New here with my Gallardo

[Skyliner]

Hi @ all,

I´m new at this site and also new in 3D max, car modeling.
So this is my second try to model a car. I first tried a Skyline R34, but then I recognized that a Gallardo would maybe easier. Also one of my favourite cars.

But as you can see on the image i got some problems with Turbosmooth.
Why does it make some edges round and some not. If i add some seems the problem will also occur by the lights. :?

Furthermore i would like to know how i could get a realistic glossy car paint?
I just increased the glossiness and added a skies map as reflectionsmap, but it doesnt look very realistic.

Greets and thanks, Skyliner

[staticrain03]

hmm umm do u follow any car tutorials just so u can get the method of modeling a car

[Skyliner]

Yes i´ve read some tutorials and i think i got the basics.
But i had an other question.
Or isnt it normal to use Turbosmooth to model a car???

[staticrain03]

yes turbo smooth is the way to go when u model high poly cars.. i use turbo smooth..

[staticrain03]

hey wat blueprints are u using and maybe i can make a video tut on on some of the gallardo.. just the main key points..

[scooter79rs]

Follow this tut for a car paint material.
http://www.danielbuck.net/index.php?...t_tut/painttut

[Skyliner]

Thanks for your offer but i actually had already seen some video tuts.
And now i finally want to start modeling and got these probs with Turbosmooth. Maybe you could tell me what i can change to avoid Turbosmooth from making everything round?

[Skyliner]

@ scooter79rs:
Exactly what i wanted Thanks.

[The IC]

can you show a wire? thatd make it easy to point out how to fix it

[staticrain03]

well u can try deleting that round piece thingy i dont really know car parts well but then u can extude the edges back then when u are close to being done u can make the grill dont worry about making the girll right this moment..

and yes please show wire that would really help

[Skyliner]

Well ... i uploaded the original wireframe and the frame from turbosmooth.

[staticrain03]

well i didnt mean wires like that me ment like have the viewport set to wires+highlights then just press prt scrn and put it into paint then save then upload

[The IC]

ive attached a pic on how turbosmooth works, basically if a vertex has 3 or more edges connecting to it, it will smooth out, so you just have to change the verts so that they only have 2 edges connecting to them

@staticrain03: those wires are fine, they show the wireframe

[Skyliner]

Took some minutes. I´m working on two computers which are NOT connected! :x Well here are the screens.

[Skyliner]

@ The IC:
Thanks. Perfect example.

[scooter79rs]

Where that problem is is the tips of two tris, delete them and create a quad in its place