The "Model/Skin" Pimpage/WIP Thread V6 - Developers

[QUOTE=Spifffy;38424776][IMG]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3255/obamaafaf.png[/IMG] Working on my organic modeling skills[/QUOTE] Obama? You might wanna work on your edge flow, here's a good one (from zbrushcentral):[t]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=110706[/t] It won't animate well if it's messy.

[QUOTE=one free man;38414919]oh god what am I doing [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37546036/OfCourseItsACustardCreamYouUnculturedLobotomite.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] reskin for shotgun make firing animation throwing hot coffee on people

[QUOTE=Spifffy;38424776][IMG]http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3255/obamaafaf.png[/IMG] Working on my organic modeling skills[/QUOTE] Looks like you've got a bunch of n-gons going all around.

Actually in Object mode Blender will not render some Vertices or edges if the face is relatively flat. [IMG]http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/3500/afafafafaaf.png[/IMG] The verts are there they just aren't being rendered.

[b]shotgunwip2[/b] ([url=http://p3d.in/CzJrv]View in 3D[/url]) [url=http://p3d.in/CzJrv][img]http://p3d.in/model_data/snapshot/CzJrv[/img][/url] Here's an updated version.

[QUOTE=kaine123;38427093] Here's an updated version.[/QUOTE] You have triangles along with quads in your model. Keep it to quads and make it a habit, because tris won't do you good when you want to UV map or turbosmooth.

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[QUOTE=Kirbyguy22;38428764]You have triangles along with quads in your model. Keep it to quads and make it a habit, because tris won't do you good when you want to UV map or turbosmooth.[/QUOTE] I may be wrong, but I do believe p3d.in converts to triangles.

[QUOTE=A big fat ass;38431078]I may be wrong, but I do believe p3d.in converts to triangles.[/QUOTE] There are quads on some parts of the barrel, receiver, and the grip.

[QUOTE=Kirbyguy22;38428764]You have triangles along with quads in your model. Keep it to quads and make it a habit, because tris won't do you good when you want to UV map or turbosmooth.[/QUOTE] triangles subdivide just fine if you know what you're doing, and they have no problems with being unwrapped.

The SUV prop in Black Mesa is kinda "ehh" so I thought I'd take a stab at it. I'm pretty close to finishing. All that's left is a "dented" version and to tweak the normals a bit. Sorry for the image size/text, these are previews from my DA account. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/suv12.png/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img43/4135/suv12.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/suv1.png/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img838/1286/suv1.th.png[/IMG][/URL]

Lol dial *91

[img]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/96/95390/bm_udk_props2.jpg[/img] made some props probably going to redo the benches but i am struck with the lazies edit: sized down the benches

Very nice^ the door looks small though, compared to the bench and the vents.

[QUOTE=J.Barnes;38443451]The SUV prop in Black Mesa is kinda "ehh" so I thought I'd take a stab at it. I'm pretty close to finishing. All that's left is a "dented" version and to tweak the normals a bit. Sorry for the image size/text, these are previews from my DA account. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/43/suv12.png/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img43/4135/suv12.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/suv1.png/][IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img838/1286/suv1.th.png[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE] I prefer the original

[img]http://puu.sh/1qale[/img] MAAAAAAAAAAAAAX [editline]Editline:[/editline] God how does this even happen what the fuck. [img]http://puu.sh/1qdBV[/img]

Attempting to model an oil drum, this is the first model I've even come close to completing, it's meant to be a high-poly to bake a normal map from but it probably lacks detail, I just don't really know how to add any more. Thumb'd because it's terrible. [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/gv4YS.png[/img_thumb]

Have an actual update instead of a wah max corrupted my save-one. [img]http://puu.sh/1qfgV[/img]

[QUOTE=fewes;38453087]Have an actual update instead of a wah max corrupted my save-one. [img]http://puu.sh/1qfgV[/img][/QUOTE] after hachi roku, now the devil z, nice work mate ;)

Came back for round 2 with the barrel, this time with subsurf. Smoothing seems to be a bit broken around the cap, I guess it's probably just too much going on in too small a space for it to handle or something. Still, part of the learning curve I guess. Now I have to work out how to bake a normal map and unwrap UVs and shit. [IMG_THUMB]http://i.imgur.com/8Q1Cc.png[/IMG_THUMB]

@Fewes, have you tried exporting the mesh as an .obj then reimporting it? usually that helps "fix/clean" a model

[QUOTE=azgag;38455648]@Fewes, have you tried exporting the mesh as an .obj then reimporting it? usually that helps "fix/clean" a model[/QUOTE] Yeah, now whenever I close Max I export everything to an .obj file just in case it's all messed up when I re-open it. Luckily it has worked so far.

Do you use Isoline Display? I've found that the number of corruptions decreased when I don't use Isoline Display.

That might be it actually, going to stop using it and see if my file stops getting corrupted. Took a break to work on a CZ75 reskin: Old: [t]http://puu.sh/1qzXY[/t] New: [t]http://puu.sh/1qO5O[/t]

You guys are probably sick of me posting this shitty barrel, but it's my first proper model and I need some crit :v: [img]http://i.imgur.com/9rmh9.png[/img] Finally managed to find a way to UV map it without it being horribly distorted, and shoved together a diffuse texture. Now I need to work out why my normal maps are baking out perfectly flat, make a specular map, add a cap to the top, etc.

[QUOTE=NotExactly;38466078]You guys are probably sick of me posting this shitty barrel, but it's my first proper model and I need some crit :v: [img]http://i.imgur.com/9rmh9.png[/img] Finally managed to find a way to UV map it without it being horribly distorted, and shoved together a diffuse texture. Now I need to work out why my normal maps are baking out perfectly flat, make a specular map, add a cap to the top, etc.[/QUOTE] I'm assuming you're already aware you need lights placed to bake a normal map.

[QUOTE=Biscuit-Boy;38466429]I'm assuming you're already aware you need lights placed to bake a normal map.[/QUOTE] Not in Blender, as far as I know. I did [url="http://i.imgur.com/Z1zYp.png"]this[/url] just by pressing the 'bake normal map' button. I should point out that it's not broken, I just chucked a couple of models in to test.

[QUOTE=NotExactly;38466078]You guys are probably sick of me posting this shitty barrel, but it's my first proper model and I need some crit :v: Finally managed to find a way to UV map it without it being horribly distorted, and shoved together a diffuse texture. Now I need to work out why my normal maps are baking out perfectly flat, make a specular map, add a cap to the top, etc.[/QUOTE] don't forget some AO!

I've heard AO's pretty broken in Blender, but I'll try once I've got my normals to stop being dickholes.

[QUOTE=NotExactly;38466796]I've heard AO's pretty broken in Blender, but I'll try once I've got my normals to stop being dickholes.[/QUOTE] You should check out xNormal, it's a really usefull [and free] tool used to bake maps (normal and AO included). [url]http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx[/url]