Aaron Graham's BATs

[Vlasky 1,803]

BEAT IT!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rScqTO-zZVs

It's amazing how much better they all look solely for being in Max

[Amthaak 1,501]

Graham apts looks amazing! For the nitelites , you maybe can add some glare. If you need advice, you can check page 30 of my bat thread SF 's comment. Gongratulations, for your beautifull work!

  Edited April 14, 2011 by Amthaak  

[zahrul3 472]

Graham Apts look much better than it was when it was first released. Great job!!!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Jack_wilds- Thank you, I think the brick can be a little better.

Delecto- Thank you You are right, a little dirty.

harishna- Thank you for you help, I've have alright fix that.

on00122222222222222-Thank you!!!!!

Vlasky- Thank you that a good song, can't let the batting thing beat me.

Amthaak Thak you so much for you help on that.

zahrul3- Thank you!!!!!

Hogan Apatments

I have an update on the Hogan Apatments, I have been thinking should I make this buildin slope freindly as well, what do you guys think.

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[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Something seems be be wrong with this thread, it did not go to the top of the bat open discussion. I wonder whats wrong.

[on001222 689]

OH wow! Very very good.

[gutterclub 2,729]

Personally don't think this needs to be slope friendly..I think it works best for row houses where the heights vary...just my opinion.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

on00122222222222222- Thank you!!!!!

gutterclub- Thank you for answering my question, beacuse I have been thinking it over and over that it may look great to have it slope friendly.

Worthington Apartments

Here's a pictures of my Worthington Apartments, I have finally put it in Max. I want to make my worthington Apartment to look sort of like Jasoncw Image below, he out it in photoshop to help my out but I failed to make it good enough. I have fix some of the modeling to match with Jasoncw picture

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East

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  Edited April 30, 2011 by Aaron Graham  

[nick13 194]

Very nice model. I'm glad to see your redoing the old buildings in 3ds max.

  Edited April 30, 2011 by nick13  

[BIWDC 2,296]

Nice Work Aaron

[PBGV103 729]

How are you importing all of your gmax files into max?

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

How are you importing all of your gmax files into max?

I'm Using Deep Exploration to import my models in Max. What you want to import something in MAx???

[zahrul3 472]

They look better now than before, it would've been a really wonderful idea to show this beside the old one.

[Amthaak 1,501]

This "Deep Exploration" sounds interesting! Can you tell me more , like: which version do you use, is it free, and how do you import gmax files into max (we all have old gmax files we would like to convert into max...)

BTW: your Worthington Apts is absolutly amazing!

  Edited May 1, 2011 by Amthaak  

[jacqulina 162]

great work here,nice buildings

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Looks really good, the only thing that sticks out as needing an update is the cornice. It really doesn't fit in with the details used on the rest of the facade. Try looking around at some similar buildings in reality and see what they have in that area and you should find your solution.

[Jasoncw 11,949]

Yeah, I think now you could do much better on the main cornice. I think you could adjust the other cornices as well.

I think you should make some before and after posts for your updated BATs.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

nick13- Thank you!!!!!

BIWDC- Thank you!!!!

zahrul3- Thank you!!!!!

Amthaak- Thank You, the Deep Exploration is not free and the version I am using is 3.5. it is a trail a 30 days trail, so you have to be fast, one thing is make sure everything is fix in GMAx before you export it and import it in to max, it can be hard to fix things up when you get it in the Max. Another thing to know it's a good idea to attach all a like textures because if you did not label all of your, if not you may have a hard with finding your pieces, because if you are going by color like all your glass is blue and walls are brown and window frames are black, in max it will be all random colors on all pieces, and when you finished attaching you pieces name thing if you did not. GMAx will have a error popup and crash when you try to attach a large amount of pieces to together, so it best to get a good amount of obejects and right click to editable poly, you will have to do this a lot if you have thousands of objects. Always have a back up copy of of the orignal GMax coppy in case you mess up. There still more but I have to think.

jacqulina- Thank you!!!!

SimHoTToDDy- Thank you, it's going to be hard to fix the cornice.

Jasoncw- Thanks I do nrrd to post a before and after shots of the building that was in Gmax and now goin to go in 3ds Max.

Talks about the Worthington Apartments cornice

I will need a lot of help on this building so everyone be kind to post some images of some cornices, I need some help on what it should look like.

  Edited May 1, 2011 by Aaron Graham  

[Amthaak 1,501]

Thanks a lot for yr reply! I think it will be less headache to re-bat directly in Max....!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Hogan Apartments

Here's the Hogan Apartments night lights I hope you like them, I want to export this building today, if the night light look good to you guys.

[Vlasky 1,803]

They look perfect! Glare is just about right! Export!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Vlasky- Thank you, and here's that export.

Hogan Apartments

Here's an update, this is an in game image, I know a lot of you guys has been waiting for this day.

I need to find some good trees to put in front of the building, so anyone will to help come help me out on finding some 3ds Max trees props.

[zahrul3 472]

You could put a planter with bushes like ones on the upper floors, if I was you, that's something I'll do.

They look 3 times better next to each other, so it hides the plain side of the BAT. A creative guy could plop(landmark version) a block with this and create what looks like a condominum development.

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Hey, do you use gmax?

[Vlasky 1,803]

Aaron I have to be the party pooper now.

1st why are the both of them floating in the air? They look like they're both a meter in the air.

2nd why haven't u used 1.66 depth from the street? That way they would line up nicely with the other w2w BATs. And that overhanger in fron of entrances could have been edited in Ilives reader and would go all the way to the road.

If it's too late for these two than consider doing so with others, for example Graham Apartments.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

zahrul3- Thank you, I should try that out, but I will still need some trees to go in front of the buildings like it New York City.

skyscraper241- I'm using 3ds Max Design 11.

Vlasky- 1.66 is way to close to the road, and the thing about it the buildings I make a rare to STEX, that's the reason, I'm trying to conquer the New York City apartment branch. The reason the building is floalting is because it's not on a flat surface. Most of all my buildings are 3.0 and 4.0m, The NYBT timpson Pl Row are 1.5m from the road from the road/ from the edge of the lot.

[Jasoncw 11,949]

Yeah, I agree with Vlasky, it would be much nicer if they lined up with other w2w buildings. The only w2w buildings that don't use the one paver (1.6 m) setback off the top of my head are spa and jbsimio and their buildings are usually much shorter anyway. So basically all the buildings that yours would go with use the 1.6 meter setback.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Jasoncw can you give me a name of a building that is 1.6m from the road so I can fix this.

[Jasoncw 11,949]

All of mine are.

1.6 meters is just one paver tile though, so it's not too hard to line up.

For your canopies, you can change the "size" of the building in the reader, and that will let you overhang the canopy without making the building a prop. I don't remember the property off the top of my head and I don't have access to my simcity programs, but I think it's occupant size, and it's what controls the size of the construction cranes, but also the size of the foot print in the lot editor. It doesn't change the actual size of the building or LODs though.

Thanks for going with the 1.6 meter setback. I'll appreciate it and I'm sure a lot of other people will too.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Ok, I'm so stupid right now, I should of known that one of those little squares on the base texture is 1.6.

Edit

I may need to export it again because the canopy will over hang to much. It's must work well with the NAM three lane one way roads.

  Edited May 8, 2011 by Aaron Graham