Comments on: Modeling a Palm Tree http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/ Blender Tutorials and Training Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zidaps http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-63248 Zidaps Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:02:29 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-63248 I am so lost from 8:50 to 9:25... what happened there. I can't seem to follow the steps and what i end up with in object mode looks totally different when i toggle to edit mode... :s I'll keep trying... I am so lost from 8:50 to 9:25… what happened there. I can’t seem to follow the steps and what i end up with in object mode looks totally different when i toggle to edit mode… :s

I’ll keep trying…

]]> By: Derek Prinzi http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-51580 Derek Prinzi Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:45:58 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-51580 great tutorial Johnathon! one of my favorites. I feel really good because one of the tags at the top of the video says advanced and i didn't have a hard time with this =) lol great tutorial Johnathon! one of my favorites. I feel really good because one of the tags at the top of the video says advanced and i didn’t have a hard time with this =) lol

]]> By: Micheal Vaughn http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-29379 Micheal Vaughn Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:29:24 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-29379 Hey, I've try ed several times,but I cant quite figure out how to get the fronds to sway without key frames.... can you help me out? Hey, I’ve try ed several times,but I cant quite figure out how to get the fronds to sway without key frames…. can you help me out?

]]> By: Vick http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3363 Vick Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:27:17 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3363 You know when u came to that subsurf problem/suggestion of yours a faster way wouldve been to use the shortcut keys-ctrl+1.... never mind as I was typing this you just stated it while doing something else, lol!!! Either way great turorials, Thnx alot :) You know when u came to that subsurf problem/suggestion of yours a faster way wouldve been to use the shortcut keys-ctrl+1…. never mind as I was typing this you just stated it while doing something else, lol!!!

Either way great turorials, Thnx alot :)

]]> By: Chrome Monkey http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3362 Chrome Monkey Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:25:35 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3362 I have a suggestion to make about the difficulties with the curve modifier. It is far better to leave the path-curve unrotated, unmoved, unedited and untransformed at the beginning. Instead, only rotate the leaflet object to match the curvepath. The reason for this is that the default values and locations are already preset to work as-is. The workflow is as follows: - NO transforms whatsoever on curves until everything is set up - Only rotate the leaflet (in Object Mode, to preserve the mirror modifier settings!) and do not apply rotation (will interfere with all modifiers) - Do not change the object location, be sure the centerpoint is at dead center of the mesh data - Add the array modifer (the array of objects will *initially* appear right-shifted, but that will fix itself in the next step) - Add the curve modifer, and the entire structure will re-center about the origin to fit the curve as seen in Object Mode (tweaking of the curve length can then be done as needed) This might appear counterintuitive, but it absolutely works. It's also an ounce of prevention vs a whopping metric ton of cure. I have a suggestion to make about the difficulties with the curve modifier.

It is far better to leave the path-curve unrotated, unmoved, unedited and untransformed at the beginning. Instead, only rotate the leaflet object to match the curvepath.

The reason for this is that the default values and locations are already preset to work as-is.

The workflow is as follows:

- NO transforms whatsoever on curves until everything is set up

- Only rotate the leaflet (in Object Mode, to preserve the mirror modifier settings!) and do not apply rotation (will interfere with all modifiers)

- Do not change the object location, be sure the centerpoint is at dead center of the mesh data

- Add the array modifer (the array of objects will *initially* appear right-shifted, but that will fix itself in the next step)

- Add the curve modifer, and the entire structure will re-center about the origin to fit the curve as seen in Object Mode (tweaking of the curve length can then be done as needed)

This might appear counterintuitive, but it absolutely works. It’s also an ounce of prevention vs a whopping metric ton of cure.

]]> By: alberto http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3361 alberto Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:29:47 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3361 Do not mind. All the modeling has to be realized in 2.53 version. Appling Rotation & Visual Trasform option on modifier and shape doesn't work if done in 2.49 version of blender Do not mind. All the modeling has to be realized in 2.53 version. Appling Rotation & Visual Trasform option on modifier and shape doesn’t work if done in 2.49 version of blender

]]> By: alberto http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3360 alberto Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:21:24 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3360 thank you Jonathan, I posted 3 screenshots on http://cid-f46dbd256c72997f.photos.live.com/browse.aspx/Nuovo%20album . You'll see I can bend and tilt the leaf but not scale the end of the leaf using neither Alt+S and S Key. Alberto thank you Jonathan,
I posted 3 screenshots on http://cid-f46dbd256c72997f.photos.live.com/browse.aspx/Nuovo%20album . You’ll see I can bend and tilt the leaf but not scale the end of the leaf using neither Alt+S and S Key.
Alberto

]]> By: Jonathan Williamson http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3359 Jonathan Williamson Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:05:53 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3359 Hi alberto, could you post a screenshot of what your problem is? I am not sure I quite follow. -Jonathan Hi alberto, could you post a screenshot of what your problem is? I am not sure I quite follow.

-Jonathan

]]> By: alberto http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3358 alberto Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:21:19 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3358 Ok. I gave a try to the 2.53beta version. The leaf deformation doesn't happen on appling the modifier. While I'm still not be able to scale the end of leaf, on tutorial I see shrink/fatten status during scaling operations; in my model I instead see the standard axes-based scale status Ok. I gave a try to the 2.53beta version. The leaf deformation doesn’t happen on appling the modifier. While I’m still not be able to scale the end of leaf, on tutorial I see shrink/fatten status during scaling operations; in my model I instead see the standard axes-based scale status

]]> By: alberto http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/04/13/modeling-a-simple-palm-tree/#comment-3357 alberto Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:30:01 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=2732#comment-3357 Jonathan, your tutorial is absolutely well done, like all others you did. But I'm getting crazy about curve modifier. Any time I attempt to apply th modifier, the leaf is deformed, in different way depending by the selected axe, but always deformed. Then I can move and tilt the curve points but scaling the end point of the curve has no effect on the end of the leaf with "-Y" axe selected. Could you give me some addressing about my error ? I use 2.49b version of Blender. Thanks Jonathan,
your tutorial is absolutely well done, like all others you did.
But I’m getting crazy about curve modifier. Any time I attempt to apply th modifier, the leaf is deformed, in different way depending by the selected axe, but always deformed. Then I can move and tilt the curve points but scaling the end point of the curve has no effect on the end of the leaf with “-Y” axe selected.
Could you give me some addressing about my error ? I use 2.49b version of Blender.
Thanks

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