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In spite of holidays looming and exams taking up much of my time, I’ve been working on some models instead of visiting with family like I should be. Not only that, but I’ve also been modeling with 3D printing in mind, so many of them are now at Shapeways! For more info on 3D prints, click on the new IZL Model Shop link up above.

Most of these models were done in a single sitting, though one or two are still works in progress. All were done in 2.49b. There is a model or two that I’ve done in the new 2.5, but… suffice it to say, they aren’t quite ready for daylight yet.

On a personal note, my favorite is the robot head.

–Lace

After following a fantastic tutorial by Jonathan Williamson (no relation) I put together this rough animation of a working piston. All of the modeling, animation, and rendering was done using just Blender.

The end of the piston is parented to an empty, and the empty is parented to the through rod which is connected to the flywheel. The in-out movements of the piston and cylinder are calculated automatically. The only thing animated in the video is the flywheel’s turning along it’s y-axis. I’ve been wanting to play with this for a long time. Next up, a steam engine!

I’ve another video rendering out right now. It’s taking awhile, it’s HD and render time is half an hour or so per frame. Can you say ‘not optimized’? Oh well.

–Lace

To keep the ball moving, and to try to make up for the lack of content that comes with a full time job and a busy schedule, here are some models that I have been working on, some to help improve my modeling skills and comprehension, and all of then for fun.

All models and pictures are, of course, copyright IzationLabs.

Do you have any ideas for interesting items you would like to see modeled in 3D? Drop me a line on the IZL ScratchSpace, I’m always in need of attention getting objects that need to be ‘digitized’.

More to come.

–Lace