Scifi Sketchup Modeling

dolphus · 20 Nov 2009, 04:27

Very impressive keep it up

liam887 · 20 Nov 2009, 17:33

Having trouble rendering the whole ship so did it in different parts so its easier to see. Also created a low poly truss for long shot renders.

dolphus · 21 Nov 2009, 03:56

Looking very realistic (my opinion drop the shadow on the "floor) very good

liam887 · 21 Nov 2009, 15:46

Oh dont worry I will, these are only quick half renders to show the model, the ship isn't even textured yet for proper rendering.

liam887 · 22 Nov 2009, 17:21

Seem to have fixed my Memory issues so decided to try it on this beast, there was a lot of movement between SU and max for this so the geometry is tripled to what the SU file was. Anyway if I manage to render this then all should be well and I can carry on with the model. As for this shipyards model its been on the backburner for quite a while maybe ill get round to finishing it one day.

dolphus · 23 Nov 2009, 03:41

My mind boggles at the thought of my nemesis "Polly Count" galloping rampant around your shipyard...fantastic it is fun watching it grow may the force.....

liam887 · 25 Nov 2009, 13:27

Thanks dolphus,
anyway getting rid of all the windows and having a big one at the front under the airlock. Added a little bryce man for a scale comparison. It will have metal shutters that go over it but I havent modelled them yet trying to work out a mechanism that will work, maybe a camera like iris on the inside or some metal blades on the outside?!?
Getting snow leopard OS tomorrow a big strp up from tiger so ill be able to install windows xp or 7 on bootcamp and finally get 3dsmax2010 up and running for some sweet texturing and renders! Watch this space (...)

Note: green bryce should actually be upside down as the cylinder spins the roof is actually the floor (in space anyway) but thought andbody looking at the image would think it was confusing, hes only for scale anyway!

ENG. YASEEN · 27 Nov 2009, 22:12

@liam887 said:

Seem to have fixed my Memory issues so decided to try it on this beast, there was a lot of movement between SU and max for this so the geometry is tripled to what the SU file was. Anyway if I manage to render this then all should be well and I can carry on with the model. As for this shipyards model its been on the backburner for quite a while maybe ill get round to finishing it one day.

u have a v good render here

well done

liam887 · 27 Nov 2009, 23:27

Thanks!
I have to laugh tho, when the render was done I looked it over and noticed all the buildings in the shipyard where floating many meters off the ground! Dont know how I managed that, they are all grouped together you see still a shame tho, oh well!

liam887 · 30 Nov 2009, 00:06

Doh!managed to delete some of my work when I upgraded to OSX 10.6 from tiger .
Anyway the first image is what I had deleted a few days ago but since then ive rebuilt it slightly smaller but more detailed. Used marians shuttle for the basis of the second ships hull and little spaceman is by max grueter.
Working on the windows atm making them have depth and defining the frames to make them look more than just simple transparent geometry

dolphus · 30 Nov 2009, 04:21

Nice ....very nice clean crisp lines and brilliant rendering ( I like the reflection of the Astronaut )
nice concept for a shuttle (show the launch vehicle too......)great stuff keep going

liam887 · 30 Nov 2009, 12:37

Thanks, there wont be a launch vehicle its a SSTO (single stage to orbit) using the aerospike engine. Its based off the NASA/Lockheed X-33 that got cancelled. However have added some solid rocket boosters for extra lift.

liam887 · 8 Dec 2009, 04:57

!Work In Progress!

liam887 · 8 Dec 2009, 09:44

work in progress

dolphus · 8 Dec 2009, 11:46

Way cool Liam i like the Cockpit concept i can see myself piloting this craft int battle.......dream on

olishea · 8 Dec 2009, 12:03

Liam i saw your screenshot, how come you are still using podium 1.5? is it cos ur on tiger? black UI looks sweet! took me a minute to work out which OS you are using!

some great work here, keep it up

liam887 · 8 Dec 2009, 14:48

Thanks Oli!
Well ive upgraded to Leopard last week but haven't installed all my previous software its all archived on my drive so I just opened an old podium trial dmg from a pendrive for quick renders for the moment. Ive just upgraded to CS4 and still trying to get windows 7 on bootcamp with no luck SU & podium are next after that. I havent even got round to installing all my plugins again except for weld lol.
Got webdesign module due on thursday and a presentation on Friday then im done till Jan so it will be render heaven come Christmas. One of the other reasons I havent got round to it is that I just got kerk renderer which didtnt work for me on tiger because my X11 was messed up but it going full power on my new OS so have been playing round in that. Do muss the one click wonder of podium tho lol!

EDIT: ahh lol I was confused to what yo meant by 1.5, thats not on my mac those images are from a PC, my models but not my computer its my mates he renders stuff for me now and again like the big Star Trek ship as it will eat my MAC alive lol. Ive got the up to date Podium on my MAC ill be installing it soon like I mentioned above!
Been looking at an 8core Mac Pro for the new year we will see the state of my wallet after christmas lol

liam887 · 15 Dec 2009, 13:33

Been having lots of bugs with the new OS wish I still had tiger!

dolphus · 15 Dec 2009, 14:41

Very Menacing looking critter.....will we see more of its evolution?

liam887 · 15 Dec 2009, 15:21

Yeah its got more to come the design keeps changing everytime I fire SU up lol. Want to keep this very low poly tho as I can practice materials and rednering on it.

As for textures im either going to apply materials to certain areas of geometry or unwrap the whole thing and paint some maps in photoshop. Like I said im keeping the model as low poly as possible in case I decide to unwrap it. At the moment the file is very low and ive already imported it into other 3D apps to see how the model behaves and its all good so far. Once Ive created a rear door ill remove the interior, no point having it there if you can see it., Then when ive nailed the texturs ill put it back in and inimate the door to open and close! Well fingers crossed so far so good!