fybs Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 Name: Claudio Ravenstein (fybs) Exercise completed: 8: Customized Car. Date completed: 2. February 2006 Instructor: The handbook Quote
Dhar Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 There's just no end to the amount of talent and creativity in this forum. Nice job guys. Makes me wanna revisit the exercises again Quote
bobkoonce Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 On to Part 2 of TAoAM MODELING TAKES TALENT Completed exercise 8 Name: Bob Koonce ExerciseCompleted: Exercise 8 Date Completed: 3-12-06 Instructor: None at this time Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: None at this time [attachmentid=15128] Any comments will be appreciated Thankx, Bob Koonce Quote
KenSingleton Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 Name: Ken Singleton Exercise completed: 8 - Customised Car Date completed: 7th March 2006 Remarks/Suggestions: Yuk! Quote
Leo73 Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 Great job everyone. There sure are some creative cars in this thread. Keep up the good work Leo Quote
stinkyu111 Posted March 19, 2006 Posted March 19, 2006 Name: Stephen Molloy Exercise: #8 Date: March 19 2006 Instructor: Video/Book Quote
Leo73 Posted March 22, 2006 Posted March 22, 2006 Stephen, Great job. Nice choice in cars. Keep up the good work Leo Quote
mfortunato Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Hi All - Ex. completed. Name: Michael Fortunato Ex. Compl8eted: ex.8 - Customized Car Date Completed: 03-24-06 Instructor: Art of A:M Remarks: Looking like a funky, green batmobile. - Michael Quote
Leo73 Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Michael, Great job. When I first looked at your car, I thought, "when this thing hits 88mph your going to see some serious shit." What the hell is a gigawatt?? Keep up the good work Leo Quote
jbooker Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Name:John Booker Exercises Completed: Eight Date Completed: Tuesday March 28, 2006 Instructor: none Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: [attachmentid=15514] Quote
Leo73 Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Pretty funny scene John. Is the car running the rabbit over, or is the car popping a wheelie over the car. Good job Leo Quote
Admin Rodney Posted March 29, 2006 Author Admin Posted March 29, 2006 Wow. We've really had some serious customizing going on around here. Quote
Leo73 Posted March 29, 2006 Posted March 29, 2006 Your right Rodney. Lots of talented people coming through these exercises. Quote
tysono_71 Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 I didn't get very creative with this one. But I will with 9 (I hope) Name : Tyson Oswald Exercise 8 : Custom Car Comment/Suggesttion: [none] just read the directions:) Quote
Dan_The_Man Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 look! It's a bird. It's a plane. No it's Mr. Incredible. [attachmentid=16261] Quote
dborruso Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 I like that Dan. Creative use of the exercise. When I did it way back when mine was boring. Quote
Leo73 Posted April 25, 2006 Posted April 25, 2006 Excellent Dan. Look its Mr. Incredible to save the day. Way to customize the exercise. Keep up the good work. Quote
einekatze Posted May 23, 2006 Posted May 23, 2006 Name: Elizabeth S. Borkowski Exercise Completed: Exercise 8 Date Completed: 5/23/06 Instructor: TAoAM manual, Hash support, and the AM Forums Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: Work wanted me to learn modeling so I skipped Exercise 6 and 7 for now, will go back to it soon. I keep getting pulled for web projects at work so I hope I don't forget all I learned about animating in the previous exercises. I have also done the flower and I am struggling with the giraffe, but I have to say modifying existing models is a great way to get comfortable with how models are built. Quote
Admin Rodney Posted May 28, 2006 Author Admin Posted May 28, 2006 Work wanted me to learn modeling What a wonderful condition to be in. Good job Elizabeth! Modifying models is definitely a great way to go especially if you have limited time and/or experience. That perhaps above all else is the lesson of Exercise 8. I'm sure you must have the Extra CD already but if not: Extra CD Volume I (online) There are a lot of cars on there too for those that want to use them in this exercise. Here are a few: Land Vehicles Hmmm.... I wonder what a little squash and stretch might do to: Stian's McLaren Quote
