Custom Badges

[BitTwiddler]

I was wondering if you could take a 3d model and convert that into a badge. I specifically made it to be a badge (design, model, uvs).

Here is a preview...

jackrabbit.jpg (9.81 KiB) Viewed 5861 times

[BitTwiddler]

Okay, I got my badge working, it took awhile. Without a good explanation on how the uvmesh system works in Automation (and probably in addition a good explanation on how 3ds max works as well), I wasn't able to cut a nice jackrabbit shaped hole to fit my jackrabbit shaped badge into.

So you instead get two small square "attachment" dots, I like to call them. But it works, example, and download. I am not sure if a thumbnail was suppose to be autocreated, but it never was, so I just made one myself instead.

This is all probably pretty low quality, but given how much of the dumb I have when using 3ds max (vs say Maya), it turned out okay in my opinion.

Making this was a very interesting experience. My development chain went something like this, PaintTool SAI -> Inkscape -> (svg to eps converter) -> Maya -> 3DS Max (on a friend's computer) -> Automation

Badge

example.jpg (37.36 KiB) Viewed 6385 times

JackrabbitBadge.zip

includes fbx

(49.49 KiB) Downloaded 234 times

[strop]

That looks really good! That inspires me to get my own! (Or maybe bribe somebody into doing some for me... With money? )

[np1993]

Okay, I got my badge working, it took awhile. Without a good explanation on how the uvmesh system works in Automation (and probably in addition a good explanation on how 3ds max works as well), I wasn't able to cut a nice jackrabbit shaped hole to fit my jackrabbit shaped badge into.

So you instead get two small square "attachment" dots, I like to call them. But it works, example, and download. I am not sure if a thumbnail was suppose to be autocreated, but it never was, so I just made one myself instead.

This is all probably pretty low quality, but given how much of the dumb I have when using 3ds max (vs say Maya), it turned out okay in my opinion.

Making this was a very interesting experience. My development chain went something like this, PaintTool SAI -> Inkscape -> (svg to eps converter) -> Maya -> 3DS Max (on a friend's computer) -> Automation

example.jpg

JackrabbitBadge.zip

Looks great!

[jhd1124]

I'm not one for begging, but nothing would make a better Christmas present than taking my badge into the game.

[BitTwiddler]

What does your badge look like?

[Microwave]

I think it's the one in his signature :p

[BitTwiddler]

Oh that wasn't there when I last looked, or i'm not very observant (which is certainly possible). But that doesn't suit my technique at all, unless I want to split it into pieces (crown, inner, outer ring) and then convert those into separate model pieces.

I might consider doing it, since that image doesn't look quite high quality enough to just map as a texture, but that's a bit of work, since I would have to redraw each piece by hand first.

[WizzyThaMan]

Don't act like remaking his badge is a lot of work . I can do that in 20 minutes if you want.
Contact me through PM if you need some help!

[WizzyThaMan]

Just a quick 3d model of the badge... needs optimizing

[Pleb]

I almost have my own badge working in the game, at which point I'll also add it to my company thread, and probably as my avatar too.

[BitTwiddler]

Don't make it sound so easy either, because it's really not. Anyway I like to go for a little bit more detail then that.



Anyway, it's mostly irrelevant, since I won't have access to 3DS Max again until after the holidays (28th or later). But I do have Maya.

But here is the fbx (a general cross program autodesk format) for this badge.

crown_badge.zip

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[WizzyThaMan]

Well done! Looks good! I had to rush mine in just 30 minutes.
I think it still could use some smoothing around the edges.

[Kubboz]

Well, a bit of chamfer would surely look nice. It could be argued that for a model as small as a badge it's not really needed, but there is all sort of detailing going on the crown already, so...

[jhd1124]

I'm in love! Thank you so much, that was very nice of all of you!


It doesn't seem to be working for me. I get that start-up error indicator.