How would I make this in Max?
Hi guys it's been a while since I posted, been super busy since the Marvel job offer. I've been asked by a client to make this.
Now the geometry of the egg is easy I made that with a sphere and the 4x4 FFD modifier but I can't for the life of me find a quick and dirty way of getting the scales to extrude symmetrically :O
I'm losing all hope and the deadline is Monday 12th. I don't want to turn down this commission as there will be more work in future.
I'm using 3DS Max 2010 btw the only program I use lol
Any idea how I can do these damn scales?
Paul
Now the geometry of the egg is easy I made that with a sphere and the 4x4 FFD modifier but I can't for the life of me find a quick and dirty way of getting the scales to extrude symmetrically :O
I'm losing all hope and the deadline is Monday 12th. I don't want to turn down this commission as there will be more work in future.
I'm using 3DS Max 2010 btw the only program I use lol
Any idea how I can do these damn scales?
Paul
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You might be able to find a plugin that will generate an array using them, then bend them down to fit the shape?
1) Hand place each one, it might be laborious but it might be faster than trying to find a way to do it procedurally.
2) Use particleFX to populate the surface of a egg with the custom particle shape set to one scale mesh.
3) Use object painter to place the scales on the surface of a sphere, either one click at a time or with some exact spacing. I forget if the standard object painter has one click placement, I think Soulburn Scripts does.
4) Use the Compound Object > Scatter to place scales on the surface of the egg, you might need to try various methods and differently triangulated egg meshes. And then use the Scatter settings like "scatter along face centers". If you can get verts in all the right spots you can use them to as spawn points, you might have to rotate and tweak them a bit but it might get you farther along than normal.
http://blog.wolfram.com/2011/07/28/how-i-made-wine-glasses-from-sunflowers/
I like that idea it was the clone by instancing that threw me off. I originally attached them all as one object *facepalm*
I'll give that a shot, if not particles it is
Thanks guys
Paul
You may already be on the way with the dupe/FFD method, but if you wanted a procedural method, I did this in about 45 min. (not counting the dicking around I did with variations). I made a single scale with two Bend modifiers, instanced a strip of them, then used PathDeform and played with its settings and the Bends to get a reasonable looking section. Then I Shift+Rotated the section 45 degrees and made 7 more instances. I repeated this at 22.5 degrees and played with the Percentage settings on the alternating sections to get the offsets. Nice thing about this method is the ability to make a lot of variants.
I had to return to this thread I did make it in the end using the last suggestion. Thanks to all :poly136:
The welding and chamfering to particle method worked like a charm
Paul
I need help with this: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1897178&postcount=11
I do not understand from the last picture :
''use new mesh as a base for particle placement
how do I do that cause I do not know where to go and I am stuck
I desperatly need this in a project.
Please reply here: ionut9@gmx.net
Regards ,
John