My PC Case

Marcus_Aseth

Hi guys, I decide to start another project to keep practicing on hardsurface stuff on 3ds,so i decide to model my pc case,starting from the screw

Actualy the low poly of this screw is 6000 poly,i feel comfortable working with a lot of geometry lol,hope that my pc can handle all the stuff

Visceral

Amazing looking screw.....

Amishashashin

Wow, there is something really pleasing about that thumbscrew :poly121:

A-N-P

Yeah man, as far as screws go, THAT is a very beautiful looking screw :P

Free_Fall

screw this man.. I want to see a case

Calabi

That is a hardcore screw. I want to see it in a game engine.

dansher

lol jokes aside that is a pretty cool screw

c0ldhands

lacks some details like some dust and minor scratches, maybe screw arround with some wear and tear?

Shiniku

That's damn good! What's your workflow for the swirly bit on the bottom? Last time i tried to model a screw it had me stumped.

dansher

why does everything have to be dusty and scratched? why cant it be new and shiny

dogzer

if that's how the screws look, can't wait to see the whole case!

thatanimator

how many hours did it take to render one of those shots?

3Dyan

Good looking screw there!

c0ldhands wrote: »

lacks some details like some dust and minor scratches, maybe screw arround with some wear and tear?

I'm not sure about what was done here, but one way to go is creating a helix, extruding it and welding the appropriate verts.

Gannon

Holy shit, I'm not 100% but i think this is going to be high poly.

gsokol

Looks nice. Why did you do everything with straight up geo? Have you considered using less geo and using turbosmooth? You could get the same quality with less geo and it would run better in the viewport.

Was going to make a screw joke....everybody else already did a good enough job...so screw that.

c0ldhands

Come on guys, cant you tell the sarcasm...why would a screw need more detail than it already has, you guys are too serious I even dropped a "screw" joke in there...geez, kinda guys. Still though, its good looking, you must take your screws really serious

Danielmn

the render is great man,

if you are worried about, being able to handle more copies of the screw, I would have personally done the object with floater geometry with about 4 pieces, top, ridges in the middle, under side, and bottom area.

That would have saved time probably too, but good job none the less

makecg

Screw is great, project sounds like a good idea I will look forward to it.

- I hope you have a Cooler Master Case.

Alberto Rdrgz

my exact reaction:

oh, a computer case this should be cool, a fucking screw?!... oh but looks pretty good tho.

dom

It's a screw.... and eventually.. a pc case....

It's good practice. But for a portfolio piece, I don't think so. In all honesty, if I had time on my hands I'd work on something more interesting..like a tank or a car. Unless you are looking at a career in product design and vis, I'd say stick to more relevant things... Then again, what the hell do I know. Whatever makes you happy.

Quack!

I'd screw it.

Marcus_Aseth

lol guys,my english is not so good so I can't understand some screw jokes XD

@Shiniku:

That's damn good! What's your workflow for the swirly bit on the bottom? Last time i tried to model a screw it had me stumped.

I detach the bottom cylinder of the screw from the "main body" ,then i do a Spline-->Helix trying to match the spiral of the real screw,then a Sweep modifier with the "Bar" shape & i use Pro Boolean to impress (or imprint,not sure of the right word) the topology from the spiral to the cylinder,i clean some vertex & attach it back to the main "screw body",then i select the polygons of the new spiral topology & a bevel (& some manual work to cap the bottom & to weld with the main body)

@thatanimator :

how many hours did it take to render one of those shots?

2-3 minutes each render lol

@gsokol:

Have you considered using less geo and using turbosmooth? You could get the same quality with less geo and it would run better in the viewport.

yes,but at the sides i have 40 bevels,so even i have all that topology in place for that reason

@makecg:

I hope you have a Cooler Master Case

YES, HAF 922

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Starting the front pannel,here the first detail of it (the material is only for preview purpose)

ZacD

HAF 922 I wanted the case. I like how that indent messes up the corner bevel exactly how it gets messed up in the photo.

Marcus_Aseth

Working on the front panel

dogzer

You sure know what you're doing! love the case texture!! Is the graininess on purpose???

Cooljay

This is hyper realistic detail. Love it :P

Marcus_Aseth

lol guys,sorry if i don't have much update today,i found some trouble

I was doing one of the 3 type of front grid of the panel,this grid have an hexagonal pattern & this is easy,I was even bending the borders of the grid of 90°,like in the real grid & even this is easy,but then there was to bending the grid of 10° in the front view,I was thinking to do that using FFD or Bend,but soon i discover that they stretch a bit the front hexagons,ruining my pattern,so i delete that & start over from beginning

This time i use another workflow,that reaquire more time & brain,but now i have a grid bended of 10° with the hexagons not stretched on the front view so I am proud of it,a good training

i still have to finish this grid,weld vertex & stuff,but i put a preview to show you guys how it proceed :thumbup:

many polys here,you can see an ant walking on this grid

Doughnut Bear

very cool, i was highly considering getting this case

Marcus_Aseth

Hi guys,today i continue working on the case,i start doing the top panel,the low poly is 90.000 poly,this because all those hexagons generate a lot of topology lol

(I have to add another type of screw on that panel for the inside Fan,then to close the sides of the panel,but before i do that i want create the back panel,to be sure that all is in the correct position

kid908

your mesh is coming out nicely. I hate making mesh, it's a total resource hog >.< I can't believe you integrated it into the panel as well.