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daadaa
02-03-2010, 11:39 PM
##UPDATE 23/03/10##

Animation update....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btW7WfNqLeI

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This is my final year uni project. Codename Flake. its probably one of the most stupidly complicated cars around and ive decided to animate it… Due in date is May ish and ive just started again … to make life easier for my self… lol

The idea is that this is the next generation of cars….. the next step of mobility…

Where is that exactly?

Lets start from the beginning…Think about single cell organisms, they are pretty much immobile, except they move by currents, or getting a lift from something else, that could be compared to old trailer/carts, being pulled by something else.

Then the cells developed into bacteria, very simple, pretty much a box with a form of propulsion, similar to a car.

Next would be the fish? i guess i can compare that to a bike, where inertia comes into play, the body is dynamic and is far more efficient in movement.

So next us pretty much the land mammal, which pretty much translate to a leaning car. unlike any other leaning car, i want to make mine seem alive, and really lean into the corners.

That was the basis of the project, and here were my initial designs.

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9091/cadpaintoverfronts.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8030/cadpaintoversides.jpg

...p.s. whats the picture limit?
daadaa
02-03-2010, 11:41 PM
When the car is “asleep”, the bodywork is all one simple sculptural piece. when it starts up the cracks lights up and the whole car opens up. The fragmented design for bodywork will seem like skin/fur… more like dried skin but it looks cool :). during low speeds the car will stay open and start to contract during high speeds to help the aero. the flakes also stick up during breaking to act as air breaks.

This was the orignal design…

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8803/87682592.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7774/84891013.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1273/34ps.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6066/36s.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7246/35626672.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/8730/17434680.jpg
daadaa
02-03-2010, 11:43 PM
…Since then ive given up on this car cus theres just FAR too many peices to animate… even though i did successfully animate the door opening sequence…. its still a pain in the ass.

The new design….. its probable gonna be just as complicated but ive worked thru a few more things, here are some sketches for an overview of general shape changes.

And yes…. they are dshaped wheels…. long story.

(long story short wheels are like legs… the ones at the bottom compress to give more contact area)

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/701/imag0029s.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5773/imag0042s.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6133/001apj.jpg


Im not really experienced with animations... i mean i can animate and rig a character.... but cus of my lack of experience i dont even know how to make wheels go round.... so even less of a clue about having D shaped wheels....... and thats not even mentioning rigging the car with all the flakes......... So PLEASE help if you have any tips!

Thanks :)
daadaa
02-13-2010, 05:53 PM
little update... started working on the cracks and finalised the bodyshape.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/288/001yux.jpg
By daadaa (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daadaa) at 2010-02-13

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2256/002hna.jpg
By daadaa (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daadaa) at 2010-02-13

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/42/003bwy.jpg
By daadaa (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daadaa) at 2010-02-13
daadaa
02-23-2010, 09:22 AM
Quick update....

Taking ages cutting out the panels, cant really figure out a quick way of doing this... but i can imagine how much worse it could be.

I took .... days... painting.... then repainting these lines until im kinda pleased with them, and yet im still ignoring a few... but it provides a good guide.

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7406/0065w.jpg
By daadaa (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daadaa) at 2010-02-23

front end done.... :D
.. sorta

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4417/005de.jpg
By daadaa (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/daadaa) at 2010-02-23
CGOutcast
02-23-2010, 03:53 PM
This forum is more a critique of work you do rather than tell you how to do it but I am curious as to how this would move. I would rig the wheels to be like a four legged animal and start doing some tests...
daadaa
03-04-2010, 11:04 PM
yea i know, i put them up incase anyone had any crits about the idea of the design... or any input... plus its nice to have a whole wip from start to finish :P
CGOutcast
03-05-2010, 12:08 AM
lol i realize that its just this part of the forum is for animation critiques not concept art or modeling, i would say post that up in the 3d wip thread
daadaa
03-11-2010, 03:16 PM
Animation update....
im having trouble moving/scaling the keys..... its really pissing me off. Max just hangs.... the keys appear to move .... then they dance around..... then they go back to 0.... any ideas??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEzN8pAayFs
CGOutcast
03-11-2010, 05:47 PM
I work in Maya, usually those problems can be fixed in the graph editor in maya.
daadaa
03-12-2010, 12:48 PM
i mean moving the keys in graph editor.... max just freezes...
but i noticed i can copy keys (shift drag) .... then delete the original... and the program works fine then. im guessing its just a bug?

im gonna do it again later another way to see if that works better, atm this serves as a guide for the stuff under it.
daadaa
03-18-2010, 06:36 AM
little update.... finished modelling and texturing the scene... gonna texture the car propperly now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RteslUB0LeI
daadaa
03-20-2010, 04:46 AM
Images update...
just a little update on the car and the first scene.... the car is now rigged textured... and ready to be animated :D

Anyone got any hints and tips for those wheels before i start?

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3800/114m.th.jpg (http://img253.imageshack.us/i/114m.jpg/)

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/4061/111gom.th.jpg (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/111gom.jpg/)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6109/078xe.th.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/i/078xe.jpg/)

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6663/076n.th.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/076n.jpg/)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1861/077vm.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/077vm.jpg/)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8527/072a.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/072a.jpg/)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8758/075z.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/075z.jpg/)

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6396/064q.th.jpg (http://img175.imageshack.us/i/064q.jpg/)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/199/063ja.th.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/063ja.jpg/)
daadaa
03-23-2010, 12:49 AM
Animation update...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btW7WfNqLeI
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