JohnnyB Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 OK! My car's tires are octagonal. Bad ride. Poor mileage. How can I blow them up so they'll be round like everybody else's JohnnyB Quote
Dhar Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 OK! My car's tires are octagonal. Bad ride. Poor mileage. How can I blow them up so they'll be round like everybody else's JohnnyB You probably have the splines on Peak. Choose your tires and hit o to smooth them out. Quote
JohnnyB Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 OK! My car's tires are octagonal. Bad ride. Poor mileage. How can I blow them up so they'll be round like everybody else's JohnnyB You probably have the splines on Peak. Choose your tires and hit o to smooth them out. Not quite sure how to do that. I selected the tires (rubber) and hit o (lower case O) but nothing happened. I pressed the smooth button and nothing happened. They're still octagonal. <_> Quote
Dhar Posted July 21, 2006 Posted July 21, 2006 A picture is worth a thousand words. Please post a screen capture, wireframe preferably, of the problem you're having. Quote
JohnnyB Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 [attachmentid=18612][attachmentid=18610] A picture is worth a thousand words. Please post a screen capture, wireframe preferably, of the problem you're having. Johnnyb Quote
Leo73 Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 Johnny, is this problem happening when you render out a pic or just in the viewport. If its just in the viewport, then try hitting the page up, page down keys. They are a detail button that alllows you dumb down the detail while working. If its in render, send me your file and I will have a look at it. Quote
Dhar Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 I don't think there is a problem. What you're seeing is Shaded view, which is not the same as Render. The Shaded view is a lo-res, which is why your tires look octagonal. Why don'tyou do a quick render and see ifthat solves it Quote
JohnnyB Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 You guys were right! Right on the money. First I rendered it - round tires! Then I hit the Page Up key and bingo! Round tires. No problem at all (just the problems of a newbie And I was going to take it back to the dealership. Thanks a million. Now I'll see if I can turn that thing into a Maserati. JohnnyB Quote
Admin Rodney Posted July 22, 2006 Author Admin Posted July 22, 2006 JohnnyB, If you are experiencing this 'problem' its a safe bet that others will eventually experience it too. Your posting... and the related 'fix' showing that resolution in real time can be adjusted via Page Up/Page Down keys will save people a lot of time and frustration as they read through these exercise threads. Thanks! Now on with that custom car! Quote
Leo73 Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 Glad we could help Johnny. Good luck with the rest of the exercises. Quote
ytsorf7 Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Name: Bruce Winn Date Completed: July 23, 06 Exercises completed: 8 Here is exercise 8. [attachmentid=18668] Quote
JohnnyB Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 John Bailey Exercise 8, Custom Car July 23, 2006 Here it is. I decided not to make a Maserati, but it is red and has round wheels http://media.putfile.com/Custom-Car Quote
Admin Rodney Posted July 23, 2006 Author Admin Posted July 23, 2006 You guys are really pushing these exercises. Bruce, The added scenery is nice. The fold in the middle of the car at first made me think this one had been in an accident. For a car such as that you might want to push the deformation even further. Not that you are going for comedic effect though. John, What a great display piece You've sold me on that car already. (Nice wheels!) Bravo! Quote
Neu_Type Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Name: James Glover Exercise Completed: Exercise 8 Date Completed: 23 July, 2006 [attachmentid=18683] Quote
Admin Rodney Posted July 24, 2006 Author Admin Posted July 24, 2006 ...and James explains why there are so many accidents on the roads. You should sell that one to David Dustin for an intro at his next meeting with the lawyers. That'd lighten the mood. Quote
ytsorf7 Posted July 24, 2006 Posted July 24, 2006 Thanks Rodney, I see what you mean about the dent. Bruce Quote
Joe Gamblin Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Date Completed: 5 August, 2006 Comments: This is what we do to kitties that give us problems with lip synchs. Quote
