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Medusa · 27-01-2003, 07:37 PM

I'm not known to my patience. Well I can draw a bopx or a cube but I need to draw a washbasin of a quite peculiar desing and I don't know how to get started. Well the palte on the wall is ok, but the curved form and the placement of it. Here I give up. Can't I draw it with the pentool and extrude it? Can I offset lines??

Help. Please, someone.

DigiMatt · 27-01-2003, 07:40 PM

Hi Medusa,

Splines would do the trick, but since it doesnt look very complex in shape you could probably just make a plain box with a few segments and then shape it in the desired shape.

Hope it helps, if not.. just let us know and we/I will try and explain better.

Cheers

//Matt

wozzyke · 27-01-2003, 08:19 PM

This looks to me like it would be an easy job for subpatch working. Would do the job I guess. Well thats the way I should do it.
I would start with a box, use bandsaw a few times in every direction. Then hit TAB en make the curved form by moving the points untill I get a good looking washbasin. Group these polys that need to form the corved object and give it a name so it comes in the details tab in the tab "parts" so you can hit TAB for only those polys and the rest stays normal flat polys. Then make the back of the wash basin and the left side.
I guess that would be an easy way to do it. It would be my choice, but I'm a beginner and can be wrong too.
I hope I could help you with this??

wozz

philip · 27-01-2003, 08:23 PM

that's one slick bathroom!

how about I take it and make it the topic of the promised room tute? would cover modeling, surfacing and lighting/rendering.
First part free, rest for the VIP area...

anyone?

Azazel · 27-01-2003, 08:37 PM

Sounds really good Philip!
I think it´s very useful to learn how to model such things.

You really seem to be a "tutorial production machine" , but that´s the best which could happen to us tutehungry newbies

greetz
andy

Kvaalen · 27-01-2003, 10:23 PM

I would probably also do it with a subpatched box, but there is no need in using the bandsaw tool, when you make the box, just choose how many segmants you want, or, just use the knife tool since you don't need segmants everywhere.

DigiMatt · 27-01-2003, 10:43 PM

Heres a quick example I did..
Its basically just made up of 3 boxes which are formed in the correct shape and then metaformed.

//Matt

Medusa · 28-01-2003, 10:51 PM

Hi Guys
You're great.
Making it a tutorial would be verrry nice, but I'll start out here.

I do find it quite hard to just sit down and create a monster using a tutorial. It's a lot more motivating when you have a purpose.

Tkanks again!!!

pixelArt · 29-01-2003, 03:40 PM

Nice work digimatt you got the sink

Anyway, medusa when i started using lightwave i was just like you.. can't make anything except box and a ball... so i started reading and bought a book(inside lightwave 6), it helps me understand some things to get me going.... my point is reading and do alot of research in the net would help you alot. Specially if you have a site like this one (SimplyLightwave), giving free video tutorials.... what could we ask more?

cheers

27-01-2003, 07:37 PM	#1
Medusa Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2	Beginner with a goal I'm not known to my patience. Well I can draw a bopx or a cube but I need to draw a washbasin of a quite peculiar desing and I don't know how to get started. Well the palte on the wall is ok, but the curved form and the placement of it. Here I give up. Can't I draw it with the pentool and extrude it? Can I offset lines?? Help. Please, someone. __________________ Medusa

27-01-2003, 08:23 PM	#4
philip Tutorial Clown Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 817	that's one slick bathroom! how about I take it and make it the topic of the promised room tute? would cover modeling, surfacing and lighting/rendering. First part free, rest for the VIP area... anyone? __________________ Don't ever argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

28-01-2003, 10:51 PM	#8
Medusa Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2	Hi Guys You're great. Making it a tutorial would be verrry nice, but I'll start out here. I do find it quite hard to just sit down and create a monster using a tutorial. It's a lot more motivating when you have a purpose. Tkanks again!!! __________________ Medusa

29-01-2003, 03:40 PM	#9
pixelArt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7	Nice work digimatt you got the sink Anyway, medusa when i started using lightwave i was just like you.. can't make anything except box and a ball... so i started reading and bought a book(inside lightwave 6), it helps me understand some things to get me going.... my point is reading and do alot of research in the net would help you alot. Specially if you have a site like this one (SimplyLightwave), giving free video tutorials.... what could we ask more? cheers __________________ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Nothing Is Impossible In CG...

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27-01-2003, 07:40 PM	#2
DigiMatt Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,182	Hi Medusa, Splines would do the trick, but since it doesnt look very complex in shape you could probably just make a plain box with a few segments and then shape it in the desired shape. Hope it helps, if not.. just let us know and we/I will try and explain better. Cheers //Matt

27-01-2003, 08:19 PM	#3
wozzyke Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 111	This looks to me like it would be an easy job for subpatch working. Would do the job I guess. Well thats the way I should do it. I would start with a box, use bandsaw a few times in every direction. Then hit TAB en make the curved form by moving the points untill I get a good looking washbasin. Group these polys that need to form the corved object and give it a name so it comes in the details tab in the tab "parts" so you can hit TAB for only those polys and the rest stays normal flat polys. Then make the back of the wash basin and the left side. I guess that would be an easy way to do it. It would be my choice, but I'm a beginner and can be wrong too. I hope I could help you with this?? wozz

27-01-2003, 08:37 PM	#5
Azazel Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 35	Sounds really good Philip! I think it´s very useful to learn how to model such things. You really seem to be a "tutorial production machine" , but that´s the best which could happen to us tutehungry newbies greetz andy

27-01-2003, 10:23 PM	#6
Kvaalen Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Paris Posts: 536	I would probably also do it with a subpatched box, but there is no need in using the bandsaw tool, when you make the box, just choose how many segmants you want, or, just use the knife tool since you don't need segmants everywhere.