In this video, I walk you through my workflow for UV mapping a fuel tank. It’s a process that’s pretty straightforward, however there are many variations in the technique. (more…)
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Fuel Tank UV Mapping in Cinema 4D
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Motorcycle Tire Deformation Order
I recently posted a couple of images showing what I’ve learned about modeling a motorcycle tire that’s subdivided. In this screencast, I’ll show you the best way to
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Freebie: Cinema 4D Motorcycle Chain Rig
A simple Xpresso motorcycle chain rig for Cinema 4D. This rig was originally created for some of my higher polycount bike models. Its purpose is to provide an easily poseable motorcycle/bicycle/chainsaw style chain that uses Instances to replicate the links.
The length of the chain can be adjusted by adding additional link instances, and the spline that the chain rests on can also be easily manipulated and animated. There is also an animatable value that can be used to make the chain progress.
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3D Animated Robotic Arm – Redux
I’ve been watching a lot of How It’s Made recently. One of my favorite things to see on the assembly line is the robots welding parts (more…)
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More W.I.P. Images of My Latest Bike Model
Here are a couple more images of my progress on the “Generic Sport Bike”. One of the challenges with this model is knowing when a part is done. It’s easy to get carried away with the details.
In the images, you can see the “rear hugger” and the tail (more…)
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Using The New Axis Handles in Cinema 4D (R13)
Cinema 4D R13 has a few new features that really make the workflow much easier. The axis manipulation tools are definitely at the top of that list.
In this short screen capture, I show a quick use for the aforementioned feature as I try to scale a row of points to meet an existing edge of geometry. (more…)
