CAR AND BIKE LOVERS THREAD - MARK II
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That is nice!
Dana
I found a nice F-150 Monster truck. It took a little doing to convert it to .obj format, but I got it. I wish I could get it rigged though, or figure out how to do it myself.
Most all car models are put together in group parts. The doors, hood, trunk, tires and motor especially. If you select all the model, then ctrl click the part you want to export, that will unselect that part. Then hit delete and everything BUT that part will delete, leaving only that part. Then export the part as an .obj to a folder. You can select for it to export the textures along with the part. After you export it, then click "undo" and all the car that was deleted will come back. Then do another part the same way until you export each part, finally exporting the car body at the end. When you import all the parts, one at a time, each one will open right in place. Then you can rig the doors to open by setting the point of origin at the hinges. For the tires, set the point of origin to the very center of the wheel. Then they can be turned, or spin. I use Poser to do this, then export each part as a .pp2 prop file to be opened in Daz. Works perfect for me.
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More of the Charger. The interior is very detailed. The motor is a 426 Hemi...my fav! I rigged the doors, hood, trunk and tires to open and turn.
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Nice find music, and thanks a lot for sharing the link. I see it's listed as a 70 but it is a 69. The 70 has a much different front bumper and the R/T has plastic scoop looking things on the doors. I like the looks of the 69 better and I'm definitely gonna check this one out.
Thanks again!
Most all car models are put together in group parts. The doors, hood, trunk, tires and motor especially. If you select all the model, then ctrl click the part you want to export, that will unselect that part. Then hit delete and everything BUT that part will delete, leaving only that part. Then export the part as an .obj to a folder. You can select for it to export the textures along with the part. After you export it, then click "undo" and all the car that was deleted will come back. Then do another part the same way until you export each part, finally exporting the car body at the end. When you import all the parts, one at a time, each one will open right in place. Then you can rig the doors to open by setting the point of origin at the hinges. For the tires, set the point of origin to the very center of the wheel. Then they can be turned, or spin. I use Poser to do this, then export each part as a .pp2 prop file to be opened in Daz. Works perfect for me.
:-) Yeah, unfortunately, all I have for "Poser" is Poser Debut. It really doesn't let you do much.
Check amazon.com now and then. I got Poser Pro 2010 for $45 last year.
Dana
Wow! That interior is nicely done, Music.
Dana
Thanks for the year correction Sz. Sometimes they don't get it right...lol. I was wondering myself, but I will change it now that it has been confirmed.
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All these GTA cars are nicely done. Far superior meshes than most also. Well worth the conversion time.
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I have debut also. Dana is right about watching for sale prices. I gave $39.95 for my Poser 6 a year ago. Once you buy it, you can then just buy the upgrades real cheap also for newer versions from then on as long as you can produce a valid serial number.
If Debut will export .obj format, you can use it just fine for this. Most any 3d program will export .obj format. If so, and you need any help with the rigging, just pm me with any questions. I wrote an illistrated tutorial over at sharecg just for this you can download. It will help you if you need it. Main thing is to move the point of origin to the hinge for rotation.
http://www.sharecg.com/v/58263/browse/3/PDF-Tutorial/multi-object-model-to-single-.pp2-UPDATED
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I have debut also. Dana is right about watching for sale prices. I gave $39.95 for my Poser 6 a year ago. Once you buy it, you can then just buy the upgrades real cheap also for newer versions from then on as long as you can produce a valid serial number.
If Debut will export .obj format, you can use it just fine for this. Most any 3d program will export .obj format. If so, and you need any help with the rigging, just pm me with any questions. I wrote an illistrated tutorial over at sharecg just for this you can download. It will help you if you need it. Main thing is to move the point of origin to the hinge for rotation.
http://www.sharecg.com/v/58263/browse/3/PDF-Tutorial/multi-object-model-to-single-.pp2-UPDATED
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Yeah, I found another problem though. The DAE file, and resulting Object file made from it has some really screwed up Materials. Basically, many parts, of the main body in particular, are repeated on multiple material zones, as multiple meshes overlapping each other at different areas, sometimes three to four times. I'm trying to clean it up in Hexagon, but it's tedious work. The model was originally a Sketch-up model, which I don't think Hex can open. I have Blender too, (which I have no idea how to use, and which I couldn't even do any manipulation of the file in) which I used to make the initial Object file, brought that into Poser Debut, re-exported, and brought into Daz 4.
Using just the DAE file directly in Daz doesn't work either because it doesn't show the cabin interior. As such, along with trying to fix the Object file, I'm trying to combine the DAE and Object file together, taking the best parts for the mesh from each and "fix" this thing. It's a great looking mesh, but It's just not rendering like it should.
Happy Flag Day, here's my version of the Red White n Blue!
Really nice!
Dana
I have debut also. Dana is right about watching for sale prices. I gave $39.95 for my Poser 6 a year ago. Once you buy it, you can then just buy the upgrades real cheap also for newer versions from then on as long as you can produce a valid serial number.
If Debut will export .obj format, you can use it just fine for this. Most any 3d program will export .obj format. If so, and you need any help with the rigging, just pm me with any questions. I wrote an illistrated tutorial over at sharecg just for this you can download. It will help you if you need it. Main thing is to move the point of origin to the hinge for rotation.
http://www.sharecg.com/v/58263/browse/3/PDF-Tutorial/multi-object-model-to-single-.pp2-UPDATED
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Yeah, I found another problem though. The DAE file, and resulting Object file made from it has some really screwed up Materials. Basically, many parts, of the main body in particular, are repeated on multiple material zones, as multiple meshes overlapping each other at different areas, sometimes three to four times. I'm trying to clean it up in Hexagon, but it's tedious work. The model was originally a Sketch-up model, which I don't think Hex can open. I have Blender too, (which I have no idea how to use, and which I couldn't even do any manipulation of the file in) which I used to make the initial Object file, brought that into Poser Debut, re-exported, and brought into Daz 4.
