GMax and 3DSMax (And any other modeling program) screenies/renders
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iceman2117
EskreuztkeinWegdenanderen
Hi, ..:wave:
Floridarailmaster
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Thats hott...
LieLestoSbrat
LRW and UKBL Team Member
Rob
Spawn_of_Chaos97
Trainz for Everyone!
How good is this?
That kinda thing shouldn't be allowed on this forum:udrool:
Mark
South Oz
LieLestoSbrat
LRW and UKBL Team Member
I made that in the 2 weeks that my desktop was packed away. Needed something to do while I couldn't get to my other projects. The Peppercorn A2 will be on the back burner a bit now while I finish of those more complete projects like the 9F, Class 40 and 1st Series Merchant Navy.
Rob
Rob
Corris Locomotive no 1.
This is a small 2ft 3in gauge loco from the Corris Rly in Wales. It's depicted as originally built in 1868.
At the moment this is an MSTS project but, no doubt, some trainz NG fans will realise that with a certain amount of rebuilding this model will make the basis for another more famous loco on a nearby well known NG railway in Wales. This will certainly be released in Trainz format.
Cheers,
Kevin
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Sparky123456
New member
Nice Corris loco Kev!
Rumour3, is Caligari Truespace some kind of architectural modelling programme? Any ideas where i can get a hold of it...I wouldn't mind looking into it...(It looks super!)
Cheers
Chris
Rumour3, is Caligari Truespace some kind of architectural modelling programme? Any ideas where i can get a hold of it...I wouldn't mind looking into it...(It looks super!)
Cheers
Chris
Hi Chris
Truespace was my first introduction to 3D modelling- I started using it at version 2 and at various points in time versions 3, 4 and (I think) 5 were given away free on magazine cover discs. It is a capable 3D modelling, rendering and animation package although the interface is quirky to say the least. I don't find the vertex or uvw editing tools anything like as easy as they are in gmax, but the rendering is pretty good. One of the things I didn't like about truespace is the fact that it doesn't regard selection (of an object, vertex or anything else) as a positive action- if you make a mistake when selecting a load of vertices you have to go back and start afresh (this may be different in later versions), whereas in gmax you can undo a selection. My Great Eastern signal box and station elevations were modelled and rendered in truespace and then used as textures for the gmax model. I might do the same with the Watlington station model if I can find the original file...
If you can get your hands on one of the free versions it's worth a look but the price for the full version 7.5 is now $595, which isn't too bad as professional 3D packages go, but a lot to spend if you don't get on with the interface.
[edit: you can buy truespace from http://www.caligari.com/]
Cheers
R3
Truespace was my first introduction to 3D modelling- I started using it at version 2 and at various points in time versions 3, 4 and (I think) 5 were given away free on magazine cover discs. It is a capable 3D modelling, rendering and animation package although the interface is quirky to say the least. I don't find the vertex or uvw editing tools anything like as easy as they are in gmax, but the rendering is pretty good. One of the things I didn't like about truespace is the fact that it doesn't regard selection (of an object, vertex or anything else) as a positive action- if you make a mistake when selecting a load of vertices you have to go back and start afresh (this may be different in later versions), whereas in gmax you can undo a selection. My Great Eastern signal box and station elevations were modelled and rendered in truespace and then used as textures for the gmax model. I might do the same with the Watlington station model if I can find the original file...
If you can get your hands on one of the free versions it's worth a look but the price for the full version 7.5 is now $595, which isn't too bad as professional 3D packages go, but a lot to spend if you don't get on with the interface.
[edit: you can buy truespace from http://www.caligari.com/]
Cheers
R3
Very nice model Kev!
@ Sparky123456: Maybe this is just me but I would highly recommend Blender3D. (Unless, that is, if you are only looking at precision modeling)
Blender will export .3ds files to import into GMAX if needed (though I have yet to get it to work correctly).
Plus it's quite fun to work with!
Cheers,
John
@ Sparky123456: Maybe this is just me but I would highly recommend Blender3D. (Unless, that is, if you are only looking at precision modeling)
Blender will export .3ds files to import into GMAX if needed (though I have yet to get it to work correctly).
Plus it's quite fun to work with!
Cheers,
John
redline41190
Creating 2'3" worlds...
Wow kev! nice work there! I cant wait for the finished product. Why wouldnt you want to release it as corris 1&2 and Sir Haydn,the more NG trainz the better! keep up the good work!
I'm still working on it, but when I import a .3ds file from Blender the scene comes out with 0 polygons total. I think it has something to do with the export options for Blender.
Cheers,
John
Sparky123456
New member
Ok, so I've downloaded the 30 day trial of 3dsmax for my PC, and here's my first ever scene, and the first step towards my DT project (which I hope to finish before I go to Wales in 13 days...).
Cheers
Chris
Cheers
Chris