MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

[thomthom]

Render of my Final Major Project from when I studied modelmaking. Originally modelled in Rhino, but remodelled in Sketchup because... well, just because. Struggling with reflections and especially the transparent ribs in the front.



Project website:
http://workshop.thomthom.net/minimediacentre/

[40th]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

Very professional work my friend.
Congrats!

[camionero]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

hi i love the case !! can i buy it jajaja no really good work .. oe question how do you do to make the "enviromnet " for those objects i mena i dont want to see the blue sky of Sk or how it is done ?' thx

[stefanq]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

Lovely result Thomas, can u tell us how hard was to grasp the basics of rhino? Sketch up really become an "nerve-racking" for me.

[thomthom]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

hi i love the case !! can i buy it jajaja no really good work .. oe question how do you do to make the "enviromnet " for those objects i mena i dont want to see the blue sky of Sk or how it is done ?' thx

The environment is just a box with rounded edges. If you won't want the V-Ray Sky you have to disable it in the Environment section in the Options. Before SR1.5 the Sky used to be on by default. From SR1.5 it's off be default and you have to manually turn it on. Which version do you use? Sounds like you are using an older version.





I uploaded my studio file here: http://download.thomthom.net/3d/sketchup/DVI.zip
Made with SU7 and VfSU SR1.5 (1.05.30)

[thomthom]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

Lovely result Thomas, can u tell us how hard was to grasp the basics of rhino? Sketch up really become an "nerve-racking" for me.

I had used 3D Studio Max a little before I was introduced to Rhino. I used Rhino when I studied for my BA. Rhino is a very fine application. Found it easier to grasp than 3DSMax. I didn't use SU until four years after I first began to use Rhino, so I'm not sure how the experience will be going that way.

But for this model Rhino had the advantage. When I recreated this in SU I constantly had to size up things by 100 time in order to create those little rounded edges. And the front ribs where very easy to do in Rhino, but needed more awkward workaround in SU due to it's problems with faces that's smaller than 1mm.

However, I do think that Bonzai3D will be a very good option to Rhino, especially for people coming from SU. It had a lot of the methods of SU modelling with inference and push/pull, but with the power of NURBS.

[stefanq]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

I see..thanks for the answer Thomas!

[camionero]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

THX fot the file !!i will use it..

[JHuman]

Re: MiniMediaCentre - Retro computer case

Thanks Tomtom, its made for a great study model!