Backhoe Contribution-spikeyxxx-Wheels/Axle

[spikeyxxx]

Started on this part:

just out of curiosity (how I would handle this) and because I spend so long on the ‘housing’ and still haven’t figured that out yet;)

@theluthier will probably reduce my points because of the non-planar quads (and a six sided pole…), but I think it just works here.

It feels like ‘How to get away with….’

Now I am going to work my way inwards…let’s see how that goes…I think I will go with holes, then we will have a ‘holed’ and a ‘solid’ version.

[spikeyxxx]

Maybe something like this:

Now I have to make one with the correct size, as this is just a test, made ‘freehand’ from looking at one reference picture…

[Shawn Blanch]

If that is the section with the issues. I think it could be overcome with more geometry to work with on the circles. But it also means more things to connect the geometry too haha. Maybe this is good advice and maybe it isn’t lol.

The center circle may have enough sides to work with to be honest.

[spikeyxxx]

@blanchsb you’re absolutely right, but I don’t want to add more geometry, because it’s not an issue for me;)

I like how it looks subdivided, it gives the exact right transition imo, so I’ll leave it as it is even if costs me some points…

If it looks good then it’s ok.

[spikeyxxx]

Having another go at the ‘housing'(?):

Again just testing the geometry, sizes not correct yet.

[Shawn Blanch]

Yeah I think that is a decent response. Good mentality to have especially if the mesh is not deforming.

[spikeyxxx]

Sometimes you just gotta break the rules…

[Shawn Blanch]

These cast parts look so organic haha. I guess you can do that when the metal is a liquid and poured to fill the desired shape. They remind me a little bit of bones.

[Shawn Blanch]

I would have saved more time with that mentality. I have been stressing tooo many of similar details during my assembly.

To be honest though, I am still learning so I think it was time well spent just because of that.

[spikeyxxx]

Indeed Shawn, it’s organic hard surface modelling; that’s what makes these parts so difficult, but at the same tome challenging!

[spikeyxxx]

You should of course not start with breaking the rules and when you get shading artefacts then that needs to be resolved, but when you feel confident and know what you are doing, breaking rules can be very rewarding (not in XP’s of course)!

[Kent Trammell]

That looks….so good. My wife was talking to me when I loaded this post and I interrupted her with “woah that looks great” ha

[spikeyxxx]

I didn’t post any WIP’s for a long time, just didn’t get much further; only testing things out, trying to understand the shapes and figuring out how to actually model them…

But with the deadline being tomorrow , I finally started the real modelling today.

Still quite a bit to do, but this is where I’m at now:

I think the most difficult parts are done, but then again, you never know how hard something is to model until you actually do it;)

Hope to get it finished tomorrow!

[Shawn Blanch]

I have been enjoying Topology Studys by masterxeon1001 and it has made me understand crazy shapes on hard surface modeling a little better.

This is definitely one of those crazy shapes that he was referring to.

[spikeyxxx]

@blanchsb loved thoseTopology Studies. Learned a ton! Especially not to stress out about getting the perfect topology, just getting a better topology; getting better and better each time. You never stop learning!

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