Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)

[Kent Trammell]

@blanchsb You’ve crushed the blockout stage 2. Even a little further than I expected. Excellent work translating and interpreting the drawing + photos. The intersection of hydraulic + chassis blockout is going to be one of many things we’ll need to solve. Thanks for making a note of it! And thanks for kicking off the collaboration with a bang 🤜💥🤛

PS: I’m able to download your file fine 👌

[Kent Trammell]

@dostovel Good question. You can “submit” a .blend file any time by supplying a share like (as you have, which I was able to download fine btw). I’m only going to consider these submissions final after the due date (which is a week before the next stream, April 7th specifically). This means anyone can update their .blend file after submitting via link until April 7th.

I will post your link to the spreadsheet. Your “battery boxes” look great!

[Adrian Bellworthy]

I noticed  the wheel arches are not on the list. So I thought I would have a go. I added a comment and a link.

[Kent Trammell]

Woah, looks like you’re finished with those wheel arches! Who needs blockouts anyway 😁 

They look really nice, Adrian. Good work 👍

[shan jay]

can muitple people do the same thing.

if so i can help with the wheels or the bucket 🙂

[Adrian Bellworthy]

Yes multiple people can do the same thing.

Remember that it is OK for multiple people to model the same piece. But lets try to have at least one person assigned to each piece before doubling up.

Refer to Collaboration Details at top of feed.👌👆

[Ingmar Franz]

This is what I’ve modeled so far for blockout level 2 of the wheels:

And a closer look:

[shan jay]

@adrain2301 I ment more than two 

Kent I add a comment

[Greg McKim]

[Q] Do you want us to upload the entire scene like we downloaded with the collection for our part, or just the collection?

[shan jay]

Kent  can I change job or choose a different part of the blockout

[Ingmar Franz]

Here an augmented version of my wheels blockout level 2 with tyre treads:

PS: I accidentally closed all but one tab (active tool seetings and workspace) in my properties editor as you can see it in the screenshots above the reference images sheet in the bottom right corner. I’ve fixed it by leaving “Load UI” in the properties region of the blender file browser unchecked. But I stil don’t know how I’ve run into this situation.

[spikeyxxx]

Also blocked out the treads and as the drawing has 23 treads and the pictures 22, I thought it might be fun to give the possibility to change the number of treads. You’ ll have to do the front and back wheels separately, but it’s working….

[Ingmar Franz]

Clever technique! Didn’t know that there is now a “weld modifier” in Blender 2.83. I’m just using the good old 2.82 Alpha 😉 .

[spikeyxxx]

Actually, I don’t think I actually need the Weld Modifier. It’s just to make sure, because of rounding errors.

[Ingmar Franz]

Here’s my last version for the wheels blockout level 2:

It took me a lot more time than originally thought. I’ve done the modeling of the inner part of the wheel hub manually by eyeballing. Maybe  it would be more precise using a plane orientated in the same way as the object in the reference image of the planetary gear  and then tracing the outline on the surface while in perspective view. I’m still looking for reference images showing the connection between the wheel hub and the axle. Are the front axle and the back axle identical?

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