Pagoda Parts


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By DELETED2 - 17 Years Ago
I am about to create a Chinese Building. Pagoda.
However, that end roof structure that typically defines Chinese Architecture isnt in the architecture standard with iClone and I cant find it anywhere.
Of course this can be manufactured in a number of ways. But my issue is that I will require several buildings on set within an incredibly intense Chinese Garden replica from 1800BC. I am cutting as many corners as I can. I run 2 nVidea Goliaths but it is still easy to overdrive everything.
So the most important corner cut initially ids this piece of roofing infrastructure. If I can cut it down to one piece, Im happy.
Currently the most part-efficient solution I can devise is five pieces. This many because it has to look VERY good on passes.
If anyone has one I would greatly appreciate it. Just the roof part. I have created the rest from ancient plans. Hope I'm lucky.

The red roof below I am creating pretty close as far as 90% successful here. The others display that upturned corner I find so elusive. I do not model parts. But I can almost make anything in the iCLone Architecture folders.

I "simply" need that curled roof beam!!! There are 4 to each of course.

Thanks Good People.
Armstrong.
By Paumanok West - 17 Years Ago
I tried to craft this in Organica but it didn't go too well. Close, as we say, but no cigar.

Then I says to meself, I says, DIS looks like a job for 3D Warehouse!

I whisked away to dat wonderland of free models, and soon came up with dis:

English bloke what builds pagodas

I knocked out the struts for you in SketchUp because I figure you only wants the roof.

I've attached the resulting VNS.

And, if you don't like it, you can go to 3D Warehouse yourself and browse around. You have 3DXChange to convert anything you find.

DIS is why we was bragging on 3D Warehouse to you!

EDIT: A browser tab was still open to 3DWH. I took another look and came up with a model which is closer to your scheme:

Horyu Temple

You will probably like that one better. Or maybe use both designs?
By wires - 17 Years Ago
Adding to what Paumanok posted.

There's a whole collection of Chinese Architecture available on 3d Warehouse here.:cool:

By DELETED2 - 15 Years Ago
Thanks guys... I'm just reading the "R" Forums and reading up on missed posts. Well, hey!. I'm a busy guy!!!! :P What's 2 years between replies anyway. :hehe:
I think the delay in replies here was a 'Big Freeze' hit me and I was snowily adrift.

Thanks for this. The Pagoda is a superb example. I have it now. It's not specifically a back burner project but definitely something I'm trying to achieve in a kind of "Kit" form so that I can pick'n'mix parts like my early Cottages. Currently this is right in theme with a short I'm developing for the argument take which focusses on Animation v. Reality in commercial advertising footage.

Anyway, good for the research and thanks for your time again.

Armstrong.