There's no blanket answer here. Figure out what your hourly rate should be, then estimate how much time it should take to complete. Multiply time by 130% or so to cover revisions, etc. This is what you should charge. Make sure you know exactly what the client wants. Is it a simple model from a concept that they will…
I'm heading to Great Britain (England + Scotland) on Saturday and I'm going over my electronics. My understanding is that GB voltage is 230 +/- 10, correct? So if I have electronics that require 110/220V, 110/230V, and 110/240V I should be fine with just an adaptor, yeah? Do I need a converter if its 110/250V ?
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I have Shift-R set to open the Relax dialog, and I always use Relax by Face Angles instead of by Edge Angles, with Iterations of 100 and Amount of 1.0 - works perfectly for nearly every possible outcome I've come across. Basically I just slap an Unwrap UVW modifier on top of my object, select any bunch of faces I want to…
What sort of camera are you looking for? in the $100-200 range you can get a nice, compact camera, in the $200-300 you can get a high end compact or or a wanna-be SLR, larger-frame camera. If you can give some more info there are a lot camera nerds here who will give you good recomendations I've got the year older version…
Mental ray does suck, XNormal is better but I never got used to its workflow and Gui and setting up complicated scenes became a ball ache. Vray is really nice, but has similar cage issues in my experience when using High to Low projections. So ... I do occasionally use mental ray for the AO if I'm in a hurry. The trick is…
If you can find a low-profile 260, you've got a point. Until then the 9800 that was posted is the fastest low-profile card you can find(on newegg atleast), which is important if you've read the thread. =) As far as 8 vrs 9, the 8800 GTX and 9800 GTX give you virtually identical performance(the 9800 being a hair faster),…
Hi Froggie!!! :D I live in Montreal, and I moved here from LA. I would say for the most part, LA is a lot better than MTL unless you're completely fluent in french (like Froggie), or young and single. Rent is a bit higher in LA, but the taxes in Montreal are the highest in North America. To give you an idea, if I made my…
One common issue I've seen in archviz work at major retailers (I used to work at Wayfair, now I provide software for similar big retailers) is how difficult it is to get consistent quality assets from outsourcers. There's a strong need for validation systems. We had an extensive system in Max that checked for more than 100…
Hahaha well man, one of those dell 30in screens will set you back about $1500 alone. They ARE damn nice, though For reference, here's my new+ system w/prices: Intel Conroe E6600$389 BFG Geforce7950GX2$580 2GB Corsair PC6400$220 2xWestern Digital 250GB HDD's - $150 Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe mobo - $255 BenQ DVD burner$30…