So much effort goes into modelling and creating the assets for these little pins that are almost always hidden inside the builds. They look cool though 😍
A new Blender add-on is now available on the
#mecabricks
shop!
@dcl_bruno
just released his beautifully crafted minifigure rig with a rigid and soft mode. That is the ultimate product if you plan to do a professional looking
@LEGO_Group
animation.
The new Mecabricks part system has been released today! It concludes 6 months of R&D. All the add-ons have been updated and are ready to be downloaded.
I am always trying to improve the parts for
#mecabricks
. It feels like I am remodeling them over and over. Here is a test with 32140 including improved modeling technic and custom normals. It looks great in real time engines and can subdivide nicely. It took me the whole day.
Rebuilding the homepage to make it work with
@solid_js
. It is similar looking but 100% new under the hood and responsive. I am also building the backend tools, cloud architecture and API as I go.
I spent my weekend working on the
#mecabricks
workshop. It is getting there even if my todo list is still pretty long. Still hope to release something before the end of the year. Thanks
#threejs
for ACES Filmic tone mapping in r99!
The Demo model is now complete. Everybody can have access to it! I am really impressed by the result. Let me know what you think and if you are in a hurry to have Mecabricks moved to this new system.
I added some compositing options like vignetting or lens dispersion to the render farm. Here is an image raw from the workshop. This image (1080x1440 - 200 samples) would be charged 12¢ (USD). Model is from
@niksto96
I decided to work on the part manager for MB 2.0. I slowly get to the fun stuff. For now, I am trying ideas in the Meshes section. Remember that you can play with the dev version at
That was hard work but the Bigfig arms and hands are now available on
#mecabricks
. You shall be able to found out which fig I will attempt if you look at the colour.
You can build with 368 Vibrant Yellow on Mecabricks now. It will be added soon to the Blender add-ons as well. I am aware of two other new colours this year but I need to get some parts first.
Always trying to optimise meshes for Mecabricks in order to get small file size and as low as possible functional texture resolution. Here is the bottom before applying geometry translations and symmetries.
Modeling process for the boat hull which is a big element.
1. Blender mesh before cloning and symmetry applied. The goal is to optimise the baked normal texture.
2. Blender mesh to be exported using my custom exporter.
3. Hull in Mecabricks configuration builder with all details.
Pirates of Barracuda Bay 21322 is fully complete with all parts updated to the latest
#mecabricks
standard.
I am looking for a render of this set to be displayed on the homepage of MB. High visibility guaranteed.