3D Studio Max :: Creative Chaos 9|
May 01
2008
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3D Studio Max :: Creative Chaos 9Posted by Brook in Creative Chaos, Church |
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This week's Creative Chaos entry has to do with a 3D model I built in 3D Studio Max. I "finished" the project about a month and a half ago (although I seldom see projects I start as "finished"...there is always something more I'd like to do on them).
As we were looking to ramp up a new children's/family ministry we realized that lot of changes would need to take place. Adult Sunday school would have to be restructured to allow our adults to serve and also to be a part of KidStuf with their children....trying to take away as many conflicts as possible. No excuses not to be there with your kids, Parents!
Anyways, with all these changes I wanted a way to portray what could come of a few classrooms, a bit of money, and a whole lot of love. So, I decided to whip a 3D model of the space to show people. The idea that "a picture is worth a thousand words" really stuck in my head. And, some 130 hours later I had a few images, an animated 3D walktrough, and packets to hand out to our leaders and volunteers as we worked through the details.
I'm pretty proud of the results; although, like I said early, there is more I'd like to do. Here are some images that I came up with...totally to scale and mostly accurate. Take the sound mixer for example...it's the model budgeted for... details, details....
Click images to see larger versions...
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Jim Drake
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... I couldn't get the pages to come up. I think I looked at 3D-Max about a year ago after coming back from Dayspring Church in Grand Rapids. I found Google Sketchup in the fall and have used it a couple of times to model ideas for sets. Thanks for reminding me of the usefulness of 3-D |
Brook
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... Hey Jim, Thanks for swinging by. I'm not sure why you can't get the images to load. Anyone else having this issue? |
Jim Drake
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... Michael Trying it from my Mac at home---still the same issue. was looking at it from my PC at work. Let me know when it's up... would love to look at it. |
Brook
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... Alright guys and gals...my website's back-end is a wreck right now. Not sure why the images weren't linking to the right folder. Probably has something to do with the search engine optimization feature I run, which turns blog posts links into Google/Yahoo friendly URLs. Anyways, the links and images should be fixed. Larger resolution links will be replaced tomorrow as we are also having some technical difficulties with our internet connection this evening. Gotta love that! |
Jim Drake
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... Works great now. I thought I had called you the wrong name... Michael is the given, huh? What is the learning curve on 3D Max? You been at it long. Love the line in your bio--bored with the rural life? How rural? We're in West Texas and about 1 1/2 from everything (I mean everything) Glad to meet you--I'm linking to your blog Jim |
Brook
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... Yeah, it's Michael Brook Sarver...have always gone by my middle name for some reason... The learning curve for 3DS Max is a bit steep, but I'm not a professional at all...just a learner. I messed with the program in college at bit so I knew my way around. Then, I just jumped right in...solving problems via google as I went. If you are interested in giving it a go, check out www.Lynda.com. Their online training series are the best I've found.... And we don't live in no "West Texas" rural setting. We're only 45 minutes from everything! |
Chris Elston
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... I am one of CJ's church buddies, I have a question. Do you know of anyone in Huntington that can teach 3DS MAX to high school kids? I teach a robotics program in Huntington, and I get 5 free license of 3DS MAX each year. The kids need to do a 30 second animation project but the problem is I don't know anyone that can teach this software. We get the free license but we waste it every year for the past 4 years. More info here: http://firstbasefrc.autodesk.c...lastlink=1 |
