I am (only now) investigating this - as I can see, the "merge" allow to call a saved object within another object.HowSerendipitous wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:27 pmHappy to help! Just make sure what you want to paste is saved as a separate file and use the merge option under 'File'.... Easy as thatCSE wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:35 pmHS, it seems you are pasting objects (cannons) on another object (ship) in Wings 3D. how do you do that? I know only a bridging, but that requires lot’s of work as everything must be first positioned correctly and tesselation of appropriate size and shape must be created.
Thanks for any hint!
You've also got the duplicate function once the model is in there, it'll duplicate it on any axis. I've also found a clever way to scale and rotate multiple part objects around the same point, just right click on the relevant option and you can select a point/edge/face to use. Makes resizing stuff much easier.
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I think it'll just take practice. I usually start with a cube and keep cutting and extruding faces until I get a vaguely ship-like shapeCSE wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 1:24 pmThesleeve's shape made me think of a luxury liner for passengers.
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So here it is, as a bonus in a movie form. This actually hides some imperfections in the model
This model, as opposed to the industrial ship, is done in Wings3D. While this is so much more effective, somehow it looks much less natural; so I must be doing something wrong!
I use the extract function to create separate models for when I need a different texture.Have you tried pressing tab when rotating and moving stuff? It means you can type a value, so there's much more precision there.CSE wrote: ↑Fri Mar 30, 2018 2:54 pmI am (only now) investigating this - as I can see, the "merge" allow to call a saved object within another object.HowSerendipitous wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:27 pmHappy to help! Just make sure what you want to paste is saved as a separate file and use the merge option under 'File'.... Easy as thatCSE wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 4:35 pm
HS, it seems you are pasting objects (cannons) on another object (ship) in Wings 3D. how do you do that? I know only a bridging, but that requires lot’s of work as everything must be first positioned correctly and tesselation of appropriate size and shape must be created.
Thanks for any hint!
You've also got the duplicate function once the model is in there, it'll duplicate it on any axis. I've also found a clever way to scale and rotate multiple part objects around the same point, just right click on the relevant option and you can select a point/edge/face to use. Makes resizing stuff much easier.
Then you have two independent objects - they are not actually "merged", but both in the same workspace.
This means that the placement (incl translation, scaling, rotation) must be made manually?
And then when it's ready, you can with "bridge" paste the shapes together as one.
I was hoping to have a function where I can select a shape, and then select one of its face and a face on another shape and it would automatically position correctly... Actually, my main hope was to be able to select an arbitrary number of faces, and automatically paste another shape on each of them in the appropriate plan. Would be a great way to make greebles...
Guess it would be too simple - or that I really should read the manual as I have problems to understand the rotation options beyond axis
Biggest thing I think you could do is change the lighting. I think that would have the biggest impact of anything you could do to that ship. As it's WIP, the textures and so forth are likely to change in the future, and you're probably already aware it looks a bit flat, so I won't bother you with that. 
I really love the general design, though.Looks good - actually it goes almost too fast to really enjoy the details in the interior. Any still shot?
Oh I see what you mean. That's almost certainly just a consequence of some setting and not a direct limitation.Talvieno wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:28 amThe thruster trail is magnificent, except for the glow: it stops short abruptly at the ship instead of bleeding over, making it look a little "off". What software are you using? I get the feeling it was part of the render.
Here's a version I threw together in photoshop that better explains what I'm trying to get across:Note: Doing this in-render rarely a good idea except as a test. You get a lot more control with photo editing software.Spoiler: SHOW
Apart from that, excellent job! Very beautiful thruster effect.
Thanks!
Yeah, I'm struggling with this one. I'm not sure how to properly give it scale. If you have any tips, I welcome them with open arms.
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