Clarke Steinback Ph.D. 3D Computer Modeling APCG 330 Spring 2007 Erik Sunderland

2007 Spring ->3D Computer Modeling ->Galleries ->Final Gallery ->Erik Sunderland Erik Sunderland   Final Scene                     Midnight Race   Inspiration   This scene depicts a midnight race down a steep mountain road. The green car that I modeled is winning because the car behind it has just smashed into the rail. Objects Koenigsegg.lwo Erik Sunderland   Tire.lwo Erik Sunderland   Plate.lwo Erik Sunderland   Logo.lwo Erik Sunderland Textures nfscarbon.jpg http://xbox360media.ign.com/ xbox360/image/ article/727/ 727503/ need-for-speed-carbon-20060823092302357.jpg   Rim.jpg http://img.infotropic.com/ w/w060226_3d.jpg   Tire.jpg http://www.andrews.edu/ ~dinsley/ tire tread tut_html_5e2870bd.jpg   chrome.png Erik Sunderland in photoshop.   chromeclip.png Erik Sunderland in photoshop.   logo.png Erik Sunderland in photoshop.   logoclip.png Erik Sunderland in photoshop.   plate.png Erik Sunderland in photoshop.   Car The car's textures are all done using Lightwave presets. In the presets panel, there is a texture under metal called Auto 02. I used that and tweaked the color to my liking. Problems and Solutions I had many problems with this final project. One problem was with modeling. I knew that I wanted to spline model my car but I had never done this type of modeling in the previous projects. It was difficult to get started with splines but once I understood how they worked, the modeling went fairly quickly. I learned that you can only use 3 or 4 splines in a spline patch and that 4 is usually better. The next problem that I ran into was with HDRI rendering. At first, I did not have the correct type of image. I did not know that there is a special image format for HDR images. I thought the technique used a regular jpg or png image. Once I had the right type of image, I ran into the problem of grainy renders. The entire image looked like it was speckled with bright dots. To eliminate this, I tried different types of radiosity techniques and eventually settled on “Monte Carlo” with a maxed value for “Rays per Evaluation.”   Overall, I would say that I learned a great deal from this project. I used techniques that I did not use in any other project to achieve my goals. I am happy with the results but still think that more detail to the car would allow for a better looking final render. Time Frame Spline modeling car 25 hours   Textures 10 hours   Tire 5 hours   HDR lighting 15 hours   Backdrop selection 2 hours   Total 57 hours References Tutorials about spline modeling:      Spline Patch Tool by Andrew Holifield      Spline Modeling by Michael Steiner      Spline Modeling by Steve Liebenberg   Tutorials about HDR rendering:      HDR Rendering by Dan Schmittou      HDRI Power by David Winston 2007 Spring Concept Design and Storyboarding 3D Computer Modeling Assignments Calendar Gradebook Syllabus Tutorials Galleries Desk Gallery Final Gallery Group Gallery Video Game Development Portfolio Video Game Project

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