 22

Adding Symmetry 25

Adding Duplicate Faces 32

Using the Multi-Cut Tool 40

Joining Objects 44

Adding Details 49

Isolating the Inner Object 59

Removing Unwanted Faces 67

Making Final Adjustments 69

Starting the Detailing Phase 78

Correcting Angle Problems 86

Doing a Shader Test 93

Reducing Poly Count 96

Chapter 4 Interactive Visualization with UE4 103

The Unreal Engine 4 Interface 103

Level Editor 111

Output Log 113

Chapter 5 Creating Virtual Worlds 117

Creating the Asset Library 117

Creating a Basic Level Layout 118

Adding Details 130

Chapter 6 Creating UVs 135

Unwrapping the Headset Asset 135

Testing the Unwrapping 146

Chapter 7 Lightmap Analysis and Correction 151

Lightmap Analysis 152

Using Lightmass Importance Volume 159

Eliminating Baking Errors 161

Baking the Scene 163

Chapter 8 PBR Integrated Texturing 167

Substance Painter 167

Quixel Megascans 169

PBR Texturing 173

Texturing 179

Applying Materials 184

Dealing with Dirt 190

Chapter 9 Material Design and Integration 201

Exporting from Substance Painter 201

Working with Materials in UE4 205

Applying the Material to a Mesh 214

Chapter 10 Real-Time Emissive Materials 219

Master and Instanced Materials 219

Creating Emissive Materials 223

Chapter 11 Importing Assets in Detail 233

Import Settings for Assets 233

Generating Automatic Lightmap UVs and Other Settings 237

Chapter 12 Creating a Level 243

Importing a Quixel Megascans Texture 243

Final Renders 252

Chapter 13 Testing and Fixing Errors 255

Lighting Problems 255

Shadow Seam Problems 258

Chapter 14 Design Visualization Capstone Project: Aesthetic Development 265

Extending the Level 265

Adding Final Touches 270

Chapter 15 Immersive Design Portfolio 275

Cleaning up and Previewing Our Scene 275

Interactive Simulation 277

Portfolio Presentation 288

Conclusion 294

Index 297