Sports Car Design Method. Poly,Sub D, Spline ?

[ThirdEye]

Sorry to sound a bit rude but this topic has been discussed 200 times, make a search for "car" in this forum, you'll find what you need for sure :hmm:

[Scott M C4D]

Cheers ,
I see what you mean,but does that mean we are not allowed to ask questions on building cars any more ?
:hmm:

These were specific questions after all

[pit]

does that mean we are not allowed to ask questions on building cars any more ?


ThirdEye just wanted you to do a search on the forum and read previous threads, that most likely will answer your questions. Nothing more, nothing less.

[ThirdEye]

I made a search for you, prolly this thread can help you

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59082&highlight=car

[Martin Kay]

Don't attempt using loft nurbs, or rather do attempt it and you'll see why they are too limiting. You can build car bodies from a 'cube' or by building up poly by poly. Building from a cube or box will take more planning and I'd advise you to save different versions on a regular basis so you can retrace your steps. You'll probably need to trace back and ammend the contruction unless you are totally ace at thinking well ahead. However you do it you'll probably only build one side and then mirror and join up again.
The most important element in any project of this nature is good reference material. The more accurately you can assess the number of necessary divisions in your cube at the start the less reworking you will need to do. Unfortunately this type of stuff is something you need to attempt to get a good grasp of the 'problems' involved.

Martin Kay.

[Scott M C4D]

Thanks ThirdEye_01,thats what i was looking for.

Cheers Martin Kay for you tips


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Martin Kay]

One thing, since I'm still using Vs 7, having not decided which upgrade route to go, ie Mac or PC. ( Probably be Mac now, since I'm mostly Mac anyway and Apple have finally pulled something out of the bag!) I'm not sure that HN8 style weighting tags are always as versatile as the old technique of producing sharp edges in HN style 7, ie adding and bunching up divisions. My attempts to feather weighting in Vs 8 by varying the weights along an edge aren't always that impressive, making me think that using weight tags isn't always the answer. Be interested in the views of others.

[Telnoi]

HN weight is great sometimes to overcome small problems when using the old method of creating sharp stuff, but I never use it without two edges being close together because the surrounding areas are affected as well after adding weight. Often when adding weight you will find that the plates of a car for example are thinner near the corners + you don't get those nice flowing relfections etc.

[dg3d]

Hey Scott visit www.c4dportal.com (http://www.c4dportal.com) there is a great tutorial for building cars. Very good and teach you the basic, i am learning alot from it.

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