Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)

[Omar Domenech]

Or it could be like a Modern Art piece. We can say ” Yes we made the driver cabin like that unpurpose, as an expression representing our heads of state” It would sell for millions of dollars, trust me .

[Karen Trevino]

lol @dostovel  I just love you guys

[Ingmar Franz]

I haven’t been here for the last 16 hours and already 22 new replies, a new record!🥇🏆📀😁

[shan jay]

Hi Guys I am am going to send a photo of my model.  What do you think?

[shan jay]

@theluthier  and @spikeyxxx  as well as @dostovel 

[spikeyxxx]

The treads are looking very ‘thin’ compared to the references. There should also only be 22 per wheel (or 22 left and 22 right if you want), it looks like you have 50 or more.

But you’re getting there, it’s improving.

[Omar Domenech]

@shanr Looking good. Though it looks like you forgot to download the updated model from livrestream #2. Download that one and copy your parts to the updated file.

You can also look on YouTube for wheel modeling tutorials, there are good techniques that will help you make the wheel one solid mesh. 

Also here on CG Cookie there’s this one from when Jonathan Williamson modeled the wheels of the post apocalyptic truck.

https://cgcookie.com/lesson/modeling-the-tires

[Karen Trevino]

Hey guys I’m trying to figure this out on my own but I’m having trouble making this look right. I have a  solidifier on (and its off in this screen shot) but when I turn it back on I have an even bigger mess. Am I doing the topology wrong? And why are those faces blank ? HELP!!!

[Omar Domenech]

It’s kinda hard to tell what’s going on from the picture, can you share the .blend again?

[Adrian Bellworthy]

@ketre try recalculating normals, (In edit mode select all with A then press SHIFT+N) and I can’t see from the image make sure there is no face on the X axis where the two halves of your mirror  modifier meet. Also I think you may have some geometry on the wrong side of the X axis which will cause a problem, but it’s hard to tell from this angle.

Try that, if not as @dostovel suggested can you share the .blend.

[Omar Domenech]

What do we want?

The Blend file!

When do we want it?

Doritos are delicious!

[Karen Trevino]

I tried selecting them and recalculating Normals it didn’t work. Had to go get supplies, sorry for the delay.

I didn’t get Doritos @dostovel I got some cookies tho.. 😛

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1pTAvujvlRl20-Ff7fhwuedbx446uQkab

[Omar Domenech]

There’s a mistake, that link leads to the older file, it’s not the file of those screenshots. See, that’s what happens when we don’t get Doritos in our supplies. Always get Doritos.

[Karen Trevino]

That’s so weird, sry I got potato chips extra cheezy. lol

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10dFfxFdE1aPXxoXngr4bY7okVxZJHOTp/view?usp=sharing

[Parker Bourassa]

I see a duplicated face here on the front center, there may be more. I removed it, and recalculated normals. And now it doesn’t have that hole.

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