Bullion

Hussel Hann · 3 Mar 2012, 12:11

Hi guys...

I have a question. Did anyone ever try to model a bullion like the image below?
Does sketchup + all the plugins have the capabilities to do so?
What software is more capable to model something complicated like the bullion coin?
Pls share your thoughts..

Thanks guys..

p/s..hope this new topic is not breaking any rules

jason_maranto · 3 Mar 2012, 12:27

3DCoat or ZBrush would be good choices for this type of thing if you want to create your own -- although if you are rendering you can simulate the "relief" results fairly well with a normal map, which means SketchUp could a be a perfectly suitable platform to model the base coin.

Best,
Jason.

Hussel Hann · 3 Mar 2012, 16:26

@jason_maranto said:

3DCoat or ZBrush would be good choices for this type of thing if you want to create your own -- although if you are rendering you can simulate the "relief" results fairly well with a normal map, which means SketchUp could a be a perfectly suitable platform to model the base coin.

Best,
Jason.

Thanks Jason..

very much understand now.
thanks a lot bro

johnsenior1973 · 3 Mar 2012, 16:35

Don't know how much it costs, probably in the thousands, but Delcam Artcam is geared towards this type of thing.

http://www.artcampro.com/index.php/about-artcam

johnsenior1973 · 3 Mar 2012, 16:38

There's a list of this type of program. It says Artcam Pro costs $7,500.

(shopbottools.com)

Hussel Hann · 3 Mar 2012, 16:48

@johnsenior1973 said:

There's a list of this type of program. It says Artcam Pro costs $7,500.

(shopbottools.com)

thanks john...
artcam pro is an amazing software that suits the application in my query, but it is too pricey...

TaffGoch · 3 Mar 2012, 22:35

Hussel,

I made an animated avatar, of a silver eagle, several years ago, using SketchUp.

The obverse and reverse are merely texture images, as is the reeding on the edge. I produced 8 frames for the animation, rotating the model 45° for each frame.

For just about any coin, the relief is slight (compared to diameter,) so you should be able to generate a reasonable facsimile, using texture images alone.

-Taff

Hussel Hann · 4 Mar 2012, 04:20

@taffgoch said:

Hussel,

I made an animated avatar, of a silver eagle, several years ago, using SketchUp.

The obverse and reverse are merely texture images, as is the reeding on the edge. I produced 8 frames for the animation, rotating the model 45° for each frame.

[attachment=0:32vst3ys]Animation4.gif[/attachment:32vst3ys]
For just about any coin, the relief is slight (compared to diameter,) so you should be able to generate a reasonable facsimile, using texture images alone.

-Taff

For me that is amazing Taff, thank u so much for sharing.
i thought texture only works when rendering using another software, not in SU.
i need to explore more on that.
thanks bro..

Roger · 4 Mar 2012, 05:43

Take a look at this military challenge coin and see what you think of SketchUp's capability for your bullion project:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12112&p=86071&hilit=CHALLENGE+COIN#p86071

Hussel Hann · 4 Mar 2012, 07:05

@roger said:

Take a look at this military challenge coin and see what you think of SketchUp's capability for your bullion project:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12112&p=86071&hilit=CHALLENGE+COIN#p86071

Wow!...nice coin Roger..amazing.

1st of all, the bullion is more like my future target not a project since i am still new in SU.
I thought that SDS is a basic sculpting tool unlike Artisan. However, the result you've made says it all.
Experience + Imagination + Correct tools = Cool results

Thank you for sharing bro..

cotty · 4 Mar 2012, 09:04

somewhat complicated, but possible...

Black & white image from coin
Matlab (or free clones?) to display as 3D surface
Export as STL
Import in SketchUp
Use as real 3D relief (if you have a faster computer than me ) ...

TaffGoch · 4 Mar 2012, 21:05

cotty,

Great suggestion!

There is a heightfield generator plugin for SketchUp, that can take a greyscale height image, and produce a relief mesh. It may be suitable for the job, comparable to that which you describe.

Didier Bur's heightfield gen v6

-Taff

Hussel Hann · 5 Mar 2012, 01:44

@cotty said:

somewhat complicated, but possible...

Black & white image from coin

Matlab (or free clones?) to display as 3D surface

Export as STL

Import in SketchUp

Use as real 3D relief (if you have a faster computer than me ) ...

Thanks for your suggestion Cotty...

Brilliant though i am not quite understand yet..

Roger · 19 Mar 2012, 19:07

Hussel see the elephant sculpture on the following page: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=43928&start=15 . Just a handful of photos of your coin from multiple angles and you can create the mesh at the press of a button with "123d Catch" from AutoDesk.

gilles · 19 Mar 2012, 20:48

Maybe Bitmap to mesh (Thomthom).

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=31339#p275772

Hussel Hann · 23 Mar 2012, 06:43

Thank Roger and Gilles...

I will check those things out soon.
Both looks very interesting but the tools from Thomtom reminds me of Artcam.
It turns a 2D Image to a 3D model. I think I've seen the demo in Youtube.