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[mBlond]

Hi a wanna do a new c class sportcoupe..but in the begining i have a problem..i have a good blueprint, but in my viewport i only can see a low res image..plz help!!!..im included the viewport image, I can't doany details with this image!!!!

[insect]

You can either:
1. enalrge your picture in photoshop 4 times
2. use direct3d rendering.

The slow down is virtualy the same both cases. Use 2 if you have a relatively faster gpu, use 1 if you have enought of ram.

Maybe there's a better workaround I don't yet know. :)

[Vitor]

I think if you go to preferences and then to viewport you can increase the viewport textures resolution. Not sure where thought , as I don't have 3dsmax here :(

[lorddarthvik]

D3d engine kills Max when in Smooth+highl+edged faces on most computers, so i can't recommend that.It sloes down so much that its imposiible to work with, unless you have a brand new industrial-3d card.
Max can load any size texture, but can't show it if not set up properly, so go to preferences and search for anything that seems to be related to texturex, like texel lookup, filtering, and such. Most of it is in the driver options. Thas what i use, and its perfect, even in Glide mode. (NOTE!: i use Max5, the problems above may have been solved in the newer versions)

[mBlond]

Oh men, thx..i switched to d3d, and i found the options...thx! It's time for modelling!

[mBlond]

Huh, this is very difficult car for me....but I trie to do my best!..and sorry for the quality of the first image..my computer did something with the file!

[mBlond]

Huh....a newer version, with wire!
C&C welcome!..plz

[lorddarthvik]

Looks Good! I think it needs a little cleanup a the lower corner of the headlight, where a lot of lines just hang there, plus you got a few tris which is never good, but you can live it it :) I had a few tris on all my cars, and none noticed :) Maybe later.

Other thing i noticed is that i would decrease the Chamfering, cause it will look cartoonish in the end! Its not that bad, but you'r still early in the project, so it takes less to make such corrections. Make a test render with materials if you'r unsure. (HUN:nehogy úgy járj mint én a Civicemmel! 4órán át szenvedtem mire helyreraktam a teljes autón, szóval inkább most csináld meg, mert széels ronda éleid lesznek. A láccat ilyenkor csal, nézzen ki úgy mintha teljesen szögletes lenne, majd a renderben ok lesz.)
Keep it up.

[mBlond]

this is a testreneder..is it looks like cartoonish?

[lorddarthvik]

where the bumper joins the wheel arch, yes. How about a render thats 800*600, so we can see somethin at last? :D

[mBlond]

Here is a small update on the bumper...next i will render in 800*600!

[pecenipicek]

more,more ;)

[lorddarthvik]

Looking good. Other then this below, it seems perfect :)

[mBlond]

A little update....

[mBlond]

This is an update, where you can see something:)..'cause I used light grey colour, so you cab see the details!!!
C&C welcome!!!!!

[mBlond]

High, I need some help: Now I1m working on the rear side..and i did some mistake....on the front side! So how can I detach then later attach the front side, without any error?

[lorddarthvik]

So your useing one mesh.. I can only say: NEVER do it, becasue youll run into problems like this (i learned that the hard way,too). BTW, why do you want to detach it? Well, if you must, there's a way. Select everything you want detached (faces of course), and click detach :) Its simple. Then if you want it attached again, select big mesh, click tha attach, and select the object you want attached. Now, allign the vertexes where you want them welded, and weld. THats the way i would do it, although i'm not a professional, so i hope theres a better way too. BTW, for your own sake, i hope your working with editable poly, and not mesh... that would be suicidal :D
GOOD LUCK!

[BackLash122]

draw an imaginary line down the middle of you *amazing* car. then select all polygons on one side and hit "hide". that will make them dissapear untill you hit "unhide all"

OR

you can select the front side of your car and just hit "detach"... it will make the front and back 2 different meshes. then, when you're done you can just collapse the 2 meshed back together. just don't move the meshes when they're detached coz then it'll be hard to allign them again.

i like option 1 better.
I bet there's an easier way, but that's what i do...

BTW, AMAZING CAR.

[mBlond]

draw an imaginary line down the middle of you *amazing* car. then select all polygons on one side and hit "hide". that will make them dissapear untill you hit "unhide all"


Thx man..it's a very good idea..I didn't know the Hide option in editable poly...so THX!!!!!!!!!!

[lorddarthvik]

Hope your modellling going fine. You asked me about the material i use. Please see my civic thread for the answer, if your still interested.

[mBlond]

Thx for the material, but I used this material....and my C class was too shiny..hmmm...
And I have another question (or tip?)...check out theese wires (marked red)..where should i connect them...I need them 'cause of the "spoiler", but I don't wanna do another Triangle!!!!! thx...

[lorddarthvik]

Hoooops i forgot :) You can reduce the shiny reflective look by setting the HDRI map's brightness lower. I used mine at 0,2 for example (so the sky eventually turned blue, originally it looked white) I'm still thinking about waht would be the best to do with that wire. Check for a few excess vertexes like here (green)

[mBlond]

i know..'cause I have to draw forward this line to the front, under the window..but I check out some real pics and....difficult! So I will finish it later, when I'll correct the mistakes, and make the body cleaner!

[mBlond]

Now this is a pic from the rear side! I know it needs a lot of repairing, but You didn't see the perevious version!!!!!! But critics, pls!

[lorddarthvik]

Well, i don't see any serious errors! :) You'r doin a fine job m8. I see small mesh errors on the backlight, but nothing that a nice reflectin material couldn't hide :)

[mBlond]

Cause you don't see the wire..it's horrible...altough thx!

[mBlond]

Added some more details to the bumper......

[mBlond]

And another two update! i think the body is finished, it's time for repairing, cleaning, and making accesories!

