Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)

[Shawn Blanch]

You could always “borrow” them. haha. I’m not going to say it has been the easiest project I have undergone. But it has definitely been fun to watch it begin to take shape.

That BIG DOG is looking quite nice Adrian @adrian2301 . I see a perfect place for the bell on that steering wheel there………

[Shawn Blanch]

@theluthier We only have the ability to add comments on the cells of the workbook. I don’t see how I am able to attach images or change colors. Perhaps I will just make a comment on the next cell down for the Loose end I have found?

[Shawn Blanch]

P.S. @adrian2301 You may have saved a file outside the Master Folder and in the Main folder where the “Gran Puba” file lives.
Should be an easy fix. Just move it back into it’s home.

[Adrian Bellworthy]

I think that may have been @theluthier , trying to fix the errors.

[Omar Domenech]

50 reply, that’s too much reading so I’m going to assume it’s all about donuts and Doritos. 

I’m having trouble here and there…

Firstly I hope that gap at the door is enough, it’s hard to get reference that shows that part.

Then comes this part…

You can see in the 3d model that lever is occluded by the tower thing and is not in real life, but I think the tower thing goes more to the left. If you see at the base in real life the space seems wider. 

And then…

I can’t get that part to go all the way to the wall like in real life. If I make the model wider for it to reach the back then the part looks nothing like the real life one, the shape gets way too big and wide and looses all resemblance. And I can’t push the whole thing further back since it is already all the way it can go as seen in the image below.

[Kent Trammell]

Ahh whoops I forgot about the edit limitation. Since deep down I don’t trust ANY OF YOU to resist the temptation of botching the spreadsheet 😏

I just added @blanchsb and @adrian2301 as editors. Lemme know if you have access now.

[Kent Trammell]

@adrian2301 is correct. I just removed that file 👌

[Kent Trammell]

1. I think there’s enough room for the door entry on the starboard side. Thanks for rearranging that part of the model. I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest thing to do. 🤝
2. You make a good point about the rear control columns. I will move them inward a bit to avoid intersection with your console

   3. The space between the console and the interior wall is a funky one..I think there’s two potential improvements that could be made. First is the right wing of your console rotating backward toward the window and stretching a little. Second I think the controls could be scaled up to compensate for the stretch space and match the reference a bit better.

   

[Shawn Blanch]

Alright, who wants free XP?!!! Just go ahead and donate to my Patreon page and I’ll put a little somethin somethin in the excel sheet for stream 8 next to your name……..

J/K haha. With great access comes great respect @theluthier we’ll do our best to keep the trust fund full.

[Adrian Bellworthy]

@theluthier I think you should add this to the spreadsheet for loose ends, so  @dostovel can earn some extra doritos.

[Kent Trammell]

@blanchsb haha you would! Better rescind that spreadsheet access quiiiick 😆

[Adrian Bellworthy]

@artifact , I’m getting a little concerned.

 Any chance you can post a WIP to the WIP folder on Google Drive. So @spikeyxxx and @theluthier can see the direction your heading in regards to the shape connection to the window frame.

If you haven’t set up Google Drive for the Dog Pound have a look at this

https://blog.cgcookie.com/forums/topic/cutting-brush-setup-for-blender-3-1/

[artifact]

@adrian2301 Poring over my references, I’m unsure how the enclosure curves down towards the window. From the below perspective, it seems a pretty sharp fall off. I’ve highlighted the area in green below.

[artifact]

Check below image without the highlights.

[artifact]

And an important side question: @theluthier  @adrian2301 @blanchsb @spikeyxxx 

How important is it that we all work with this project in blender 2.9? As it currently stands, my laptop keeps crushing when I try to open up the Dog Pound blend files in 2.9. As a result, I am forced to use 2.8 to finish up the enclosure. Would this break things?

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