My kids absolutely love "diggers" and as a 3D modeler I certainly appreciate them too. All the complex shapes, hard edges, bolts, hydraulics, tire treads, etc. It's a modelers playground and labyrinth rolled into one.
I'm going to start building a digger - a Caterpillar 434E specifically - as accurately and detailed as I can. The name of the game here is organization, perseverance, and efficiency because most of the shapes are not difficult to build. There's just. so. many. of. them. Which gave me an idea...
Why don't we build this thing together? For those interested in following the project, I'm hoping at least a few will participate by modeling certain pieces of the backhoe themselves to be submitted to me for review and incorporation into the final model.
Check out the Collaboration Forum thread for more info!
| Modeling Heavy Equipment: Backhoe (Part 2) | Fundamentals of 3D Mesh Modeling in Blender |
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| Modeling a Motorcycle | Modeling a Post Apocalyptic Vehicle |
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Hey there William
hey guys...
/catching breath, was running up four flights of stairs...
:' D
no too
Long time support? What does that mean?
Hello!
LTS = long term support, it means certain new Blender versions will be getting bugfixes and tech support for a couple of years even after new versions come out
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Anybody down with the flu now?
Long time support, Omar