"Fake" ropes?

SignGuy169 · 21st March 2010, 04:21 PM

I've been working on 3D models of wooden sailing ships; on these vessels one can't turn around without tripping over, or being hit in the face, with a rope. "I see ropes, everywhere..."

The upshot of this? Even with minimum no, of ropes as I see it, for reasonable level of authenticity the ropes become large in file size, to the point of being useless. If a rope is a really tall circle, as one way to think of the matter - do you know of any clever cheats for making ropes so their file size (as objects) don't get too big?

Thanks, for ideas on fixes for this, I hope!

Best, SignGuy169 (Pat)

21st March 2010, 04:21 PM	#1
SignGuy169 Junior Member Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	"Fake" ropes? I've been working on 3D models of wooden sailing ships; on these vessels one can't turn around without tripping over, or being hit in the face, with a rope. "I see ropes, everywhere..." The upshot of this? Even with minimum no, of ropes as I see it, for reasonable level of authenticity the ropes become large in file size, to the point of being useless. If a rope is a really tall circle, as one way to think of the matter - do you know of any clever cheats for making ropes so their file size (as objects) don't get too big? Thanks, for ideas on fixes for this, I hope! Best, SignGuy169 (Pat)