Renegade Neutral Newbie September 15, 2002 Author Share September 15, 2002 Hidden talent or just a wiser choice in career ? I don't see a very big market for car designers in this corner of the world despite the type of so-called talent that's in place (IMHO, the Waja, as good as its handling is, looks like a sad mismash of ideas). As for design contests, I've seen an award-winning design on the other side of the causeway that was basically a stretched Scenic with Brava tail-lights and A-class c-pillar and 928-style headlights - now, that's something that I would never be able to think of so I guess a career switch to that direction wouldn't be prudent a move for me..... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 15, 2002 Share September 15, 2002 (edited) yeah, market for these types of job is pretty rare in this part of the world , so i ended up working as an architect in the early part of my career .. as a hobby, i will start doodling cars sketches once i find the time to do it perhaps i will start with designing some car body graphics sooner than actually designing cars cheers Edited September 15, 2002 by Ysfoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx7_lover Neutral Newbie September 15, 2002 Share September 15, 2002 why not design and build your own race car? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 15, 2002 Share September 15, 2002 i am only able to take care of the aesthetics department, maybe other bros in MCF can take care of the engineering parts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 15, 2002 Share September 15, 2002 (edited) btw, looking at the timing of your postings, one question: you hardly sleep? ..... i am off to take a evening walk with wifey for a while now..... come back later Edited September 15, 2002 by Ysfoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx7_lover Neutral Newbie September 15, 2002 Share September 15, 2002 lol ic ^^; nah I am awake now. Surfing. I will prob go back to sleep in a sec. I was looking through the classified on asia1.com and saw an add for an RX7 *DROOLS* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear September 16, 2002 Share September 16, 2002 Wow, yet another shared pastime! I've been sketching cars for as long as I can remember, always got irritated when a new design would 'steal' my ideas , but i've stopped for some time now... Now in my present job (engineer in a CAD reseller) I sometimes get to dabble in cars - the best of both worlds, huh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 16, 2002 Share September 16, 2002 (edited) hehe, what was the first car you sketched? i sketched the VW kombi when i was 5 you mean you know softwares which help in 3-D car design? bet they are expensivse? any simple software for hobbist? Let's start a Sean-fOO Design Studion to give people like Ital Desgin a run for their money (if they still exist) cheers Edited September 16, 2002 by Ysfoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear September 16, 2002 Share September 16, 2002 (edited) The software we deal with isn't specifically for automotive design, but can be used for most mechanical and consumer products - milling machines, cranes, shampoo bottles, yacht hulls, joysticks... you name it. The surfacing functions allow for very complex shapes, although the end result depends mostly on the skill of the user. And yes, it's expensive, more than you and I will ever pay for software, but as they say, you get what you pay for - all that research doesn't come for free... PS: I designed the McLaren F1 in 1990... Edited September 16, 2002 by Seansene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 16, 2002 Share September 16, 2002 (edited) >>>>>....I designed the McLaren F1 in 1990. er? really ah?..... one guy in Oz recently designed a classic celica for me to race in a simulation game.. it looks really cool and the vehicle physics he designed also behaves juz like the original car.... i have the free downloaded software for such 3-D modelling with animation, but i got totally lost after reading the first few paragraphs of the tutorials .... the car comes with shadows, reflections, damage effects, really COOL wonder if you have come across similar softwares? probably i will try out some simple 3-d modelling softwares and get the basic outlines of the car right and then use freehand to render the colour,s shadows, shades etc etc... i juz need lots of time to get this started... cheers Edited September 16, 2002 by Ysfoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 Our software is engineering-based, not so much for multi-media, so the files are a lot more laden with information (mass properties, surface area, centre of gravity, moments of inertia...) Nevertheless, you can get some nice shapes out, and render them. Here are some pics of a car I did... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 What's with the noise in the foreground??? did u not use a median filter to remove the speckle?? Or is it a rendering-effect, surface shaded??? Nice design too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 It's supposed to be wet asphalt, couldn't decide what else to place it on... varnished Japanese birch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 Hey Sean, This is COOL!! [thumbsup] .. i can even see the front seats... and more All i m looking for is some programmes which allow me to design the exterior (plus a bit of interior like yours), generate views from different angles... shadow effects... bingo! How long did it take you to complete this one, assuming you work continuously, excluding the think part? Anyway i can buy only part of the software for the purpose i've juz said? I'm keen. Hopefully, if the software you use is too ex, there'll be some simpler but similar softwares for hobbist but not real commercial designers.... fingers crossed. CHeers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 Also, i think the designer of the new Nissan 350Z may have borrowed some ideas from your design.... the side profile for a start, then the front nose/lights but they 'fattened' these items abit..... Good stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 You see what I meant about copying designs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 (edited) ...not only the interior but also (actually make that especially) the oily bits. Here's a Suzuki engine designed in the software - all 475 parts. Edited September 19, 2002 by Seansene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged September 19, 2002 Share September 19, 2002 :-0 mouth wide open .... this is serious stuff man.... thanks for opening my eyes ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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