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Taldrenites => Starfleet Command Models => Topic started by: FoaS_XC on July 22, 2007, 08:32:48 pm
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Tonight, learn how to build yourself a saucer with phaser strips with 3ds Max. (versions 5 and up, i think).
http://www.symphonyinrgb.com/downloads.htm
Enjoy ^_^
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:)
Thanks FOAS. Good work!
Semper Fi, Carry On
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Excellent tutorial. However I couldn't find a "Bridge" button in 3ds Max 5. Any plugin for that?
Also, is it possible to get that "Zeroer" script that you had in the tutorial? :D
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Bridge might have been one of those things added in max 6 or 7 or something, I really don't know - I just know the Max version I use.
The Zeroer Script is really easy.
In a new maxscript put this.
macroScript SyRGBZeroer
Category:"Symphony Tools"
Tooltip:"Zeroer"
buttontext:"Zeroer"
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on execute do
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if $ !=undefined then
(
$.pos = [0,0,0]
$.rotation = eulerangles 0 0 0
)
else
(
messagebox "Please select an object"
)
)
)
Run that script and save it under your UI/Macroscripts directory. Load it into the toolbar or a quad menu and enjoy.
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Awesome thanks.
Any chance of more modelling tutorials like this one? Perhaps for like... stardrives, nacelles etc?
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Awesome thanks.
Any chance of more modelling tutorials like this one? Perhaps for like... stardrives, nacelles etc?
I dunno, I've never really tried to model either one, lol.
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how about max 3?
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Yes because they decided to take a major feature that was in max 3 out of max 5 but put it back in for max 9....
Max 3 doesn't even have editable poly mode.
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lack of editable poly mode...is that nessecary for this tut?
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to use the bridging method? yeah. I dunno about the extrude edges method for phaser strips. like i said, i use 9, i know whats in that, im not sure whats in other versions.
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Yes because they decided to take a major feature that was in max 3 out of max 5 but put it back in for max 9....
Max 3 doesn't even have editable poly mode.
Maybe missing something, but I edit polies all the time.. it's one of the ways that I kitbash. ;)
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Alec, i think what you are talking about is the polygon mode of the Edit Mesh system. it sits right next to vertex, edge, and element mode, yes?
What I am talking about is a newer system that Autodesk made in order to better handle quad-based meshes (which are better at meshsmoothing). It's basically a rewrite of the Edit Mesh system. It sits right along side the Edit Mesh, Edit Patch, and -=shiver=- NURBS. I don't know why they went with overlapping terminology, but its annoying.
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Yes because they decided to take a major feature that was in max 3 out of max 5 but put it back in for max 9....
Max 3 doesn't even have editable poly mode.
Maybe missing something, but I edit polies all the time.. it's one of the ways that I kitbash. ;)
Atleast you have a clue. I wouldn't know my *** from a hole half the time. Soon as I finish this trek novel I need to get back to the lib I'll hafta give this a shot.
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Hey FOAS. This is great!!!! I thought building a saucer was more difficult than that. Hopefully your tutorial will help me out with what I want to do when it comes to updating some of my previous bashes and maybe help me finish one that's been on the drawing board for such a long time.
What utilities/plugins do you use when working on meshes? Such as that PolyBoost 3.0. That's a separate utility isn't it?
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Yeah, polyboost is a seperate utility. You can get the demo if you google it, but the full version is expensive. all the stuff i do in polyboost can be done in normal edit poly, but it would just take a tad longer.
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is there a way I can download this tut? I tried my youtube downloader which sometimes works elsewhere but it wont grab the flv.
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Alec, i think what you are talking about is the polygon mode of the Edit Mesh system. it sits right next to vertex, edge, and element mode, yes?
What I am talking about is a newer system that Autodesk made in order to better handle quad-based meshes (which are better at meshsmoothing). It's basically a rewrite of the Edit Mesh system. It sits right along side the Edit Mesh, Edit Patch, and -=shiver=- NURBS. I don't know why they went with overlapping terminology, but its annoying.
:laugh:
that tickled me.. great tut by the way
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FOAS, what happened to the tutorial? I went to review it again, and it was gone. :'(
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Site went down, I'm afraid.
Hosting coped out.
New domain is up, but i haven't uploaded the site yet.
The new site probably won't have the video on it, just because of bandwidth and diskspace size.
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I can host the vid on bcfiles
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Site went down, I'm afraid.
Hosting coped out.
New domain is up, but i haven't uploaded the site yet.
The new site probably won't have the video on it, just because of bandwidth and diskspace size.
It's a good thing I managed to save the flash vid when I first saw it. :-D
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I wasn't able to find a way to save it. If you can send it I can get it hosted. Maybe FW can do it for SFC3 too.
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I wasn't able to find a way to save it. If you can send it I can get it hosted. Maybe FW can do it for SFC3 too.
When you watch it all the way through the first time, it saves a temp copy in your Temp Internet Files folder. What I did was empied out my Temp folder, then reloaded the tutorial, and then sorted through the folder by size and there it was.
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I don't think he knew that.
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I don't think I did...but then I don't run the place so I don't pay much attn.