1st Attempt At Modelling

pEnGuiN_gab

Erm doing a model can some people give me some hints and stuff. I'm halfway through, using milkshape. I'm only using box, cylinder, scale and move to create this. are there any other special tools to make some simply awesome models that i've seen some people do. Anyway, here it is - The XM8.
Modelled after :
<img src='http://www.world.guns.ru/assault/xm8draw.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

nthngnsd

yeah, there actually is
-> extruding

pEnGuiN_gab

I dont know how to upload the pic of my milkshape it says cant upload bmp file?!

nthngnsd

i'd rather c a simple jpg

pEnGuiN_gab

what does extruding do? very useful?

nthngnsd

yeah, it's verry usefull! you can create any shape out of a box with extruding

CrouchingHamster

We already explained how to upload a piccy in the other thread you made..

pEnGuiN_gab

have trouble extruding here any one knows how? trying to join the handle to the body

Jezpuh

Hehehe.... HEHE.

Ok. Good job for your 1st time <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

ArsoN

Bahh, cut the guy some slack, he's new! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> Not bad for a first attempt mate, the "Extrude" and "Face" tools are probably the most used ones (other than select). Face tool especially, it may seem confusing at first, but once you can use it, it makes alot of jobs 50 billion times easier. There is also a webpage by Maus, with links to a ton of tutorials posted on the DoD Forums, you can find it <a href='http://members.aol.com/handhyle/101index.html' target='_blank'>here.</a>

nthngnsd

if u know how to handle extruding u hardly need to creat faces manually

ArsoN

<!--QuoteBegin--nthngnsd+Aug 17 2003, 12:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (nthngnsd @ Aug 17 2003, 12:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> if u know how to handle extruding u hardly need to creat faces manually <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
True, but sometimes i find for more complex extrusions, it's handy to extrude and scale multiple times, then delete the faces, and unneeded vertices, and reface it. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

nthngnsd

true

pEnGuiN_gab

thanks a bunch that really helped. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

ArsoN

<!--QuoteBegin--pEnGuiN_gab+Aug 17 2003, 02:11 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (pEnGuiN_gab @ Aug 17 2003, 02:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> thanks a bunch that really helped. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's always nice to see a new modeller about, don't worry about asking for help and whatnot either (although, please do search first, it'll gain you a bit more respect).

pEnGuiN_gab

thanks. hmm the webpage helped TONS. i spent lots lots lots of time making just the stock with rotate, box and move. extrusion is so useful!!! haha. plan to finish this in a weeks time. thanks for everyone's help =)