Pesmontis 166 Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 There's a great tool for editing meshes called Geomagic Studio. It's easy to cap holes and I think it can also generate watertight meshes. With regard to assembly points, you might add them after printing (like reshaping a plastic model kit). To add joints is a whole different ballgame, it requires some skills in mechanics. I think it would be easiest to print limbs separately, and then add existing fine-mechanical hinge-joints. Link to comment
SX255 630 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Huh. Turns out you can just put converted to OBJ meshes into Unity, then use PNG textures to make materials that go right onto the mesh fully mapped. Neat. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Pesmontis 166 Posted July 23, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2016 Yeah, neat.. 2 Link to comment
SX255 630 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Dam that chin. This is going to be tricky. I have bitten too many projects for me to chew, but dam it, if I'm not going to try and make at least a TG shaped mask for Halloween. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Pesmontis 166 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yeah, that TG mask should be quite a bit larger to fit over the SW's head..You want me to help out? 2 Link to comment
SX255 630 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yeah, that TG mask should be quite a bit larger to fit over the SW's head.. You want me to help out? I fail to see how you can help me make a Halloween mask. How would you? Link to comment
Flix 5,116 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 You mean you're going to make a real-life mask that you're gonna wear around? Link to comment
Hooyaah 2,817 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I believe that is what he's intending, by use of a 3-D printer. Link to comment
SX255 630 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) You mean you're going to make a real-life mask that you're gonna wear around? Yes I believe that is what he's intending, by use of a 3-D printer. Nononono. I still plan to convert the 3D data into a 3D printable action figure eventually. But that has taken a big back burner, because I had no luck with conversion of hollow meshes to 3D formats. But 3D is way too expensive and long to get in my parts. What I'm aiming for now is to recreate a mask/helmet that looks like that in real life using paper mache, to wear this Halloween to the office party. But TG head structure is tricky, given its dog shape and I don't want the muzzle looking down. Hence the upper pic with Centurion vs TG head structure, where I put a human head best position for mask based on TG. That why Im using Unity 3D to get the data I need So far things are going very well in that regard. Edited September 11, 2016 by SX255 Link to comment
Dragon Brother 619 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Yeah, that TG mask should be quite a bit larger to fit over the SW's head.. You want me to help out? I fail to see how you can help me make a Halloween mask. How would you? I believe he was offering to help with any 3D modelling assistance you might require and not any actual paper mache creations. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post SX255 630 Posted October 30, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2016 So this is as close I it will get to the original this time. Now I will color it black, add hair, and put a sieve over eye slots. 3 Link to comment
Flix 5,116 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 You've gotta show us the final product! Link to comment
SX255 630 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I will, one photobucket stops upgrading itself. Link to comment
ragesuperbot 1 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thank you for the comprehensive tutorial and tools pesmontis. I have a question though, how do you edit a gr2 file with multiple smd files eported by grnreader98? for example the heroes body meshes (c_sera_skin.gr2, etc..). I tried to import the fbx with 3dsmax7 but it only imported the skeleton. Also theres another problem with editing the heroes torso. there are visible mesh gaps/seams on the arms and pelvis area 1 Link to comment
Pesmontis 166 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 If you want to import multiple SMD files into 3DSmax, I recommend turning off the option "Always Deform" for each mesh you've already loaded. It can be found under the Modifier tab, section "Advanced Parameters". After you've loaded all separate meshes, simply turn on the option "Always Deform" for all loaded meshes. > ".. only imported the skeleton.." This is probably due to your FBX import settings. Otherwise this can also be seen when loading SMD files that have something like "null.bmp" defined for a mesh's texture file. You can always edit SMD files with a proper text editor. 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Pesmontis 166 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2017 Oh, and btw. the seams between the mesh parts can be smoothed with the "Edit Normals" modifier. You need to select two meshes with a seam in between, and then simply add the Edit Normals modifier. Then, for each shared vertex, select the normals attached to that point and select <Average>. You'll see that the seam is partially smoothed away. Note that you have to be very precise on selecting the normals.. 2 Link to comment
ragesuperbot 1 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) Ah sorry, I should have been more clear. It's not really a seams, but a pretty large gap between the arms and edited torso. The arms are almost not connected at all to the edited torso. It's like the scale, position, or vertex weights of the mesh is messed up after being edited in 3dsmax. The mesh is not deformed or anything and the texture shows up just fine, it's just the connection that is messed up. Edited August 17, 2017 by ragesuperbot Link to comment
Pesmontis 166 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 > ".. after being edited in 3dsmax.." You can't simply edit a skinned model in 3DSmax. If you want to edit a mesh, first make a clone (<Edit><Clone>, select radio button 'copy'). Then remove the skin modifier from the clone or simply collaps the skin modifier. Then edit, and then copy the skin modifier from the original mesh. Thereafter you need to check then copied skin, to see whether bone weights aren't applied to mesh parts that are close together (for instance right leg / left leg). 1 Link to comment
lolli42 3 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 hey can someone update the links? grnreader 98 links is down I wish I could start modeling D: Link to comment
Lussbhel 18 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 OMG, it's a lot of work for the time I have. When someone signs up to do it, do not forget to create this seraphim hehe https://www.abcgames.sk/simage.asp?s=5&amp;id=10695&amp;num=14880 Link to comment
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