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Missile tutorial
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Missile tutorial // Tutorium Requests
Post by Iceman // Nov 11, 2008, 1:32pm
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Show here a tutorial very easy to do, which is modeled lowpoly a missile. From this model, few details are possible (if you like) then refine it, thus making a better job.
Photo 1
- Start with a simple cylinder (Figure 1).
- Edit this cylinder with 8 sides with the following measures: (Figure 2 and 3).
Height = 4.00
Width = 0.20
- Use the tool "Add Loop" and make 3 rings around the cylinder (Figure 4).
Photo 2
- Use the tool "sweep selected sides" in the face of the top of the cylinder (Figure 4) and make equal in Figure 5. Now is more like a missile.
- Select in the middle of the missile 4 edges alternate, which will become the wings. Use it to a new tool in Truespace, called a "dynamic sweep" (Figures 6 and 7).
Photo 3
- Follow and thereby repeating the steps of Figures 8, 9 and 10.
Photo 4
- Your model should look something like this!
Photo 5
- Ready! We now have the final image of the missile. Use a texture that you enjoy and see you soon.
A hug for you, here in Brazil.:jumpy: |
Post by Steinie // Nov 11, 2008, 2:50pm
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Thanks for the tutorial Iceman! Your rocket reminds me of the Estes Rockets I used to build.
http://www.estesrockets.com/
You made it look easy. Good job. |
Post by TomG // Nov 12, 2008, 2:14am
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Neat! Thanks for sharing!
Tom |
Post by Nez // Nov 12, 2008, 3:13am
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Certainly similar to the approach I used to make missiles back in the MMC a long time back - except I drew my fins as polys which I swept a small amount to give a little thickness; generally I'd line one up where I wanted, move its axis to the centreline of the missile and copy/rotate until I had all four around the missile body... added additional small cylinders along the body length as you can see too.
These are based on the 'Sidewinder' and 'Sparrow' air-to-air missiles; if you're going for realism, it helps to know exactly what missile you're aiming to replicate so you can find good reference pictures - there's plenty on the net.
[edit - the info below is for anyone interested in making missiles of their own to help find reference material - wasn't trying to imply Iceman didn't know what he was doing! He's obviously got reference material - these are for those of you that haven't....]
Other NATO/western munitions include:
Air-to-air;
Skyflash
AMRAAM
Phoenix
Anti-ship:
Harpoon (AGM84)
Exocet
Air to ground;
Paveway
Shrike
Hellfire
Maverick
etc
see here for more to get you started....
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Air-to-air_missiles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_to_ground_missiles
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Post by Iceman // Nov 12, 2008, 3:57am
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:)I thank the friendly reviews. I wanted to do a tutorial for beginners, it was easy to understand. How really like strategy games like "Command & Conquer: Generals," I had the idea to mount a scene, where he joined several objects made in low resolution. Type an even game! I believe that many who are starting here on the forum, trying to copy the models more realistic. I think you should start with simpler models, change them and improve them later. As you can see the texture of life on a simple model of how to do this.
Based on me surface-air-missile British "RAPIER", changing some things.
I really like military aircraft and have plenty of material on the subject, which could see that the models of missiles that our friend "Nez" shown here, are very good. Congratulations!
More any idea about LOWPOLY?
A big hug!
Um grande abraço!:rolleyes:
Brazil |
Post by trueBlue // Nov 16, 2008, 5:09pm
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Thanks for the Tutorial. Here is a video making your rocket in Workspace using the new Tangent Coordinate System. Red circle highlighting denotes Left Mouse Button click and Blue is Right Mouse Button click.
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Post by TomG // Nov 18, 2008, 3:49am
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Video tutorials, excellent! Hope it's on (you guessed it!) TurboSquid, as again making these things easy for folks to find would be good. You'll note only a small percentage of tS users hunt through the forums, which is why I go on about getting this working repository again and again - that way we can get all this great content you all are making out to a much wider group of users.
Thanks!
Tom |
Post by The Master Elite // Dec 10, 2008, 7:53am
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Wort! Great tutorial. I was wondering, how do you record this stuff? As in, these videos...I've been wondering this for some time now. |
Post by trueBlue // Dec 10, 2008, 8:52am
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I used Camtasia Studio 4
http://www.techsmith.com/ |
Post by The Master Elite // Dec 10, 2008, 9:42am
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$300...:o
...wow...I wondered what software did this job out there...now I know...screen cap in video format... |
Post by TomG // Dec 10, 2008, 9:48am
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Cam Studio is free and will also screen cap from tS. It doesnt have the voice over and caption abilities of Camtasia, so you can't annotate the videos quite so nicely (but there may be free apps out there that do that too).
HTH!
Tom |
Post by The Master Elite // Dec 10, 2008, 1:55pm
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Awesome. Thanks Tom...I've been looking for something to do this. |
Post by Ospreyluvr // Dec 19, 2008, 3:58pm
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Great tutorial! I watched the vid tutorial, and it helped me review a few things and learned some new things, including how to make something move, as far as physics attributes. Already know how to animate to a extent. |
Post by notejam // Dec 27, 2008, 5:37pm
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Regarding making videos of whats on your screen. Try going to www.download.com and enter screen recorder in the search box.
That will bring up a half dozen or so, and many are free. Camtasia is no longer free, but you can download it and use it for 30 days for free, enough time to turn out a lot of videos.
Many allow recording audio too, along with the video. |
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