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Re: Help needed with Minifig
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:22:10 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Joshua Delahunty wrote:
> > Tore wrote:
> > > I don't feel like installing the whole MLCad package just for the MFGen, so I
> > > gave handcrafting in combination with basic Trigonometry another try this
> > > morning, and this time I succeeded.
> >
> > <model snipped>
> >
> > Wow, this looks really great.
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> Thanks. :)
You're welcome. (I know I'm in the minority a bit, but...) I'm not a fan of
bending mini-figures at the knees and elbows or performing other not-physically
possible changes to the bodies when modeling -- why use LEGO elements at all if
one is going to bend the rules like that? So when you come up with a creative
solution "within the rules" that looks right, it's a very nice win (I suspected
you would have had to "half unhinge" the binoculars from the mini-figure's grip
to get it pointed where you wanted -- a move I would not actually distress
over).
> > I have half a mind to texture map some
> > (magnified) eyes into the end of the binoculars. I think that would look really
> > humorous.
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> If you don't think of gradient colored irises, it would be 100 times easier with
> disc and ring primitives. Texture mapping is great - in other situations than
> this.
I respectfully disagree. It's the same with texture mapping: Bring up
Illustrator (or another object-oriented 2D "draw" style package), drag out two
ellipses (possibly as circles), and then go through a save-load-save work
process with Photoshop (or another favored 2D "paint" style package that
supported alpha-channels and .PNG output adequately) to get the bitmap.
I was actually thinking a page full of different "eye expressions" would likely
get done (because all would be easy -- irises, specular light dots, perhaps even
gradients in several different colors), and you'd have a host of choices, all
easily manipulated.
Furthermore, there is the FALLBACK syntax to consider. If it's easy to do with
an illustration package, and it's easy to with Design By Architecture, then it's
a win-win, you can prototype in the form you're comfortable with, and then
provide a wider functionality for everyone.
> > In fact, this might be a nice general-use unofficial part, come to think of
> > it...
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> The one I just posted, or binoculars with cartoonically magnified eyes? The one
> I just posted is alreay to be officially considered an unofficial shortcut, free
> to use and edit at will.
The binoculars with the textures in the ends of the eyes (a "family" of them, as
I mentioned above).
-- joshuaD
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| (...) Thanks. :) (...) If you don't think of gradient colored irises, it would be 100 times easier with disc and ring primitives. Texture mapping is great - in other situations than this. (...) The one I just posted, or binoculars with cartoonically (...) (14 years ago, 27-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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