Starting in March 2020, I began a large stream project to model a comprehensive, highly-detailed Caterpillar 434E backhoe. Please watch the first stream (first 3 minutes of abridged version at least) for an overview.
It's a straight-forward project of building a complex model over an extended period of time. The spin on the project is that I want your help to accomplish it! If I build some parts and you build some parts, we will finish this thing much quicker. Plus the contribution format will include reviews, the potential of having your piece(s) assimilated into the final model. Not to mention large quantities of XP are at stake 🤑
NOTE: This is an involved project reserved for Citizen members.
The general idea is that I kickoff stages of the project via live stream, which is typically once per month. For the time in between streams, you choose a piece of the backhoe and apply what you learned from the stream to that piece. For example, the first stream covered initial block out. So between stream 1 and stream 2, your job is to pick a piece and block it out.
This is the repeating protocol for each Assignment Period (between-streams):
I will reply to this thread after each stream with a [big] assignment post denoted by a 📣 emoji in the title. There I will clarify instructions about each Assignment Period.
We will centralize our collaborative communication between the streams and this thread. Ask any and all questions pertaining to the Backhoe project here.
@theluthier
I was following the video of the cab you made. I am stuck at 10:59 where you extrude and shrink the faces exactly at 90 degree.
How was it done?
Mine is not working that way.
blanchsb I'll check into that tomorrow or the next day, been busy the past 2 weeks.
rryzen7 It looks like your faces don't have consistent normals. Before you extrude make sure to select all faces and hit SHIFT + N to recalculate normals for consistency. Also when you extrude, I recommend hitting E (extrude) then immediately hitting right mouse button to avoid making any movements. Then hit SHIFT + S to move all extruded faces along their respective normals. This operation has additional options (like hiqh quality normals) for more accuracy.
blanchsb bligify! I'll have to check that one out. Thanks for digging that one up 🙇♂️
blanchsb this is my floor, I made it according to the modell I saw...and this is a guess-tament of it I know
Happy vacations Kent. But remember, if you're on vacation being bored doesn't apply, cuz your on vacation, it cancels out.
ketre Yeah I would say those side consoles on either end of the chair are going to be mostly vertical with a slight curve taper going from fat on bottom to skinny at the top (maybe 15 degrees taper from base towards top from all chair facing sides?). Yeah that whole floor is dead flat. There is no step inside the cab.
Make sure to get the motor coil spacers inside that alternator Adrian. You don't want the 3 phases of electricity touching each other 😀. And the serpentine belt probably has 5 V-ribs for maximum contact
J/k. That is looking sweet my friend!
That's funny. When I go on vacation I think about the times when I will be able to hop on Blender.
i think i was unconciosly giving it the bumps lol i mean humps oh nvr mind flat makes it so much either @ the rest of it no clue what you mean😳
blanchsb I did think about the ribs on the belt, may actually go back and add them. Looks to flat at the moment. It’s looking better now I had a couple of hours yesterday to add the cylinder head, some pipes, the mounting points on the engine and chassis and started the radiator. Got a whole day alone with blender today. Happy Days😁
When I'm on vacation, it's bliss just because the 24 hours of the day are mine, my own, and I don't have to rent away most useful hours of the day. Remember people, you buy stuff with hours of your life that are never coming back.
