Reply To: Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)
📣 Assignment #5: Finalize 100% of your chosen Exterior Part
July 20, 2020 – August 16, 2020
With everyone within the final 25% range of completing their exterior part, this month I’m confident we can all achieve 100% completion! Just keep progressing as you are, polishing off fine details, smoothing wobbles and finessing topology till it’s done.
The Masters of Loose Ends
As the complexity of this model continues to increase and contributors schedules / commitment being uncertain, I’m anticipating a potential tangle of nearly-finished pieces and collisions between various parts. I’ve with @blanchsb and @adrian2301 about spearheading this tangle, officially declaring them the “Masters of Loose Ends”. In this role we can expect them to communicate with contributors about collisions, possibly finish up nearly-finished parts from other contributors, and generally ensure that the final assembled backhoe model is done DONE.
However at the moment it would be a LOT of work to tie up all the loose ends; too much work. So at the onset of this month we need all committed contributors to finish up their respective parts. I know this project is a passion project for us and it should take a backseat to real-life. A few contributors have gone quiet and/or didn’t submit any progress this past month. If you’re mentioned in this list, I’m simply about the likelihood you will being able to finish your part this month:
If you could please reply to this thread with an update about finishing your part, it’s appreciated! Again, as a passion project, any and all reasons you may be unavailable to finish your part are completely OK!
For those already finished with their exterior part
I know several of you have finished your exterior part. If that’s you, please go ahead start on the interior!
- Choose an interior part from the assignment 6 spreadsheet by commenting your username under the part of choice. I will confirm your choice by pasting your username into the cell.
- Create a new forum thread called “Backhoe Contrib – Username – Interior Part Name”
- I will reply to your thread with info about beginning your interior part model. The reason being that I blocked out most interior parts and want to explain how to best start the process. If I don’t reply to your thread within 24 hrs of commenting on the spreadsheet, please mention me in your thread!
Assignment Submission
I’ve added 2 new tabs to the Google Sheet labeled #5: Finalize 100% exterior and #6: 50% interior
The names of contributors are carried over from the fourth assignment. To submit for assignment #5 or #6, contributors just need to make a comment containing a link to their .blend file in the Attempt cell beside their name
The DUE DATE for assignment submissions is AUGUST 16, 2020**
All aboard the File Sharing & Linking Train
A big update to our collaborative project organization is the utilization of File Sharing via Google Drive and .blend library linking. Please get setup ASAP! I’ve written an guide here, Shawn made a great video walk-through here, and Omar created a super helpful info graphic to make the process clear.
Everyone working this way will be important for streamline the process. Plus it’s a taste of how professional pipelines function.
Confusion is inevitable – Just ask!
I fully expect head-scratching moments with the new file sharing + linking approach. If you’re confused please don’t hesitate to ask! And that goes for anything about the project.
We’re so close. Let’s finish strong! 💪
Going into our fifth month, it’s been a long project; a long time to stay committed. I want to encourage us all to keep going on a little longer! It would be a real shame if we fizzled out now.
Trust me when I say that the end product is going to be worth it. Just look at this WIP assembly!
Nothing like this has happened before at CGC. The collaborative effort has been stunning. Finish it, we must!