Star Trek Runabout SHuttle

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This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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# 1 24-07-2007 , 07:31 AM

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Hey all, while I have been doing bits of my dragon texturing it is a long process for me as I have never textured before, so to keep from going mad I thought I would start a new model project, being a fan of Star Trek I decide to do a Runabout Shuttle.

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# 2 24-07-2007 , 07:35 AM

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The basic modelling is finished, I just have to clean up the mesh, get rid of some T edges, get some nice curves on them corners, then a final clean up and then themodel will be ready for texturing. I'm hoping it will be alot easier than my dragon

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# 3 15-08-2007 , 10:14 AM

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Just an update

Just thought I would post an update to my shuttle, I've given the corners a nice curve now. It is ready for texturing, but I have decided to seperate the door from the hull and model the door frame and just inside the door as I will hopefully be using this model in final composite with myself or a friend stepping out of it. I need to practice abit with coverting from poly's to Sub D's and back again though as on some areas the hull appears faceted where it is supposed to be smooth.

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# 4 15-08-2007 , 10:25 AM

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looks awesome!:attn:

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# 5 15-08-2007 , 10:42 AM

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Thanks matey. A friend of mine (Hornet) just passed a fewof quick mock up test renders back to me, he created the scene in maya of coarse.

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# 6 15-08-2007 , 06:47 PM

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nice model user added image

it'll be good to see it textured

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# 7 16-08-2007 , 06:47 AM

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very nice man!

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# 8 16-08-2007 , 07:11 AM

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Texturing

Thanks peeps, I'll start laying out the UV's tonight, I have given myself a deadline of about a week, should be alot easier than my dragon, lol. I have to redo the UV's on that, AGAIN.

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# 9 23-10-2007 , 02:45 PM

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Hi Wraithe! Did you ever texture this thing? I like Star Trek and thought it be really cool to see your model textured.

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# 10 24-10-2007 , 02:01 AM

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No Textures

Hi Perefecto, in all honesty, no I haven't finished texturing the shuttle. Over the last few months while attempting to texture all my models I have found I'm not to keen on texturing. So, although I still texture a little at a time, I am trying to concentrate on what I love, modelling.

If there is anyone out there that loves texturing and can texture the shuttle before I do then you are quite welcome:attn: That way I can just build build build.

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