Something not quite right

mexxa · Post by **mexxa** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:20 am

I cant put my finger on it but theres something ont quite right about this AG3 i modelled:

Orchid · Post by **Orchid** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:30 am

Front is too long.

Darkstorm995 · Post by **Darkstorm995** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:45 am

the smoothing, did you use mesh smooth?

Orchid · Post by **Orchid** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 6:47 am

mexxa · Post by **mexxa** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:04 am

darkstorm995 wrote:the smoothing, did you use mesh smooth?

I use smoothing groups cause my weapons are always made from editable poly.

EDIT: heres the new pic, it isnt much of a difference but i dont want to over do it.

SilverStone641 · Post by **SilverStone641** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:46 am

it still looks a little lumpy. like around the barrel etc. I dunno. guns seem a little more chunky to me.

good job though

Darkstorm995 · Post by **Darkstorm995** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:09 am

use smoothing groups not mesh smooth

mexxa · Post by **mexxa** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:46 am

darkstorm995 wrote:use smoothing groups not mesh smooth

DO you mean that the other way around.

Lanche · Post by **Lanche** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 10:58 pm

The front grip is smooth. It's suposed to be bumpy, like a series of identical cylinders. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's the front third of the gun that's apparently gradiated f(starting at a blackish hue) that ends where the barrel starts. This is where a right-handed person would put his left hand when aiming such a rifle.

McFarlane · Post by **McFarlane** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 6:17 am

That little retangular part will maybe have some materail editing problems...

venomai · Post by **venomai** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:43 am

Hmm.. You may have added too many smoothing groups. Only seperate pieces need to be smoothed, and make sure each piece has a different group unless they are attached to each other (that way the smooth will be.. err.. seamless, you won't see that big line where they meat)

More practice with smoothing and it will look great

mexxa · Post by **mexxa** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:19 am

venomai wrote:Hmm.. You may have added too many smoothing groups. Only seperate pieces need to be smoothed, and make sure each piece has a different group unless they are attached to each other (that way the smooth will be.. err.. seamless, you won't see that big line where they meat)

More practice with smoothing and it will look great

Ye i kinda rushed the smoothing process.

Samio · Post by **Samio** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:12 am

venamai is exactly right, go in polygon mode and highlight the faces of the parts you want to smooth and then give the different parts of the gun certain smoothing group

mexxa · Post by **mexxa** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:04 am

Samio wrote:venamai is exactly right, go in polygon mode and highlight the faces of the parts you want to smooth and then give the different parts of the gun certain smoothing group

I did that but ill do it again.