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    • K Offline
      kwistenbiebel
      last edited by

      Wow, this is a nutcracker.
      I don't have a clue how to pull this off to be honest.

      Adams results are already quite good.
      Adam, could you explain the abbreviations VPP and SSB (below the images)?

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        VPP could be Vector Push Pull from. Joint Push Pull plugin as for SSB, I thought itwas for Subdivide and Smooth but now you mention it I'm stumped

        excellent modeling Adam BTW. Really innovative thinking

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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        • EarthMoverE Offline
          EarthMover
          last edited by

          Sorry bout the abbreviations. SSB = Soap Skin Bubble and yes VPP = Vector Push Pull.

          3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
          Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
          Content Creator at Skapeup

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            nomeradona
            last edited by

            wow thank you for those screen shots its very easy to follow.

            visit my blog: http://www.nomeradona.blogspot.com

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            • S Offline
              Slimdog
              last edited by

              Holy crap I am still working on the first challenge. Guess I will have to hurry up with the first one.

              This one looks to be quite a bit above my head for sure.

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                dedmin
                last edited by

                http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?cat=&id=152&pagenumber=4
                http://metku.net/index.html?path=reviews/spaceexplorer/index_eng2

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  Funny thing of this design model is that is like a shoe! πŸ˜„

                  Yes maybe the new Tig plug sweep 2 rails can help you on this shoe under the hand πŸ˜‰

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • U Offline
                    Ultimatez 32
                    last edited by

                    tried using sds.. result better then expected πŸ˜„


                    basic side view outline


                    basic top view outline


                    after intersection and erase


                    erased bottom, and sds 3 iterations

                    Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                    • soloS Offline
                      solo
                      last edited by

                      I gave it a quick try using Bool tools, Poly reduce and SDS.


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                      http://www.solos-art.com

                      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                      • EarthMoverE Offline
                        EarthMover
                        last edited by

                        Nice Pete. What did you use to reduce the mesh before SDS?

                        Nevermind, I see you used Polyreduce. Nice trick to get a clean mesh!!

                        3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                        Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                        Content Creator at Skapeup

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                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                          jeff hammond
                          last edited by

                          a not so quick try... a lot of manual stuff with

                          definitely not impossible to do in sketchup but i would put it near the bottom of the list as the go-to app for doing it πŸ˜„

                          i'm not sure how much further i'll be able to go with this one (i'm already 2.5 hrs in) but i'll clean up some of the mesh and post it here incase someone wants to add on to it..

                          a couple of bumps in there and the nose is too pointy but it shouldn't be too hard to correct..

                          space1.jpg
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                          dotdotdot

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
                            last edited by

                            Okay, now for a different approach, I made a thumb sucky proxy (as I do for making cartoon characters, by trial and error)

                            It's not accurate but definitely looks better and smoother.

                            I have added the basic SDS model if y'all wanna play.


                            proxy


                            proxy


                            SDS of proxy


                            Intersect plane for bottom


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                            SDS version model

                            http://www.solos-art.com

                            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                              Solidseal
                              last edited by

                              My work so far πŸ˜„
                              Not perfect but thats all I know about this programm πŸ˜„

                              No plug ins used
                              and the big knob is a tad to big


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                              • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                jeff hammond
                                last edited by

                                ok, here's my stopping point.. i might draw it in rhino eventually for practice but i'm already burned out on the SU version πŸ˜„

                                feel free to use the mesh to take it further though i'm not sure it's at the best point for that..

                                the attached skp looks like this

                                i used tig's Extrude Edges By Rail.. the hardest part for that was getting the curves to have an equal number of segments (which isn't necessary for the plugin.. it's just that the poly count can go through the roof if it isn't done like that.)


                                navigator_JH.skp

                                dotdotdot

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                                • ely862meE Offline
                                  ely862me
                                  last edited by

                                  Here is my try..got lazy at the finish and i didn t pay much attention to the keys ..
                                  Tools used...hmm:line,move,scale,ffd,joint push&pull,sds..
                                  Take care!

                                  Elisei


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                                  Elisei (sketchupper)


                                  Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
                                  Come and See EliseiDesign

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                                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                    jeff hammond
                                    last edited by

                                    awesome job ely!

                                    that's a big time SDS ad right there πŸ˜„

                                    [edit] seriously impressive.. i didn't think anyone was going to get that close.
                                    a few years worth of modeling cars in SU really pays off huh.. πŸ˜„

                                    dotdotdot

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                                      Solidseal
                                      last edited by

                                      @ely862me said:

                                      πŸ˜„ Thanks!
                                      Sorry i didn t kept the model without subdividing ..Maybe other time!

                                      Elisei

                                      Elisei .. I have seen your vids @ tube making that supercar (posted there also πŸ˜› )
                                      I was just wondering. What kinda system do you have ?

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                                      • ely862meE Offline
                                        ely862me
                                        last edited by

                                        It s not that good.. trust me..
                                        Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core 2.80 Ghz
                                        1 Gb ram
                                        nVidia 8600Gt 1 Gb video card

                                        Why are u asking!?

                                        Elisei

                                        Elisei (sketchupper)


                                        Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
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                                        • stefanqS Offline
                                          stefanq
                                          last edited by

                                          Bravo Ely!

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                                          • ely862meE Offline
                                            ely862me
                                            last edited by

                                            πŸ˜„ Thanks!
                                            Sorry i didn t kept the model without subdividing ..Maybe other time!

                                            Elisei

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            a few years worth of modeling cars in SU really pays off huh.. πŸ˜„

                                            yes sir,it does πŸ˜„

                                            Elisei (sketchupper)


                                            Before no life was done on Earth it was THE LIFE ITSELF...GOD
                                            Come and See EliseiDesign

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