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svante (215 posts)
Dec-15-01, 11:40 AM (EST) "Low polygon double-stack container car" A number of people have voiced concerns over their frame rates when running intermodal trains so I've decided to temporarily halt the work on my high detail US container car and to make a low poly count car instead. It will not be an exact copy of a specific container car, instead it will be a general representation of a smooth side double stack well car of Gunderson type. So far I've made the well, 48 ft long, and the poly count for the entire well is 11 (as given by TSM). A 40 ft container is 6 polys, a 45/48/53 ft is 14 polys (because of the way the textures are applied). I've also made a European low poly container car. The total poly count of that one, including the container, is 230... Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-15-01 1 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-15-01 2 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-15-01 3 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... SD40T_2 Dec-15-01 4 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-15-01 5 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-15-01 6 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... wbgx Dec-15-01 7 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... DKlemm Dec-15-01 8 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... CPrailman Dec-16-01 9 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-16-01 10 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... NoMoreTrains Dec-16-01 13 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... ctillier Dec-16-01 11 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... svante Dec-16-01 12 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... Ryder276 Dec-18-01 14 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... Maddoc Dec-19-01 15 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... Andre Dec-19-01 16 RE: Low polygon double-stack contai... LocoRo Dec-19-01 17

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svante (215 posts)
Dec-15-01, 11:51 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
svante (215 posts)
Dec-15-01, 03:29 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" It's just under 200 polys (according to TSM) as it stands now.
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svante (215 posts)
Dec-15-01, 04:51 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" It's not finished yet but it's still at some 500 polys. The problem with these cars is that you have to model the ladders and wheel etc at the ends since those parts are so clearly visible. Which costs polygons. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
SD40T_2 (146 posts)
Dec-15-01, 06:30 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" jesus your fast. i can't wait for those to be out. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
svante (215 posts)
Dec-15-01, 07:17 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" It has 560 polygons including the containers but excluding couplers (because I haven't made those yet). Almost finished. All that is left is fixing the couplers, shortening the platforms at the end of the car and finishing the textures.I intend to paint it in a number of different liveries such as TTX, UP, SP, Maersk and perhaps one or two more. The textures of the car are easy to repaint for those who wish to make their own versions of it.
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svante (215 posts)
Dec-15-01, 08:10 PM (EST) 6. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Last screenshot for today. Complete except for couplers and final textures. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
wbgx (39 posts)
Dec-15-01, 08:23 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Fantastic looking... You are master model builder.Boomer Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
DKlemm (842 posts)
Dec-15-01, 11:03 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Beautiful work. Will be quite an addition to our fleet when these get done.David Klemm
Illinois Central Route
Illinois and St Louis Divisions
Ver 0.6 uploaded
Working on Decatur IL
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CPrailman (270 posts)
Dec-16-01, 12:34 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" How is your trinity cars coming along. I am really waiting for it!
Other wise that looks so cool.
Much better than the one that came with the game. I bet Microsoft sees how much better of a job they could have done on train simulator.
Thanks,
CPrailman from !CANADA! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
svante (215 posts)
Dec-16-01, 02:06 PM (EST) 10. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" The high detail showpiece cars have been shelved (for the time being). Instead I thought I'd make some usable ones....Do you have any pictures of CP container cars? Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
NoMoreTrains (176 posts)
Dec-16-01, 06:33 PM (EST) 13. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" And that's the low detail version??!! WOW!!!
Keep up the fantastic work. -Ray Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
ctillier (93 posts)
Dec-16-01, 02:12 PM (EST) 11. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Great looking cars!One thing you can do to cut down on polys is to (sparingly) use transparency to represent ladders and brake wheels. Another is to make different models with decreasing levels of detail for increasing distance.Also, when reporting poly counts you might go by what's in the .s file (the section of the shape file entitled "normals" quotes how many triangles are in the model)Clem
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svante (215 posts)
Dec-16-01, 02:39 PM (EST) 12. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" >Also, when reporting poly counts you
>might go by what's in
>the .s file (the section
>of the shape file entitled
>"normals" quotes how many triangles
>are in the model) "Normals" reports 137 polygons for the car including two containers....
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Ryder276 (72 posts)
Dec-18-01, 09:54 PM (EST) 14. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" LAST EDITED ON Dec-18-01 AT 10:33 PM (EST)Thanks!
Dan Z. http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/User_files/3c2000fb263b8174.html Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Maddoc (8 posts)
Dec-19-01, 08:32 AM (EST) 15. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Please ! Tell me where can I get these perfect container-cars ??Need to have them ! Fantastic work !Mad Doc Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Andre (58 posts)
Dec-19-01, 11:25 AM (EST) 16. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" At http://www.wendel.nu/msts Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
LocoRo (312 posts)
Dec-19-01, 12:46 PM (EST) 17. "RE: Low polygon double-stack container car" Now we only need this object : greetings Roland Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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