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How I Rigged Aircraft Landing Gear in 3D Software

Technical Rigging for Animation

PBY-5A Landing Gear

Deforming tires, multiple piston rigs, rotating fairings, deforming brake lines & tires, all working off of a single control parameter.

Based on a real-life aircraft, I’m re-creating a PBY-5A, an amphibious WW2 submarine hunter. I’m working closely with reliable references such as historical books and even a generous local museum.

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tags: technical animation, Tech art, technical art, modo, aviation, animation, Rigging
categories: Behind the Scenes, Rigging, Technical Art
Sunday 09.12.21
Posted by Alex Jamerson
 

The Motorcycle: A Test Render

Work is continuing on the motorcycle design, in parallel with all the other projects I'm working on. The render above was done in Modo with lower render settings (hence, the noise and low resolution), but it was...

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tags: design, motorcycle designs, modo, meshfusion, fusion, renders
categories: Design, Behind the Scenes
Wednesday 03.14.18
Posted by Alex Jamerson
 

Mechanical Rigging with Suspension (Video)

Current render of the Rear Suspension assembly for my current Motorcycle Design project. All textures are procedural, aside from the 'Ohlins' logo.

My ambition for the upcoming renders on the motorbike design is that I'll be able to pose the bike as I please for various shots. And for this project, I'd prefer....

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tags: rigging, moto project, animation, modo, suspension, materials
categories: Rigging
Thursday 01.04.18
Posted by Alex Jamerson
 

A Motorcycle Wheel... And Eventually More.

One of the projects that I'm actively working on is to bring to life many of the motorcycle designs I've sketched down on paper. In my free time just for fun, I make little motorcycle design doodles. And....

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tags: design, motorcycle, materials, modo, motorcycle designs, moto project
categories: Design
Wednesday 12.20.17
Posted by Alex Jamerson
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Technical Art - A Garage Door Animation Rig (Video)

The Prototype Rig in Modo for the upcoming Garage Door Asset. (Check the bottom of the post for the animation video.)

Aside from working on a new design project, I'm also working with a colleague of mine on an environment/prop pack. The pack will be sold on the Unreal Marketplace and/or Gumroad. Part of this pack will include a Garage Door which will have animations that can be used in the game engine...

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tags: technical art, rigging, modo, gumroad, unreal marketplace, animation, technical animation, tech art
categories: Rigging
Friday 12.15.17
Posted by Alex Jamerson
Comments: 1