Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think 
I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.

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>James Holsenback  on date 08/04/2013 15.59 wrote:
> Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think
> I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.
I like the textures. It's a very "tech" image.
;-)
Paolo

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On 04/08/2013 11:30 AM, Paolo Gibellini wrote:
>  >James Holsenback  on date 08/04/2013 15.59 wrote:
>> Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think
>> I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.
> I like the textures. It's a very "tech" image.
> ;-)
> Paolo

thanks ... I used irid in the finish block

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On 04/08/2013 09:59 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
> Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think
> I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.

Reworked the model ... not as much bevel on the gear edges. Played 
around with the textures a bit more. I like this version better.

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On 9-4-2013 1:25, James Holsenback wrote:
> On 04/08/2013 09:59 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think
>> I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.
>
> Reworked the model ... not as much bevel on the gear edges. Played
> around with the textures a bit more. I like this version better.

Oh yes, I like this one better too.

Thomas

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On 09/04/2013 12:25 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
> On 04/08/2013 09:59 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think
>> I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.
>
> Reworked the model ... not as much bevel on the gear edges. Played
> around with the textures a bit more. I like this version better.

I like this one better, too.
The smaller the bevel, the better IMO.

I like your materials. I bet they are not blender ones. ;-)

I have just started to try to learn Blender (again).

-- 
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     Stephen

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Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> I like your materials. I bet they are not blender ones. ;-)

sure not

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5664/donthinkso.jpg

:)

> I have just started to try to learn Blender (again).

good.  it's an excellent graphical package

I should get back to blending anytime soon...

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On 09/04/2013 7:32 PM, nemesis wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>> I like your materials. I bet they are not blender ones. ;-)
>
> sure not
>
> http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5664/donthinkso.jpg
>
> :)
>

I was thinking about the base.
But some of the images I have seen recently are quite impressive.

>> I have just started to try to learn Blender (again).
>
> good.  it's an excellent graphical package
>

Yes from the little I have seen. It is good, I quite like it.

> I should get back to blending anytime soon...
>

I might help with all the questions, I have. ;-)

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     Stephen

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On 04/09/2013 09:40 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 12:25 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>> On 04/08/2013 09:59 AM, James Holsenback wrote:
>>> Playing around with blender ... something kind of industrial. I think
>>> I'll refine the model, but like where it's going.
>>
>> Reworked the model ... not as much bevel on the gear edges. Played
>> around with the textures a bit more. I like this version better.
>
> I like this one better, too.
> The smaller the bevel, the better IMO.
>
> I like your materials. I bet they are not blender ones. ;-)

You would be correct ... I have a highly reflective metal material that 
I just re-use. I change the color depending on what kind of metal I'm 
trying to create. In this example I also added irid in the finish block 
... played a bit with the irid_wavelength parameter in global_settings 
as well.


> I have just started to try to learn Blender (again).

Yeah if it wasn't for some of the plug-ins (Curves Galore) and finding a 
few simple models I wouldn't have gotten this far. I used the CG plug-in 
to create the gear teeth, the rest are just simpler bezier curves. The 
ball bearings and the race(s) they rest in were much easier to do with 
povray csg ... so I still have a way to go. At any rate that approach 
helped me get past the tedium for messing with that stupid cube. Just an 
idea ... hope it helps you along.

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On 04/09/2013 02:32 PM, nemesis wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>> I like your materials. I bet they are not blender ones. ;-)
>
> sure not
>
> http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5664/donthinkso.jpg

LOL ... looks a little familiar

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