Car modelling with splines

[JIII]

I would just mess around with lofts all you can but Cinema is not known for its spline modeling ablitys. and if your mesh is bad it means you should probibly start over again and plan it more.

[Halogen]

This is my attempt at polymodelling a car so far (WIP). You can see sections are bumpy and retarded, also i have been told that the model looks "liquidy". Well ill keep working on it and ill try and fix up the mesh. Thanks for your response JIII, i guess ill have to actually get skilled with the poly modelling ;)

http://members.lycos.co.uk/halogen3d/Images/WIPs/bugattiWIP.jpg


Cheers :D

~Halo
:drool:

[flingster]

halogen...that cars fine...surely the bumpy parts are caused by the spline being bumpy surely?

dunno...not sure about spline modelling tuts...but there are some tuts in the tutorials and tips bit at the top of the cinema forum.

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41676&highlight=kevina
look in this thread for a good example of box modelling...by kevina..i think you'll find it very helpful...

http://www.7thchamber.com/tutorials/Chev/index.htm

http://www.mtmckinley.net/tut11.html

blueprints
http://www.suurland.com/blueprints.php?catagory=1&order=name

[Halogen]

Thanks flingster! I was looking for that thread about cars. Ill take a look at those tutorials, didnt catch them when i was browsing through the tutorials section.

Thanks for the confidence boost, i might try and neaten up the mesh alot later when i have some free time, i would love to see that car complete...

Heh i couldnt find any blueprints for a bugatti atlantic when i looked last, nor for my other idea of a 1970 corvette stingray. Does anyone have any blueprints for the corvette especially?


Thanks for your help flingster, you rock :buttrock:

~Halo

[knight42]

Your car has that "fluid" look because the hypernurbs cage needs either edge/point/face weighting or more detail (edges), but there's nothing wrong with it as such, it looks good.

I tried box modelling mine in one cage and found it pretty hard to get right, I went for box-modelling it in sections in the end. It's here (http://www.knight42.fsnet.co.uk/c4d/cordoba/cordoba.htm) if you want to look at it.

J

[miketche]

I've found that modeling a car looks better if you model it in pieces just like a real car is built.

[9nine]

i think you must be registred but there ist a stingray click (http://smcars.nd4spdworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=956) (1968 i think but it looks beauty too)

[knight42]

Originally posted by miketche
I've found that modeling a car looks better if you model it in pieces just like a real car is built.

True.

If it doesn't fit, force it. If if breaks, you didn't need it any way.

Even more true :)

[Halogen]

Thankyou guys so much! So helpful...

I owe you big time 9nine, i have been looking for that for ages, really helpful!!! :bounce:

Thanks for the tips about modelling in sections, ill try it with the stingray as kevinA did.

Well i better start it, no time to lose!!!!


:beer:

~Halogen

[JIII]

the way to make your sections fit together best is to completly finish one section. and then just split the edges off and use those to model another part. that way you dont have to worry about matching parts.

[dandavis]

I'd like to quote my favorite professor if you will allow it.

Professor: "dandavis, how do you eat an elephant?"

dandavis: "I don't know, how DO you eat an elephant?"

Professor: "One bite at a time"

I've lived by those words since I heard them about 15 years ago. He was a smart guy, that Professor.

Yet I digress, yep, if you havn't guessed by now, I agree with miketche.

dano

[mr3dguy]

Dandavis: Thats my mum's favorite quote. :eek:

Halogen: :buttrock:

[AutoG]

Hi Halogen,

I may be a few months late...I don't usually model with splines though version 1 of the Mach 5 from a couple of years back I guess was. If you're intersted in box modelling, I can post the template I start out with to model all of my automobiles. Anyone interested? HTH a little.

[manlio]

Hi AutoG, I'm interested. I think that everything can be usefull and your skill is very good.
Thanks

[JIII]

I am also very interested, can't wait to see it.

[AutoG]

O.K. ragazzi,

Voila... Now it may not look like much, but it's a time saver when starting a new automobile.
This is the template I've used to start the Fiat 500, the Ferrari IMSA, the Peugeout 206cc, version II of the Mach 5 and also automobiles not on display in my gallery, which include the Dodge Viper, the Ford T-Bird, and currently in the works, an older model Ferrari.

8K file downloadable in zip and sit files.

http://www.autografica.com/motore/cinema/auto_template.html

HTH

[flingster]

nice one AutoG...tank U for sharing...v cool.:applause:

[knight42]

Thanks! Dead useful.

Your profile says you're from a Parallel Universe - lucky for us the cars there are the same shape as ours... :D

J

[Peoples]

Thanks - this will surely save a lot of time for everyone fighting with cars here....Oh - You could maybe post this in the resources sub forum as well? Thanks!!

[manlio]

Thanks AutoG!

Una curiosità, visto che sei italiano di dove sei?
Ciao

I am very happy to see so much good italian 3d artist, no national thought, only a consideration.

[Halogen]

thanks, ill check this out now. For those who are curious, i started the corvette stingray and this is what i have so far using kevinA's method...

http://members.tripod.co.uk/halogen3d/Images/WIPs/Stingray/6.jpg

BTW any help is appreciated, thanks AutoG.

Oh yea comments and crit are welcome, but i would think you wouldnt be able to say too much. Oh and dont pressure me to finish it, im slow with modelling ;)

[ThirdEye]

Originally posted by manlio
Thanks AutoG!

Una curiosità, visto che sei italiano di dove sei?
Ciao

I am very happy to see so much good italian 3d artist, no national thought, only a consideration.


Ma quanti diavolo siamo? :D

Translation:
But... how many italians here? :D

[manlio]

It's true Thirdeye!

Complimenti ancora per la Lamborghini!

Compliments for the Lamborghini!

[ThirdEye]

Thanks, an update's coming soon. :)

Grazie, vedrete un aggiornamento fra poco. :)

[manlio]

I can't wait! :thumbsup:

[AutoG]

Hi everyone,

flingster: Glad to have shared. :)

knight42: I would have thought they may have looked different too, and looking through the
worm portal I see the only difference is the engines here run on beer. :beer:

Peoples: Sure, will do. :cool:

Ciao Manlio: In questo preciso instante...dal mio piccolo balcone, sento il profumo di biancheria mentre scrivo, e la radio giu nel cortile con Celentano che canta del ragazzo del via gluck ;) Tra poco é pranzo e ci sara una bel'arietta che porta con se il profumo di sugi al pomodoro... ;)

Halogen: She's coming along sweetly! :)

ThirdEye: Fischia ragazzi! E le donne dove sono? ;)

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