Modeling @ UPSI

“ How to model Zaku ( Mechanical model) ”

Created by Ahmad Safwan Bin Abd Samad

D20111050111

Bachelor of Design (Animation)

Sultan Idris Education University

Modeling a Robot (Mechanical Model)

Planing a stage (step)

- Setup the blueprint

- Modeling a Head

- Modeling a Body

- Modeling a Legs, Arm and Hand

- Texturing ( color Material )

- Lighting and camera setup

- Rendering

Image References (blueprint)

Front

Side

Hand

Process model a Mechanical Robot.

1. Setting a blueprint

First before we start a modeling process, we must set up a blueprint as a reference. Before we start modeling in 3Ds max please check a resolution and size of image before setting.

Image Properties

Build a plane

The Blueprint set up

2. Modeling a Head

First I create line in front view and adjust it in modifier spine list and after that click in modifier box and select exclude modifier and convert to editable poly or edit poly and choose polygon and select inset and exclude it to make a robot face and final choose a edge in Editable poly and select front and back a robot head and select chamfer to make a polygonal head. For eye, Simply put basic cylinder on front a robot face.

3. Modeling a Body

The body and its components create same technique modeling a robot head and using a symmetry modifier

4. Modeling a Leg and Arm and Hand

For this part, the process same as a model a body. First create a line and once finished add exclude modifier and adjust the size and convert to editable poly.

finish zaku (robot) color arm model

see though zaku (robot) color arm model

wireframe zaku (robot) color arm model

zaku (robot) color leg model

see though zaku (robot) leg model

wireframe zaku (robot) leg model

5. Texturing (color material)

For texturing, I use a material editor or “m” for shortcut and used a basic color.

6. Lighting and camera setup

For this segment, lighting I used is a skylight and 1 spot light and using light tracer for lighting method.

7. Rendering

Finally, last step for modeling a zaku (robot) is a rendering process which it be output to a 3 type of renderer is a wireframe, grey and color .for this step go to render setup or F10.