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Anim8or Challenges / Re: Challenge #29: GIANT ROBOTS!!!
« on: May 14, 2012, 06:12:04 pm »Test Vid:
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Not bad! The landing looked great, but something seemed off about the takeoff
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Not bad! The landing looked great, but something seemed off about the takeoff
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: 'Grubbing Up' a texture?
« on: May 04, 2012, 09:37:01 pm »
I haven't found any way to do this or I would have done it long ago.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 29, 2012, 10:22:07 am »
Thanks, the big tanks are actually for the fluid or water that would power the piston. We worked with smaller versions of pistons in my engineering class last year. Guess I should look back at my notes to see what I need. I can't decide if it should be a hydraulic or pneumatic piston. Air might compress too much to push heavy metal, but liquid might not flow fast enough. Looks like the only thing I'm missing really is a pump and I don't know where I should put it.
Any suggestions on how to make the chains?
Any suggestions on how to make the chains?
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: My Little Pony: Friendship is Witchcraft SWEETIE BOT
« on: April 29, 2012, 10:14:37 am »
You like Ponies, don't you Raxx...
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 26, 2012, 08:37:56 pm »
Well I am trying to base it as much on the fic as possible. It does show brass things in the BronyDanceParty PMV and the Rainbow Factory picture kind of looks brassy I guess. I was going by what I imagined when I read the description and what made sense. (and I looked up the brass thing. It can't rust, it just tarnishes)
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 26, 2012, 07:14:33 pm »
I figured it was supposed to be steel. the fanfic says " At the top of the stack was a single opening, red with rust despite the rest of the machine to be shiny and clean." and I don't believe Brass can rust. (Even though the 'rust' turned out to be blood in the end, but it wouldn't be suspected to be rust if it was brass I would assume).
This is the description of the machine:
"It was fairly open and empty, almost like an theater room. At one end of the room, there was six square vats, (oops, I made them round...) each one nearly full with individual Spectra. Above them was a peculiar looking machine. From a central stack, six hoses broke off and lead above each of the individual vats. At the top of the stack was a single opening, red with rust despite the rest of the machine to be shiny and clean. Even further above that was a fairly complex looking object, with chains and gears hanging off of beams and pipes loosely. (How am I going to make chains, especially chains that will be able to move?) Running even higher than the whole machine was a length of scaffolding, with doors on either side leading out of the room."
This is the description of the machine:
"It was fairly open and empty, almost like an theater room. At one end of the room, there was six square vats, (oops, I made them round...) each one nearly full with individual Spectra. Above them was a peculiar looking machine. From a central stack, six hoses broke off and lead above each of the individual vats. At the top of the stack was a single opening, red with rust despite the rest of the machine to be shiny and clean. Even further above that was a fairly complex looking object, with chains and gears hanging off of beams and pipes loosely. (How am I going to make chains, especially chains that will be able to move?) Running even higher than the whole machine was a length of scaffolding, with doors on either side leading out of the room."
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 26, 2012, 05:37:07 pm »
Valves and meters, Check! I made the amount inside each tank vary since they probably wouldn't all have the same amount. That would be unrealistic. I added valves where you suggested and tried to make it look a little more like the picture (but not too much since I don't want to get in trouble for copyright) Anything else I should add? I feel like the big tanks in the back need more pipes leading to them, but where?
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: My Little Pony: Friendship is Witchcraft SWEETIE BOT
« on: April 26, 2012, 05:31:58 pm »
That's awesome! I love how you managed to do the hair. I like the right render better, the left looks kind of like it's glowing a little too much. I do agree with Raxx though on the mouth, it needs some kind of joint on it.
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General Anim8or Forum / Re: Is it possible to add points between edges?
« on: April 25, 2012, 06:49:26 pm »
I've never even used the knife tool. I select the edge and click "Cut Edges" from the Edit menu. If that is what you're trying to do
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 25, 2012, 04:11:52 pm »
The big boxes on the side were supposed to be part of some sort of piston system for the crusher. I edited quite a bit of it along with some air tanks that would power the piston (unless air power wouldn't be enough). I need to think of more pipes and stuff to add so I can have a whole background made out of the machine
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 24, 2012, 05:40:26 pm »
More progress on the Rainbow Machine. Any suggestions where I should put the support beams to hold up the giant crusher that looks like it weighs over a ton and would surely bend those pipes if not supported?
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 24, 2012, 10:56:55 am »
Already tried checking normals. They're all how they should be
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 23, 2012, 08:56:01 pm »
Thanks! It looks a lot better now. I added some texture too. I was using the metallic settings on the Material section of the manual before
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: Rainbow Factory
« on: April 23, 2012, 07:39:01 pm »
Started working on the spectra tubs. I based it off of this picture:
I'm not really a mechanical modeler. I prefer to work on the organic side, but hopefully I can make it look good. I can't figure out why it turned out so dark and didn't come out very metallic like the preview circle showed.
I'm not really a mechanical modeler. I prefer to work on the organic side, but hopefully I can make it look good. I can't figure out why it turned out so dark and didn't come out very metallic like the preview circle showed.
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Finished Works and Works in Progress / Re: pikachu WIP
« on: April 23, 2012, 10:54:42 am »
Aww! it's cute already!