Modular building

ZacD

Blocking out the pieces and detail, I need to fix the arks and clean up some seams, and the window frames need more detail.

Using a photo from Eraserhead for reference.

DrunkShaman

looks really neat! I got no crit.

ZacD

whats the best way to use modular pieces? I know instancing give better results in game engines, but how do you deal with intersecting areas and lighting issues?

DrunkShaman

Transformation and Lighting (T&L)? In what manners, what software?

Can your question be more specific please?

ZacD

The udk mostly. I know it'd probably be easiest just to merge all of the pieces before importing them into the udk, but I'd like to take advantage of reusing pieces to improve performance.

brandoom

Create a modular piece specifically for the areas of over lapped geo.. like a support column or something.

Daniel Doerksen

id be interested in what professionals are doing aswell for this, the scene im working on is modular. my take on it is planning most of the sizes out before and creating smaller pieces to fill areas that dont work out. im working on indoor stuff might be a bit more difficult for exterior

ZacD

A lot more detail on the side bits, fixed up the modular-ness.

brandoom

noice. thats looks pretty.

vjsru

except that arc curvature every thing is fine. good work go on.

ZacD

Texture test, very rough. But I like it!

Zpanzer

Great colors! didn't expect the darkish green, but it loooks veeery good

ZacD

ZacD wrote: »

Using a photo from Eraserhead for reference.

Here's the particular one from the "photo" thread

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4227217835_a8da9083d2_o.jpg

motives

what sizes do your pieces have?

i would suggest you stay with power^2 for the pieces as far as possible.. like 256x1024 units, 512x512 units etc.

ZacD

its a rough unorganized thing at the moment I'll clean it up once I get around to it :P

ZacD

Getting there slowly, I've been lazy.

MRico

Looking good Zac! My only crit is that...the doors seem too thin..maybe they're taller than they should be?

Ben Apuna

This is looking good ZacD.

You might want to give texture blending a try with this project.

Keep on rocking!

ZacD

Thanks for the comments, the door height being messed up is because of the perspective of the photo, but there's also a 2nd step I need to add, my plan was to look up the normal height/width of a door online and just use that for a reference when adjusting the door right before I do the final UV/texture.

ZacD

Almost done

Shiraz

Very nice work. You got a tutorial you basing this off?

ZacD

Nope.

AshleyTayles

Very nice! I think the little yellowish fungus thingy on the supports are a little too repetitive.

ZacD

Thanks, haven't really started on the textures yet (very crappy uv and textures from a photo) once I finish up the meshes, clean up the wires, and make sure the modularness is working I'll uv it and made some better textures and use decals.

psychoticprankster

Can you show us a picture of its wire frame please ? I'd like to see a wire frame picture as I am still learning to make 3D models and I'm curious as to how it came togeather.