Design the Build Up of a High Tech 3D Car – Part 1

Design the Build Up of a High Tech 3D Car – Part 1

on Dec 10th 2012 with 5 comments
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating

We will prepare the 3D model within Cinema4D so it’s ready to export for Element 3D and Trapcode Form 2.0. We will simplify and improve the structure of the model by connecting separated parts together and set up a certain amount of materials, which will be used to style the car within Element 3D later on. We will export several car parts as Wavefront OBJ elements to use it within Trapcode Form later on. Next we’ll show how to stylize the car model within Element 3D by creating, customizing and applying different materials.

Preparing the Model Within Cinema 4D

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Import and Style the Model Using Element 3D

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I am a motion designer, camera operator and editor based in Vienna, Austria. While studying media and communication science at the University of Vienna, I started filming and editing as a side job and turned professional after finishing my studies. Over time motion design and special effects became my special field. My favorite tools are Adobe Creative Suite and Cinema4D.  

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  • Xandercorp

    Can you explain why you’re using the trapcode form? Why not just duplicate the element layer and use the wireframe look within element 3d?, I mean, sure, you wouldn’t be able to animate it as great, but what you did is really time consuming, overlapping everything manually…

    • Roland Hartmann
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      My intention was to build up the basic parts of a 3D car from randomly moving particles. As you said, you cannot animate vertices with Element 3D, so I had to use Trapcode Form. It is a little time consuming, but the only way to achieve a particle build up effect of an obj.

  • Xandercorp

    Trapcode Particular*

  • Tom Daigon

    In future, you may want to teach how to use Blender as a preparatory tool for models used in Element as well.
    The newest version gives C4D serious competition And thats not even considering its price point. I would not even consider using form given E3D point and wire frame capability.

    • Roland Hartmann
      Author

      Thanks for the hint. I never used Blender yet, but I´ve already heard, that it´s a great tool and I will defenitely check it out for future projects.