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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:46 pm Post subject: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Atomic games used 3D vehicle models and made houses and other structures in 3D and then converted them to 2D images.
I know some modders have been doing som 3D work and implemented it into various CC versions. Also future CC versions will be 3D so I think modders should start learning the tools of the trade.

Still there are few threads on techniques and tips for using 3D work in Close Combat.
Using a 3D program to model and animate can be very daunting as there are so many options and things to consider.
To make the transition easier I thought this thread could be a tips and tricks place for using 3D in CC.

Personally I have tried my hand at Blender - A free program that has a ton of functions, but have kind of a steep learning curve to it.
Good thing is there are tons of tutorials on YT and other websites providing a helping hand.

I finally got an animation going were the model rotates 360degrees in 64 steps - Rendering out 64 single images in the process. This makes it possible to make a new shadow quite easy, without having to go through the pain of editing 64 shadow images in VehicleShEdit by hand.
For now I use other free models from the net or models from other games, but to make a basic vehicle shadow for CC wouldnt take much modelling skills.

Do you have any 3D experience with Close Combat - Please go ahead and share the what and how !



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Pzt_Kanov

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Definitely we must get into this.

I tried sketchup but it is very crude, the models have thick black lines on the borders and the program doesn't have a way to align the model with the ground, so if sketchup loads it it might or might not put the tank or whatever on ground completely messing with the shadows.

I noticed that the tank model used from say, vanilla CC5 aren't that detailed, they are just like a mock up or the basic shapes of the tank and if you compare them with say the 2D tanks from Stalingrad mod you can see more detail is possible, but having just the basic of a tank works and is not necessary to make a 100% faithful model because at CC viewing distances is not that important.
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

I did try Sketchup too, but I cant remember the problem with aligning objects to the ground. - I am sure there must be a way to do it.
Its some time since I opened it, but the last time I used it to import a pice of terrain from Google Earth to make the start of a map for CC.
I exported a greyscale heightmap image from sketchup to Photoshop, where all texturing was done.

You can get rid of the black lines in Sketchup models as well - I just dont remember how to do it right now...
There is an add on called VRay that can render quite realistic images from Sketchup.
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

This is a mosque from Afghanistan imported to Sketchup from the Sketchup warehouse. Saved with shadow to a .png file.
The textures are not good enough for a CC map, but the shapes are there and best of all is there are thousands of available models frm all over the world.



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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Seeing Buck and Petes 3D models on Closecombat Series mods FB page made me check out a Blender plugin that makes it possible to import Sketchup models directly into Blender. There are thousands of Building models available for Sketchup and being able to import them to Blender for rendering different angles and shadows makes them available as a great map making resource!
I made a quick test of rendering a building with Blenders Cycles renderer. Spent about 10 min mostly adjusting the lighting.



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ke_mechial

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:03 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

That is excellent R&D work  Very Happy
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Replicate and Duplicate or Research and Development? Very Happy
Thanks anyway buddy
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:00 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Renders from different angles and
testing on a map



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ke_mechial

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:44 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

ScnelleMeyer wrote (View Post):
Replicate and Duplicate or Research and Development? Very Happy
Thanks anyway buddy


R&D for new ways of modding.
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:48 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Vehicle modelling with Blender


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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:16 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Been experimenting with making new vehicle graphics from 3D models using blender and Photoshop/Gimp.
I am absolutely a beginner in 3D so there may be lots of better ways of doing this. The process varies if the model is textured or not.

A rough outline of the steps I use:

1. Import 3D model into blender
2. Render Hull and turret graphics on a transparent background with camera set to "Ortographic" (Top down)
- No lights in scene, I just set shadows to emit if the object has textures. If no textures are present I tweak the specular and diffuse values.
I set the render resolution to twice the final scale of the vehicle in Close combat.
3. I Import the Images to PS or Blender.
4. The greyscale images are first scaled to the game they are made for.
Then the High-Pass filter at around 0,5 is applied on a duplicate image, set to overlay. This is merged to the original, scaled render image.
A brightness/Contrast and/or a levels adjustment layer are used to define the shapes of the Hull and turret.
5. One or several colour layers is added with different layer modes to get the desired camouflage pattern.



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Pete

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 12:22 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Good looking vehicles SchnelleMeyer! Are you working on something particular?


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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:26 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Thanks Pete! The Leopard image are mostly for working out and testing the process. But ofc there is always a posibility for implementing this one into CCMT.
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Making 3D buldings for maps. Various tests based on information from Koen and Buck Compton.
Top row of buildings does not have interior and the textures were applied in photoshop after rendering in Blender.
The bottom building was made with a simple interior, door and windows. - Textures were applied in Blender before rendering.

None of these are scaled properly for going into a map yet.



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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:28 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Sketchup houses imported to Blender, scaled and rendered. Basic texturing done in PS.


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mooxe

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:38 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Cool. The isometric view has always been best, especially when it comes to vehicles being tilted. Also comes into play when walls are impassable and you need to find entrances.
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 1:47 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Yeah the Isometric or perspective view houses as seen on the classic maps made by Atomic are beautiful. Using 3D structures and Blender making buldings with this view or the purely top down can be done at will with just the push of a button in the camera inteface. Creating this in 2D with PS would be a major pain...
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 1:33 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

Hotel Olympic has been moved from the Mog to Stalingrad.


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southern_land

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:29 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

ScnelleMeyer wrote (View Post):
Yeah the Isometric or perspective view houses as seen on the classic maps made by Atomic are beautiful. Using 3D structures and Blender making buldings with this view or the purely top down can be done at will with just the push of a button in the camera inteface. Creating this in 2D with PS would be a major pain...


They're a pita to try to match the floors to though
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ScnelleMeyer

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:43 am Post subject: Re: 3D modelling for Close Combat Reply with quote

YES, I found that out too>)  
I took at a look at the originals and they have kind of square interiors originating on the base and the "back part" is ground texture.
My solution was simple, I did 2 renders  - 1 for iso and one Orto - or top down.  Then using the top down for the interior obviously.
More fiddling is necessary with ISO buildings in PS to line up the images and some scaling.

However ISO view should be used just for the larger or signature buldings on a map, That will cut down on worktime.  Looks like thats the way they did it at Atomic too.



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