"Small lotus just dew point sharp angle, early have dragonfly erect above" This vivid verse depicts a lively artistic conception, exquisite dragonfly leaps, give person with infinite reveries. Below we will use 3DsMAX to create a lifelike water dragonfly.
Production tools: 3dsmax7.0 Chinese version, the other version of the method and steps similar.
Making the head and abdomen of a dragonfly
1, into the geometry to create a command panel, select the cylinder in the right view to create a "cylinder", set a radius of 80, high 300, height and top segment of 1, the number of segments 18, the effect is shown in Figure 01.
2, click the right button, select the "Convert to Editable Patch" command, the cylinder into patch, as shown in Figure 02.
3, go to the "vertex" child object, select the point at the center of the bottom right of the cylinder, delete it, as shown in Figure 03.
4, into the "edge" of the child object, box selection of the middle of the four edge of the cylinder, using the "geometry" of the "section" under the "subdivision" command, four Edge subdivision, insert a cross-section. Then repeat the operation, inserting a cross section between the bottom and top, and the effect is shown in Figure 04.
5, the box selected from the left to the first to the fourth cross section of all the edges, using the "zoom tool" to produce the head of the approximate shape, as shown in Figure 05.
6, box selection of 3 edges, again using the "subdivision" command, for the production of abdominal subdivision enough surface, the effect as shown in Figure 06.
7, the box selected from the right of the two sections, again using the "zoom tool" to adjust the shape, the production is in the tail of the joint at the approximate shape, as shown in Figure 07.
8, the Dragonfly body is not round, so in the top view using the Zoom tool along the Y axis adjustment, pay attention to reduce the proportion of the head to a larger, and make a finer neck parts, as shown in Figure 08.