Evaluation

I got off to a slow start because i wasn't used to the software but after the basics had settled in I found it alot easier to work on parts by myself. The tutorial worksheets came in handy when things got complicated but for most parts I could copy reference from the internet. With it being my first major creation on 3ds max I am very pleased with the outcome, I would have preferred a little more detail especially around the small guns on top and on the wheels but with the time given this is the best I could do. Also i would have liked to texture map my tank like what I learnt when making the house and dice etc. The animating wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and although it is short it still shows good movement. The only thing missing from the aimation side of things was my tank following a spline like I tested with the simple box shape earlier on but overall I think this tank project went pretty well.

Tank animation

I animated the wheels, tracks, turret and gun to render a very short movie of my tank in action.

Tank Step 11

To finish off I improved some of the edges using smoothing groups. Here is my completed 3D tank shape.

Tank Step 10

To make the tracks around the wheels i created a spline in the shape i wanted them to move in. I then made a box for 1 individual part of the track and then copied it 50 times. I then combined them all to 1 object and linked it to follow the spline i made earlier around the wheels.

Tank Step 9

I finished off the top of the tank with a few more detailed parts on the guns and the extra parts in blue towards the front.

Tank Step 8

I found a decent reference for the other gun too, maybe not as detailed and the trigger end could be alot better.

Tank Step 7

I found a good reference for the machine gun and did my best to recreate it. the holes in the barrel were hard work but certainly look really good. The rest of the gun will just be made of basic shapes as lots of detail may be a bit too complicated for me.