Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
You can load the scene file
RedWagonModel_v07.ma
from the
Scenes
folder of the RedWagon
project on the CD to check your work or to skip to this point.
Adding Extra Details
Did I say you were done? For the best impact, let's add a few details to the railings and
wagon body—namely screws and bolts. The little details of a model are always what make
it look real. You may not miss the screws and bolts initially, but after you see them in the
render, you'll know you did the right thing by spending the extra time.
Railing Screws
First, let's add screws to the railings. You can plainly see them in the reference photos in
the scene, as well as in the photos of the real wagon throughout this chapter. The trick
for the railing screws is that they're slightly indented into the wood. Instead of placing a
screw model on the surface of the railings, let's go all the way and cut a small indentation
into the wood where each screw is placed. For this, you'll turn to your sometimes dubious
friend, the Boolean:
1. Using the side reference as a marker, create a cylinder (16 segments around are all
you need), and size it to match the head of one of the screws in the wood railing.
Duplicate this cylinder, and place one at every screw location on the railings. Set
the cylinders just a bit into each railing, as shown in Figure 6.126.
Figure 6.126
Place the cylinders
where the screws
are, so you can Bool-
ean a small notch
into the wood.
