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    • boofredlayB Offline
      boofredlay
      last edited by

      @greentoaster said:

      • I don't understand how to follow the directions - create a new network blah, blah, blah.

      I don't know why but that just made me crack up. πŸ˜†

      Why don't you think your latest did not turn out that well. You got those fenders smooth man. Keep movin' on πŸ˜„

      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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        GreenToaster
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        . . . practice doesn't make perfect, practicing it the right way makes perfect . . . at least, that's what I always tell my students . . .

        With no pun intended, I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels, making no progress - although - I did learn something really cool today and hope to be using this newfound technique often (dragging vertices (sp?)) . . .


        bw_car_0462a.jpg

        If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
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          Brad,

          Although I did indeed like your "older" models, too, I definitely see some serious improvement in these last two pictures - provided that your goal is to build cars that are more alike the ones in "real life".

          Gai...

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            GreenToaster
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            Thanks - I'm honestly not too concerned about "reality" - I'm just having fun.

            It might not look like it, but the more I play with it, the more fun I'm having.

            Having lots of fun is, of course, and perhaps especially in my case, not always synonymous with progress.

            I can't believe I learned that new trick - I just grabbed a vertex and began dragging it - then I tried it with adjacent vertices and viola!, a cool new surface was born! I didn't know you could do that. I love this stuff.

            BTW - I saw a show yesterday about Google - either History channel or Discovery I believe. I had no idea how big the company is - I wish they had mentioned SketchUp but I guess it's such a small entity that it gets overlooked in a short program. In case I've never mentioned it, THANK YOU for SketchUp!!!

            If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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              GreenToaster
              last edited by

              . . . more playing around . . .


              bw_car_0463b.jpg

              If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                GreenToaster
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                Unfortunately, my vacation comes to an end - this might be my last fun with SketchUp for a while . . . more playing around with some simple shapes . . . I'll try to get some more play time soon . . . thanks for all the encouragement - thanks for being patient with me - I'm slow but I'm happy.


                bw_car_0464a.jpg


                bw_car_0464b.jpg

                If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                  Ivan K
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                  all of that looks amazing! great job!

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                    GreenToaster
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                    @unknownuser said:

                    all of that looks amazing! great job!
                    Thanks but you should see what professionals do - my stuff is very elementary, simple and downright embarrassing when compared to many others.

                    Here's another super quick model - more of the same "boring" technique, but fun and fast . . .


                    bw_car_052a.jpg


                    bw_car_052b.jpg


                    bw_car_052c.jpg

                    If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                      GreenToaster
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                      I discovered a new way to do sweeping edges --> roof uses an inverted triangle with the Follow Me tool - I like the way the roof turned out: sloped and curved.


                      bw_car_053b.jpg


                      bw_car_053a.jpg

                      If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                        GreenToaster
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                        . . . last one tonight . . . (sound of me snoring) . . .


                        bw_car_055a.jpg

                        If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                        • boofredlayB Offline
                          boofredlay
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                          I am reminded of the pinewood derby I used to race. πŸ˜„

                          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                            Ivan K
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                            @greentoaster said:

                            @unknownuser said:

                            all of that looks amazing! great job!
                            Thanks but you should see what professionals do - my stuff is very elementary, simple and downright embarrassing when compared to many others.

                            I've seen some pros at work. I also do some car designing, not on the level I'd like, but i'm not bad with 3D Studio with NURBS. Sketchup really isn't the best platform for car design, but it is one of the easiest to jump into and one of the easiest, if not the easiest to get a hang of...

                            Kind of a drag when i have to go back to Studio since studio is little more complex and redundant with its actions. You're doing well, and the edges are really nice πŸ˜„

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                              GreenToaster
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                              . . . sort of a Hummer type of thing . . .


                              bw_car_469a.jpg

                              If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                                bonj
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                                @greentoaster said:

                                . . . sort of a Hummer type of thing . . .
                                Wow...i wish i could those things too..... πŸ˜„

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                                  GreenToaster
                                  last edited by

                                  . . . I need a life . . . hard to tell probably, but I'm trying a simple new thing . . . I try to limit my time on these to ten minutes or less (importing wheels) . . .


                                  bw_car_470a.jpg


                                  bw_car_470b.jpg

                                  If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                                    GreenToaster
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                                    . . . today's quickie . . .


                                    bw_car_dntn_01.jpg

                                    If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                                      Gaieus
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                                      They are really cool, Brad. Maybe they won't ever look like real cars but believe me, you are just developing your special, own style everyone here seems to like and can be identified from a mile away... πŸ‘

                                      Gai...

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                                        GreenToaster
                                        last edited by

                                        . . . today's car - trying the drape tool (?) which is fun . . .


                                        bw_car_0472_A.jpg

                                        If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                                          GreenToaster
                                          last edited by

                                          . . . don't like the roof but . . . another good learning experience I guess . . .


                                          zelemsky_083.jpg

                                          If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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                                            GreenToaster
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                                            . . . thought I'd try something just a wee bit different . . .


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                                            If you really want something you won't ever stop pursuing it.

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