coilover (automotive)

Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

Watch

# 1 04-12-2005 , 08:03 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 515

was bored and spent a few minutes and made a Tein coilover, just wanted to share, very simple model.

i think i might use the model as just something to use as a tool for getting materials looking more realistic, as it is now its a basic render with no tweaks.

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: render2.jpg
Views: 365
Size: 22.3 KB
ID: 25478

First year 3D Grad

Quote

# 2 04-12-2005 , 08:13 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 515

some hdri added (helps define the coils etc)

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: render3.jpg
Views: 360
Size: 27.5 KB
ID: 25479

First year 3D Grad

Quote

# 3 04-12-2005 , 01:59 PM

Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005

Location: Fairfield, CT

Posts: 2,436

I like the coil, and I am askin everyone who makes a spiral thingy like that, do you use a script or do you hand model it?

Looks good even if its basic.
cYa PeEpS,

Matt user added image

Live the life you love, love the life you live

Quote

# 4 04-12-2005 , 06:35 PM

Subscriber
Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 515

i actually just have maya 7, maya 7 has it built in

like it added it to the poly menu where it has poly cube, cylinder etc. VERY nice addon they fianlly put into the program.

First year 3D Grad

Quote

# 5 04-12-2005 , 06:38 PM

Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005

Location: Fairfield, CT

Posts: 2,436

Aww man thats cool. I have to model all of my spirals! Until i find a nice script user added image

or i write me one, which I have to model the spiral to make the script... user added image

Live the life you love, love the life you live

Quote

# 6 04-12-2005 , 09:37 PM

Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Posts: 62

Looks pretty good.. I have stuidied those quite extensivly.. Used to do alot of car mods.. Its hard to see the thread on the tops from this angle. good choice on Coilovers. for fun you should make damshi or there little guy for the logo that would be sweet. or even make that part that makes them adjustable from the inside of the car.. E.D.F.C is it called? good work man!

Looking for a Job
Aim :hondahunter614
My Portfolio
https://photobucket.com/albums/y157/bizzarostormy614/Portfolio/

Quote

# 7 04-12-2005 , 11:02 PM

Subscriber
Join Date: Aug 2004

Posts: 515

thanx guys,

back in the day i had a spiral script that worked fairly well, ill take a look around the net and try to find it again when i get a chance

First year 3D Grad

Quote

# 8 05-12-2005 , 01:05 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: Illinois, USA

Posts: 250

Looks nice, Turbo Dan, HDRI always makes inorganics look so nice.

anyway, 3dtotal has a tutorial for modeling a spiral

I don't use Maya much so I don't know of any scripts, but Maya 7.0 comes with a Helix polygonal primitive (it's about time, isn't it! user added image

)

Quote