Star Ship Polaris - Page 43

Admiral Buzzkill · October 26 2011, 04:18 PM

Gorgeous.

Uh, what's the poly count now?

Vektor · October 26 2011, 04:58 PM

Current poly count is 315,446.

However, some of the most poly-heavy objects like the "sails" and the engine housings are still unoptimized Sub-D objects. As I freeze those and start cleaning them up, I can typically chop out anywhere from 25-50% of the polys. There are also a lot of polys in places that aren't visible that still need to be deleted, like the portions of the main saucer that are enclosed along the top and bottom edges.

Also, don't be misled by all those filleted edges. I'm using some smooth shading tricks to achieve that effect that don't require a lot of extra polys. It's nothing proprietary to 3ds Max, though, and should work exactly the same in Lightwave as long as the smoothing groups translate correctly.

Admiral Buzzkill · October 26 2011, 05:00 PM

That's not a troublesome size at all. Thanks.

Vektor · October 27 2011, 07:20 AM

Vektor · October 27 2011, 03:39 PM

And yes, I know the pod bay has been covered by the orange stripe. It was just easier to model everything symmetrically front-to-back. I'll fix it in the next round of WIP images.

Patrickivan · October 27 2011, 05:39 PM

I didn't like this very much at first. But it's really grown on me. Especially as you've continued to trick it out. Can you include Anything for a sense of scale?

Vektor · October 27 2011, 06:18 PM

Windows will be added soon.

Vektor · October 27 2011, 07:07 PM

What, no Mac or Linux jokes?

Santaman · October 27 2011, 07:13 PM

No... now show more of the pretty stuff..

TheSeeker · October 27 2011, 07:50 PM

Vektor wrote:

Windows will be added soon.

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Admiral Buzzkill · October 27 2011, 10:11 PM

Gee, I actually remember the BSOD - but then, I'm hideously old.

BK613 · October 27 2011, 10:14 PM

gets better and better...

Vektor · October 27 2011, 10:40 PM

I actually saw a BSOD as recently as a week ago, so you don't have to be old to remember them.

B.J. · October 27 2011, 11:33 PM

"Abort, Retry, Fail?"

CorporalCaptain · October 27 2011, 11:44 PM

B.J. wrote:

"Abort, Retry, Fail?"

I remember that in DOS, and I also remember its cousin "Abort, Retry, Ignore, Fail?"

October 26 2011, 04:18 PM	#631
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris Gorgeous. Uh, what's the poly count now? __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

October 26 2011, 04:58 PM	#632
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Current poly count is 315,446. However, some of the most poly-heavy objects like the "sails" and the engine housings are still unoptimized Sub-D objects. As I freeze those and start cleaning them up, I can typically chop out anywhere from 25-50% of the polys. There are also a lot of polys in places that aren't visible that still need to be deleted, like the portions of the main saucer that are enclosed along the top and bottom edges. Also, don't be misled by all those filleted edges. I'm using some smooth shading tricks to achieve that effect that don't require a lot of extra polys. It's nothing proprietary to 3ds Max, though, and should work exactly the same in Lightwave as long as the smoothing groups translate correctly.

October 26 2011, 05:00 PM	#633
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris That's not a troublesome size at all. Thanks. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

October 27 2011, 07:20 AM	#634
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris

October 27 2011, 03:39 PM	#635
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris And yes, I know the pod bay has been covered by the orange stripe. It was just easier to model everything symmetrically front-to-back. I'll fix it in the next round of WIP images.

STAR TREK

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October 27 2011, 05:39 PM	#636
Patrickivan Fleet Captain Location: Ontario, Canada	Re: Star Ship Polaris I didn't like this very much at first. But it's really grown on me. Especially as you've continued to trick it out. Can you include Anything for a sense of scale? __________________ http://patrickivan.wordpress.com/page/2/ "Perception isn't Reality. Perception is our interpretation of Reality. And Reality remains, despite perception." Me

October 27 2011, 06:18 PM	#637
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris Windows will be added soon.

October 27 2011, 07:07 PM	#638
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris What, no Mac or Linux jokes?

October 27 2011, 07:13 PM	#639
Santaman Rear Admiral Location: A little while in the past.	Re: Star Ship Polaris No... now show more of the pretty stuff.. __________________ "Sword is personal, brings slicing to a man, you getta that personal feedback, nuclear weapons?.. Meh, goes off big bang and you don't get any feeling.."

October 27 2011, 10:11 PM	#641
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Star Ship Polaris Gee, I actually remember the BSOD - but then, I'm hideously old. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

October 27 2011, 10:14 PM	#642
BK613 Captain Location: BK613	Re: Star Ship Polaris gets better and better... __________________ ------------------- "The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place." - George Bernard Shaw

October 27 2011, 10:40 PM	#643
Vektor Rear Admiral Location: Spokane, WA, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris I actually saw a BSOD as recently as a week ago, so you don't have to be old to remember them.

October 27 2011, 11:33 PM	#644
B.J. Commodore Location: Huntsville, AL, USA	Re: Star Ship Polaris "Abort, Retry, Fail?" __________________ B.J. --- bj-o23.deviantart.com