3DVIA®

The best models uploaded to 3DVIA.com during the week of Saturday, October 31st through Friday, November 6th are highlighted here. Instead of the usual snappy repartee about how excellent all the models are this week (although they are, of course, in your face fabulous) I must mention that I will be out of the office for the next four weeks :( and will not be doing Top 10 posts (or any other posts) during those weeks.

You will also notice an abrupt cessation of my incredibly witty remarks about your models :(. I am as sorry as you are (if you are at all sorry and not actually planning a huge party) because it is so much fun (and hard work too).

So, PLEASE be nice to each other, support each other and kick only the people who deserve it (but kick kindly of course). See you all in a little while!

In case your attention span is extremely limited, you can watch the following video in 31 seconds and see all of the included models before you forget what you were trying to remember to do. :)

Easy links to the previous Top 10 lists: 001 – 002 – 003 – 004 – 005 – 006 – 007 – 008 – 009 – 010 – 011 – 012 – 013 – 014 – 015 – 016 – 017 -018 – 019 – 020 – 021 – 022 – 023 – 024 – 025 – 026 – 027 – 028 – 029 – 030 – 031 – 032 – 033 – 034 – 035 – 036 – 037 – 038 – 039 – 040 – 041 – 042 – 043 – 044 – 045 – 046 – 047 – 048 – 049 – 050 – 051 – 052

The Top 10:

I am very impressed with Macaquekillerbot (Textured Version) which was created by lof1 using 3DVIA Shape. The level of detail is phenomenal and I really like the concept of pivoting the skull on two spheres to control its actions. If I ever see this thing, I’m running – fast!

You know I’m going to love this Ferrari 599 GTB, carefully crafted by Oscar using Blender, and I do! I know he’s still working on it, but I just couldn’t wait to show it off. He also painted it Ferrari Fly Yellow, which is my favorite color for a Ferrari after red. :) Great job Oscar! [Oscar/mynameisoscarjo is from Sweden]

Take some time to enjoy 24-Cell constructed by Scott (mtgtopdeck). It’s worth taking it for a spin and finding each new and surprising view as you move it around.

Bulby Fights LUXO by Parth uses 3DVIA Shape and its great remix tools to pull in most of the elements that he needed from his own models. That left him able to concentrate on getting the humorous story that he is telling just right. Everyone will know when the KO punch comes – they’ll be avoiding shards of flying glass! [Parth/XQH_XXX is from India]

Meshup Cylinder is a fantastic piece of sculpture by 01337 using Photoshop and an OBJ Generator. Great colors and shading and an involving form both inside and out!

Shrek is going to need all the help he can get in May the Force Be With Shrek!! by Abu. Using 3DVIA Shape, Abu has created what looks like a fantasy mash-up of fairy tales, movies and user models. I hope he tells us in a future model whether Shrek made it or not!  [Abu/abu_roadking is from India]

Antichron by Scott (mtgtopdeck) shows the amazing artistic and totally logical connections of sculpture and mathematics. Go here for a quick description of the more esoteric reasons why this is true.

Mahendra’s Coxept model shows where incredible exuberance and creative energy can take you! Of course not everyone will like every part of this concept, but when you’re exploring, anywhere is a good place to go. Great job Mahendra! CATIA V5 is his tool of choice. [Mahendra/mahendra48 is from Indonesia]

John used a VRML Generator to create his Oil and Gas Noavatarz corrected model. Please view the model carefully and zoom in to get a much better appreciation of the huge amount of work John did to create an accurate model like this. Without models like this and patience like John’s, most of the things that we take for granted wouldn’t even exist. [John/johnc is from the UK]

This amazing Sphera Simplified was imagined and modeled by epcinnova and then uploaded here in 3DS format. The imagination and engineering stretch to create concepts like this are fantastic to see! [epcinnova is from Spain]

Honorable Mentions:

Great textures make Camera by Abu a useful little model that can be used in lots of places without loading up on polygons. 3DVIA Shape is Abu’s modeling tool in this case (he also uses CATIA and other more sophisticated software). [Abu/abu_roadking is from India]

This simple and very elegant Candle by Parth was modeled using 3DVIA Shape. [Parth/XQH_XXX is from India]

perecat1 has turned his imagination to the skies in one of his latest models – Airplane. I sure do enjoy looking at it, but don’t think I’d be too eager to take a ride. perecat1 uses 3DVIA Shape. [perecat1 is from Spain]

This little Duck Train by fnj_123, makes me smile and quack every time I see it! Who knew that modeling in 3DVIA Shape could end up being so much fun? :) [fnj_123 is from India]

I appreciate all the detail in both the wheel and the tire tread that makes Truck Wheel by Marian such a great-looking and useful model. He created it using Google SketchUp. [Marian is from Romania]

Just so everyone knows, the order that the Top 10 and Honorable Mentions are displayed is based on color, type of model and how I’m feeling, not any particular ranking. I just rearrange them until I like the way it looks. It’s as simple as that!

Here’s a brief recap of what I look for when I select the “Top 10″ and “Honorable Mentions”:

Variety – One of the most important factors. I try to show models created using lots of different software products and showing lots of different ways of using 3D. I include brief comments on why I chose each model.

Creativity, unusual subject matter and humor – These are big factors. We should all be having fun and feel free to model our passions!

Models must be uploaded by the original modeler – Many times I find models that I think will add to the community and will upload them with credit given to the modeler. These and other models that I can’t be reasonably sure who modeled them (for example – commercial models) are a welcome addition to the 3DVIA community, but the goal of the “Top 10″ is to encourage individual modelers and reward their special creativity.

Models entered in the 3DVIA Challenge contests will not be considered – They’re already getting plenty of attention and I want to spotlight models we may have missed.

There is no reward given – Other than the satisfaction of being noticed, spotlighted and being brought to the attention of more modelers. In my personal experience, the pleasure of having my work appreciated is the ultimate reward anyway.

Your comments are always welcomed and encouraged! Your responses will help the modelers and the 3DVIA community as a whole. Feel free to bring other models to my attention and let me know why they attracted you. (PLEASE NOTE: In order to make it easier to explore, all photos are linked directly to the model’s page.)

One final note of caution: these are my choices (dswavely) and my choices alone. So, aim the tomatoes appropriately.