3d modelling - a Modo modeling guide

Name: 3d modelling - a Modo modeling guide
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Do you want to make your own 3d models in Modo? In this course you will learn to do so in just several hours!

Created byDaniel Cremers

Last updated 9/2022

English

What you'll learn

know the tools for creating 3d models in modo
know how snapping, falloffs, workplanes and action centers work
know the basic shortcuts for fast modeling
know how to navigate in modo and use layouts
create your own 3d artwork
export your artwork to Unity
create PBR materials in Modo
modify your textures in Gimp to use them in Unity
know how to UVmap
know how to do hard surface modeling
know how to use MeshFusion in Modo

Course content

24 sections • 168 lectures • 19h 12m total length

New introduction using Modo 1412:19
What is 3D and what are vertices, edges and polygons9:46

Example shortcuts3:45
Explore creating and testing shortcuts to start a primitive in Modo, view command-line history, and copy-paste scripts, while assigning shortcuts with ctrl+shift across any location in your model.
Example primitives8:05
You need to watch the video's about navigation, cube-, cylinder and sphere primitives, transform tools first, before you can do it yourself.
Example doghouse16:15
Example ghost head9:52
Example modo logo6:01
You need to watch the video about radial array, before doing this yourself.
Example viking helmet part16:29
Example viking helmet part216:24
Example glass12:35
Example pillar19:47
Example uvmap head7:04
Example UVmap tubes7:05

Fusion in Modo 15. Part 116:59
In this lesson you will learn how to do the basic primary, substract, intersect in fusion. Also how to create a new fusion and how to interpret the colors of the parts.
Fusion in Modo 15. Part 219:35
Here we continue with fusion. You will learn how to create strips using curves. Also I will show you how embossing works. Next I will show you how to use mesh operators in combination with fusion to create more complex models.

Introduction to the project0:34
Bringing in the reference images6:21
Cage and first polygons15:14
Capping the top Part110:54
Capping the top Part25:40
Creating a curved surface11:56
Giving it depth5:51
Closing the bottom8:42
Closing the bottom Part213:48
Refining the front Part29:09
Refining the front Part17:32
Sculpting the bottom10:45
Changing topology for the lid Part110:10
Continuing the modeling17:06
Capping holes16:32
Fixing some problems19:41
Closing the bottom and creating the first fusion object17:59
Creating fusion objects19:26
Creating the lid17:47
Combining the parts19:57
Combine parts in Modo by applying subtraction, refining topology with loops, and using fusion nodes to unite clips and slits into a coherent battery holder model.
Prepairing for export3:22
Create a Mesh Fusion Mesh with a UV map16:20
In this lesson you will learn how to prepare your 3d models (used as cutters for your Mesh Fusion model) to to get a Mesh Fusion output with UV's. Often it is very hard to create a new UV map for the high poly models created by Mesh Fusion. Luckely there is a function available for this. This video will start wil a summary of all the steps. Then you can watch the full process.

Overview primitives and patches0:21
Primitives general2:36
Cube primitive5:56
Sphere primitive3:57
Cylinder primitive2:36
Capsule primitive3:00
Arc primitive3:38
Cone primitive5:01
Torus primitive4:40
Explore the torus primitive in modo, enable its interactive 3-D viewport, and adjust centerpoint coordinates, ring radius, cross section, height, segments, and smoothing to shape the torus.
Tube primitive5:56
Solid sketch primitive6:46
Pen tool part 16:12
Pen tool part 23:29
Curve tool4:44
Beziere curve tool3:17
B-spline tool2:41
Create a B-spline on the ground plane by placing four control points to form a curve, then edit and close the curve in 3d with control and shift tools.
Sketch tool4:33
Patch curves tool6:06

Reset a tool0:38
Slice tool6:00
Curve Slice tool4:45
Edge Slice tool5:06
Pen Slice tool2:35
Loop Slice tool7:46
Explore the loop slice tool in Modo, enabling loops through an object with direction from two selected polygons, adjustable count, spacing, symmetry, and curvature to create diverse profiles.
Axis Slice tool2:28
Dicer tool2:23
Julienne tool2:04
Tack tool2:05
Booleans5:54
Subdivisions and smoothing3:57

Action center default and automatic5:11
Action center selection5:25
Action center selection border3:16
Selection center screen0:35
Selection center auto axis1:17
Explore how the action center, also called the selection center, reorients objects to the world directions and enables moving and rotating with aligned lines and auto axis.
Selection center origin0:55
Action center parent0:50
Selection center local0:40
Action center pivot0:52

Falloffs general4:35
Animatable falloffs6:07
Cylindrical falloff2:11
Radial falloff2:16
Explore radial falloff on the work plane, adjust handles to shape a sphere-like influence, and control center, size, and presets to affect surrounding geometry.
Linear falloff3:25
Airbrush falloff1:30
Screen falloff1:12
Apply screen falloff to sculpt with a radial shape influenced by screen position, using right-click drag. It affects visible polygons and can include behind geometry when set to transparent.
Element falloff2:14
Curvature falloff1:28
Noise falloff0:50
Lasso falloff1:30
Image falloff2:30
Selection falloff1:25
Soft select falloff1:18

Requirements

you need to download a trial version of modo
you need to download Gimp and Unity

Description

3D art is getting a more prominent role in multimedia. It is used intensively in movies, video games, commercials, education and architecture. It is a multi billion market. With your talent you just might get through! Use this course as a step towards a 3D carrier. Learn the basics of Modo, a professional 3d content creation application and start to beat the competition.
You will just need a trial version of Modo, download Gimp and Unity for free and you need a PC or Mac to get started. Within several hours you will learn enough to make your own nice looking 3d models and export them to Unity. You will learn to navigate in the software, use all common tools and bring everything in action during your assignments.
This course has been made using Modo 902, 10.0v1 and 10.1. I now also added an introduction video using Modo 14. It shows you how to get to the buttons and menus available in older versions of Modo. So the course is still usefull in never Modo versions.

Who this course is for:

if you are new to modo or a starter
if you quickly want to learn modeling in modo
if you need a video reference for the tools
if you want to use Modo for game modeling

3d modelling - a Modo modeling guide

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 22min

Interface, where to find what7 lectures • 1hr 8min

Examples11 lectures • 1hr 53min

Mesh Fusion in Modo 152 lectures • 37min

Project breath analyser22 lectures • 4hr 25min

Navigation, selections and transforms7 lectures • 41min

Primitives18 lectures • 1hr 15min

Mesh tools and subdivision surface12 lectures • 46min

Action centers9 lectures • 19min

Falloffs14 lectures • 33min

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