As the overall modeling of the Razorback project nears maturity, we’re starting to focus on some of the more detailed and nuanced areas of the model. For instance, let’s consider the kickstands. We know that they will be Pneumatic/Hydraulic, and we know that actuated stuff in sci-fi renditions must have hoses leading from the mechanism into the depths of the robot… it’s just cooler that way.
Having said all that, we need a way for the hoses to move and flex with the machine, and Read More
In this part of the Razorback video series, we create a few cables for some of the instruments. In particular, we focus on the GPS antennas and the FLIR turret’s cabling.
I don’t practice using the MoGraph module enough, and this video proves it.
We start this video on a critical note as I realize that I’m still not happy with the instrumentation cluster on the front of the machine.
At the end of the video, there’s a test render with some simple Global Illumination.
The eyes of the Razorback are going to be comprised of a combination of LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging [basically a type of 3D scanning]) and FLIR (Forward looking infrared). This instrument array is pretty ad-hoc as the novel doesn’t talk too much about the look of them.