Began planning out my own room layout today in James 3D modelling lesson. Above is the rough shape of the main furniture in my room (Bed, wardrobe, desk, shelving unit, draws). Beige box is representative of a human (to scale 170cm). From here I can begin making individual assets and changing them out for my rough shapes.
Above is a closer look at a 3D Office Chair Model I created in Maya for use in my 3D room.
I have recently begun modelling a 3D room in Maya and this is what I have got so far. Much more to do but that’s the fun of it 🙂
Above is a simple cardboard box model I created, in Maya, so I could practice UV mapping for the very first time. Through doing this I have learned how to unwrap basic shapes. I plan on learning how to do more complex models and shapes as soon as possible, this way I can then texture better quality models. I am very happy with the progress I made doing this as prior to this lesson I didn’t know to UV map. However, during this process I did come across certain problems which slowed down my process but I used tutorials along with my own intuition to over come this.
Above is a 3D model I created using Maya. I have textured it with a simple wooden texture on that actually pallet and a metal texture on the nails. I plan on improving these textures further into the future. This pallet could easily be used in different games once fully complete.
Above is a simple 3D barrel I have modeled in Maya. This model (once properly textured) could easily be used in many different environments, in various different games.
As well as beginning to create a 3D model of a spacecraft, I have started to model a small city scene for practicing with different tools and growing my knowledge of the software.
Today I learned how to model using basic shapes and tools in Maya. In the lesson I have began creating a simple spacecraft (a screenshot is above). The main skills I learned were how to insert shapes, manipulate them (using tools such as ‘extrude’ for example), and move around.
One issue I had was changing the view of my work. I over came this by getting help from the teacher (Matt). From getting his help I now know that pressing / holding the space key provide me with a range of options for changing my view.
I’d personally say I have made great progress this lesson as I was able to begin modelling an actually object fairly quickly without any prior experience. I look forward to expanding my knowledge further and being able to make more complex models.
Bailey Brian 