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gizmoaseth In reply to Conteart [2005-05-04 15:12:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks,

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valadorf In reply to ??? [2005-04-17 18:36:27 +0000 UTC]

GREAT DROID!!!

how do you model your works? what i tend to do is trace part sides with the line tool and then bevel or extrude the face then convert it to editable mesh then mold it using the compound object option to subtract or add objects. the problem with this technique is that the mesh seems irregular on the inside and some faces are hard to texture, hence some pixel stretchings that are impossible to correct. I don't know how to use nurbs. also do you know how to add bones on a model and how to animate them?

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gizmoaseth In reply to valadorf [2005-04-19 11:11:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the kind words, i generaly work with editeble poly, i start off with a simple box and extrude my way on, i generally start to model from the biggest part and work me way to the smallest piece. this technique is also a little bit difficult to texture, but you have the "element" sub selection to help you in textureing and selecting diffrent parts individually. the broblem with starting to build off with a 2d shape and extruding off of that is fine only for some parts, that are round or irregular, but they do tend to cause problems in the animaition even i you seal the off with the "cap" option.
i dont think that nerbs could help you as much, i use nerbs mostly for organic items since they are so rounded and "fluidic", createing a robot i with nerbs would be strange, but it might work.
adding bones, and using IK, is a little difficult at first, im not a expert on that issue, but i use bones only for orgainc stuff like a hand or a foot, that has a "skin", the bones create the actual movment and they strech the skin, but in this case i rigged the robot witout bones, beacuse the only moving parts are the actual parts of the robot, so i just linked what i tought needed to be linked, and created controlers to make it more easy to move and animate.

you might wanna check out the tutorial section in [link] they have some great tutorials there that can help you in understanding IK, bones, editable mesh , and textureing.

and if you have any questions i ll be happy to talk..

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Razelim In reply to ??? [2005-04-16 06:43:37 +0000 UTC]

HOLY SH*T!

Thats tight!!!!

Yoo, u think if I can ever use one of this on one of my GFX Design? Ill give credit for the stock with your name and even link it here.

Anyways 10/10 - Really good quality and damn... it would be tight if this kind of robots were in the future.

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gizmoaseth In reply to Razelim [2005-04-17 07:40:03 +0000 UTC]

sure, if you want you can use it , i dont know what you mean exactly by GFX design, but i checked out your work, and you got some fine stuff going on... so sure knock yourself out. let me know if you need anything.

thanks for the comments, and yeah, if todays robots can build cars and got for a drive on mars, i think in about 50 years, we might have robots that will be close to what we imagine today. that'll be awsome!

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hypershuttle In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 21:35:06 +0000 UTC]

Wow. undoubtably, you have amazing talent in design! thinking through such complexities is quite a labor of love. let us know how it did in the competition!

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gizmoaseth In reply to hypershuttle [2005-04-17 07:29:17 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the comments, man! the competition was actually about 4 -5 months ago, but for some strange reason i didnt post this work until now. the competition was very cool allot of great desings, i know i made it to the top 10, but since i wasnt mentioned in the top5 i can only assume i was 6th or 7th (i hope). but the actual work and the joy of thinking a developing this concept was much more important, but it is too bad i didnt win! the first prize was a workstation. but i will get it next time.!

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TDBK In reply to ??? [2005-04-15 11:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Excellent design! I like the textures a lot. Good render also.

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magic-monkey In reply to ??? [2005-04-14 21:59:02 +0000 UTC]

Great job on the textures!

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