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Old 09-02-2004, 08:17 PM   #1
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I was wondering if it was possable to box model a car and make it actually look good?
i dont have the money right now to buy anypoints so i cant get the mclaren tute and so i dont know how to use splines and all that.

Also where can i get some good blueprints of *thinks of a car* the Mitsubish Lancer Evo VIII Or the Ferrari F50

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Old 10-02-2004, 01:30 AM   #2
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I think it's better to use splines to model a car since it's more accurate. However, there are other ways to model a car.

- Spline Draw (the way Philip does it here on SLW)

- Bezier Splines (the way Lewis does it)
( He has a free tutorial at www.lwg3d.com , it's currently down, but you might want to check it out later).

- Extender (AJ Soriano, Unknown_Limit uses this way)
( AJ Soriano has a tutorial at: http://www.newtek.com/products/light...car/index.html and Unknown_Limit has one at lwg3d.com )

For car blueprints:
- http://www.suurland.com
- http://www.onnovanbraam.com
- http://smcars.nd4spdworld.com/

Hope that helps. Good luck.
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Old 10-02-2004, 01:39 AM   #3
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I would think box modeling is possible, though it really can't compare to splines. If you do try box modeling, take it slow and try to keep your shapes as accurate as possible all the way along.
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Old 10-02-2004, 12:32 PM   #4
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Thanks everyone i'll take a look at them links now

Thanks again.
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