This tutorial shows the method I would use to model corrugated metal for siding or roofing for both flexibility and efficiency.
I'd like to point out that I would first try to use a bump map for the corrugated metal if it didn't have to be too close or see the edges. Here's a link to a tutorial that I wrote a while ago on bump maps that would work.
http://www.cgarchitect.com/upclose/article30_TB.asp
Download the video tutorial file called CorrugatedMetal.zip and extract the file to your hard drive, and then double-click the HTML file to play the video in your browser.
Good luck and have fun
Ted
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Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
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Angela Giladi
on Tue 20 Feb 2007 12:13 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link
Dear Ted,
Thank you, thank you, thank you. These tutorials are great. I couldn't find the CorrugatedMetal zip file when I clicked on the link. Once again, thanks Angela Giladi Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
>>couldn't find the CorrugatedMetal zip file<<
Hi Angela, I can see it when I click the link. It's a 12mb file. Let me know if you still can't see it in the list. I'm glad you find the tutorials helpful. Thank you. Good luck and have fun Ted Re: Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
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Angela Giladi
on Tue 20 Feb 2007 01:28 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link
Hello Ted,
Thank you for your promp reply. Still not luck. A bit weird isn't it? When I try ..."To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer" ...as instructed I get an error message. I usually download straight from the FTP. Not sure if this is relevant. Thank you, Angela Re: Re: Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
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tbdesign
on Tue 20 Feb 2007 02:45 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link
>>A bit weird isn't it?<<
Nothing...or everything is a bit weird with computers, Angela. :) I've tried refreshing the link. You might also try going to one of the downloads you've used successfully, it all goes into the same folder. Maybe someone else can let us know if it's downloaded OK for them? Thanks Ted Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
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Angela Giladi
on Tue 20 Feb 2007 03:40 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link
The weirdness continues! Happily managed to see and download the file (yeaaaa) from another computer. Did a little reboot to my 'problem' laptop (refresh maybe?) but didn't help. The main thing is that I now have the tutorial, and look forward to hearing your kind voice.
Thanks again for your help, Angela Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
>>download the file (yeaaaa) from another computer<<
Glad to hear the problem's on your end, Angela...ahhh... well, you know what I mean! :) Thanks again Ted Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
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Angela Giladi
on Tue 20 Feb 2007 04:09 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link
well, you know what I mean! :)
..of course. Great tutorial. Thanks, Angela Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
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Anonymous
on Mon 26 Feb 2007 05:11 PM EST | Permanent Link
I had the same problem but I just needed to refresh the FTP page and it showed up. I think the browser is caching the list from the last time I used it...
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>>but I just needed to refresh the FTP page and it showed up<<
Thanks very much, Anon, that will be helpful. Ted Re: Video: Modeling Corrugated Metal
3DSMax is surely a very powerful modeling tool. But for animation it isn't complete. Trailers and movies today are made using 3DSMax in conjunction Maya and Zebra (if I remember correctly). So I guess 3DSMax producers should multiply their products and offer an animation oriented software. By the way, your tutorials helped me quite a lot.
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