Hello everyone,
Here is something i'm working on in my spare time, old time-y microscope with a lots of interesting hard surface pieces and details.
Wanted to hear your opinion, comments & critique on hard surface subd work i did on this, it's still very wip but parts shown are more or less finished (still fighting with the tripod)
EDIT:
Finally finished:
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/SLefM02.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/SLefM02.jpg)
Reference images.
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/zmIjcFJ.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/zmIjcFJ.jpg)
Hi poly Screenshots
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/bVcvMTa.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/bVcvMTa.jpg)
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/ggF4guu.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/ggF4guu.jpg)
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/v8QlscZ.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/v8QlscZ.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/f7mg6zT.jpg)
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/v8QlscZ.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/v8QlscZ.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/10600vX.jpg)
![](http://i.imgur.com/VYARmmq.jpg)
![Image: http://i.imgur.com/c6XpF8F.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/c6XpF8F.jpg)
Comments and critique highly welcome.
Thanks.
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Edit: even if this is supposed to be highpoly only I would soften the edges to get some nice specular highlights.
The goal?... Good question, should've written it in the main post, but forgot...
The model is intended to be realtime portfolio piece, normal maps bakes cages and all of that + pbr.
I was afraid i made some of the edges too sharp, now i have confirmation
Did some changes regarding sharp edges on some parts, also changed the screws since they were too sharp and pinched around the edges where the screwdriver goes in, changed mat to blinn so the edges are more highlighted.
Next is the neck thingy that holds the drawtube
Again, comments/critique very welcome
Made the mechanical parts under the stage that hold the lenses and the mechanism that moves it (lots of slidey things).
Also would be great if someone could comment on the "are edges round enough to catch highlights" subject, since that's the part i'm still struggling with.
And here are the screws that im using all over the model
Any comments & Critique is very welcome.
Added support loops around edges to minimize stretching normals.
Also the part is baked and mirrored hence the "error" in bake in the middle seam.
Critique welcome
Here are the screenshots from marmoset:
Also, almost every bit on the microscope is some sort of a cylinder so in a way so something had to be done
One thing that bugs me is that i don't know if i went a little overboard with the texture size as well, i mean 3 x 2048 maps...
Forgot to add this script that i cobbled together from various places. It selects every Nth edge (loop, ring, border edge, loop/border) and it also has a input box if you want to select every 3rd 4th etc... edge. There probably is a more versatile version somewhere on the web but if you need a quick solution without robust scripting then by all means feel free to help yourself to this one
Found it useful for dealing with cylinders.
Looks like this:
*L/B is for edge loops and borders
Dropbox Link: Here