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3DIntermodel Cargo System
sorceress21269
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Well I've gone and done it again. I've started another project without finishing any of the 10 others I already have going. I don't seem to do much 3D work in the the warm months so updates on this may not be very fluid.
But what I have so far is an Intermodel cargo container. It's a universal container that is hauled by:
Heavy container ships
Intra-system barges
Expediter tugs
Container shuttles
Air trucks
Surface trucks and trains
as well as it being loaded into the bulk holds of heavy cargo ships/freighters.
I'm pleased with the textures as they are not tweaked to be viewed this close typically. But close up they still look pretty good. Viewed farther away on a barge or container ship I think they will look pretty cool. I have few different types with different shipping company liveries planned to give the "container ship" look and feel.
But what I have so far is an Intermodel cargo container. It's a universal container that is hauled by:
Heavy container ships
Intra-system barges
Expediter tugs
Container shuttles
Air trucks
Surface trucks and trains
as well as it being loaded into the bulk holds of heavy cargo ships/freighters.
I'm pleased with the textures as they are not tweaked to be viewed this close typically. But close up they still look pretty good. Viewed farther away on a barge or container ship I think they will look pretty cool. I have few different types with different shipping company liveries planned to give the "container ship" look and feel.
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The types are:
D/E: Dry bulk environmentally controlled - Pressurized, climate/atmospherically controlled. Used to transport temperature and pressure sensitive cargo such as food items and hazardous materials. Can maintain temps from -40 c to 30 c for up to 3 solar years without a power cell recharge.
D/G: Same as D but with gravity plating on the load deck.
D/EG: Same as D/E but with gravity plating.
T/D: Dry Bulk Tanker - Used for bulk dry materials such as grain, flour and bulk dry chemicals such as dry polymer and lye.
T/L: Wet Bulk Tanker - Used to transport bulk fluid items from fuels to foodgrade goods.
It works nearly like the real-world intermodel system functions. Containers are loaded at a mfg. plant or warehouse then ground trucked, sky trucked or railed to a cargo terminal where it is then loaded onto a container shuttle. The shuttle takes it to an orbital platform where it can then be loaded onto a bulk container ship for long range cargo hub to hub service, or an intrasystem barge which can take up to 48 containers to the various planets or colonies in the same star system, or individually coupled to an expediter tug for direct delivery either intra or short range inter system delivery.
Also, I've been using a trial version of twilight renderer. Just starting to try and learn kerkythea, watching tutorials and the like. I know you make some great pics with it so tips would be great.
I'll post a pic of my in progress container in my wip "designing space", it will be the one with true 3d rivets, no textures.
One thing I do is all in the texture selection: I try and find textures where when you apply them to a curved surface, the poly misalignment works to enhance the randomness of the texture vs. making it look sloppy. I also just try to avoid overly curved models too.
The other issue too is molded detail vs. texture detail. Sometimes all that "mouse wrist" will pay of insofar as how well your model looks. Certain kinds of details in my opinion can never be replaced with textures. I.e., a modeled rivet will cast a shadow, a texture rivet will not. Bump mapping only gets you so far. It all depends on how close of a view one will see your model. Textures only hold up to a certain point when presenting a zoomed view. Of course I imagine you know all this already. Textures are certainly easier to use. But insofar as detail goes. I have rarely used texture in my model to create physical detail. I use textures for weathering only really.
As far as Kerk goes, the learning curve there is much steeper than SU as well. It took me lot's of trial and error, help from Ozylot and actually just guesswork. I play around with the settings until I get a result I like. I also realized that Post-work is pretty important so you need a good image editing software to create things like fog, engine exhaust, lens flare etc..I use Corel Photopaint 9, and have just started playing with Gimp. Most prefer Photoshop but I have never used it.