Forum: Bryce


Subject: Chaim Link Model in Bryce Tutorial Possibility

clyde236 opened this issue on Mar 02, 2004 ยท 10 posts


clyde236 posted Tue, 02 March 2004 at 3:14 PM

Hi All, Okay, this is dumb, but would any of you be interested in learning how to make a scale model of a chain link fence using Bryce 5? I am thinking of posting a tutorial on the subject. I'm not sure why, it just was an interesting model to build. I think I have seen some chain link fence models somewhere, but I forget where, and rather than dig around, I just went ahead and designed one of my own after measuring a few fences I found in my neighborhood. These things are rather prolific, probably because they are inexpensive and relatively easy to put up. Most of the fences I found in my neighborhood were in good shape, but a few were banged up. Unfortunately, since Bryce 5 can't deform 3-D objects (now THAT would be a nice feature to add-- hint, hint!), the model I can show you how to make will be pretty straight and "perfect". I'll show you how to make it look weather worn, but I don't know how to twist and bang the thing up like my neigbor did when he backed his car into his fence! So, for models that show a run down industrial complex with a chain link fence, this probably won't do. My model can be built entirely in Bryce 5 and uses a special mesh for the chain links that I created in PhotoShop, which I will provide with the tutorial. The model has some interesting parts, but they are easy to make with the Bryce primatives, so anyone can do it who knows how to click on an item in the create palette! Since tutorials take a lot of time to write (at least the way I do them-- but folks seem to appreciate the effort) I don't want to rush into this unless there is a genuine interest and value for the Bryce community. Let me know! Best Clyde236