TwIzTiD's ZModeler Tutorial, The Basics

[TwIzTiD]

Table of Contents:

1. Programs Needed
-> A. Zmodeler
-> B. A Suitable Paint Program(Paint Shop Pro/Photoshop)

2. Blueprints
-> A. Choose your car you want to model
-> B. Search for Blueprints
-> C. Cutting/Sizing Blueprints

3. Your Car
-> A. Referance Pics
-> B. Other Referance Materials

4. Getting Started With Zmodeler
-> A. Opening Zmodeler
-> B. Loading Blueprints

5. Modeling your First Car
-> A. Creating the First Part
-> B. Extruding
-> C. Expanding your Model

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Tutorial:

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FORWARD:
Note, In this tutorial, I am going to use a 2000 Nissan Cube Z10.

http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1918

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1. Programs Needed
-> Zmodeler
Zmodeler is a 3D Program created by a Man named Oleg. It is a fairly simple program, kinda easy to use.
Download ZModeler 1.07b -- Visit Website

-> A Suitable Paint Program(Paint Shop Pro/Photoshop)
Although Neither of the programs are free, you can get a free trial of Paint Shop Pro at the Jasc Website, Photoshop, you can buy.
Download PSP Free Trial -- Visit Corel Website -- Adobe Photoshop CS

2. Blueprints
-> Choose your car you want to model, Or just use the one in this tutorial.
Pick a car, plane, train, or anything you want to model

-> Find your Blueprints
Find the Bueprints you would like to use via Google or somewhere else.
->Recomendation: SMCars<-

-> Cutting and Sizing your blueprints
After you find the blueprints that you would like to use(or the one in this tut) it is time to cut them.

1. Open up your Paint Program
2. Open up your blueprints
3. Change to Selection Tool
->http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1919
4. Select as close to the car's body as possible
->http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1920
-> Do this for all views

->Cut Blueprints<-
Back: http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1921
Front: http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1922
Left: http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1923
Top: http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1924


3. Your Car

Search Google(http://www.google.com) for referance pics and such. You will need these for an accuate car.


4. Getting Started With Zmodeler

1. Run the file zmodeler.exe.

2. Load your blueprints via:
->http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1925

A. Click "Add" find all your blueprints(one by one) and load them into ZModeler.

B. Find What view you are on, make sure the view you are on matches up with the viewport you are in.

Do this for all views.


5. Modeling your First Car

A)
Make the first polys

1. In the main toolbox, on the Top View, Create -> Surfaces -> Flat - Draw some box in any shap/ form away from the roof.

2. Now to create the roof. Goto Create -> Faces -> Strip.

- Click on that box you just created.

- Create a strip of faces down the midline of the roof. (Around 5 Rows will work).

- Delete the faces from the first box you created.

- Moved the faces on the Z Axis, and the X Axis to line the vertices up.

- You should now have something like this:
http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1926

B)
Extrude the faces.

1. Goto the left view.

2. Modify -> Move on the Y axis

3. Move the polys to the ridgeline of the roof, line them up vertice on vertice, since it is the middle of the car.

3. Don't be afraid the move some vertices on the Z to get the curve of the roof right.
- It should look like this on the left:
http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1928

4. Finish the roof, final should be like this:
http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1927

B)
Now that that is done time to see what it looks like with both sides together.

1. Create -> Objects -> Copy on the X Axis - copy the first half

2. Modify -> Mirror on the X Axis - mirror the second half

3. Modify - > Reorient - reorient the second half

4. Modify -> Move - Move the second half so it barley overlaps the first.

5. Goto the 3D view, you will have something like this:
http://www.nfscars.net/forum/attachm...achmentid=1917



Congrats, you have made a roof. Now create the rest of the car using these techiques.


Copyright 2005 TCI TwIzTiD
Version 0.5.3

[TwIzTiD]

Also note, If you cannot see the Images, please post a reply and I will fix it asap.


Thanks to J Design, Vieable images coming soon.

[TwIzTiD]

Picturestwo

[TwIzTiD]

picturesthree

Pictures now up.

[nfsmw4ever]

zModeler gave me a trojan T________________________________________________T

[OZ]

Originally Posted by nfsmw4ever

zModeler gave me a trojan T________________________________________________T

if you downloaded it from the zmodeler site, is highly unlikely that you would get a trojan from it. If you got it from other sources other than the zmodeler site, i can say you are risking yourself without a reason to it.

[nfsmw4ever]

i got it from the xmodeler site.

zmodeler *sorry for the double post

[MostEdwardo1]

i dont get how to make the blueprints come up

[josh1221]

Hi,
at the point (in Zmodeler) when i click "add" and pick the blueprint it shows the name of it in the list but i can't see it, or if i click "OK" afterwards (for the selected name) it doesont show the blueprint as a background either.

Could someone help?I've got no idea whats wrong, but i'd really like to make my own cars aswell.

[Manic]

^ You have everything here.

[Vic1]

iI have the same problem as josh1221, I click add, then OK and it doesn't display the blueprint, but when I add another image, it works.Why?

[Ultimate Racer]

wat zm you have?

[KimoKiller199]

how do you convert them to mw then

[MostEdwardo1]

Originally Posted by kareem samman

how do you convert them to mw then

http://alexforum.forumotion.net/forum.htm
is your anser(on that site

[tobibrec]

@Most Edwardo1
@josh 1221
@victor

The piczure must be a bitmap

[Streettunner]

How to convert NFS U2 cars for MW ??

[absclaw gt]

nice tut bro

[stephen098d]

I can't get the option to load my blueprints and I can't download the 1.07 version since it doesn't download right. Please help!

[willy34]

I made the blueprint cutting.I have 4 different pictures.I've converted it to BMP, but i can't load this images into Zmodeler1.What's the problem?What do you think?

[ionut24]

can you make a VW Golf IV variant please
ionut_the_king_92@yahoo.com if you want send mee a mesage

[APBOYZ]

I`don`t get it. wtf? I don`t know how to do that.

[POMELO]

Is a good tutorial. I voted for Yes but it can't help me now. I learned whitout tutorials.

[Kent Traffic Cop]

On "B 3)" how did you bend it along the roofline? I've got a straight strip, but I have no idea how to bend it...

I used the bend tool but that messes everything up

[SSS89]

Hello guys, I'm new here! I want to change the M3 GTR stock vinyl whit Roney's Aston Martin or whatever boss vinyl... I'm using hex editor, sience I change rims,window tint, in MY CARS but the boss vinyls... makes me stupid. I want an image for this please help me! Google is not very explicit i search 4 days If someone can help i can send my gamesave for him to edit. I post an image here:http://www.freeimagehosting.net/1e9u7

[TwIzTiD]

Originally Posted by Kent Traffic Cop

On "B 3)" how did you bend it along the roofline? I've got a straight strip, but I have no idea how to bend it...

I used the bend tool but that messes everything up

The easiest way is to move vertices. What you do is you go to move, then make sure you're on the vert. selection. You would move one by one or select all the ones you want to move and then move them.