hi lonewolfx

you might check out these links:

http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=4613.1
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=4772.1

.. just have a look at all those profile curves( 2nd link) he is using. maybe surlybird could do a short tutorial after all..*hint hint*

lyess has a rather helpful video tutorial on his vimeo channel:

https://vimeo.com/17694097

..good insight on how to generate construction curves from blueprints and how to use them properly.


~ marco

wow thanks for the help Michael! it's not every day you have the developer of the software you're using be the first to come to your aid! you're awesome.

thanks for the links, i'm slowing wrapping my mind around the difference in approach.

for now i've been struggling with just the lower half of the face plate (the part from the bottom half of the eye down to the mouth opening). i tried to do a network surface with no luck. and i don't see how i can take a bigger shape and remove bits with booleans to get all those different curves... but that's probably because i'm brand new to nurbs.

it is however encouraging that someone on here actually made an ironman suit with Moi!

thanks for the links Marco!

and yes, surlybird needs to do a tutorial on how he made Ironman... and he needs to do it soon before i lose my mind! (and preferably in video... doing everything slowly... and talking us through every click of the mouse). oh well, a guy can dream.

Hi lonewolfx,

> for now i've been struggling with just the lower half of the face plate
> (the part from the bottom half of the eye down to the mouth opening).
> <....>

Could you please post the 3DM model file with the curves for your current attempt at it? Even if it is incomplete or not a good approach it helps a lot to see actual geometry that you are using, if nothing more than to just really clarify which piece you are referring to - written descriptions are just generally harder to follow than seeing actual geometry.

So if you could please post your current curves that will very often help a lot to clarify your question and just make it more concrete.

- Michael