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    • panixiaP Offline
      panixia
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      @thomthom said:

      you're missing the design lines that flows with the yellow edges. Notice how they intersect and blend - especially at the top. I'm thinking I need a loop to run across the door from the top where the front and back fender meets along the crests.

      it is absolutely not proportional cause i have no dimension, but i think the job of the upper yellow line may be done by the red faceloop.
      by twisting it from near vertical to near flat, should be possible to remove the triangulation on top of your first picture (the one with the orange door)


      red loop.jpg

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        FrontDoor.png

        I'll bring home some tracing paper today and sketch out where I think the control loops will go.

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        • iichiversiiI Offline
          iichiversii
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          @thomthom said:

          The cold caught up with the and I'm home sick today. No working today either. Though I had to play around for a couple of minutes with the sub-divisions:
          [attachment=0:2cm0gofe]<!-- ia0 -->ColouredCube-Results01.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2cm0gofe]

          When you subdivide it should also be possible to transfer UV mapping. Which would be another cool thing.

          But I digress - need to get back to modelling this car. 😳

          TT I can't help noticing the sphere obeys quad based rules, how can I get my hands on that?

          Bring on the Rain...

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
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            @iichiversii said:

            TT I can't help noticing the sphere obeys quad based rules, how can I get my hands on that?

            Break into my house, crack the password of my computer, search the HD for the source-code, copy, install. Easy peasy! πŸ˜‰

            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              Alternative reply: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=333&t=47691&p=428150#p428097

              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              • iichiversiiI Offline
                iichiversii
                last edited by

                @thomthom said:

                @iichiversii said:

                TT I can't help noticing the sphere obeys quad based rules, how can I get my hands on that?

                Break into my house, crack the password of my computer, search the HD for the source-code, copy, install. Easy peasy! πŸ˜‰

                Ha ha, I'm on it, I'll remotely access your desktop from here. πŸ‘Ώ

                Bring on the Rain...

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                • panixiaP Offline
                  panixia
                  last edited by

                  @thomthom said:

                  [attachment=1:bn4paodp]<!-- ia1 -->FrontDoor.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:bn4paodp]

                  I'll bring home some tracing paper today and sketch out where I think the control loops will go.

                  something on this scheme/idea maybe??? this headscrach is driving me completely crazy. not easy at all 😑


                  going mad.jpg

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
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                    I know - at first eyesight the shape of that car looks very straight forward. But as you dive into the details you notice it's actually very complex.

                    It's the front fender shape that intertwines and merge with the back fender shape while at the same time you get these two indented shapes (fake air-scoops?) bordering the intersection.

                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                    • panixiaP Offline
                      panixia
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                      @thomthom said:

                      these two indented shapes (fake air-scoops?) bordering the intersection.

                      i noticed from other photos of the car with different color that the two crested things are crome, i did'nt noticed that in your withe car photo. so maybe better to keep them in another component. actually in the first attempt, i did all that loops to crease them from the door shape itself, but this drive to not so uniform quad size. if one keep them apart can actually get rid of all that thiny unneccessary ring, keeping things more low poly.
                      i don't know if i achieved to explain clearly what i want to say..
                      sorry for my bad english.. i'm italian after all.. bababadabupi πŸ˜’

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        Yea, there's different variants. I'm not sure if it's variations to the model itself or variants between the years. I need to look into that and pick which one I want. But I think the main challenge is the merge between the front and back fender. I'll leave the scoops for detailing afterwards. As you say, it might be nicer as chromed additions.

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                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
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                          If you shared the plans we could all have a go

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

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
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                            @rich o brien said:

                            If you shared the plans we could all have a go

                            The only plans I have is the low res scan from the model kit in the first sample model I posted. But that doesn't give that much insight to the shape of that door. The perspective photo of the silver car shows the detail lines the clearest.

                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                            • andybotA Offline
                              andybot
                              last edited by

                              It's a good thing my son and an uncle love car shows. I looked through some of my photos, and there is a dodge charger that shows up at a local show pretty regularly. Here are two pics I could find of it.

                              Andy


                              charger-1.JPG


                              charger-2.JPG

                              http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                πŸ‘ πŸ‘
                                That's great Andy! That's some nice photos that shows this particular door. Looks to be the same or very similar model.

                                I tried to contact the AMCAR club in Trondheim - asking if there was any '69 Dodge charger owners around. But no reply as of yet. 😞
                                Might have a look in the car ads - and if I find one go and sample some photos. I really want to grab more references for the engine bay and chassis and interior. (yea... I always go all in when I start a project... 😳 πŸ˜’ )

                                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                • R Offline
                                  rv1974
                                  last edited by

                                  there's 2 gb max Max model of Charger already on the web. Unfortunately it's not '69.

                                  http://i40.tinypic.com/24xj98l.jpg

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                                  • panixiaP Offline
                                    panixia
                                    last edited by

                                    i found this:
                                    http://area.autodesk.com/userdata/forum/6/69charger.jpg
                                    but i'm realizing i'm not good at all.. damn car! 😑

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      @panixia said:

                                      i found this:
                                      http://area.autodesk.com/userdata/forum/6/69charger.jpg
                                      but i'm realizing i'm not good at all.. damn car! 😑

                                      Hey! That's the same drawings I got - just a whole lot higher resolution!

                                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                      • thomthomT Offline
                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

                                        Door.png

                                        LoopFlow.png

                                        I'm seeing the door as three surfaces.
                                        The red lines are the loops that separate the surfaces.
                                        The blue lines are the crease lines.

                                        I'll start with the red loops, then build the crease lines and finish off with the "scoops". At least - that's my plan of attack now.

                                        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        • panixiaP Offline
                                          panixia
                                          last edited by

                                          i see only crappiness at the horizon.
                                          if only there was an international crappiness contest i would have been the champ..
                                          because ever attempt i do is crappier than the crappiest one achieved before. 😐


                                          crappy.jpg

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Online
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                            Bit of clean up to do but an interesting challenge. No creases added all controlled by loops and whatnot.

                                            [xxl-img:1lhc91mo]http://i.minus.com/iBpzj8HmgIqBr.png[/xxl-img:1lhc91mo]

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