Rippled models

[Whitecold]

Hello

I'm trying to get started modelling, and I was relatively successful in making the rough shape in blender. However I was looking how to make those rippled shapes similar to the FL-T200 Fuel Tank. Can anyone give me any tips how to accomplish this?

[Dispatcher]

The easiest way to get the corrugated look is to simply put that into the texture. The model is basically a cylinder, perhaps you would want to add extended rings at the ends, but the corrugation effect is not done at all in Blender. At least, that's the way I'd do it.

[aeTIos]

The rippled effect is made with a bumpmap I think. Or a normal map or whatever it's called...

[Whitecold]

Thanks for the information. I looked at normal maps, how do you make those? Pick all the colors in an image editor, or are there tools to make it easier?

[trekkie_]

you have a LONG way to go grasshopper. you must learn to crawl before you walk. you must learn to walk before you run. you must learn to run before you fly.

Edited January 18, 2014 by trekkie_

[trekkie_]

by the way, once you know how to work with lines and chamfer, you should be able to create ripples with relatively few extra poly's. depending on the type of ripples you want to do, will depend on whether you use actual geometry or just a bump map.

[Whitecold]

I have managed to get some structures applied with a bump map, but now I'm struggling to get it converted to a normal map, the bumps just don't show up in the bake, and I get a flat blue result.

[frizzank]

I would not worry about normal maps for now, you can use bump maps in unity. If you want there are several bump map to normal map converters.