turmite
07-03-2006, 02:25 PM
Hi guys,
This is a spin off of the linked thread below.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3678531#post3678531
I became interested in the Collab modeling thread when I thought it was going to address some of the areas in my own modeling. After making a suggestion some of the posters there ask that I start a new thread and submit my idea and model.
Here is a copy and paste of what I suggested:
"EquiNOX thanks for the invite. I have spent the last two hrs reading the surfacing thread and while it gives a lot of good info, and I can use most all of it, that is still not what I saw happening here, or at least not what I invisioned might happen. Let me see if I can explain. Let's say that you, Snecx and 5 other experienced modelers are ask to model, oh let's say a claw hammer. Each of you would model the hammer independely of each other and record how you modeled it and why you chose the particular tool you chose for modeling. Now all those different models, from different viewpoints and using different tools (maybe) would be posted. I could now look at the concept and the result from 5-7 different people's view point all on the same model. To me it seems the surfacing thread is fractured rather that flowing along on a theme. You even mentioned in one of your posts there that for nurbs modeling you needed to have a plan before you started the model as well as having an understanding of the G rating of curves and a surfaces. See....this is the concept part of the model. If those 5-7 or however many people modeled the same item it would be easy to see the concept used and why they chose it when you compared it to all the other's work."
I manufacture competition rifle stocks and target grips for pistols and many of them are very organic in form. I posted a pic of one of my rifle stock designs in the Collab thread but that is not what I wanted to submit for modeling. This is one half of a set of target grips that was modeled the wrong size......our first attempt at reverse engineering. I thought that since they were wrong, and would provide me with no personal or financial benefit, they would be the best to offer. It is a 3dm file, but please don't use what's there to model with. Use it only for reference and dimensions. This model was done from thousands of points in a point cloud.
Ok here's the guidelines.
No collaboration.
Use whatever tools or methods you think best
Record all your steps
When finished post your work
This is not a competition but a means to compare modeling techniques and strategies from several (I hope) different people's viewpoints. BTW, you can be a beginner and participate on this as well.
Mike
ps after several attempts with saving small, zipping and using rar the file is still too large to attach. So do you want a screen shot showing the item or can someone do a better job of compressing this thing?
This is a spin off of the linked thread below.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3678531#post3678531
I became interested in the Collab modeling thread when I thought it was going to address some of the areas in my own modeling. After making a suggestion some of the posters there ask that I start a new thread and submit my idea and model.
Here is a copy and paste of what I suggested:
"EquiNOX thanks for the invite. I have spent the last two hrs reading the surfacing thread and while it gives a lot of good info, and I can use most all of it, that is still not what I saw happening here, or at least not what I invisioned might happen. Let me see if I can explain. Let's say that you, Snecx and 5 other experienced modelers are ask to model, oh let's say a claw hammer. Each of you would model the hammer independely of each other and record how you modeled it and why you chose the particular tool you chose for modeling. Now all those different models, from different viewpoints and using different tools (maybe) would be posted. I could now look at the concept and the result from 5-7 different people's view point all on the same model. To me it seems the surfacing thread is fractured rather that flowing along on a theme. You even mentioned in one of your posts there that for nurbs modeling you needed to have a plan before you started the model as well as having an understanding of the G rating of curves and a surfaces. See....this is the concept part of the model. If those 5-7 or however many people modeled the same item it would be easy to see the concept used and why they chose it when you compared it to all the other's work."
I manufacture competition rifle stocks and target grips for pistols and many of them are very organic in form. I posted a pic of one of my rifle stock designs in the Collab thread but that is not what I wanted to submit for modeling. This is one half of a set of target grips that was modeled the wrong size......our first attempt at reverse engineering. I thought that since they were wrong, and would provide me with no personal or financial benefit, they would be the best to offer. It is a 3dm file, but please don't use what's there to model with. Use it only for reference and dimensions. This model was done from thousands of points in a point cloud.
Ok here's the guidelines.
No collaboration.
Use whatever tools or methods you think best
Record all your steps
When finished post your work
This is not a competition but a means to compare modeling techniques and strategies from several (I hope) different people's viewpoints. BTW, you can be a beginner and participate on this as well.
Mike
ps after several attempts with saving small, zipping and using rar the file is still too large to attach. So do you want a screen shot showing the item or can someone do a better job of compressing this thing?