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Old 08-25-2007, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Coventrysucks View Post
When you say 3D render, do you mean a 2D rendering of a "3D" perspective view, or a CAD model?

As for the design, it is pretty good.

There are some elements that could be improved; the proportions of the cabin sitting within the wheelbase looks a little odd, making the car look very long.

The curvature of some of the lines could do with some tweaking too - they are generally ok, but you'd be surprised the difference in character that can be made with small adjustments in the "acceleration" of the curves.

The most obvious ones are on the body side between the wheels; they have the effect of making the car look as if it is hogging - bending in the middle.
Chief culprit there is the grey area at the bottom - it either needs to be eliminated entirely, or carried on towards the rear from the mid point, parallel to the bottom of the car.

HTH.

Excellent feedback, thanks Coventrysucks

The 3D rendering? Not quite sure yet, probably Blender/ 3DSMax. I think a CAD render would be waaaay above my abilities at present.

I'll redo the cabin, tried to make it follow current F1 design, though I think I cramped the section from the cockpit backwards a tad.

I'm not quite sure I'm with you on the "acceleration" bit, do you mean the way the lines curve from where they start? Less curve the longer the line?

I hear what you're saying about the bent bottom between the wheels. For some reason I always make it a bit hunchbacked in that area, why exactly I'm not sure. I'll do a straight-lined version and post soon.

Thanks again for the feedback, appreciated.
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