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Old 12-26-07, 11:20 PM   #371
Tomi_099
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a wonderful Tip !!

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Originally Posted by thefretmaster
Hi there, fantastic work!! its great to see the models improving. this is somthing that hasnt really been done a great deal before (on the u-boats atleast)
is the boat still hollow as you showed in your post "first optic test" i guess you are using 3ds max. have you tried adding a shell modifier? this would add the "thickness" of the hull you could delete your inner extrusion polys and allow the shell modifier to do the rest, it would make the drain holes the same depth as the hulls thickness.
sorry if this does not come accross clearly or you have already tried this / do not think it is a good idea.
cheers and good luck
tfm
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A very good idea and a wonderful tip - I will try out it - Maybe adds it at all where a literature - Shell modifier???

Thank you!!
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