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

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

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          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
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            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
              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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                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
                  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
                    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
                      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
                        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
                            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
                              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
                                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
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                                  @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
                                    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
                                    Come and See EliseiDesign

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                                    • stefanqS
                                      stefanq
                                      last edited by

                                      Bravo Ely!

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                                      • ely862meE
                                        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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                                        • Rich O BrienR
                                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Jaysus this is tough....... after Ely's excellent model i'm somewhat embarrassed by this attempt 😳

                                          Space Explorer I.jpg

                                          Space Explorer II.jpg

                                          Think I need a different approach ❓

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

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                                            alpro
                                            last edited by

                                            Great job Ely and Adam!!, niether one of you guys mentioned how much time you got into it, just curious cause I started but after about an hour and half with nothing acceptable, I said thats enough. Again all I can say is hats off to you guys.

                                            Mike

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