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peterjmatt In reply to Knale [2006-05-14 18:40:44 +0000 UTC]

for some reason the version of mental ray that came bundled with maya doesn't want to work. as for pointers, i usually poly model using planes. i'll start with a sketch (or occasionally a blueprint) then draw a simple silhouette with the create poly tool. then it's just a lot of tedious work of dividing that first poly with the split poly tool and stretching it into a shape i like. once its in a basic shape i'll use the smooth poly tool to add some more geometry to try to refine the shape. after i'm pretty happy with the surface work i'll start extracting pieces like the hood and doors in order to add the cut lines. lastly i'll add the trim pieces, moldings mirrors and the like. that's how i do it. however, i've experimented with nurbs and sub-ds as well and they have they're uses. the way i do things requires a lot of grunt work in order to build a shape and it doesn't always result in a clean mesh. also i have to keep a constant eye on my normals since splitting polys can cause a lot of funky planes and smoothing errors. but it works for me

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