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Offline hobbs

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #360 on: May 06, 2013, 12:54:46 PM »
thank you dude :)
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #361 on: May 06, 2013, 09:47:43 PM »
I concur, very well done :thumbsup:

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #362 on: May 07, 2013, 02:43:42 AM »
You've REALLY come a long way in a short time, Hobbs.  I'm very impressed.  Keep it up!  I want to see this thing textured . . . have a friggin cookie. :thumbsup:
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #363 on: May 07, 2013, 08:27:13 AM »
thank you guys... some credit goes to phoenix as he has helped with advice.

as for texturing lol... im actually wanting to do that which is amazibg as i cant stand texturing lol... but for now im trying to weld verts to reduce polys... and its taking forever lol.

question. why would max crash when i try to boolean stuff? is it due to amount of polys sucking up my pc's resorces?

thanks again... and you all inspire me to do better with yoyr kind words and you own awsome skills  :bow:
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #364 on: May 07, 2013, 11:39:02 AM »
hey i'd like to think ive given some good words too!

the only thing that i am thinking is that maybe one of the objects isn't a full face, or when it is making it the boolean is to complex for it to handle.

This is why i never boolean, it often creates more verts than if i were to take the object that i am making, then create an outline of the object i am looking to have go thru it, then create faces between the two.
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Offline baz1701

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #365 on: May 07, 2013, 11:56:05 AM »
I find boolens cause more headaches than help. The damage to the mesh can be so bad you spend as much time fixing the errors than doing the whole thing from scratch.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #366 on: May 07, 2013, 12:34:49 PM »
thats one reason why i never did it before lol... but it had be suggested that i do it cath think who that was lol... what if i just imprinted and then extruded etc the desired shape?

and yes andy and you baz you have both helped me immensly.

along with...

kcs
tiq
bankruptstudios
bc arikas
cordanilus
adonis
anazonda
dj curtis

and more lol

you are all super great!
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #367 on: May 07, 2013, 12:37:16 PM »
I got mentioned? *blush*
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #368 on: May 15, 2013, 07:12:26 AM »
here is an update began texturing...

i struggled texturing in the windows so, against good advice from Phoenix (sorry) i decided to model in the windows
(textures are just holding ones)
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #369 on: May 15, 2013, 07:43:51 AM »
Quote from: baz1701 on May 07, 2013, 11:56:05 AM
I find boolens cause more headaches than help. The damage to the mesh can be so bad you spend as much time fixing the errors than doing the whole thing from scratch.

How do you approach cut outs then, for example; the Excelsior deflector.

Hobbs, this is looking really nice.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #370 on: May 15, 2013, 07:49:07 AM »
thank you :D

i use boolean but im very careful lol odly i find that editing the mesh in gmax after building it in 3dmax seems to reduce errors ...

i used to cut into the hull by using the cut tool... then when you have the lines where you need them you can chamfer the vertex's to make it curved then extrude into the model (should that be detrude lol)

dont think this is necessarily easy or correct but it works for me (i tend to try many things lol till i get it right)
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #371 on: May 15, 2013, 09:57:56 AM »
a comparison of the ships size not quality... mine is rubbish by that comparison lol

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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #372 on: May 15, 2013, 11:49:07 AM »
Your model looks good (Wait until the wireframe experts get here. :p), textures just seem a little blank. The colour is nice, though. One suggestion, make the bussards a vibrant orange, like the TOS bussards. The red is a little to dull compared to the rest of your ship.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #373 on: May 15, 2013, 11:55:37 AM »
havent finished texturing yet lol the textures you see are just the base coat so to speak so that i can see it in game

the wire frame is messed up lol but only cause i booleaned... other than that and befor i put windows in i think its not tooo bad lol i'll post a shot of the wire frame lol later

im going back to modeling... the nacelles are rubbish i need to do something withthem
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #374 on: May 15, 2013, 01:48:19 PM »
a new model update. changed the nacelles



and the mesh (without windows)
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #375 on: May 15, 2013, 03:29:37 PM »
new nacelles 2
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #376 on: May 15, 2013, 04:14:28 PM »
 :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance :dance

great job!
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #377 on: May 15, 2013, 04:18:36 PM »
Fantastic!!
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #378 on: May 15, 2013, 04:25:12 PM »
Better and better dude!

Small suggestion.  Maybe angle the nacelle rear-ends out a bit? IMO it'll make the ship a bit "sleeker".

Either way, she's looking great.
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Re: Hobbs's WIP
« Reply #379 on: May 15, 2013, 04:56:01 PM »
thanks guys how bout this? thought nacelles were bit short lol
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