2024 - Blender Progress and Practice

[joseph]

@JWC

! I noticed thorn said “neat to see the “real” vs the concept drawing…” but what does he mean by the “real” is it based on a scifi show, real submarine, or a 2d drawing?

It’s based on a concept drawing I did, which you can find here:

2D Learning and Practice

And in a large break from my regularly scheduled programming, I’ve drafted up a submarine for my upcoming underwater scene: [subm] Used to harvest clams, lobsters, crabs, and other desirables from the bottom of the ocean (near the shore, before it gets deep.) Since the submarine can’t go terribly far without the ship above moving, the propeller is rarely in motion and is mainly used for reversing or for an assist while climbing steep slopes. Two thin wheels in the back and four legs in the f…

I should have linked that earlier, my bad.

@JWC

Also, it seems that you kept all your components in separate pieces, is there a reason for this, because it seems that it would be easier to just join them into one object. I am new to blender, so for me, it seems convenient to just join the pieces when done with modeling. I could see how you could parent them, but it just seems like an unnecessary hassle, is this a major trick I am missing, or just personal preference?

I have a few reasons for leaving things separate- it makes it a lot easier if I realize I don’t like a part, I can just re-model it and hotswap it out. It also- for me- makes texturing easier- for my personal workflow, I tend to have a few different materials that I apply per part, I can just grab parts that need to be “RustyMetal”, Shift + Q, Assign Material, boom, now all my rusty parts are rusty.

Ultimately, if I was going to rig this, I would make it one object, but I really don’t want to rig it Moving the legs works just fine with just simple parenting, and I’m not going to animate it moving most likely