Superlate Model Race Car

John Bigboote · July 14, 2016

Lookin GOOD, Terry! Cars are not too easy... I shy away from them nowadays. There used to be a feller here on the forum that did legal animations and from time to time he would need a specific car modelled-up from photographs... for ca$h. I liked it... did some 3 or 4 cars for him.

Maniac · July 16, 2016

Thank You

Messing around made a few pit pads fast.
Just running a few ideas to visual see it not in head.

Figured I would share picture

robcat2075 · July 16, 2016

That looks speedy!

Maniac · July 18, 2016

I did not enter mascot contest but here is mine not done lol

just messing around

NancyGormezano · July 19, 2016

I did not enter mascot contest but here is mine not done lol

just messing around

Put some eyeballs in those headlights and you've got a mascot entry

Rodney · July 19, 2016

Put some eyeballs in those headlights and you've got a mascot entry

And with the deadline being extended... you've got plenty of time to do it.

Maniac · July 31, 2016

not very good at this just testing things out

car sound.mp4

Maniac · July 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/12gn7OO_D8g This is the video I got sound from. This is how I want this model to go around track

Maniac · January 17, 2017

I few people have asked me to give this Outlaw Super Late model body This is a real world Body a go in A.M..I do have a few fans LOL

I figured i would post my progress here for everybody to see.

I do have a lot projects on the go I always get back to them.

Maniac · January 18, 2017

I am doing my own version of these car body,s

Desktop 2017.01.18 - 11.29.51.01.mp4

Maniac · January 22, 2017

bit more work done

Maniac · January 23, 2017

its going slow i have been picking away at this.I put a few things in to get a bit of prospective of were I am going to next with this.

smooth out front nose cone.

There is a few drivers in this class of cars checking this project out they are liking this.telling me they really like how its coming out.

Rodney · January 23, 2017

Looking good. I like your methodical approach.

Maniac · January 25, 2017

Was playing Around this is my first time trying something like this I have got a lot to learn.

Question do you constrain lights to path and chase the cars

more racing.mp4

Rodney · January 26, 2017

Question do you constrain lights to path and chase the cars

You can and that may be the most common approach.

My preferred approach is to add the lights to the model itself.

When adding lights to a model the lights are treated as Bones and therefore must go into Bones Mode in order to adjust their position and orientation via mouse.

The alternative would be to adjust the position and orientation by typing in the values via the PWS.

For front lights it can be useful, in the same way as for the eyes of a character to place a Null in front of the vehicle and then point the Lights at that Null. Then if the lights need to be adjusted on the fly (say for artistic purposes) the Null can be moved and the lights will follow.

I prefer to have the lights be part of the model because they will then automatically move with the model.

Maniac · January 26, 2017

still playing the track is to small and car is to fast for sound

Thank you about info on lighting

race with sound.mp4

Maniac · January 26, 2017

Track is 1/3 mile in real life is the live sound from

Rodney · January 26, 2017

Nice! That definitely gives the feel for racing.

Maniac · January 27, 2017

I have done some more work Around Track

Maniac · February 1, 2017

I have Been working on bit of every thing

Maniac · February 5, 2017

How do I constrain a light to the model model so they move together .I Want my lights to work on light post . Aim them were I please

Rodney · February 5, 2017

To quote myself:

My preferred approach is to add the lights to the model itself.

This will automatically constrain the light to the model because the light *is* part of the model.

Wherever the model goes the light then follows.

Everything I'm saying here you can do with the light separate from the model too, you just have to Right Click and Constrain to the model *in a pose or Action*.

If you add the light to the model... no constraint required... except for...

Aiming a light that is part of a model is similar to aiming one that is separate.

You could just select and rotate the light... but nah... that's no fun.

It'd be ideal to be able to place a 'x' on the point you want the light to aim at and then boom! The light follows that 'x' wherever you put it.

This is usually accomplished by using a Null but it could be just about anything; another model for instance.

The Null method is useful because it gives us a nice crosshair-type controller to grab and move to wherever we want.

I will guess that you will want a Klieg light to act as a spotlight but given the bright lights at a racetrack you might want to use a combination of things including turning up the ambiance percentage of the light fixture's surface and perhaps even turning glow on (the power and radius of glow is controlled in the Choreography's main properties.

The secret to getting the type of light you want is to go back in to the Light's properties and change the type to Klieg, Sun or Bulb as desired.

I'll try to put together a short demo video of the two primary approaches.

I'll add: When testing lights (in a Chor or Action) I recommend.turning off any lights that are present and working with one light at a time until you get the lighting effect you want for that light, then test it combined with another light... then another... until you've refined all your lights.

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