RichR 
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just been playing around on Rhino3 and Flamingo Rendering, doing a few bits towards my dissertation - Studying Yacht and powercraft design/engineering. 
 
what do you think? 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
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bradfincham 
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Looks more like a rendering programme rather that a cad package, get yourself on solid edge 
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RichR 
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All of the above were designed using Rhino 3(which is a CAD design program) and the above pics are renderings done in Flamingo ( a rhino Plug in)  
 
[Edited on 08-11-2005 by LiVe LeE]
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RichR 
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I wasn't imressed by solid edge - I prefer 3DS Max
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antscorsa 
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i used inventor or solidoworks to draw in then 3d studio max.  
all of whihc i hvae copies of ful versions for asle if u need them
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CorsAsh 
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Max is best for rendering 
 
Alias is best for NURBS
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Rus 
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quote: Originally posted by CorsAsh 
Max is best for rendering 
 
Alias is best for NURBS 
   
 
but nurbs are a pain in the arse  
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CorsAsh 
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only if you're no good at them  
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ed 
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quote: Originally posted by bradfincham 
Looks more like a rendering programme rather that a cad package, get yourself on solid edge  
  Quite a few CAD packages have photo realistic rendering software built into them because if you go take a technical drawing to a client they will be like "what the fuck"   
 
I love playing about with them... Seeing what it would look like if you had an engine block made of glass is a fun one, especially if you can animate the whole enige to work   
 
[Edited on 08-11-2005 by ed]
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CorsAsh 
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Did something like that ed, rendered a whole model from last year in a perspex material: 
 
  
 
Took fookin ages tho  
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ed 
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That must take fecking AGES to process!
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CorsAsh 
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cant remember exactly how long it took, but I ended up going to bed and it just finished as i woke up next morning.
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antscorsa 
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i bet, i juts learnt to render glass adn the shadows etc and the items behind it ook ages to render,  
looks superb that tho ash
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CorsAsh 
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it's all eye candy at the end of the day, tutors wanted to see the layout of components so i did that rather than a cutaway or something
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