Bullion
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Hi guys...
I have a question. Did anyone ever try to model a bullion like the image below?
Does sketchup + all the plugins have the capabilities to do so?
What software is more capable to model something complicated like the bullion coin?
Pls share your thoughts..Thanks guys..
p/s..hope this new topic is not breaking any rules
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3DCoat or ZBrush would be good choices for this type of thing if you want to create your own -- although if you are rendering you can simulate the "relief" results fairly well with a normal map, which means SketchUp could a be a perfectly suitable platform to model the base coin.
Best,
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@jason_maranto said:
3DCoat or ZBrush would be good choices for this type of thing if you want to create your own -- although if you are rendering you can simulate the "relief" results fairly well with a normal map, which means SketchUp could a be a perfectly suitable platform to model the base coin.
Best,
Jason.Thanks Jason..
very much understand now.
thanks a lot bro -
Don't know how much it costs, probably in the thousands, but Delcam Artcam is geared towards this type of thing.
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There's a list of this type of program. It says Artcam Pro costs $7,500.
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@johnsenior1973 said:
There's a list of this type of program. It says Artcam Pro costs $7,500.
thanks john...
artcam pro is an amazing software that suits the application in my query, but it is too pricey...
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Hussel,
I made an animated avatar, of a silver eagle, several years ago, using SketchUp.
The obverse and reverse are merely texture images, as is the reeding on the edge. I produced 8 frames for the animation, rotating the model 45° for each frame.
For just about any coin, the relief is slight (compared to diameter,) so you should be able to generate a reasonable facsimile, using texture images alone.-Taff
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@taffgoch said:
Hussel,
I made an animated avatar, of a silver eagle, several years ago, using SketchUp.
The obverse and reverse are merely texture images, as is the reeding on the edge. I produced 8 frames for the animation, rotating the model 45° for each frame.
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For just about any coin, the relief is slight (compared to diameter,) so you should be able to generate a reasonable facsimile, using texture images alone.-Taff
For me that is amazing Taff, thank u so much for sharing.
i thought texture only works when rendering using another software, not in SU.
i need to explore more on that.
thanks bro..
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Take a look at this military challenge coin and see what you think of SketchUp's capability for your bullion project:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12112&p=86071&hilit=CHALLENGE+COIN#p86071 -
@roger said:
Take a look at this military challenge coin and see what you think of SketchUp's capability for your bullion project:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12112&p=86071&hilit=CHALLENGE+COIN#p86071Wow!...nice coin Roger..amazing.
1st of all, the bullion is more like my future target not a project since i am still new in SU.
I thought that SDS is a basic sculpting tool unlike Artisan. However, the result you've made says it all.
Experience + Imagination + Correct tools = Cool results
Thank you for sharing bro..
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cotty,
Great suggestion!
There is a heightfield generator plugin for SketchUp, that can take a greyscale height image, and produce a relief mesh. It may be suitable for the job, comparable to that which you describe.
Didier Bur's heightfield gen v6
-Taff
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@cotty said:
somewhat complicated, but possible...
Thanks for your suggestion Cotty...
Brilliant though i am not quite understand yet..
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Hussel see the elephant sculpture on the following page: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=43928&start=15 . Just a handful of photos of your coin from multiple angles and you can create the mesh at the press of a button with "123d Catch" from AutoDesk.
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Maybe Bitmap to mesh (Thomthom).
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=31339#p275772
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Thank Roger and Gilles...
I will check those things out soon.
Both looks very interesting but the tools from Thomtom reminds me of Artcam.
It turns a 2D Image to a 3D model. I think I've seen the demo in Youtube.
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