Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
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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rim-116 rolling air frame missile launcher
This is my version of a RIM-116 rolling air frame missile launcher (RAM) based on a tutorial by Ben Tate. My version is considerably more detailed. I cannot really comment on the tutorial other then it is for 3DS max and I got bored about 15 minutes in and just ran off on a 15 hour binge until I arrived here. The modeling is 99% done just a few more googaws and doodads to add.
Sorry about the blue background I just cranked this image out and had to run to pick up the dog from the groomer.
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The greatest challenge for me was those coils of cable at the base. In the end I came up with a way to duplicate them perfectly. I started with two nurbs circles (one vertical and one at a diagonal) and then split the circles at the top and bottom and then attached one end of the vertical half loop to the adjacent diagonal one creating a custom helix that perfectly matched the holes. Then I just extruded a nurbs circle along the path.
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please post wireframe of the box that holds the rockets?
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How would I UV and make a bump map to simulate the cable coil on the claws at the base? Was thinking of modeling it by modifying the nurbs circle I use to extrude the coil and I could then create a normal map but that just seems excessive.
... and yes I realize my diagonal loops are slanted a different way. It just depends on the reference image used. The one i was looking at when I modeled the coils was the way I have it modeled. I had to model things a little on the thick side so they registered better from a typical camera shot distance. (artistic license!)
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and from the closest full camera shot the effect is hardly detectable and the silhouette would probably give a bump map away at close distances. Maybe just a light and dark ramp in a diagonal pattern on the straightened UV map?
Can I model a straight tube and UV it and then transfer the map to the coil? Texturing is not my strong suit!
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I put the highres cable geometry inside the original geometry and followed like 6 different tutorials and just keep getting the same results - a blank blue or grey normal map depending on if I choose object or tangent space! So I will just put the super high res cables in and live with super long renders I guess (
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