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# 16 13-04-2003 , 07:51 PM

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More on the feet and some on his Seat pole thing. Um thats a cool idea about the nut, might not have time to try it until tomorrow though.

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# 17 14-04-2003 , 08:18 AM

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GI is weird

I just got GI working, and i built a new Head, but it seems too HARD on all the edges. I can't smooth it or convert to subdiv without weird results (because of the simplicity of the mesh, and the boolean operation). And Subdividing doesn't really work. I dunno maybe i'll make a NEW one tommorrow. I will do some more sodering tomorrow, and play with the base teture.

I don't think it looks better with GI, do you guys?

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# 18 15-04-2003 , 02:55 PM

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Hey just wanted to say, the render you just did, was fantastic! I love the base now, the brass really stands out (just im not sure if it screams realism) amd everything else is great, except the nut. It definately looks better, just im not so sure whats wrong user added image

.. i tried to figure it out in maya and send you a screenshot of the wireframe but i dont know what to do either user added image

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# 19 15-04-2003 , 08:46 PM

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ello,

like the last render the best - with GI_Joe.

Have you selected specular lights in GI_Joe - might help bring out the metal shaders better.

Regarding the bolt and its hard edges - convert to subds then select the edges that should be hard and partial crease them a few times (2-3 max) give a pretty hard but with slight curve, edge.

Hope you understand my crappy explanation - if not just mail me or reply here - e-mail if not on my profile is - richard_whitfield@ntlworld.com

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# 20 15-04-2003 , 10:02 PM

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uuuuuuuuuuuuh, this is what i got. any ideas!?

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# 21 15-04-2003 , 10:05 PM

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Re: GI is weird

Originally posted by Vectorman
I just got GI working, and i built a new Head, but it seems too HARD on all the edges. I can't smooth it or convert to subdiv without weird results (because of the simplicity of the mesh, and the boolean operation). And Subdividing doesn't really work.

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Did you try playing more with the bevels?

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# 22 15-04-2003 , 10:09 PM

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i don't know how to use the bevel, all i know how to do is take a plane and make it 3d sorta (note: the seat was made by doing this with a cicular plane)

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# 23 15-04-2003 , 10:14 PM

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To bevel, try playing with the options till you get the bevel you like, however, you can pick only the edges you´d like to bevel and apply it.

Play with small numbers in the options box.

Edit Poligons > Bevel

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# 24 15-04-2003 , 11:44 PM

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here's a little bit of subd stuff - hope it helps or is useful

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# 25 16-04-2003 , 06:02 AM

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Heres a more developed nut. Which edges am i beveling? I don't understand the desired effect. Sure are alotta ways to do everything. Probably gonna do it over from scratch again tho.

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# 26 16-04-2003 , 02:37 PM

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Yep, what you have of your nut so far is great user added image

, just maybe you should see a nut refrence image so you know what your going for user added image

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https://www.jakeo.com/images/product/nutpeg.jpg

https://www.boltscience.com/images/aeronut.gif

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# 27 16-04-2003 , 06:15 PM

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Thank you so much for that detailed explaination cb8, i really appreciate it. Now i know what the creasing is. I will attempt this method thank you

Thanx M i couldn't find any myself, you da man.

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# 28 16-04-2003 , 11:49 PM

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wonderful!! dude,, where did you get the shader for the "base",,, (can you give it to me?? user added image

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btw, if you want to send me a shader, goto the hypershade, select the shader, then goto file export,, then attact it to your reply user added image

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# 29 17-04-2003 , 07:06 AM

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Actually, i messed with a Zoorender texture a whole lot, then made a very uncontrasted scratch (bump/displacement) map by just drawin lots of little lines with a airbrush in photoshop. I'd be happy to send it. Where should i send it to?

www.zoorender.com nice textures, tutorials etc

here is the shader, this one should work
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