Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Smart road - prop concept

Fringewood opened this issue on Jun 16, 2005 ยท 3 posts


Fringewood posted Thu, 16 June 2005 at 2:42 PM

I've had this idea for a while that I haven't had time to model, and the near future looks even less likely. So I'll throw out this bone, and hopefully it will be a freebie (but somehow I doubt it, just send me a gratis copy if it ends up in the marketplace). Concept: a universal road prop (w/construction kit), morphed to bend right or left, curve up or down, and twist (for banking), essentially allowing itself to be joined end to end in a non-uniform, snaking curves stretch that would make all sportcar owners' hearts palpitate. Then again, the same prop could be used to create a nice straight scenic stretch favored little old lady Sunday drivers. Add to it, Y's (merge), T's, intersections, brigde abuttments, dividers, and overpasses, etc. Create a stackable, multi lane segment to build freeways, everything set to integer lengths for easy smart prop set up with the dials before setting the morphs. Maps: iron ore, oyster shell, white rock, asphalt, concrete, textured concrete. A combination of traffic stripe options for the latter. All maps would be at least medium-res (hi enough to detail, small enough not to send rendering time through the roof). I know it can be done, I've visualized the process. I just can't afford the time to tackle it right now, as it is a major project with all the extras, probably something for a team. So if anyone wants to follow this concept as a project, have at it. I'm sure that it would be quite popular, a road kit to end all road kits.