Full Version: Looking for car modeling tutorials

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You restored a car in 1983!!!! Thats cool. I've never worked on car restoration or done any sheet work or body work, but, i'd like to change your door and hood panels....

What would you tute me on to allow me into your garage with a blow torch, a set of hammers, a metal saw and a bucket of bondo?

I want to cut a hole in the hood and door panels and add some nice, smooth detail. I want to start TOMORROW!!!!

Be right over!!! :o

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Oh yeah.... andrei is going to meet me there. He's bringing a bucket of clay and some rubber gloves!

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No blow torch required. It's a first generation Vette, a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette. ALL Corvettes since their inception in 1953 have been fiberglass.





A photo of me standing in front of my car about 17 years ago. The black 59 Corvette in the background belongs to the gent who snapped my photo...

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I love the 60 Vette! I have a 1960 Dodge that's part way rebuilt so far, unfortunately haven't had time to do anything on it for quite a while though.

It's this kind:



- Michael

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The old world! ;)

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Righteous Car! And Nice job on it by the way! Although my first fiberglass work happened around 48 years ago, I don't think you want me working on your beauty! I patched dings in my surfboards!

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Total cruiser Michael! I hope you get to take JG and the rabbit out, with the wind in your hair!!!!

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Does it have the old 392 CI FirePower Hemi? My cruising buddy has a 1968 Dodge Charger with a 383 Magnum. Love Mopars...

I modeled this this evening. It's based on an American Racing Salt Flats wheel which American Racing based on the old Halibrand wheel which was popular among hot rodders and racers at Bonneville.

It took me about an hour to model after super. No NHL hockey games scheduled tonight, so I needed something to pass the time.



I have NO idea how I could have modeled this so quickly in Silo3D or Hexagon3D or Wings3D...

MOI3D appears to be super easy....

Reference images

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AR Salt Flats good.jpg  AR Salt Flats good.jpg  p2293108677-5[1].jpg  VS35_Bonneville-G.png 

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In Rocket3F & Hexagon3D (as well as Silo3D) there appears to be a bit of faceting. Obviously something I'm doing wrong.

In 3D Coat 4.7 with a PBR material applied does not look too bad but not pleased with the 5 bars in the middle of the wheel.

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3DC.jpg  Hexagon3D.jpg  Rocket3F.jpg 

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I love the French Delahaye. One of my all time favorite classics along with the Duesenberg, Cord & Auburn....

The first year I had my Corvette, I did not have a garage for our cold Canadian winters....

[img]http://kenmo.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v123/p1082584419-5.jpg[/img]

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Hi Ken,

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> Does it have the old 392 CI FirePower Hemi?

Unfortunately no, mine has the standard 361 from that year. It's not running right now but the engine is rebuilt and ready to go back in and all the bodywork is done and it's ready to be painted. Someday... :)

Your model is great for not much time spent! re: Faceting - that's because it's made of plain polygons and not set up as a sub-d model. When you export out from a CAD program the polygon structure you get won't be suitable for further smoothing like you'd do in a polygon modeling program so in order to get it to look smooth you need to increase the mesh density at export time so it has more polygons in it.

- Michael

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Thanks kindly. I'll tinker a bit with the export options...

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Here is my Audi A7 Tutorial

http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=7675.1

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Wow...thank you very much...that'll help...

Not a car but here is something I did in a few hours last night after work... It's a sci-fi crane or flying robotic arm. Not sure. Needs detailing and some greebles...

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Crane01=KRM02.jpg  Crane02=KRM02.jpg 

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A quick render in 3DCoat 4.7 with a PBR material applied

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Crane in 3DC=KRM.jpg  Crane02 in 3DC=KRM.jpg 

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Hi Ken, looks like you're getting the hang of it quite quickly!

- Michael

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It certainly is a different approach to modeling then I'm used to. BUT it's one of the easiest 3D apps I've ever used. Just not very familiar with some of the technical terms when it comes to NURBS or CAD.

In the 2D world I've tried CorelDraw, Inkscape & Illustrator but found vectors too confusing. But oddly I find your NURBS app very easy to move around in. And surprisingly very quick to get something visualized.

Cheers

Ken

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Hi KENMO!

Very nice!

I'm a big fun of Moi + 3D-Coat ( + Rocket3F). Great workflow and very good results!

See you.

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Hi KENMO
I also use Moi, 3d coat and Rocket and agree with Marco that they are a good combination. I'm also an amateur that started later in life. I have made a few vehicles with Moi but its not always easy. There are various approaches to take. Lofting using LOOSE and EXACT can create smooth organic shapes. There is also a subd script that will allow you to make car body shapes. Finally there is the option of blending and networking which, to me, seem to offer the best results it is difficult to visualise how to create the edges to network. I'm no expert but have managed to make a few half decent models using Moi so its certainty possible. Maybe if a few of us attempted to model the same car we could learn from each other?
Best wishes
Keith

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Nice 1930's era car....

I've not had as much free time to play with MOI3D as I would like. Spring yard work, flu bug, watching too much NHL hockey playoffs (been a fan of the St Louis Blues since 1968, they break my heart every spring) and work...

Here's a little update to my crane... Not had a chance to start a car yet...and my trial is running out soon. If only our Canadian dollar was not at an all time low, I'd bit the bullet and purchase MOI3D...But currently $299 USA = $411 Canadian.

This is the most intuitive 3D app I've ever used. I've tried Blender3D, Nvil, Truespace and ZBrush and found their UI's very awkward.



I love the user interface of MOI3D. I thought Silo3D was the cat's meow but MOI3D is much better. Rocket3F is also another app with a fantastic UI.

MOI3D is like sketching on paper with a pencil...

I think MOI3D complimented with Silo3D or Rocket3F, 3DCoat and Vue Complete would be an awesome combination....

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