Nice, but your grass needs to be shorter and denser in the foreground, as well as having a slightly darker shade. Looks good otherwise.
Thanks for the comments, but I would like to focus your attention on the vehicle itself - grass was just a simple test, its the vehicle that I worry about
About the tracks, you can use an array mod and curve mod to form them. This was my test.
Attachments
Track Test.blend (679 KB)
Thanks for that, I tried it and my tracks got sorta screwed dunno why, but I think I can resolve that problem. I’ll keep you updated
Hey, its been 3 days, and I still dont get how to make those tracks using array and curve modifiers. Another thing that is a bit weird is that I cant seem to join up the end points of Bezier and Nurbs curves - F key doesn’t work “Error: cant make segment”.
Here’r the .blend http://www.turboupload.com/files/get/4wwjCsyPIG/errror.blend
Annoyingly, u need to use the “C” key for close curve instead of the “F” key in that scenario.
Okay thanks, but how do I actually make the tracks follow the curve? - every time I apply those modifiers the track sections just go all over the place… :S
Can you please explain to me in more detail, who did you get the track sections to follow the curve - I am using 2.48 btw
Well… ive worked through your .blend and I came up with the following tips:
- Start with a bezier circle and subdivide it and work from there.
- Make sure the track segment lies on the curve, and it’s centre has been recalculated (centre new).
- The curve’s centre has to be right on the track segments centre (I right click the track, go Shift-S: Cursor to selection, and then hit Centre Cursor with the curve selected)
- Subdivide the tracks so they can curve.
- Increase the curves resolution for a smoother curve. (DefResolU)
I think thats it; if you still cant get it to work, I’ll write a full tutorial.
THanks a lot mate, I FINALLY got it lol, I’ll upload a pic soon enough. Thanks again for wasting your time to help out a noob 8P
No prob, though I was meant to be revising for my english exam… I think I did okay though.
Lol, I feel bad now… anyway here’s an update, just noticed that I got a weird result and I cant get rid of it: look at the front armor plating on the right vehicle - I tried recalculating normals, flipping them but its still stuffed. Probably need to umm do something else lol…
I cant see a problem, unless you’re talking about the black stripes on the front.
Alright I think that I fixed it up - had to manually flip like 100 normals 8S. I’m not really sure what else can I do here - don’t wana go into too much detail. So unless anyone has any crits or suggestions I will call this my final.