looking for a really good mechanical modeling tut

fritz · Sep 2005

anybody know of a really good mechanical/non-organic modeling tutorial?

thanks

poopinmymouth · Sep 2005

It's been on my to do list for a while, but I keep putting it off.

Eric Chadwick · Sep 2005

Found this today, thought of you.
bunch of high poly modelers trying to use our little brains.
Seems like poopinmymouth you're a part of this. (not the little brain part!)

There also a thread around polycount somewhere where Gwot was explaining how he (and others) tackle high-res mechanical models. A search might yield it...

fritz · Sep 2005

oh mr. chadwick.....how i love thee. thanks dude!!!! thank you too poooooop...for all the tuts on your page.

TelekineticFrog · Oct 2005

This may be interesting to you. It is a 3D Studio Max specific tutorial but like most you can carry all this info across to other packages. I think this is what you're looking for though. http://www.duber.cz/index.php?section=tr.../nokia_6670.php

Wells · Oct 2005

speaking of hard edges, is it a bad thing to use the option for making different smoothing groups have hard eges under meshsmooth?

MoP · Oct 2005

Sectaurs: I'd avoid it when possible. Using smoothing groups instead of bevelled edges means that you don't get the fine narrow change of angle that gives a nice small sharp specular highlight along the corners.
I'd only use the smoothing group thing when meshsmoothing for something that was either very stylised, or ridiculously sharp, like a knife or some sort of blade.

Wells · Oct 2005

thanks for the quick reply, mop

guess i'd better start weening myself off it.

also, some great stuff in those links. thanks for all those involved.

fritz · Oct 2005

yes once again thanks to all....this will all really help!!!

cheers

Eric Chadwick · Oct 2005

Oops I was wrong, the thread I recalled had nothing to do with Gwot, but everything to do with great tips...
modeling hi poly weapons is painful, any tips?
(found this today while rummaging in my saved-threads library)

looking for a really good mechanical modeling tut

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