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trucker2000 · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject: A fancy fence prefab

I've made a fancy fence prefab and thought i'd share it with you.

It's available here with an explination of what's included and how to use it.
Hope you enjoy as I strive to get better at modeling.

and...for the obglitory picture.... (click on it for a larger view)

Disclaimer: I don't texture prefabs as my folder structure and yours may differ. Plus, you may want a different texture on it than I would.
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Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject:

It's way too high poly for anyone to use it. The pole's cylinder base shouldn't have more than ~12 sides, 6 would probably suffice too.
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[K]hajit · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject:

i agree with fletcher i wanted so say the same thing this isnt useable

Jeroen · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject:

It might be a bit high-poly but I do like the appearance of it. It's a nice model! Smile

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trucker2000 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:03 am Post subject:

Thanks for the comments. I know it's high poly. It started out as something else, but looked like a fence post topper, so decided to change course and make a fancy fence instead. The prefab was super easy to make, so it would make a good reference model if nothing else. I started to make the actual posts square, but it didnt look right.
The fence as shown is only 1308 polys, so it could be used in an area where you had buildings that were super low poly.
At any rate, I'm glad you liked it. Smile

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trucker2000 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:01 am Post subject:

I took your advice and made the posts low poly. (used 12 sided cylendars) They came out looking almost as good as the original.

Here's the stats:

High poly fence as seen in the original screenshot above = 1308 polys
Low poly fence as seen below = 662 (big difference)

The zip file in the first post has been updated with the new low poly post along side the high poly one.

edit to add: the rails and boards were already low poly to begin with, so there was nothing to change there. (can't get much less polys with a straight box) and the boards were optimized.
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Starnick · DeleD PRO user Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 611

662 poly or 662 triangles? That's still fairly high for what is generally a background object Razz

MeinenM · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject:

Its cool looking still! Who says you cant make highpoly stuff eh? lol good job

[K]hajit · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

for a game it would be a stupit model cuz of the poly count but here its nice

trucker2000 · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject:

Jeroen · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject:

The lowpoly model still looks rather well. I wonder if it could be done with fewer polygons. Are you up for a challenge, Trucker? I bet you can get it under 450 and still make it look good!
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trucker2000 · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:46 am Post subject:

I'll take your 450 and beat it down to 440. Laughing

Now, to thwart any misunderstanding...

The prefab zip incluces several parts.

3 posts
high=552 polies (24 sided)
med=220 polies (12 sided)
low=146 polies (8 sided) ( I really don't like this one)

1 rail at 6 polies
1 fence board at 34 polies

The numbers I've been giving were for what was shown in the pictures.

Oops... edit to add...download updated.
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