Turbine [Hexagon] - Polyloop

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 01:48

First stages on my turbine, without detail. Although it already has [some] detail, i still going to pack it full. Really vamp up the geometry. Man, is this going to be a pain in the ass when it comes to defining shading domains. Wish hex had a radial symetry option.

bwtr · 30th July 2007, 02:01

Nice work. I thought you could ,at least simulate, radial symetry in Hex?

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 04:34

Damn. I am sooo angry. the file does not work now for some reason. Grrr.... Maybe it'll work for someone else. My heart just sunk... It hurts.

crazy wabbit · 30th July 2007, 04:51

I can not open it too, it makes my program go all blank.
I am so sorry, it must really suck, I hate it when hex does that.

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 04:59

ya, it happens sooo much to me for some reason. about 35% of the saves I make "mesteriously" become corrupted. If you want to express more on the error, visit the "In RAGE with Hexagn" thread.

Snake 972 · 30th July 2007, 05:41

very nice modeling.

lack the texture

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 05:43

no textue, yes. right now, i'm just modeling. Any one have suggestons for the texture? I was thinking maybe clear pipes with coolant liquid running throught them.

crazy wabbit · 30th July 2007, 05:47

Tell me do you do a lot of mechanical work?
do you have more samples of your work I can see.
:P

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 05:55

Actually, this is my first attempt at mechanical objects. I got the inspiration from a very old cmputer fan, (looks nothing like what I made) and I think i'm doning well. Very well indeed... Here's the unsmoothed mesh. For anyone who would like to see it.

rickei · 30th July 2007, 06:38

works for me.... after i deleted "item 53" from the "inner pipes" group.

Almost every item has 0 smoothing under dynamic geometry??? Did you set it like that?

Not that it should hurt too much but there are a lot of ngons, on the "body"

keep working on it. Hex has it's good and bad points, but for me it is very stable. it can be VERY finicky about geometry at times, and I agree that it should not let you do something that will cause a file to be unable to be reopened, but I have that problem with Adobe products, so it not uncommon, for software to do that.

in the future, I would keep my eye on Dynamic Geometry, as it can cause things to get screwy.

Here is the file if you want it back

bwtr · 30th July 2007, 06:55

Strangely it worked ok just by doing a "Hide" of that item53?

bwtr · 30th July 2007, 07:07

About radial symetry and or etc.

Look at Help>Tutorials>ShortTutorials>TankTrack

(I have done the Chain tute which follows that.)

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 09:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickei

works for me.... after i deleted "item 53" from the "inner pipes" group.

ahhh... where did that come from!!

And yes, there is supposed to be no smoothng.

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 10:49

Added a command console wih some knobs and a zip drive. Also some more pipes on the inside. Changed the inner rotor thingie, too.

bwtr · 30th July 2007, 13:15

Most impresive work.

Semantics---please help me---
Is a Radial Symetry not the same as one could get with an "Array" (as in the Array plugins for Carrara and other apps)?

To me those arrays are only a path with the location points (vertices) where one wants the symetry/array to occur. Exactly as one would get by creating a polyline and applying the object to it's vertices with the Copy on Support Tool in Hexagon.

bwtr · 30th July 2007, 13:35

Pretending that that little cylinder on the left was a pot for an Aeroplanes radial engine?

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 15:06

I hope this clears things up.

tohezheng · 30th July 2007, 19:40

very interesting

and rendering by what?

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by tohezheng

very interesting

and rendering by what?

Just the ambient occlusion in Haxagon

ericsnapple · 30th July 2007, 22:07

Added a data cable, buttons, and a screen to the console. looking good so far...

30th July 2007, 01:48	#1 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	Turbine [Hexagon] First stages on my turbine, without detail. Although it already has [some] detail, i still going to pack it full. Really vamp up the geometry. Man, is this going to be a pain in the ass when it comes to defining shading domains. Wish hex had a radial symetry option. Attached Thumbnails __________________ P()RTAL

30th July 2007, 04:59	#5 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	ya, it happens sooo much to me for some reason. about 35% of the saves I make "mesteriously" become corrupted. If you want to express more on the error, visit the "In RAGE with Hexagn" thread. __________________ P()RTAL

30th July 2007, 05:41	#6 (permalink)
Snake 972 manga-ka Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Martinique Posts: 566	very nice modeling. lack the texture __________________ anime studio pro v5.5; poser 7; amapi pro 7.52; carrara 5.01; Bryce 5.5 Last edited by Snake 972; 30th July 2007 at 06:06.

30th July 2007, 05:43	#7 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	no textue, yes. right now, i'm just modeling. Any one have suggestons for the texture? I was thinking maybe clear pipes with coolant liquid running throught them. __________________ P()RTAL

30th July 2007, 05:55	#9 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	Actually, this is my first attempt at mechanical objects. I got the inspiration from a very old cmputer fan, (looks nothing like what I made) and I think i'm doning well. Very well indeed... Here's the unsmoothed mesh. For anyone who would like to see it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ P()RTAL

30th July 2007, 02:01	#2 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,130	Nice work. I thought you could ,at least simulate, radial symetry in Hex?

30th July 2007, 04:51	#4 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	I can not open it too, it makes my program go all blank. I am so sorry, it must really suck, I hate it when hex does that.

30th July 2007, 05:47	#8 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	Tell me do you do a lot of mechanical work? do you have more samples of your work I can see. :P

30th July 2007, 06:55	#11 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,130	Strangely it worked ok just by doing a "Hide" of that item53?

30th July 2007, 07:07	#12 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,130	About radial symetry and or etc. Look at Help>Tutorials>ShortTutorials>TankTrack (I have done the Chain tute which follows that.)

30th July 2007, 10:49	#14 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	Added a command console wih some knobs and a zip drive. Also some more pipes on the inside. Changed the inner rotor thingie, too. Attached Thumbnails __________________ P()RTAL Last edited by ericsnapple; 30th July 2007 at 10:50. Reason: Photo

30th July 2007, 13:15	#15 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,130	Most impresive work. Semantics---please help me--- Is a Radial Symetry not the same as one could get with an "Array" (as in the Array plugins for Carrara and other apps)? To me those arrays are only a path with the location points (vertices) where one wants the symetry/array to occur. Exactly as one would get by creating a polyline and applying the object to it's vertices with the Copy on Support Tool in Hexagon. Attached Thumbnails

30th July 2007, 13:35	#16 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,130	Pretending that that little cylinder on the left was a pot for an Aeroplanes radial engine? Attached Thumbnails

30th July 2007, 15:06	#17 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	I hope this clears things up. Attached Thumbnails __________________ P()RTAL

30th July 2007, 19:40	#18 (permalink)
tohezheng Spline Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: shanghai Posts: 46	very interesting and rendering by what? __________________ I am ignorant is the thing that I knowed only

30th July 2007, 22:07	#20 (permalink)
ericsnapple Dungeon Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 139	Added a data cable, buttons, and a screen to the console. looking good so far... Attached Thumbnails __________________ P()RTAL

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