how to make a 3d car?

[fenix1163]

does anyone know of a tutorial that will teach you how to make a simple car???
i am aiming to make one similar to the cars in "Zoe Zombie"

[gerbick]

Since the addition of the Advance Modeler in Swift3D v4.0 and higher, I've actually been using the vertex methods afforded to me by that portion of the program much like I would do a low-poly car design/model within 3ds max... but instead of quads, you're dealing with triangles all of the time. Slight workflow adjustment.

After looking over at SwiftDev, I swore they had a car tutorial written by BlinkOK up for a while... but I couldn't locate it. They had the tire tutorial up. For what it's worth, their is a training CD by one of the members here and there, an awesome member named Rainman, that made a training CD available for download... I'd say check it out.

But back to the low-poly models, I've used similar tutorials to this or something similar.

I'll keep looking around because there's plenty of methods for attacking this. Some people create a plane, sub-divide, then alter the points to create a mesh to form parts of the car. Some people shape primitives into shapes and create parts of the object then combine to make a final file.

Or some people just create as they go. It's all based on your tendencies... I tend to use the plane method more and more lately.

btw... welcome to Flashkit

[BlinkOk]

sorry dude. not me on the car thingy. i do remember a dude doin a zooper cool lexus though. now what woz his name?

[gerbick]

lol. I never finished that Lexus. Trying to get curves for the fenders and smoothing made me find a new religion based on beer and rage.

[BlinkOk]

hehe! try rum!
actually there's a couple of dudes over at swiftdev who are workin on cars at the moment;
http://www.swiftdev.com/board/viewto...639&highlight=
http://www.swiftdev.com/board/viewto...619&highlight=

[artzfx]

Lexus.. I remember that.. seems like ages ago...

Rainman made a nice Merc and Lotus. Tyger made a Supra. Liquidcreativity a Shelby Cobra and KDN5 a Mustang...

[BlackCow237]

Ive been working on a car. I just built it like you build a real car. I made it in small parts and piced it together.