[Tutorial > Modeling] How to model cars

[certifiedinsane]

@marian said:

First of all i must say a big HI to all of you sketchupers out there as this is my first post on this forum.
This is a simple car tutorial, i didn't put any explications in it, so it is not addressed to complete beginners. I think it is relatively easy to follow though.
Here is the link http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=cebf95c37fdfced9eb9428839fd1741b
MARIAN

Awesome thread, just what I was looking for! I do have 1 stupid question though. How do I use the tutorial you posted?

[Chris Fullmer]

Download and open it in SketchUp. Then click from scene to scene - starting with scene 1. It just shows the steps she takes to get from start to finish. Good luck!

Chris

[pilou]

Load it! Menu View Animation / play for have an overview of the method

Then Zoom all
Select all
Copy past for have 2 lines of cars
Lock the first line

then try to remake each step on the second line (first stay alive)
Have fun modeling!

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[Marian]

@chris fullmer said:

Download and open it in SketchUp. Then click from scene to scene - starting with scene 1. It just shows the steps she takes to get from start to finish. Good luck!

Chris

I'm a HE Chris please spread the word
Or were you reffering to the car as a she...?

[Gaieus]

@marian said:

I'm a HE Chris please spread the word
Or were you reffering to the car as a she...?

I noticed that, too.
Notre however that in many languages Marian is a girls' name. know that most of these names of Latin origin have both male and female versions but they are not always used. Like Andrea (which is actually of Greek origin) is a male name in Italian for instance but is female (in this form) in most languages.

So never mind the "slip" by Chris

[Marian]

@gaieus said:

@marian said:

I'm a HE Chris please spread the word
Or were you reffering to the car as a she...?

I noticed that, too.
Notre however that in many languages Marian is a girls' name. know that most of these names of Latin origin have both male and female versions but they are not always used. Like Andrea (which is actually of Greek origin) is a male name in Italian for instance but is female (in this form) in most languages.

So never mind the "slip" by Chris

I know that Gaieus all too well...there was no malice intended.I just felt i should point that out for future refference .

[Gaieus]

OK.

On a side note, I am also often taken for a woman by foreigners for my name. In our language there are no genders (like he or she) and many Indoeuropean languages have "a" as a female gender ending (on top of all, "Csaba" is a name of Turkish origin).

Ah well...

[ely862me]

Small tutorial about how to model a car fender in sketchup..

Take care!

[Marian]

ixlrlxi strikes again. He has a very interesting an unique way of modeling cars.
http://ixlrlxi.livejournal.com/163090.html#cutid1

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[boofredlay]

Thanks for posting this Marian. It is always nice to see someone's process and ixlrlxi is one to watch indeed.

[Marian]

You're welcome.
Yeah,this guy is very creative.

[boofredlay]

So I am watching this and can't figure out which plugin he used to get the first extrusion. The profile follows the shape in two axes. Any ideas?
Pic attached for the shape I am referring to.

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[Marian]

I think that looks like the follow me tool.

[boofredlay]

Ha ha ha, I was thinking of how he protruded the profile to the left along the shape. Egg on face here...

[Marian]

Lol...it happens
I'm pretty sure he doesn't use many plugins so when in doubt think of the deafult tools.