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| Author | Topic: I am about to model a curved weapon........what are some tips? (9 messages, Page 1 of 1) | ||||
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 DarkHalo003 Joined: Mar 10, 2008 
All ARs Need Green Little Buttons. |
Posted: Jun 8, 2008 03:19 PM
Msg. 1 of 9
I have always had difficulty modeling an item that is rounded and curved. Weapons, such as the mauler and plasma rifle are examples of both. What are some tips that can be given to make the curves real and not a blocky mess?
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CLS_GRUNT Joined: Jan 21, 2007 
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Posted: Jun 8, 2008 03:28 PM
Msg. 2 of 9
Use tris, not quads. and make shure you know how to properly smooth.
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DarkHalo003 Joined: Mar 10, 2008
All ARs Need Green Little Buttons. |
Posted: Jun 8, 2008 03:55 PM
Msg. 3 of 9
What about getting in extreme detail and modeling an entire weapon/item with one object? Is it a lot o extrude and chamfering? What about Bevels?
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CLS_GRUNT Joined: Jan 21, 2007
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Posted: Jun 8, 2008 04:11 PM
Msg. 4 of 9
Quote: --- Original message by: DarkHalo003 What about getting in extreme detail and modeling an entire weapon/item with one object? Is it a lot o extrude and chamfering? What about Bevels? omg no, just no. |
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DarkHalo003 Joined: Mar 10, 2008
All ARs Need Green Little Buttons. |
Posted: Jun 8, 2008 05:42 PM
Msg. 5 of 9
Thanks for the tips.
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DEEhunter Joined: Dec 16, 2006 
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Posted: Jun 8, 2008 07:56 PM
Msg. 6 of 9
I suck at organic modeling. You can try using optimized nerbs.
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DarkHalo003 Joined: Mar 10, 2008
All ARs Need Green Little Buttons. |
Posted: Jun 8, 2008 09:47 PM
Msg. 7 of 9
Quote: --- Original message by: selentic E: What the hell halomaps, stop double posting my stuff. Edited by selentic on Jun 8, 2008 at 08:04 PM "It's not a bug, it's a feature."lol. I appreciate the tips, but what do bevelles do? |
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corndogman939 Joined: Apr 6, 2007 
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Posted: Jun 8, 2008 09:48 PM
Msg. 8 of 9
I would say pay attention to your edge flow. I dont really have any experience in this but all the biped tutorials ive seen tell me that.
Edit: Bevel is similar to extrude, but it scales the end of the extrude inward and outward. Edited by corndogman939 on Jun 8, 2008 at 09:49 PM |
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SiMuLaCrUm Joined: Oct 25, 2006 
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Posted: Jun 8, 2008 10:47 PM
Msg. 9 of 9
Splines could come in handy with this.
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