[spidermax]

nice and clean at the back...keep on going...good work

[mBlond]

Huh..I1m realy exhausted with this stock car..so i did a tuned up version (only on the front side)

[mBlond]

Haha, I'm back..as I said I will countinue the tuning version..so this is little update...the rim need some work, and it has a lamp, bu 8I don't know why9 the max "killed" it..maybe next time!

[lorddarthvik]

Could you share your HDRI files? :) Looks Great! I really like the rims style! It fits the Merci style.

[mBlond]

Thx..i found on a hungarian site.....maybe www.world3d.hu........

[mBlond]

Another update.,.the rim has accesories but the max make it black in the middle...don't you know why????

[lorddarthvik]

looks strange.. maybe its just that the wheels reflecting itself there, wich is in shadow? First i would try turning off the shadow, and see the result.Is thats not it, then try to add an enviroment map to the material, and see if you get reflections, or it remains black.
Hmm, looking at the pic again, its maybe the hdri?

[mBlond]

i dont know I think maybe the dark grey diffuse colour..with light grey it is good...but isn't good :), cause not realistic the material....

[mBlond]

Added some accesories!

[lorddarthvik]

The side-mirror looks cool, but that headlight need some work, and a nice shrome texture maybe with a black outline? :)

[mBlond]

The mirror is my favourite thing on this car....would you be as so kind as to share your light texture?...I worked a lot, but i can't do anything nice!

[lorddarthvik]

I dont use textures. I usually creat lights from chrome material only. I creat the lightbulb as a sphere, and place it inside the reflector part. Take a good look at a rael car. You can find chrome tutorial here: www.danielbuck.net
Sometimes, you need to place a bumpmapped glass in front of the lightbulb (the lens). That bump map is usually very simple, so you can creat it from procedural checker map. Only thing you need is a good enviroment to reflect, which you already have :)

[mBlond]

Huh..al little update!
A made a whole new lamp...I'll post another render later, 'cause I did a new side skirt, and I fixed the side windows!

[lorddarthvik]

THats it! Looks much better!

[BackLash122]

make it look more... solid in the back... it looks like it's made of alluminum foil... that was bent a lil bit...

keep it up!

[mBlond]

Thx for the comments..I know there are a lot of errors..and i am repairing a lot...now check the repaired side with a full detailed door (i mean the previous version only have a small slice on the side)!..maybe I change the wheel, 'cause of the black circle!

[mBlond]

A new front bumper!

[mBlond]

I think I finished the front!
I changed everything: the bumper, the hood and the top!
So time for making a new rear side!
C&C welcome!

[saxo_boy]

great work so far - i think u need to spend abit more time on the light - the overall shape - keep going

[mBlond]

I need a little help!
How can I put on stickers?
'Cause I do this car in bee style (for my girlfriends, you can see the black/yellow colour, the grilll etc), and I wanna add a bee sticker next to the front wheel!!!!
So plz HELP!

[mBlond]

High...this is the trunk at the moment!..I'll add a lot of details!

[RideStowe]

the rims are really bothering me, but other than that its looking good.

[spidermax]

Agree with ridestowe, better change it :p

[mBlond]

Now this car is back to live!!!!
I have learned a lot with my audi so I can countinue this one...so here is some updtae...I did the grills + thespotlight!!
C&c are welcome...

[mBlond]

another update..I new air intake, and a whole new door section...
and plz..comments!!!!

[mBlond]

comments???

[Ravens]

looks cool, but check the end from the door ( the piece before the side mirror)

[mBlond]

oops..thx

[lorddarthvik]

Looks good, keep it up!

[mBlond]

Another couple of details and repairs....oh..sorry for the colours:)
C&C as always welcome!!!

[mBlond]

Huhh..I'm back from holiday..so updates are coming soon!!..and I hope comments too:)

[mBlond]

Now here it is:...mirror, door handle, and official mercedes logo:) added..

[lorddarthvik]

hi there, it starts to come along nicely :D

[mBlond]

just a "little" tweaking on the back..

[Ravens]

great job!! mBlond!! Really like it! .. i hope to see this one finished

[mBlond]

Thx mates! And I hope to see thsi one finished too raven:)
Btw here is some update...
Oh..and plz help..I'm looking for a Fiat punto blueprint (II.gen..but not the facelifted version with the big smooth lights!)..so if u have one or you found somewhere one plz send me!!( I saw a tuned version..and i wanna do something like that)!

[Kiss Csaba]

Hi mBlond!
I like your car! This taillight is very good! Keep it up...

[nwfndh8red]

Car looks nice but why the bad render?

Keep it up mate.

[mBlond]

Cause I don't wanna wait for the renders..its just a simple skylight with 5 rays6sample (:))..in the final version I would like to use my vray demo!

[Ravens]

mBlond.. :) nicec nice!!! better then my project :P keep it up and finish it!

[mBlond]

the modelling of the exterior is almost finished, so i made a test render....
This means it's time for the rims, brakes, and interior!!..and of course lots od tweaking is coming!!!:)

[DfntPntbll]

your mental ray renders were better IMHO,....

[mBlond]

I have never used mental ray.....

[lorddarthvik]

cool!
én mé nemtok soha sárgát csinálni??? mindig bezöldül a tükröződéstől :(

[mBlond]

nézd meg a a lightod színét..alapból a kék szép inorganicokhoz..de nekem is zöld lett a sárga..aztán ez egy enyhe sárga skylight és kész:)( ezért sárga a fehér háttér)

[lorddarthvik]

ja, thx, már énis csináltam ilyet, de nemtecett hogy minden sárga lesz..
Thanx for the tip. keep it up!

[mBlond]

This it the wheel...I think it's almost finished..now it's time for the brake!

[DfntPntbll]

oh,... well something is different,...

[Kujoe]

Hi nice work men.Keep it up ;)