Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 13, 2004 Hash Fellow Share Posted October 13, 2004 Sorry, no v11 hair or jiggly boobs here... just some plastic. I made this object several months ago for a Modeling Showdown but had to experiment with lighting quite a bit after that to make a nice render of it. Lots of specular-only lights. It's not an original design, it's modeled after one I have. Any ideas on a better way to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starwarsguy Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 sweet model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Very pro looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srmjr Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Wow! That looks great! Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATrickz Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 Whoah thats amazing! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Silas Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Very clean model. Nice fake with the flat image of the bumps on the hump of the controller. The complex buttons are also very nicely modelled. Frank Silas http://www.franksilas.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazz Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 nice! looks like my friends old sega controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TC- Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 Very nice work robcat, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 16, 2004 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted October 16, 2004 Thank you, all, for the comments! Yeah, I gave up trying to stitch in the ribs on the top with splines. Too many smoothing problems for the surrounding patches. Same with the holes for the red buttons. Those ended up being booleans. Next stop, jiggly boobs and hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipmun Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpenguin Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Next stop, jiggly boobs and hair? i don't know if jiggly boobs and hair should be on a game controller... although.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaryin Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I don't think I've seen better plastic in an A:M render. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted October 19, 2004 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted October 19, 2004 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. I think you've identified the key hassle, but I suppose all good modeling requires precision shaping. The only insight I might offer is to not do any bias tweaking until you've finalized your mesh. Live with the lumps until you're confident you have all the splines you'll need. Otherwise you end up redoing some biases several times. Also have good reference material (rotoscopes, diagrams, measurements...) to base your work on. Is there a compilation of mechanical modeling some where? like a gallery? I think one of the image contests was "mechanical" a while back. There are some tutorials on ARM under "inorganic". Some seem to be AWOL. I don't think I've seen better plastic in an A:M render. Fantastic. Thanks! I was wondering if I had overstepped the bounds of good taste with all the speculars; most don't seem to be motivated by the one light in the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Joseph Design Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Nice! Now contact the manufacturer and offer to sell the 3D model to them for the reduced price of $10,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnomike Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Cool model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronos Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 good design !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipmun Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 1, 2004 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted November 1, 2004 Hey filipmun, That's a pretty good mashing machine model or whatever they call it. The fact that you rounded all the edges does alot for it. I think the one thing that's probably bothering you is the crease at the edges near the ends of the the box shapes. Technically, the four point patches you have on the tops of the boxes are legal but a four sided patch made out of only two splines is always going to be a problem Take a look at this post http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showt...indpost&p=53091 for another way of doing boxes with rounded edges. Once you resplined the boxes, I don't think you'd need to add much more geometry. I think you could add the tiny details (like rivets and metal plate seams) with bump maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipmun Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Forwood Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 how to embed constrains to the model itself? Is it under relationship? 1) Right click in the model window 2) Select: New/Pose/On/Off ( a new, empty pose is created for you.) 3)Double click on the Pose Name on the left of the timeline and rename your pose to something meaningful. 'My Base Constraints', would do, or 'My Rig), or something like that. 4) Right click on a bone, chose New Constraint, Select your constraint, assign it and set it's properties. Continue assigning constraints in this pose window until all of your base constraints are setup. You have now setup your model with a set of constraints which are stored in a pose. Poses are embedded within the model file. Remember, when animating in an Action or Choreograpy to turn your constraints ON to have any effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipmun Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Thanks Paul, I though it has to be pose action but never know that all constrains can be in one pose on/off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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