Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)

[Shawn Blanch]

How to drive The Google

ask @theluthier if you do not have access. If you do then click on my instructional link @ryzen7 and let me know if you have any questions.

[Karen Trevino]

Hey guys, I’ve been trying to update my cab and I’ve made such a mess. I’m out of time to turn this in. I haven’t slept since I got back. I went to the dr and am on new meds so I hope I can get back on track. But, as for the cab. Its toast I’ve been trying for the last to days to fix the errors that Kent talked about in the stream. All I’ve done is made a big fat mess.  I get one thing corrected save and restart Blender only to come back to the mess again and seems like more errors. I’m not giving up, just saying, that in my frustration things just get worse. I’m back to redoing the cab all over again. 

[Shawn Blanch]

Hey Karen. I’m so sorry you are having technical issues and sleep issues. Those are just the worst. But don’t worry. Maybe we can sort this out for the next stream. I’m willing to help look into what is exactly happening.

Let’s try just adding some crazy large object and saving the WIP copy to see if the server updates the save. If not perhaps we can do a Zoom or something and try to figure out what is going on. I might have some time during an evening next week during my vacay. Or perhaps @theluthier or @adrian2301 may be able to comment if they see anything crazy going on.

I will be on the road for the next 3 days so I won’t be available until I arrive to our destination.

[Shawn Blanch]

Oh and Congratulations Karen. You just helped us tip the forum over to #9!

As a celebration let’s take a moment to reflect on number 9 and it’s Amazing Properties!

[Kent Trammell]

Dear DOG POUND:

Paternity leave was awesome, heaps of family / baby time! But now I’m back and hyped to finish our DOG with all my heart. Today I’m going to catch up on outstanding communications / questions. Hopefully we can all be synced-up in time for the stream next week.

[Kent Trammell]

I’m sorry to hear about the tech issues and lack of sleep @ketre. Don’t stress over the cab! You probably noticed that I went ahead and finished the cab I started – Not for lack of quality from you or bhavesh. But just because I realized there was significant burden on the cab to be right and comprehensive for the sake of all the interior parts and I didn’t want to you or bhavesh to carry it.

So if you’re tired of futzing with the cab, you can jump to an interior part for a new challenge if you want. Or simply take a break, get your sleep in order, and finish the cab another day if you want to conquer it!

[Karen Trevino]

Thanks that takes a lot off me. I have now had 4 nights of sleep. I started working on it yesterday and pretty much redid the whole thing lol. It looks way better. Also I’ve no clue how to make those door hinges.

[Karen Trevino]

Also I’m trying to figure out how to get it uploaded to the drive…

[Jake Korosi]

Hello friends! It’s been a while, I know – sorry about disappearing like that!  But it really couldn’t be helped. Long story short, my computer is dead. The motherboard or the processor this time. I’ve been completely without a computer at all for the last couple of months; I haven’t even been able to watch the streams. 

I’ve finally gotten hold of like a third-hand laptop which is great in that at least I have the internet again, but this thing isn’t remotely capable of Blendering. What this means is, I can’t continue participating in the backhoe project. 🙁

I haven’t been able to follow what you guys have been doing in my absence but if it’s not too late, please feel free to use what I’ve made so far in any way you can; consider it CC0. I’m glad to have contributed what I did while a could and even though I can’t help anymore, I’m still excited to watch the thing be finished. In a couple more months hopefully I’ll be able to get a new capable system and be back in it for the next big thing here!  Keep at it everyone, almost done! 

[Karen Trevino]

We missed you @jakeblended , Being without a computer must have driven you nuts…I hope you can get back into it soon!

[Kent Trammell]

@jakeblended…..

Man, that’s a bummer to hear about your tech difficulties! Totally understandable though. Thanks for letting us continue on with your part. You did an amazing job on a difficult piece of the puzzle. You will be missed. You will absolutely be credited in the final reel.

[hears Taps being played softly]

[Jake Korosi]

Yeah the last year and a half has just killed me with technical problems.  I built that system back I think in 2014 or so, so it was definitely getting long in the tooth; but things just started dying one after the other.  An SSD here, a power supply there, a video card after that.  So I guess it makes sense that now something more important finally gave it up.

It’s okay though, I’m saving up for a new build.  I’ll be back before you know it!

[Karen Trevino]

GO JAKE GOOOOO!

[Ingmar Franz]

@jakeblended  You did a great job on your part 👍! I’m looking forward to see you here again with full PC power 😀!

[Bhavesh Patel]

Dear Dog Pound, 

I was working on the cab. But i select a loop to dissolve and press “X”. And blender gave me error “Gizmos hidden in this view”. And the delete menu never comes. 

Does any one know how to get rid of this error?

Thanks in advance.

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