xxdef1antxx Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Im having a little trouble getting fabric to look realistic, im not talking textures and colors and things like that. Im talking how do I model it so its not just a textered surface but a 3d surface that will show craeses and other imperfections. P.S. this is for a patent dwg so no drawings can be put up showing you guys what im kind of after. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkFlayler Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Inventor is not suited for this Use 3Ds Max or Maya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazer Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 To add to Marks list you could also look at using Zbrush or Mudbox. Mudbox s free for 30 days. the problem would be importing into Inventor as Inventor does not open .obj files without buying a plugin, with Max you can save out as a .step file that would open in Inventor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinc Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 (edited) Hi Guys, Mark is correct in that Inventor is not the ideal tool for doing this type of work. That said, if it's all you have got, with some experimentation (a lot if you are not familiar with Inventor Studio) and persistence, a reasonable facsimile can be presented. I don't think Inventor Studio's facilities are half bad for what is really a design engineers tool. I am not saying that you will ever achieve total realism, but I don't feel a bland dismissal of Inventor Studio's capabalities is necessarily in order either. Don't be afraid to have a go! Edited November 17, 2010 by Hopinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Better tools than Inventor for fabric, but zoom in (Ctrl + Mouse Wheel) on this one - I thought it wasn't half bad. All Inventor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 hi JD, that seat looks impressive! can you tell me how to do a realistic view of wood and marble? I have drawn a front desk with stone on top of it but how to make it look real? I'm very new in CAD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Search Bill Bogan Inventor Studio Tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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