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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Hi Matthew and welcome to SCF!

      That technique is (also) called as the "shoe-box technique" and I am sure you will find a couple of good tutorials here (this is not my field). Some other people will also chime in here as I presume.

      However your link to the Cadtutor site is broken. Could you update your link?

      Gai...

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      • numbthumbN Offline
        numbthumb
        last edited by

        Hi there,
        You mean this? http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?22914-DIY-Modeling-a-Car-Truck-in-SketchUp
        And our fellow member ely862me has some very cool car modeling tuts you might want to consider http://ely862me.webs.com/tutorials.htm

        Comfortably numb...

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        • G Offline
          gamer2456
          last edited by

          Thank everyone for the comments you left and I look at the search for the shoe-box technique but can't find a tutorial on how to do it plz help.

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          • ely862meE Offline
            ely862me
            last edited by

            I find it much effective to place the blueprints like thisbp.jpg

            Then ..the easiest way is to start with the main shape/shapes,in this case the front shape and the rectangular rear shape.1st step.jpg

            Then start to give some depth to those shapes.2nd step.jpg

            Lets see how u manage so far .

            Cya!

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            • G Offline
              gamer2456
              last edited by

              Now will this give me low poly this way becuase it got go in game the most it hold is a 1000 poly count.

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                @gamer2456 said:

                Now will this give me low poly this way becuase it got go in game the most it hold is a 1000 poly count.

                That will depend entirely how you model it. With polygon restraints make sure to adjust the number of segments of the arcs and circles you draw.

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                • ely862meE Offline
                  ely862me
                  last edited by

                  The way i started it ,it can go up to 5000 or more .For 1000 it has to be very low.At 5 segments i did u have to do 1 . All the thing with low poly models is good texturing;if u have that then u can make it under 1000.

                  Take care!

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                  • ely862meE Offline
                    ely862me
                    last edited by

                    This is very bad,but it still have 1500 triangles.


                    Chevy pick-up very low.jpg


                    Chevy pick-up very low 2.jpg


                    Chevy pick-up very low 3.jpg


                    Chevy pick-up very low 4.jpg

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      ely862me
                      Don't beat yourself up! [ πŸ‘Š ]
                      I think it's really good for the polygon-ness of it...
                      Particularly if it's a brief glimpse of the pickup and it's not 'center-stage'.
                      Also - if the limit is 1,000 poly's per object then why not make the 'cab', 'tail' and 'wheels' as three separate 'linked objects' and then move them 'as one' - all together? That way you get the polygon count AND the sub-objects can be made to move 'as one' in the 'game' ???

                      TIG

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                      • G Offline
                        gamer2456
                        last edited by

                        Now the way you did that truck look very good but what way easier the shoe-box way or the one you did i'm beginner to vehicles.

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                        • ely862meE Offline
                          ely862me
                          last edited by

                          I don t know how this shoe-box method works ,what i did though,it s pretty easy,u need to push pull the exterior,round the geometry a bit and apply the textures from the blueprints.

                          Elisei (sketchupper)


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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            It's practically the same way you did it (simply saying; aligning the images - photos or blueprints - perpendicular to each other).

                            Gai...

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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
                              last edited by

                              ely862me, I really like the way you handled that model. And as TIG says, it would be perfect if it isn't the object of interest in the model.

                              And, as an added bonus, you can drive from the left or the the right. πŸ‘ πŸ˜„

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                              • ely862meE Offline
                                ely862me
                                last edited by

                                @dave r said:

                                And, as an added bonus, you can drive from the left or the the right. πŸ‘ πŸ˜„

                                I didn t want to upset any of the left or right side drivers πŸ˜„ .
                                In reality the blueprint was like that.

                                Thanks!

                                Elisei (sketchupper)


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                                  gamer2456
                                  last edited by

                                  Thank you for the help .

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