[I prefer AM for organic model]

wire model, bias handle is particularly useful on low patch structure.

[I prefer AM for organic model]

Even though I use other polygon modeler to archive my assets, many of organic models is still in prj.

 

Very few these kind of work here, I do realistic rendering mostly. Any other good looking insect? I saw a dragonfly for sale not too long ago, can't remember where.

[Game Controller]

Thanks Paul, I though it has to be pose action but never know that all constrains can be in one pose on/off.

[Game Controller]

I forgot to ask, I have seen the 'Thom' has constrains to it but not in the action window, how to embed constrains to the model itself? Is it under relationship?

 

I see the three point rounding at the corners of a box that produce a natural rounding, I always thought that 3cp is no good in rendering axcept for flat surface.

 

Here is the machine:

[Game Controller]

Thanks for the 'inorganic' link,

 

Here is my latest atempt; machine with constrains.

 

I like to see improvement if anyone interested, its very hard to me.

Machine.zip

[Exporting from A:M to Rhino]

I use AM to model like polygon sometimes and never use hooks or 5 pt.

 

What I do is to import into Carrara, edit the mesh where hooks were disconnected in AM and triagulate, clean up internal patches because continuos spline is a closed polygon.

Then I export them to Zbrush for texturing and import to Hash for rigging and pose actions to be use as morph targets back in Carrara.

 

Through this process, I am able to transform AM models to polygon, hope you'll find the way to do the same too.

[Magnet mode prob.]

I have this question before but could not find the post, here is how you can save your custom keyboard shortcut.

 

PC: START, RUN, type:

regedit /e c:\keyboard.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hash, Inc.\Animation Master V11.0\ProfUIS225"

Run before you reset all settings.

 

I keep this handy.

[Projection map question]

Thanks Julian,

 

I found another approach, place the object in the center and align it back into position in an action.

 

Hey I am Fong too.

[Projection map question]

I have not use cylinder mapping on an off centered model part before, how do I align the map? Where is the repeat function or no longer in the latest version, if removed how do you decal snake scale?

 

thanks.

 

Sorry, I found the repeat ( show property triangle )

[Refelctions of dark surfaces]

I may suggest that you use more than one light to lit the scene to acquire refletions from all sides, a virtual scene is complete black and you decide what you want in it.

Like an empty room with nothing not even windows.

 

As for the harsh reflection, check that you have soft reflection on in the option tab and vary the softness settings.

 

You are a hash fellow, do you only write codes?

[Game Controller]

I am impressed, up to this point, I still have problems with mechanical modeling, maybe don't have the time to really find out the technique.

Preserving the curvature at one end and straight on the other require precision bias handling.

 

Is there a compilation of mechanical modeling some where?

[Pasting slower?]

I feel the same too but my PC is slow p4 1.4, 512ram.

[Break bias handles?]

You can set the bias handles in different direction by press 'p' to peak then pull them while holding down shift or ctrl or is that alt???

 

Anyhow it does not work on edges where there is no continuous spline.

I think that is what you are aftering.

[Zehr Hair Bear, need some help with hair]

great hair!

I have never got the chance to do that yet, always good to to see the process documented.

[Double targa file?]

Thanks for the help, I did not get back my keyboard shortcut keys though, maybe another time.

 

I will try that one more time.....

[Double targa file?]

When I render a single Targa image, the setting used to be 0,0 step 1 but now I get an invalid file, has this been fixed in the latest v11t ?

 

And one more thing, I can't tweek the bias handle in action window with mouse only by keyboard?

 

Why do I always lose my magnet radius and have to reset all settings to get it back, then I have to set my personal keyboard options.

 

Thanks

[AM Tiger]

I see, thanks JTalbotski.

 

I have the model included if anyone interested to work on it. The job is done and I have to move on with the next, maybe some other day when I need to call up the tiger again, then I'll improve it further.

tiger.mdl

[AM Tiger]

This is the inner side of the legs, all texture has to be applied in sequence so that the next one can be rendered out as guide to match with in a paint app.

[AM Tiger]

this is the first decal I applied to and it does not need an alpha channel.

The stripes was created first in Expressions-3 (vector) then into Photoshop.

Again, its simplyfied not the actual stripe count.

[AM Tiger]

Since both left and right legs are the same, I created only one image and apply them from front view and back view while hiding some patches, this means that you will need to have a parting spline in mind when modeling.

[AM Tiger]

Hi KenH, the paws are for children to count, realistic would need some imperfections all over. My company is doing education courseware.

 

From my experience, a clean texture and proportionate structure is the basis so that they can be reuse and parts are created for cloning especially stretch area.

 

In the future, my texture will be applied using UVW mapping and patch up the re-constructed area with additional decal if the model is to be render in AM. But for now I just create action morph targets for other app.

 

Here are some of the decals....

 

Front decal to cover the seam:

[AM Tiger]

And the wire.

[AM Tiger]

The third.....

[AM Tiger]

The second...

[AM Tiger]

Here it is, finally have the time to post these images from home.

 

All decal no hair material, just too slow to render for a short swf animation. skycast is truly fabulous.