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Object Creation Tutorials Series

by Lara Engebretson · 02/26/2009 (5:17 pm) · 12 comments

www.ggbetas.com/Pics/larae2.JPGWelcome to the Object Creation Tutorials series where I walk you through the creation of a new 3D model.

After completing this series you will be able to create a new low polygon 3d model, create and apply textures, export the model, create and assign shaders and import the object into TGEA 1.8.

The following videos were created using Milkshape3D 1.8.4, GIMP 2.6.2, TGEA 1.8, and will be updated for the new Torque 3D tools. A general knowledge of 3D modeling and image editing is helpful in completing these tutorials.

To follow along with this series, download these files before beginning: light1.jpg, UVGrid.jpg and lantern.xcf

Part One: Creating an Object


Part Two: UV Mapping


Part Three: Texture Creation


Part Four: Shader Creation


Part Five: Importing a Model


Enjoy!
Lara Engebretson
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Torque 3D Owner QuintonD
#1
02/26/2009 (5:24 pm)
Nice job ... very informative ... I haven't watched them all through 100% ... but from what I have seen this is bound to help a lot of people.

Very good job. Looking forward to going through these in more detail when I get home.

Employee Michael Perry
#2
02/26/2009 (5:50 pm)
Congrats on the completion of another series Lara! =)

The subject was out of my realm of knowledge, but I followed each draft and video you submitted. Ready for the next spin up?

Associate Michael Hall
#3
02/26/2009 (7:33 pm)
Great job. I've watched them all and there is great value to be found in these tutorials. I even learned a few tips that I didn't know before, thank you.

Associate Tom Eastman (Eastbeast314)
#4
02/26/2009 (9:40 pm)
I hope there are a bunch of these for T3D when it comes out. That will instantly remove all pressure on Admiral Perry :)

Torque Owner Morrock
#5
02/26/2009 (10:14 pm)
Great series, I've learned a lot. But in tutorial 4, did you save the normal map as a jpg? Wouldn't the compression mess up the normals? Or does TGEA not require the colors to exactly normalized for a shader effect?

Torque 3D Owner Joe Melton
#6
02/27/2009 (6:39 am)
Excellent...except for the MilkShape part. :)

Torque 3D Owner Andy Rollins
#7
02/27/2009 (8:50 am)
Great work Lara these will be really helpful - one request though could you make one that walks through adding a specular map to the alpha channel as I struggle like mad with that one.

Torque 3D Owner Frogger
#8
02/27/2009 (3:52 pm)
Really awesome! Great additions for those learning about how to make the most of their models.

Thanks!

Associate Lara Engebretson
#9
02/27/2009 (4:08 pm)
@All Thanks for the positive feedback.

@Tom The plan is to recreate both the Object Creation and the Terrain Editing tutorials series for T3D.

@Morrock I'm going to get that fixed today. The normal map should be exported as a png and not a jpg...the normal map 'works' as a jpg but there is a definite loss of quality. Thanks for catching that!

@Andy (and everyone) Please do send me your requests on tutorials you'd like to see...your input helps me plan for new tutorials.

Thanks!
:Lara

Torque Owner Ross Cook
#10
02/27/2009 (7:29 pm)
Seriously useful stuff, thanks Lara. Hope this is going to be an ongoing thing covering various topics, they're invaluable for jump-starting people into Torque.

I still can't get part one past 20 seconds though, it buffers the whole vid but stops at 20 secs on both of my PC's and the wifes laptop. All the others play fine to the end... Has me confuzzled since it's obviously not a problem for anyone else.

Torque Owner Jeramy79
#11
02/28/2009 (7:02 am)
I think that you should do this tutorial again with houdini.

Torque Owner Malcolm
#12
03/08/2009 (3:02 am)
This is exactly what the community needs. Anyone new to milkshape can pick this up and apply the techniques to their modelling. It was a real eye opener for me, great job guys thanks very much.
I would buy these tutorials if they were sold on the site in a heart beat.