Dachshund Body

[.:shortdog:.]

made this...now I'm having after thoughts about how I will attatch the legs... but just for the body now...any suggestions?

 

edit: forgot picture LOL

Edited February 8, 2005 by .:shortdog:.

[KenH]

We'd need wireframes to show you, but generally limbs are attached using 5 point patches. Check out the characters on the cd for examples.

[.:shortdog:.]

I looked, but I don't really understand...

[higginsdj]

Step 1

 

Step 2

 

Step 3 - Break Splines and remove

 

Step 4 - Extreude - Extrude and pull

 

Shaded Version

 

Cheers

[.:shortdog:.]

oh! thanks, I understand now

[ChrisThom]

Here's a good tut for that

 

http://www.circusmedia.net/5PointPatch/tutorial.html

[.:shortdog:.]

made it even clearer...one leg down...THREE TO GO!!! one question, though: five-point patches crease easily, right? Is there a simple way to make them not crease? I'm not having this problem now, just wondering, for if it comes up.

[jamagica]

To start off, you don't have to do all four legs..just make one half of the dog then copy/flip/attach.

 

To reduce creases in 5 point patches there are two main possibilites to choose

 

A. fool around with bias handles (magnitude and alpha, don't do gamma unless this is not for animation)

 

B. use the porcelain material to help you work out your problem...

 

Peace out

[.:shortdog:.]

I know, I don't have to do all the legs. I was just spazzing out and thinking i did.