Our 3D backhoe model is taking shape. Progressing past the initial block out stages, we're starting to finalize the hard-surface pieces of the machine. In part 3, I'd like to cover the creation of hydraulic lines and the advanced shrinkwrap technique for cutting construction lines on smooth shapes. Though given that I'm predicting this a month away, these topics are subject to change.
This complex model is a collaborative effort between instructor and Citizen members. The idea is to build this crazy thing together! If you're interested in contributing, please jump over to the Forum Thread to learn more!
| Modeling Heavy Equipment: Backhoe (Part 2) | Modeling Heavy Equipment: Backhoe (Part 4) |
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| Modeling a Motorcycle | Fundamentals of 3D Mesh Modeling in Blender |
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fail and fail again
No edit to perfection
Yup I agree. This is the part I love
[Q] is it the triangle on the bottom edge?
It is raw and real
Yeah that's what I've said also, I tend to learn much more when I see someone making the mistakes and trying to fix them
@adrian2301 my seat got hot too lol but I definitely expected it
Yup exactly. I hate "Perfect" videos sometimes because I don't think about how it took the author 20 takes to make it look easy.
Yeah
blanchsb I like watching it as it makes me feel like I'm not the only one that gets it wrong sometimes
Let's imagine this wasn't a tire and we wanted a similar effect. This teaches how to do that and overcome hard to work with geometry.