what kind of shading issues are you having? and that guys model is nice, but certainly not perfect. and entirely possible to do in softimage with standard tools.
i model cars in softimage all the time with no hassles. just make sure you plan out your mesh / loops early on. make all panel cuts etc after one or two subdivisions down so you have the main surface already clean. also if your going realtime, use shading edges or hard edges...there is nothing else :) if you really want to do tricky cuts, sometimes what I do is dupe the mesh, locally subdivide it a few times, then project a fairly dense curve onto it via shrinkwrap. delete the subdivided mesh, (freeze the curve beforehand!) then use the curve as a snapguide for your cuts. im sure there are plenty of other ways, but this is what works well for me :) cheers, james, On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Szabolcs Matefy <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey folks. On CgSociety there is a talented guy modeling a MI-24 > helicopter. He’s using Max for the modeling, and he’s got some extremely > powerful technique to model lids, insets, etc, without ANY SHADING ARTIFACT. > **** > > ** ** > > I tried several things that I am aware of, but in vain, I always had > shading issue on my model, even on extreme subdivision.**** > > ** ** > > Shaded view: > http://www.cantarel.de/external/WIP/MI-24/Mi-24_mdl_v239_view01.jpg**** > > Wireframe: > http://www.cantarel.de/external/WIP/MI-24/Mi-24_mdl_v239_view02.jpg**** > > ** ** > > And the thread itself: > http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=7643118&postcount=275**** > > ** ** > > So any idea would help us a lot!**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Cheers**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Szabolcs**** > ___ > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and > delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. > The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions > in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail > transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy > version. Crytek GmbH - http://www.crytek.com - Grüneburgweg 16-18, 60322 > Frankfurt - HRB77322 Amtsgericht Frankfurt a. Main- UST IdentNr.: > DE20432461 - Geschaeftsfuehrer: Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli >
