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3-D Computer Modeling 
CSCI 140 Spring 2003

The Future of Warfare

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Jacob Paulos




The Future of Warfare
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Story:

The only inspiration for this scene I had was the war, and a tutorial I saw a while back on box modeling.
 
  
 
Objects:Tank BodyJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Tank CockpitJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Tank TurretJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Tank ThrustersJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Thruster EffectJacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Sand Dunes (mesh)Jacob Paulos (Bryce 5)
 Sand Dunes (materials)Jacob Paulos (3D Studio Max 5)
 Material PropertiesJacob Paulos
   
Textures:Tank Thruster MetalNvidia Texture Library
 Tank Body MetalNvidia Texture Library
 Turret MetalNvidia Texture Library
 Camouflage (blended with body metal)www.mayang.com/textures/html/Artificial/
 Sand Bump MapJacob Paulos (created with Bryce 5)
 Skydo not remember the site where I got it
 
Problems and Solutions:

Again, the main problem I had was teaching myself 3D Studio Max 5 to do the project. 3ds Max 5 is a complicated piece of software with a plethora of features that can sometimes be daunting. Doing the model was also a bit complicated because I had never modeled anything like it before. Getting the barrels of the Gatling gun aligned properly proved to be very time consuming, but I eventually managed to get it right. The elliptical portions of the turret apparatus were difficult to construct because I had to do it from a spline that I extruded.