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<\/a>Inspecting the edges and vertices of a cube<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luciusalmeida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-13-at-13.54.57.png\")
<\/a>Creating a capsule<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n 3d modelling can be used in a lot of industries and fields like gaming, animation, entertainment, architecture, advertising and healthcare. Using the free open-source 3d modelling software known as Blender I have traversed gaming, animation and most importantly bio-technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>A render of my drum kit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luciusalmeida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0001-1024x576.png\")
<\/a>A water filter for Science Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In this blog post, I will talk about my experience with CG and Biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bio-technology is a growing career and industry. In the upcoming digital age, the use of 3d modelling to visualise and create virtual biological components is a highly demanded skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It all started off with a simple cell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I created this cell using a simple UV Sphere. After applying a few modifiers such as the Subdivision and Displacement modifiers, the sphere now had a bumpy look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The cells in object view<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n When creating biological components, colour schemes are absolutely important to efficiently differentiate between cells. The colours in my project were created using an Emission texture and a Glass BSDF to add a shiny reflective effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The material nodes<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luciusalmeida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CellRender3-4-1024x576.png\")
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>The final result<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Mitosis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After this, I decided to take it one step further and animate cell mitosis. Mitosis is a process of cell division that creates two daughter cells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To make the animation easier, I followed a tutorial about ‘Metaballs’ and used their separating effect to virtualise mitosis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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11th Frame of Mitosis Animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The material and shading for this project was very precise because I planned to merge a nucleus and cell together into 1 animation. Therefore, the outer cell membrane has to be translucent and detailed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Material nodes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The animation was created using keyframes and moving two ‘Metaballs’ away from each over 20 frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The animation keyframes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luciusalmeida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-13-at-14.44.37.png\")
The nucleus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n I repeated this process for a smaller ‘Metaball’ for the nucleus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n