A peek at the project

[Bryan K]

Here is a peek at the project I'm working on. There is more to it that has been modeled, but this is all I can show for now.

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[HornOxx]

I love these snapshots out of any project doing process - thanks for posting and please continue!!

[Bryan K]

@hornoxx said:

:thumb:
I love these snapshots out of any project doing process - thanks for posting and please continue!!

Thanks.

This thing has been a real bear and is pushing my abilities farther than ever. The multiple intersections and alignments and stray artifacts have been a real challenge.

[tuna1957]

looking forward to seeing more.

[Bryan K]

@tuna1957 said:

:thumb: looking forward to seeing more.

Thanks Charles. I had some clean-up issues so it's often 2 steps forward and one back.

[Bryan K]

Update: not much to see. A lot of clean up for artifacts, groups, components, geometry, surface bleeds, and insane amounts of edge mismatch. A lot.

WHEW! What have I got myself into?!

And DAMMIT! I just saw another issue.

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[HornOxx]

@bryan k said:

And DAMMIT! I just saw another issue

surely we all know that: You can not get rid of an issue in mind - it's always in the head and calls "hello, here I am !!"...
Thank you for this progress "snapshot"(?) - keep going

[Bryan K]

@hornoxx said:

@bryan k said:

And DAMMIT! I just saw another issue

surely we all know that: You can not get rid of an issue in mind - it's always in the head and calls "hello, here I am !!"...
Thank you for this progress "snapshot"(?) - keep going

Actually I got lucky. It was just a trick of the perspective. Issue was not there. Thank god. I'm ready to move on with the rest of this.

[pbacot]

Hi Bryan. Thanks for posting. I wonder what is the meaning of the green faces that occur at the midpoint all around. I would think this is cut of a two-walled (1/2) shell that you are keeping solid but the ribs behind mean that the inner shell face isn't there?

[Bryan K]

@pbacot said:

Hi Bryan. Thanks for posting. I wonder what is the meaning of the green faces that occur at the midpoint all around. I would think this is cut of a two-walled (1/2) shell that you are keeping solid but the ribs behind mean that the inner shell face isn't there?

It is a shell. The green faces represent the inner ribbing frames.

There are a lot of other pieces and structures not shown and I wish I could show them, but this project is confidential at this time.

[pbacot]

Makes me think of the personal spacecraft in one of Asimov's later Foundation books.
Just the general feel from what I recall.

[Bryan K]

Another view without the skin.

A long ways from where it started.

[Mike Amos]

Nicely done Bryan, I like the progression with this model. You are certainly consistent.

[Bryan K]

@mike amos said:

Nicely done Bryan, I like the progression with this model. You are certainly consistent.

Thanks Mike.

[Bryan K]

Coming along.

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[liam887]

@bryan k said:

Coming along.

Nice work.

Are you working in layers? I usually try to separate the ribs and other details from the skin, just to save a complete mesh for later in order to make alterations if that makes sense? Even if you have a duplicate layer of 'originals' you just keep hidden but can paste in place anytime as an emergency.

[Bryan K]

@liam887 said:

@bryan k said:

Coming along.

Nice work.

Are you working in layers? I usually try to separate the ribs and other details from the skin, just to save a complete mesh for later in order to make alterations if that makes sense? Even if you have a duplicate layer of 'originals' you just keep hidden but can paste in place anytime as an emergency.

Thanks!

Yes I am using layers. Groups and layers. I'm also using the Outliner as well as the Layers controls.

For mistake issues I'm using a regular revision numbering system. I make changes very slowly as there are some insane amounts of curved surfaces and intersections. When I make a major change I save the new change as a new model. It's saved me a lot trouble more than once already.

Otherwise, the model is too big to have hidden anything. I was running into an increasing model in the 50MB range and could not figure out why. Turns out there was lot of hidden work I had been using and forgot to delete.

[Bryan K]

Update.

Keep in mind nothing is finished.

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[Mike Amos]

Looking good Bryan, very intriguing.