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From: Yuri Hikado
Subject: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 26 Apr 2008 21:00:01
Message: <web.4813cec12ce2da96192b11390@news.povray.org>
I made this model by taking measurements with a caliper from IWM's sculpt of the
Classic BattleTech (tm) Atlas mech.

The model is fully posable, with two versions. The variables are all at the top
of the file (although some of the insignia are in the middle, haven't cleaned
that up yet.) Can designate colors and camoflauge. Lasers fire, but I haven't
done anything with the autocannon or missiles yet.

The museum scene was for an article in The Review of the War College of Goshen,
a fanzine based on a fictional publcation in the BattleTech setting. (available
at http://thereview.affshc.net/)


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From: Yuri Hikado
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 26 Apr 2008 21:10:00
Message: <web.4813d1e99813f92b192b11390@news.povray.org>
Generic Model View:


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From: Yuri Hikado
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 26 Apr 2008 21:15:00
Message: <web.4813d2bb9813f92b192b11390@news.povray.org>
I forgot to mention that with the excption of the people and the city outside,
it's all CSG.


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From: Mike the Elder
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 28 Apr 2008 08:45:01
Message: <web.4815c6009813f92b5a8888d90@news.povray.org>
"Yuri Hikado" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> I made this model by taking measurements with a caliper from IWM's sculpt of the
> Classic BattleTech (tm) Atlas mech.
>
....

"On Ursa Minor Beta, the Galactic Boccie Championship was taken VERY seriously"
;-)

Seriously, nice work. I've worked on some elementary posing code myself with
some primitive inverse kinesthetics. Although I've had some limited success, I
end each project thinking how I would have done it entirely differently had I
known in the beginning what I learned during the process.  I'm always
interested in code examples from those who are kind enough to share. (... and
the hints were flung like manhole covers.)

Best Regards,
Mike C.


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From: Yuri Hikado
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 28 Apr 2008 16:55:00
Message: <web.481638b79813f92b192b11390@news.povray.org>
"Mike the Elder" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "Yuri Hikado" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > I made this model by taking measurements with a caliper from IWM's sculpt of the
> > Classic BattleTech (tm) Atlas mech.
> >
> ....
>
> "On Ursa Minor Beta, the Galactic Boccie Championship was taken VERY seriously"
> ;-)
>
> Seriously, nice work. I've worked on some elementary posing code myself with
> some primitive inverse kinesthetics. Although I've had some limited success, I
> end each project thinking how I would have done it entirely differently had I
> known in the beginning what I learned during the process.  I'm always
> interested in code examples from those who are kind enough to share. (... and
> the hints were flung like manhole covers.)
>
> Best Regards,
> Mike C.

Subtle hint acknowledged.

http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.scene-files/thread/%3Cweb.481636ed2ce2da96192b11390%40news.povray.org%3E/


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 29 Apr 2008 04:16:00
Message: <4816d940@news.povray.org>
"Mike the Elder" <nomail@nomail> schreef in bericht 
news:web.4815c6009813f92b5a8888d90@news.povray.org...
>
> Seriously, nice work. I've worked on some elementary posing code myself 
> with
> some primitive inverse kinesthetics. Although I've had some limited 
> success, I
> end each project thinking how I would have done it entirely differently 
> had I
> known in the beginning what I learned during the process.  I'm always
> interested in code examples from those who are kind enough to share. (... 
> and
> the hints were flung like manhole covers.)
>

FWIW, I found the way to code and use inverse kinematics with Moray, fairly 
easy and straightforward. While the POV code generated by Moray is entirely 
correct, it is not as straightforward as it could be however, unfortunately. 
Still, a nice exercise.

Thomas


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From: Nekar
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 4 May 2008 03:24:14
Message: <481d649e@news.povray.org>
I still want to do a Mech as well. Mine would be more like Robotech/Macross.

Good work.


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- Nekar X -
"Yuri Hikado" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
news:web.4813cec12ce2da96192b11390@news.povray.org...
> I made this model by taking measurements with a caliper from IWM's sculpt
of the
> Classic BattleTech (tm) Atlas mech.
>
> The model is fully posable, with two versions. The variables are all at
the top
> of the file (although some of the insignia are in the middle, haven't
cleaned
> that up yet.) Can designate colors and camoflauge. Lasers fire, but I
haven't
> done anything with the autocannon or missiles yet.
>
> The museum scene was for an article in The Review of the War College of
Goshen,
> a fanzine based on a fictional publcation in the BattleTech setting.
(available
> at http://thereview.affshc.net/)
>
>
>


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From: Yuri Hikado
Subject: Re: Atlas - Classic BattleTech
Date: 7 May 2008 09:55:00
Message: <web.4821b4049813f92b3e0d082d0@news.povray.org>
"Nekar" <nek### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I still want to do a Mech as well. Mine would be more like Robotech/Macross.
>
> Good work.
>
>
> --
> - Nekar X -
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Code for the Raider X is also in the scene files section. From the pictures I
remember, you just have to switch the y and x axis values to rotate the guns to
the correct orientation.


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