Admin Rodney Posted August 5, 2006 Author Admin Posted August 5, 2006 Very nice... that is what squash and stretch is all about. Love the toon car (appropriate for this excise I must say too) the most. Quote
LurkerAbove Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 Name: Glen Clarkson Exercise: 8. Customized Car Date: 8/15/2006 Quote
Admin Rodney Posted August 16, 2006 Author Admin Posted August 16, 2006 Another modified car headed to the used car sales lot? Make sure you 'note to self' to check out animated distortion cages later. You'll be glad you did. Even if you don't pursue it right now... remember... Animated Distortion Quote
GL1968 Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 I am a newbie working on my first "big" project. I am trying to incorporate some a:m into a commercial I am working on. I was actually having the same issue with the square tires on my cars. I did not panic. I came here and within 5 minutes I found my answer. I knew it was something basic that I wasn't doing correctly. I really want to thank you guys!!! Lifesavers!!!!! Back to work!! Quote
Admin Rodney Posted August 29, 2006 Author Admin Posted August 29, 2006 George, Thats what this whole forum (and the A:M Community) is about. Helping each other reach our goals. Good luck on your commercial. You are definitely going to have to tell us more about that! Quote
Torak Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 Name: Shane O'Sullivan Exercise Completed: Exercise 8 Date Completed: September 2, 2006 Instructor: None / Manual and Online Video tutorial Remarks/Suggestions for Improvement: [attachmentid=20225] Quote
Tralfaz Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 "It's the car. Chics always dig the guys with the car!" Name: Al Dinelt Exercise Completed: Exercise 8: Customized Car? Date Completed: October 1, 2006 Instructor: TAoA:M [attachmentid=21028] Can someone please explain to me how straight edged tires can turn out to be round when rendered? Thanks... Al Quote
Caroline Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Hi, Al - I haven't done that exercise yet, but could the straight-edged tyres be due to the 'Page Up' thing (I don't know what it's called)? If you press the Page Up & Page Down keys, then you get more or less detail in real-time rendering, ie. straight lines become rendered as curves if you press Page Up. Quote
JohnnyB Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 "It's the car. Chics always dig the guys with the car!" Name: Al Dinelt Exercise Completed: Exercise 8: Customized Car? Date Completed: October 1, 2006 Instructor: TAoA:M [attachmentid=21028] Can someone please explain to me how straight edged tires can turn out to be round when rendered? Thanks... Al Yup! Your screen is at a low resolution. Simply load your car and hit page up until the tires are round. (I hassled myself crazy with the same problem. I even uploaded screen shots of my octagonal tires. check it out at the bottom of page 5 and top of page 6. I've found that it really helps to go through the past efforts of everybody on this forum to see the problems they've encountered and the solutions they came up with before even diving into a new exercise. There's a lot of information on those pages.) BTW Cool car! JohnnyB Quote
Tralfaz Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Thanks Johnny and Caroline. I will try that when I get home tonight. The funny thing is, is that I did go through the posts as I did not want to duplicate what someone else had done. I looked mainly at the pictures and not at the text. A lesson learned... Another funny thing is that I was told about the Page Up and Page Down in another post when I was asking about how to improve performance in the chor window. Now if I can just put two and two together... [edit] I just tried the Page Up and Page Down. Sure enough, it worked like a charm. I could go all the way from having square tires to nice round ones! Al Quote
jpappas Posted October 5, 2006 Posted October 5, 2006 Name: Jim Pappas Exercise Completed: Exercise 8 Date Completed: Oct. 5 Instructor: AM forums, tutorials Remarks: watch out, he's got a car! -Jim Quote
Caroline Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 Name: Caroline Begbie Exercise: Exercise 8 - Customized Car Date Completed: 22nd Oct 2006 A:M - taking me places I've never been. [attachmentid=21614] Quote
Admin Rodney Posted October 22, 2006 Author Admin Posted October 22, 2006 These exercises just keep getting better and better. Some great thinking going into the setups of these submissions. Keep it up Guys and Gals! Quote
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