Model a High Poly Airframe Missile Launcher in 3ds Max – Day 1

on Jan 13th 2010 with 93 comments
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This entry is part 7 of 12 in the Best of 3D Studio Max – Part 1 Session
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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher

In this six hour long, intermediate/ advanced level tutorial you will learn to model a high poly RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher step by step. You will learn to use many of 3ds Max’s poly and spline modeling tools, while keeping the model as light weight and simplified as possible, and only using subdivision in the areas that require it.

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  • miki

    great great great thanks:-)))))

  • Phuong

    Hi, I’m having some problem that’s preventing me from going any further >”<. I'm at the part where you say to use the cut tool to cut into the plane (27:10 in your 2nd video). I tried that but it won't let me cut in the middle of the plane. when I tried, some cuts just appeared from the corner right of the plane and went all the way to the nearest vertex from where I tried to make a cut. I can't even cut straight from one edge to another. All the strange cuts will appear where I don't want them to.

    I created another plane and changed to edit poly without doing all the connecting and it's still doing that. I do not have snap toggle on. I tried going into vertex then edge and using the cut tool there, still no luck. I switched the viewports around, nope =(.

    Can I get some help with that please?

    • Dilan

      Dear Phuong…—

      I have also face in to the same problem…. but Here is the Solution….
      Add Normal Modifier and tick flip normals and then turn again to editable poly
      or turn in to other side and just cut it………………..
      Cheers

  • CybranM

    Awsesome tutorial, this helped me alot, thx :D

  • josh

    it says this episode is unavailable. you guys should make it available

  • josh

    hi it says sorry unable to play this episode. you guys should make it work.

    • http://www.christateonline.com Chris Tate
      Staff

      Hey Josh,

      All four videos seem to be working fine. Can you give it another try? It might have just been a glitch with Blip (which hosts our videos). It happens sometimes :)

      Cheers,
      Chris

  • Reza

    absolutely Amazing . You are Incredible Ben . Thanks for another great tutorial .

  • Trapcode

    Nice tutorial but part 2 is missing, i can’t go any further :/ Some help?

  • Kripton

    Hi to all,

    Sorry but the video Day 1 number 2 not work..can you fix it?..

  • http://www.christateonline.com Chris Tate
    Staff

    Hey guys,

    Sorry for the slow reply! and to hear you’re both having issues with the video. We’re working on it right and will have it fixed asap! Thanks for letting us know it was down ;)

    Cheers,
    Chris

  • http://www.multiscene.net Deinous

    Hi Ben. I have one problem. The second video not found. If you can fix it i thank you a lot because i can`t continiu with the tutorial. Thank you.

    • http://www.bentateonline.com Ben Tate
      Author

      Hi Deinous,

      Very sorry for the delay and to hear the video isn’t playing properly! This is a on going issue we’ve had with Blip.tv (we’ve recently moved our content over to Youtube, so hopefully things will be much more stable.)

      I’m currently trying to hunt down the original video and will get it re-uploaded asap ;) Sorry again for the delay and thanks for your patience.

      Cheers,
      Ben

  • Kripton

    Thanks Chris! Now Work :)

  • http://www.multiscene.net Deinous

    Again video nr 2 doesent work. :(

  • Prerna

    Hey,Thanks for this awesome tutorial.It taught me soooo… many things.

    Thanks

  • sea4ever

    video.number.2.doesn`t.work

    guys,help!

    • Ben_Tate

      Hey Sea4ever,

      Sorry about that! I’m working on it right now and should have it fixed shortly ;)

      Cheers,
      Ben

    • Ben_Tate

      Alrighty, so I’ve re-uploaded video 2 to our Youtube account, so there shouldn’t be any further problems with it. Sorry again for the inconvenience and I hope you enjoy the rest of the tut!

  • sea4ever

    guys,u.r.best
    thx)

  • Jon

    First of all, thanks for this awesome tutorial. I have been having issues with the leg at the end of video 3. Despite looking correct (even having the same number of verts), once I apply the turbosmooth it adds this odd crease along some of the edges. Any ideas what could be the problem? Here are some screenshots.
    Pre-Turbosmooth:
    http://i.imgur.com/mYCs9Fg.jpg
    Post-Turbosmooth:
    http://i.imgur.com/ntcNJfW.jpg
    http://i.imgur.com/fNiS3iC.jpg
    http://i.imgur.com/mnADbtC.jpg

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