After more than half a year in documents & spreadsheets I figured it was time to see if I still remembered how to use Autodesk 3DS Max. Using a primitive collection for visual reference I constructed, UV’d, & rendered these parts over the course of a too-hot afternoon.
Simple open nut, unthreaded.Castle tower tops or tactical flashlight edges.Basic insets at angles.Tileable.For such a simple form this one was a pain in the ass to harden up.Looks basic but requires a fair amount of fiddling to get it to smooth correctly.Basic technique.Removal of parts of loops & extrusion make these forms a breeze.The most straightforward of the practice forms, basic inset & negative extrude with hardening loops.Getting a singular welded form from was tricky, but the result is worth it.Sort of a combination of the techniques from the other exercises, fitting the bottom cylinder to the nut form was the hardest part for me.Reasonably simple to construct, pain in the ass to UV.I think going harder on the flat sides of the cylinder would produce a better look overall.
Checking on the blog I see I managed to miss an update. Progress on The Child has been slow, but steady. There’s been little writing done, aside from daily entries into this thing. I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road & in the gym, & I feel the return to good physical form starting to nudge the creative energy back into gear. Whether or not it will be sustainable remains to be seen.
