Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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THUNDERTANK
I have also just completed Maya Basics: Foundation over the last couple of months and this is all the experience I have so forgive any horrific newbie mistakes I may make!
Anyway, this thread is about the first project of my own, it may have been done before but I really wanted to create the Thundertank from the masterfull cartoon series I grew up with (but never had the toy, damn you Mum!)
I have to say a big thank you to the animators that originally came up with the concept of the Thundertank and take no credit for original design.
Below is the first part of my model, the arm. I have been trying to get all the dimensions down on paper over the last few days and am just doing a bit of modelling at a time in the evenings.
Please let me know what you think.
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Part 2: The underarm!
But anyway, I chose a method of having the gun and front wheel under the arm, a bit of a cross between toy and cartoon.
You may notice there is no wheel on there as of yet, I'm not sure how to do it as I would like to have it as a seperate entity but constrained to the underarm, just a simple point constrain?
I added a couple of quick simple Lamberts to distinguish between parts.
Please let me know what you think.
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I never got the tank either, only the figures.
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There is also a simple Nurbs tyre in there.
Cheers
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Stupid me!
I'm guessing there is no way to ever undo that is there? I mean, with no more 'undos' because of saving.
DOH!!!
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Looking forward to this
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Thundercats
See reference image from cartoon and from toy below.
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THUNDERCATS, HO!
Looking good, buddy!
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Detailing methods
So far I have been using extrude face and then scaling them in to create grooves along every edge to create the pattern I want. This of course leaves faces behind the outside ones, no doubt giving me a really high poly count! Might I find this a problem?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Go with the flow mate....just learn
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