jcroach |
MAME Fan
|
|
|
Reged: 12/27/04
|
Posts: 1689
|
Loc: Bloomington, Indiana
|
|
Send PM
|
|
Re: Starship 1 for the Holidays
12/20/12 04:24 PM
|
|
|
> > Awesome! I've been wanting to make a new molding for Sega Mega-Tech for some time, > > but my efforts haven't been successful. Does anybody know a package short of > learning > > full-blown CAD that will do these 3-D pieces? I'm hoping to find something where > you > > can draw a line or shape on a surface and "pull" or "push" it forward or backward > to > > create a molding. > > Give Sketchup a shot: > http://www.sketchup.com/ > > I worked with a traditional 2d artist who had never used a 3d program before > Sketchup. Seems it was easy enough to learn that she was able to model her apartment > in a few days. > > It's probably about as easy as you'll get, but I'm not sure if they have good tools > for modeling smooth molding like on the megatech cab. See what you can do though! I'm > sure there's an extrude tool in there somewhere, and beveling or filleting the edges > might be an option as well. > > Andrew
This is a pretty decide idea. At least to get an idea about what it should look like when viewed from a specific angle. It might not however be appropriate to then turn that viewing angle into a high resolution flat image that can be used in MAME.
|
|