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Here is a 3D model I made of the Mir space station
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Nice job!
How long did it take to get it right?
How long did it take to get it right?
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jedishrfu said:
About three weeks.
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Did you have actual dimensions or a blueprint to work with? or was a matter try this then try that until things fit together just right.
Decades ago, I attempted to draw a blueprint of the Federation star ship Enterprise. I tried to take measurement s off of still photos which required a lot of ratios and angle guessing.
In the end, I had a great plotting language for Calcomp plotters but no Enterprise. (I also had to work under the radar as bosses get upset if you use company property and company time to do government work (aka personal work)). Several folks started using my programming language to describe their mainframe computer floor layout and so for me it was somewhat of a success but my Star Trek poster had to wait.
As kids in the 1960's, another tool we'd use was an opaque projector that could take a photo and display it on the wall. We'd then hang up a large sheet of paper and trace the image onto it and ink it later on. I did a Robby the Robot print that way which I still have around somewhere.
But yours is so cool. Thanks for sharing.
Decades ago, I attempted to draw a blueprint of the Federation star ship Enterprise. I tried to take measurement s off of still photos which required a lot of ratios and angle guessing.
In the end, I had a great plotting language for Calcomp plotters but no Enterprise. (I also had to work under the radar as bosses get upset if you use company property and company time to do government work (aka personal work)). Several folks started using my programming language to describe their mainframe computer floor layout and so for me it was somewhat of a success but my Star Trek poster had to wait.
As kids in the 1960's, another tool we'd use was an opaque projector that could take a photo and display it on the wall. We'd then hang up a large sheet of paper and trace the image onto it and ink it later on. I did a Robby the Robot print that way which I still have around somewhere.
But yours is so cool. Thanks for sharing.
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I assume you used Blender. If so, which build?ElliotSmith said:
I'm still using 2.78 due to my present computer's limitations*. However, the good news is that, after planting the seed for a while in my wife's mind that my computer is on its last legs, and finding a good deal, I have a new system on the way.
It will be a significant upgrade to what I am presently using.* I'm not sure if it could even run the new builds, and even if it could, I likely wouldn't be able to properly take advantage of the newer features in them.
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Very impressive! The second photo could have fooled me into believing it was real.