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  • Toby Stein December 18, 2010 at 9:11am

    Hey Sandro,

    I'm modeling a custom arducopter frame..I'd like to show the actual APM/oilpan on the frame.

    Do you share your models?

    Can I have a copy of the APM model?

    any plans on modeling the oilpan?

     

    Best,

    Toby

  • VR4GUID August 27, 2010 at 5:37am
    These are some amazing illustrations. Sandro you do great work. VR4GUID
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    Sandro Benigno June 20, 2010 at 4:36am
    Hey, Ravi! LW3D is a complete tool, from modeling to animation and rendering. I work with it since 1993 and I have a tattoo of its logo on arm (seriously). The rigging process is very complete, with bones, joints, weight map, direct and inverse kinematics, expressions, dynamics, etc. We are totally off-topic here... :P So, I recommend you to know more from here: http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/overview.php

    Regards
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    Sandro Benigno June 17, 2010 at 10:45am
    @Patrick, I'm extracting plain shapes and textures from Eagle. The 3D modeling part was done on Lightwave3D. I tried to use Eagle3D, but it only generates POV Ray scripts for direct render. It couldn't be exported to another 3D format (not yet, until someone create a software for it). Unfortunately or fortunately, it wasn't so automatic. I read a lot of data-sheets to know the package from each piece for modeling. I composed some textures for board level as well (color, specular map, normal map, etc).

    @Sgt Ric, thanks for the comment! Yes, I know it maybe expensive, but not so hi. I'm adman and my company does digital signage projects. But, here, I'm doing it for contribute with the cause, inside the ArduCopter Team. I learn a lot here, every day... maybe it's a way for return it in someway. :)
    But I'm accepting donations... (please, I'm joking)

    @Ravi: Very cool your work. It's a little off-topic here but, coincidentally I made one, based on references too (from 2006... long time that I don't play with experiments like that... today my time is occupied with learning UAV things... hehe):
    http://playmobil.deviantart.com/gallery/#/dmuhuy
    wireframe: http://playmobil.deviantart.com/art/Virtual-Ant-Wireframe-38375216
    About the descriptions, when we add more parts, like IMU sensor board, etc... I will add more textual info. Or maybe a still frame at the start for enumerate, and a subtitle during the animation... something like that. Good point!
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    Sgt Ric June 17, 2010 at 8:10am
    A short like that could cost an advertiser 10 grand $ easy.
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    Sgt Ric June 17, 2010 at 8:07am
    Very impressive... nice work.
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    Jani Hirvinen June 17, 2010 at 7:49am
    @Sandro, yep I noticed that text, just like it should be :P
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    Gary Mortimer June 15, 2010 at 12:03am
    Stunning!
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    Sandro Benigno June 14, 2010 at 10:18pm
    Hello, dear! Thanks for the comments! I'm glad to know that this job will help beginners to assemble their boards, like Thomas said.

    @Jani: Do you noticed my proud on adding it on signature? :) It's cool, man...
    @Morli: It was the first jump of my wife. (with that helmet she looks like "Atom Ant" from Hanna Barbera's cartoon... hehe).

    @Morli, @Earl: Yes, it will be nice to add the Sensor Shield and other peripherals around it. I'm just starting with it. There are a lot of things to consider, like reduce render time and increase resolution, but I think it would be a nice resource that justifies the work. The idea is: helping people to understand the things quickly.

    @Ron: I'm doing other one, at 720p. I'm testing other setups, with less effects, for rendering more quickly, and it will be running in the next hours. All that effects are nice for still frame, but for doing more animations, we need to do it in less time.

    Best regards!
  • Muot Vuong June 14, 2010 at 9:04pm
    Very nice! Great job guys!
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