At LAST! I finally get some time to register and comment!
It would seem that thanks to the efforts of some generous artists, the STMC is once again becoming the place to be for superior Trek models! 8)
I'm afraid despite practice I am an old Trek Fan with little modelling skill, so I just stick to renders though I guess there's still time to learn!
Just wanted to thank Erik for the site and the modellers who have been generous with their time and meshes. Its people like yourselves that keep the community going!
Thanks m8. Looking forward to seeing some of your renderwork in the art-section.
I used to do a lot of renders (for my self, not here) untill i decided to make a model of the voyager bridge. (looked easy enough) But how wrong i was. A couple of 100 hours later it's till not finished, but getting there. Mainly because i can draw like shit so i use Google Sketchup to create my models and then export to 3ds Max for textures and finetuning. But, as in all my modeling i have to draw EVERY %@#%@^ line by hand. Maybe some day i truely will master 3ds max modeling.
So dont give up modeling, start with something small like a tricoder or a phaser. And we will be enjoying your models aswell.
Actually I just dived into 3ds Max modelling for the first time this week! I'll post a couple of images of my WIP though I'll confess, the modelling is a nightmare! I've used shapes where I didn't need to, there's probably millions of wasted polygons as well but I'm quite proud of it!
If nothing else its given me a basis from which to refine!
I'll post a couple of images shortly and thanks for the encouragement m8!
Of all the sites that I know, the STMC is more open to the general public.
The visitor, registered or not, has access to the list of meshes and can download them freely.
Unfortunately, we modelers have not received feedback about our work, which could suit our modeling process to such questions as:
export, animation, compatibility with other 3D software, reapplication of textures, etc. ..
We do not know what are the difficulties facing the other artists to use our meshes.
But it's good to know that there are people like you who are making efforts to learn the model and help others (which only create images or animations) to be part of three-dimensional universe of Star Trek.
De todos os sites que eu conheço, o STMC é o mais aberto para o grande publico.
O visitante, registrado ou não, tem acesso à lista dos meshes e pode baixa-los livremente.
Infelizmente, nós modeladores não recebemos feedback acerca de nosso trabalho, o que poderia adequar o nosso processo de modelagem à questões como:
exportação, animação, compatibilidade com outros 3D softwares, reaplicação da texturas, etc..
Não sabemos quais são as dificuldades que os outros artistas enfrentam ao usar os nossos meshes.
Mas é bom saber que há pessoas como você, que estão a se esforçar em aprender a modelar e ajudar outros (que apenas criam imagens ou animações) a fazerem parte do universo tridimensional de Star Trek.
