An example of increased knowledge of Blender and Modeling

[Warfreak]

[OT] I wasn't refering to the term "blob modeler" but rather the assumed tone. (not once have I hear "Good God.." in a compliment)
If your Karma dropped it's not me, I don't even touch the damned buttons for that crap. [/OT]

Like I said before, any method that produces roundness adds faces and WILL result in non-BZ2 complient models.

[Nielk1]

If you are using blobs try adjusting the inbuilt tessellation.

As for the rest, can you post un-enhanced models of lower poly levels? Non smoothed may also be a good idea.

[Clavin12]

I know. these are just practice models. Not for Bz2

[AHadley]

That's fair enough then, but be sure to make something flatter later on.

[OT] I made no mention of blob modelling and made no claim to know anything about it [/OT]

[Clavin12]

I didn't know an ant could cause so much controversy. lol

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

Adding detail where necessary is a good option rather then an excessively high poly count. I like to add edges and draw on the geometry to add more detail by pushing and pulling the geometry around to conform to my preception of what it should look like. That seems to be the magic bullet when detailing a model. Start with a good basic design and then start enhancing it with little points of interest by slowing rotating it in the workspace and adding a touch here and there. I had a ball when I started making some old fastioned Biplanes. Perhaps I'll try making some WWII types as well. You know stuff like the P-38 Lightning, Mustang, Spitfire, Corsair, etc. I figured out that a squashed down sphere and elongated makes a decent wing, rudder and tail assembly. Also, by using using point editing with the rectagular selection tool is a neat way to angle the wings much like those seen on a typical aircraft carrier based air unit.

I still need to learn how to skin and texture my models, but the more I make the more I'm trying to develop a texturing strategy. I was studying one of TV's models and realized trying to extract a decent UV map from a model is harder to do then just use the model outline itself as a template on which to draw/paint a decent texture. I always go nuts when I look at a typical uv map layout and then wonder my God! I think I'm going to have to come up with a sensible alternative method of generating a single texture file. I noticed so far that a 512x512 map doesn't allow for much detail, but a 1024x1024 map allows for quite a bit of fine detail. I don't know about the BZ2 DXT thingy except that my modeler doesn't support the format internally. I've made a few texture maps, but so far they're nothing to brag about.   

[AHadley]

I'm amazed nobody has said it yet, Clavin. Well done with this sudden leap in maturity. Your karma seems to be on the rise.

[bigbadbogie]

Presents -37 medal... with cluster.

[Clavin12]

Um...thnx

Well now that I'm in a community project development team I've decided it's time to get down to business. Previously I had nothing to lose.

[Clavin12]

Heres a walker that I made. It's supposed to be a little bit exaggerated if it looks kinda crazy. And I have one question about blender for anyone who knows. Whenever I try to connect two vertices I use the make edge/face tool under the edge menu and the line is always disconnected from the plane it's supposed to be on. Any help?

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

Try to locate the tool for welding vertices. In TS there an icon in the edit options menu to weld selected vertices. Blender, must also have one too.

PS: You might also try creating 2 seperate objects and use the object union tool to spot weld the 2 pieces into one solid object. This worked for me when I needed aircraft prop objects to sit on top of the deck of my carrier as non functional visual objects; I just added an hp in the center of them where the real aircraft spawned from. Blender, must also have the same tool as well.

[divine_crusader]

To connect two vertices, select the 2 you want joined and press "f". Not sure what you mean by disconnected from the plane. If you mean your trying to connect two vertices that already are part of a plane (like you trying to split the plane?) then you may want to try Loop/cut. It's the "k" key i believe. Hope that makes sense and helps.

[VSMIT]

I think what he's trying to accomplish is connecting 2+ verts with a new triangle.

[Rocket]

nice practice models.

i think the walker needs maybe a bit more detail in the head area... but i guess that's what texturing is there for.

does blender have the tool "bridge" under edge mode? if it does, it's very usefull at times for filling holes. 

[Nielk1]

Out of shear coincidence I also have a WIP walker:



I don't use blender though.