cholton
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Posted: Nov 2nd, 2009 at 09:44 pm
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damir
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 04:07 am
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good idea
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 05:10 am
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Looks cool, does cool 
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cholton
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 06:54 am
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Thanks! I'm thinking I should polish up the blades though... they need a little help. I also noticed after I posted that the blades are running backwards. 
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 11:44 am
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Great model! What software was used to create?
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cholton
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 03:44 pm
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Thanks arachikavitz! It was created with Blender.
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degruch
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 04:45 pm
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The plated wire frame and screw tabs are fantastic cholton! Can I beg a favour from you? I've been trying to recreate realistic looking electrical plug terminals for the last week...  ...how did you do it?
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Duane
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cholton
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 06:20 pm
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Thanks Duane!
I'm going to do this from memory because this computer doesn't have HS. The screw tabs are just brushed aluminium. For the wire frame, I started with the default brass (under metal tab) and changed the color to be a more silver and goldish color. Then I added a hint of bump mapping to rough it up a little, I think it was a height of .5 or 1. I also think I used the foam normal map but just about any of the default ones should work (you don't have to use the normal maps now but I do out of habit). Because of HS being a real time renderer, the fun part is experimenting with everything. Oh, I used german dirt road as the HDRI.. seems to be my favorite lately. Hope that helps.
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Chad
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degruch
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Posted: Nov 3rd, 2009 at 09:13 pm
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Thanks Chad! Appreciate the tip...I gave a lot of it a go, but unfortunately all I end up with is grey featureless slabs, same as before.  Your's looks great though. 
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Duane
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cholton
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Posted: Nov 4th, 2009 at 06:37 am
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Hey Duane,
You may have to play with the scale more. Are you seeing any bump at all? Play with different environments too. Are you able to post a screenshot of the area in need?
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cholton
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Posted: Nov 4th, 2009 at 06:55 am
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Duane,
Here's a screenshot of my wire material settings. I started over with this one to see if I'm doing anything different. Plus I wanted my blades to look less like potato chips.
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degruch
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Posted: Nov 4th, 2009 at 03:58 pm
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Ah, those blades are coming up a treat now. They looked anodised in the previous render, not so much like potato chips.
I think the main problem with my render is that the metal area is very flat and small. I added a tiny radii to the edges yesterday and it improved the realistic look of the parts a lot. I was way off with my settings though - thanks for the screenshot! I'm on a vertical learning curve here at work, so really appreciate the help.
I'll post up a render soon...unfortunately, the renders have just been to big a task for my machine and I'm still finding out what settings I can use to avoid 2 hour renders/software crashes.
Thanks again Chad, you're an absolute legend! 
Duane
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Posted: Nov 4th, 2009 at 05:22 pm
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Renders of my 'thing' posted under the Industrial Design forum, so I don't hijack your thread...don't really do justice to your advice, but I'm getting there.
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cholton
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Posted: Nov 12th, 2009 at 11:04 am
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Well, I had a decent looking case all modeled up and ready to slap into HS but my work PC with 2 meg just wasn't enough to handle it. So no images coming soon... 
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