3DDetailing fun with Dpont's micropolygons.

mcooney

Trying to get back into some modeling. Downloaded the lightwave 3d plugins by Dpont. Always liked how programs like renderman create detail on the fly with micropolygon displacement. There is new volume instance plugin that does this. Am going to try some experiments with texturing SF objects to achieve some new realism effects. Build a subdivision test spaceship. There are no greeblies or details on the original mesh.

bluetil.jpg

Soran77

I don't use LW, but it seem like a nice plugin for it! Nice work!

mcooney

Panels are depth map from polygon mesh made to resemble polystyrene chips used to detail sf models in the pre CG era. micpd.jpg

mcooney

The plugin actualy seems to work better with hard surface models. Has its own built in subdivision. This split screen of old asteroid model of mine. 4800 polygons.splitrid.jpg

mcooney

Closer image of object. I think it works better though for hard surface.roisdc.jpg

mcooney

tpaft.jpg Tried redoing spaceship mesh.Will detail a bit more before doing displacement tests.

mcooney

tpabk.jpgAttachment not found. Hope the aft section shows.

mcooney

bluetil.jpg Temporarily stuck using library computer. This is a early texturing, a bit garish sinch i havnt gamma corrected yet. Just bump map, will show displacement soon.

rojren

Interesting. It gives me the impression of ablative armor. Are the dodecahedrons weapons?

today

Neat. Denis Pontonnier makes some cool toys:thumb:

I haven't played with (http://dpont.pagesperso-orange.fr/plugins/DP_MicroDisp.html) micropolys myself, but from what you've shown I assume it take a bump map and produces polygon-like displacements?

mcooney

bluesid.jpg The model has no windows, just quad patches with a glass shader. I put some little shaped boxes behind them. They have luminus polygons and with radiosity look like lit rooms. The dodecahedron, that is a kind of mystical cosmic shape, so i put it there as some sort of FTL node like thing. I hoped it read as something like that even if it's not a nacelle.

mcooney

bluetil2.jpg Finaly can show pic with new texture, with the right color gamma and displacement enabled. The tiles change the silluette and cast shadows.