I just learned something very important. Something I should have made it my business to learn may years ago. It changes everything!
Multiple UV maps per mesh!
Later I'll probably learn this is a hideously expensive workaround for bad UV management but today I feel like pre-crash-and-burn Icarus.
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| With a scond UV I can fine-tine the texture of the end of the cylinder |
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| Before: Not bad but inherriting to rest of the material |
Orbital Elements Science Fiction Roleplaying Game. Modular Rig design.
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| A put-together Rig |
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| Compartment design |
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| Fluent Materializer play |
Covid and work stresses have left me a bit drained. Not much inspiration. Some tinkering, though.
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| Cadmus station |
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| Fluent 2 stuff. Gathered into a scene. |
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| A new world |
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| A new world from a bit further away |
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| Lighting treatment for a bunch of primitives |
Some limited and not entirely satisfactory progress on the lifter. I vowed that I wouldn't restart again but I will make some adjustments later.
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I tested positive a couple of days ago. My wife and eldest son had already gone through a week with it. The house extension kept me busy over the holidays, when I'd otherwise be Blendering some.
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| Bucket engines |
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| Cylinder Engines |
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| Lower POV |
This morning I showed Clara the "dream" house. She had some constructive criticisms of the design, including a wish to have direct...
