Scratch modeling

[LiOneSS]

Look, I want to make my first model from scratch, but what program i can do this with???
I tried with Oinkerwinkle's vertex modifier, and it came out good, but the model has no atachment poinnts, and no bones.
What tools do I need to add these???
Please help me!

 

[skrab]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7414

 

[Mechanical Man]

Oinkerwinkle is not a good choice for scratch models. Is designed rather to edit models (although you can modifiy model so much so it doesn't look similar to the base model and it preserves animations and other stuff) The tool needed depends what do you want to make.

 

[Elenai]

Any good easy to pick up tutorials for scratch modeling in 3dsmax 5?

 

[HappyTauren]

www.wc3campaigns.net look for whitehorn's tut

 

[Mechanical Man]

Modeling what? . .

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz...whitehorns eh.

I will check that out.

Oh and Mechanical Man: I am planning on modeling Tyrael.

 

[HappyTauren]

do it. I wont finish mine

 

[wugiboy]

well I kinda thought of an idea but I'm pretty sure it won't work

basically get magos, add bones through the node manager, get warshape, place
those bones where you like, get vertexmodifier and standard primitives, shape stuff, then go geomerge them on the bones, then go animate em on warshape..


^now disregard that Idea cause it won't work..

the oinker primitives are just good for doodad modelling, not really for other stuff

 

[donut3.5]

well I kinda thought of an idea but I'm pretty sure it won't work

basically get magos, add bones through the node manager, get warshape, place
those bones where you like, get vertexmodifier and standard primitives, shape stuff, then go geomerge them on the bones, then go animate em on warshape..


^now disregard that Idea cause it won't work..

the oinker primitives are just good for doodad modelling, not really for other stuff

Lies. Check out olofmoleman.
--donut3.5--

 

[Mechanical Man]

Yeah, because other people animate for him.

 

[wugiboy]

Lies. Check out olofmoleman.
--donut3.5--

wtf olof is using that method? magos bones, warshape placements, and oinker primitive forming?

 

[HappyTauren]

no. no people on earth are crazy enough to do so. He has other peope animate for him, chriz. for example

 

[donut3.5]

I was talking about when you said that

the oinker primitives are just good for doodad modelling, not really for other stuff

I told you to look at some of Olof's meshes.
--donut3.5--

 

[Mechanical Man]

This is because you doodads usually have no animation. This includes also attachments and neutral buildings.

 

[LiOneSS]

yeah, i would like to use magos' model editor but I can't get it to work...

 

[LiOneSS]

Ok!
I downloaded Gmax, found a great tutorial (by Magos) and in a couple of days i'll submit my first model!