Brown's Apache Helicopter Tutorials - Page 2

Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.

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# 16 17-06-2006 , 03:06 PM

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awwe man now thats what im talking about. :eeek2:

A pint of example is worth a gallon of advice!!

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# 17 26-06-2006 , 09:14 AM

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I'm still texturing the thing :S
texturing sucks user added image

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Apache Helicopter
Armoured Personal Unit
Apache Finished
Ferrari 360
Mech

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# 18 08-01-2007 , 09:36 PM

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it has been a long time since i posted something on SM
but here is finally the finished apache with texture it took me a long time to find the correct colors for the apache and UV laying out aint the simplest thing in the world
here is a render with just maya software no extra things
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and here is one with photoshop post production
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hope you like it i will now try to animate the chopper user added image

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Apache Helicopter
Armoured Personal Unit
Apache Finished
Ferrari 360
Mech

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# 19 09-01-2007 , 03:52 PM

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Very nice!!!!!

But try to render in mental ray, it could look even better. user added image

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# 20 09-01-2007 , 04:33 PM

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thats some nice work
a new metal ray render could make i look real nice

1 thing i would change is the bump map u have for the pannels and bolts ect. its way to prononced for me
i think it makes the model look like its made like a bedhead/SOFA like the pic

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Now at SMU doing BSc 3D Computer Animation so its hard to get on here
My wire render tut https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=20973

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# 21 10-01-2007 , 05:10 AM

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thnx for the replys
yeah i know that the bumps are a bit to pronounced
im redoinging the bump map for the side panel and where the engine is

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Apache Helicopter
Armoured Personal Unit
Apache Finished
Ferrari 360
Mech

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# 22 12-01-2007 , 05:26 AM

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Looks awesome!

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# 23 13-01-2007 , 10:18 AM

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Hey
Nice job on the apache. Looks real good, loving the background. Good luck with the animation, i'll be watching this thread.

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# 24 13-01-2007 , 01:09 PM

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the background is a little picture from the skyline of new york city :p
currently im rendering the chopper out of maya and in to after effects.. but that has taken me almost 3 days now to render user added image

hope the animation will be ready by the end of next week user added image

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Apache Helicopter
Armoured Personal Unit
Apache Finished
Ferrari 360
Mech

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# 25 23-01-2007 , 04:26 AM

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here is the finished animation of the chopper
its a .mov file
please comments
Chopper Animation

------------------- WIP ------------------

--------------- Finished Work -------------
Apache Helicopter
Armoured Personal Unit
Apache Finished
Ferrari 360
Mech

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