Sydney Opera House - For one night only!

[threestooges]

Thanks for the explanation. I followed it all except the boolean cutouts. I know the basics of how they work (in theory) but haven't really applied them much (at all) in practice. I think those sails may indeed be the reason no one has seriously tackled it before, but you seem to have made short work of them.
-Matt

[Diggis]

As for unusual shapes like the opera house's "sails" how did you go about reproducing those? Unusual (non-rectangular) shapes like those have always daunted me when modeling.
-Matt

Trade secret     

Actually, quite straightforward.  I created the "arc" cross section, then lofted to create the curved shape, then simple boolean cutouts to finish off.  Converted the whole thing to editable poly for some vertex tuning (chamfering the edges, that sort of thing).  They're all pretty much the same shape, just done at different angles.  The hardest part was doing that only from photos from the interweb...

I'm actually amazed that no-one else has seriously tackled this before, but I can only find one other model and that's on the STEX (and I can't say I was impressed with that either).

One of the early 2000 versions of AutoCAD, (I want to say 2002 or 2006) came with a 3D model of the Sydney Opera House. My computer wasn't really capable of doing much more than opening it, but it looked impressive.

[callagrafx]

Looks amazing. Can't wait for nightlites

Mindreader...

[MTT9]

Looks amazing. Can't wait for nightlites

Mindreader...

I've been told that before 
Those look amazing. How did you get that orchestra?

[Andreas]

I bet he tricked us all and just cut some photos he found and presented them as his BAT here.

Jokes aside, this looks amazing alright! I really need to find a Sydney map and start building a city, leaving room for placing this upcoming masterpiece.

[callagrafx]

I bet he tricked us all and just cut some photos he found and presented them as his BAT here.

Busted!! 

Nightlighting is complete, so I'm going to export it and see what it turns out like. I've increased the size of it too.  And a final decision about the base... there isn't going to be one.  To better tie it into the game the base will be whatever Barby sees fit to put it on.  This way, she can add waterfront or canal pieces (not necessarily mine) and/or place it on an inland lot.  It also means that if anyone else wants to adapt the lot to fit their cities or waterfronts, they're not tied into a modelled base.  I am the very epitome of compromise 

and it saves a whole load of hassle with LODs

Those look amazing. How did you get that orchestra?

Nothing simpler... looked for a suitable image on google (plenty around) and mapped it onto a shape under the window.  It's not the right angle but the impression it gives is fairly realistic, all things considered.

[M4346]

A true masterpiece indeed! 

Wow! What a spectacular job!

[threestooges]

Wonderfully done. Not sure I would've thought the angle of the orchestra was amiss had you not mentioned it.
-Matt

[BarbyW]

Wow, wow and wow. I am speechless.

[Aaron Graham]

Wow!!! Your modeling looks really great, and the night lights and texturing is great too.

[vortext]

Stunning! 

[sunv123]

Whoa! Am i seeing things?

Awesome work.

[Diggis]

I joke and abuse you every opportunity, but this is an absolute masterpiece.  I'll be sad if this is the last we see from you, but it's a hell of a way to bow out.

[TheAttendee]

What a wonderful way to sign off BATing for a while. You will be missed, and especially after this, remembered by everyone in the SC4 community! "Always leave with a bang" I say, and a masterfully done recreation of the opera house is nothing short of a bang, if not a cacophonous explosion.

Good luck with your new lives! Haha.    Kids are great, but they'll make you feel like    most of the time.

[Swordmaster]

I think this beauty will be a must have in my place. Got some waterfront to spare for sure. Great work!


Cheers
Willy

[Jack_wilds]

luv the pedestal and the texture work progress... as to scale, as long as it looks right and doesn't look all huge or squashed like a shoehorned foot... it s a great modelling subject 

[callagrafx]

Hey!  Guess what!!  It WORKS!

[art128]

It looks even more beautiful ingame!

Can we have a Dark-night render?

[MTT9]

That looks amazing cal! I'll second that request for a darknite render

[xannepan]

Absolutely stunning work!