Using just the DAE file directly in Daz doesn't work either because it doesn't show the cabin interior. As such, along with trying to fix the Object file, I'm trying to combine the DAE and Object file together, taking the best parts for the mesh from each and "fix" this thing. It's a great looking mesh, but It's just not rendering like it should.
Yup, some modelers in Sketchup don't understand the flipped faces and grouping theory. A face has two sides, grouped both sides will get materials you apply to one side. Ungrouped only the face you apply the material to will get it and the other will stay white. Then if that face is flipped, the other side of it will have the texture you can't see. If Sketchup gets confused, it will come back as an unknown and becomes part of a group that is all white. Some models never get any groups, so the entire thing comes back white with reversed faces. You can correct this very quickly by reopening the model in sketchup, go to the face that is white and flip it, there is your texture. I had a tire once that half of it was textured, and the other half was white. When I reopened it in Sketchup, I took the camera inside the tire and low and behold, there was the textures to the other half, so all I had to do is reverse the faces on that half. When I resaved it as an .obj file, the tire was completely textured correctly. This is much much faster than trying to fix it in Hex.
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Me likes!
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Awesome
I have debut also. Dana is right about watching for sale prices. I gave $39.95 for my Poser 6 a year ago. Once you buy it, you can then just buy the upgrades real cheap also for newer versions from then on as long as you can produce a valid serial number.
If Debut will export .obj format, you can use it just fine for this. Most any 3d program will export .obj format. If so, and you need any help with the rigging, just pm me with any questions. I wrote an illistrated tutorial over at sharecg just for this you can download. It will help you if you need it. Main thing is to move the point of origin to the hinge for rotation.
http://www.sharecg.com/v/58263/browse/3/PDF-Tutorial/multi-object-model-to-single-.pp2-UPDATED
:-)
Yeah, I found another problem though. The DAE file, and resulting Object file made from it has some really screwed up Materials. Basically, many parts, of the main body in particular, are repeated on multiple material zones, as multiple meshes overlapping each other at different areas, sometimes three to four times. I'm trying to clean it up in Hexagon, but it's tedious work. The model was originally a Sketch-up model, which I don't think Hex can open. I have Blender too, (which I have no idea how to use, and which I couldn't even do any manipulation of the file in) which I used to make the initial Object file, brought that into Poser Debut, re-exported, and brought into Daz 4.
Using just the DAE file directly in Daz doesn't work either because it doesn't show the cabin interior. As such, along with trying to fix the Object file, I'm trying to combine the DAE and Object file together, taking the best parts for the mesh from each and "fix" this thing. It's a great looking mesh, but It's just not rendering like it should.
Yup, some modelers in Sketchup don't understand the flipped faces and grouping theory. A face has two sides, grouped both sides will get materials you apply to one side. Ungrouped only the face you apply the material to will get it and the other will stay white. Then if that face is flipped, the other side of it will have the texture you can't see. If Sketchup gets confused, it will come back as an unknown and becomes part of a group that is all white. Some models never get any groups, so the entire thing comes back white with reversed faces. You can correct this very quickly by reopening the model in sketchup, go to the face that is white and flip it, there is your texture. I had a tire once that half of it was textured, and the other half was white. When I reopened it in Sketchup, I took the camera inside the tire and low and behold, there was the textures to the other half, so all I had to do is reverse the faces on that half. When I resaved it as an .obj file, the tire was completely textured correctly. This is much much faster than trying to fix it in Hex.
:-)Well, I don't have Sketchup, and the free version is now only useable for non-commercial use (I checked it out earlier this evening), which does me no good. I could really use a good freebie model of an F-150 king-cab monster truck in a format I can actually use in Daz 4, or if there were an "easy" fix that didn't require Sketchup, that could be done in Hexagon. My character Tommie needs this truck.
Well, I guess you are on your own to find one then...lol. Good luck.
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Got a few more Sketchup conversions I did today. This pink 53 Chevy is low poly and loads really fast. Still, I liked the look of it so I converted it anyway.
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This 61 Chevy Impala SS is a mid poly Sketchup model, nice mesh, and I rigged the doors, wheels, hood and trunk. I really like the colors bringing it up to modern days. The stock hubcaps gives it that extra edge.
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Nice. But what's that? It looks like maybe a door handle.
Dana
OK, I saw a few images that had that there, so it's not a misplaced door handle...but the door handle is missing. It just seems to be a weird design feature that sometimes is part of a larger design item.
Dana
I like the looks of that model!
Dana
Nice. But what's that? It looks like maybe a door handle.
Dana
LMAO!....I think they call it trim molding. Cosmetics! Now that you mentioned it, it does kinda look like a misplaced door knob though. That's funny!
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Just messing around with the new Yamaki Bike.
I saw this picture of a 1958 Chevy, and thought, hey! I have a 3D 58 Chevy myself, I liked the scene in which the car was featured, so was inspired to do a scene of my own, while I don't have the same props, and really don't want to go to the trouble of making the same props, the pic did become an inspiration.
That looks great!
Almost electric looking!
Dana
Nice job!
Dana