GT6ixer

Came across these randomly searching 928 images. The GTS interior is all wrong but the exteriors on both are very impressive. Too bad the asking price is so high. It would be fun to play around with these.

https://www.cgstudio.com/3d-model/porsche-928-1981-7323



https://www.cgstudio.com/3d-model/po...992-1995-43190

Adamant1971

Wow, actually that is super cheap for a royalty free 3D model. I pay hundreds more for simple 2D royalty free illustrations or images in my line of work.

But ya that interior looks more like they pulled it from a 964 rather than modelling the actual interior.

Thanks for sharing.

Chris Lockhart

That GTS exterior is beautiful. Wow.

dr bob

If I had a use for that, the price would be the least concern -- it's way cheap compared to the time needed to just generate a 2D plan or el from a picture, let alone a decent 3D. I'm all for a fair price for work done.

GT6ixer

^ Agreed. The hours that went into these I'm sure are in the hundreds maybe even thousands. I change my position, you guys are right, that is not a bad price. My initial desire was to just download them and spin them around on my computer screen for a few minutes to check them out further.

SwayBar

Of the listed tools on the linked page, 3D Max, Lightwave, etc., which one would be the most-applicable for someone to learn 3D modeling on?

GT6ixer

I have not used any of those. Learning 3D CAD does take a commitment, but it is completely doable if you have never done it before. There are free CAD systems out there but I can't speak to how easy or hard they are to learn. I always point people to Rhino3D https://www.rhino3d.com/. Download the trial and run the tutorials from the help menu. Very easy step by step instructions and with just a couple hours a day for a few days you will know the basics of surface modeling.

Jerry Feather

I have looked at both images very closely and in comparison to actual 928s they are pretty far off in many respects.

JP928S4

@SwayBar. Consider too what your intentions are for learning 3D modeling. Broadly speaking, modeling programs are NURBs based or polygon based. If you want to make actual parts from your math you’re better off learning a NURBs based program. Polygonal based programs like Maya are great for fast modeling where precision isn’t necessary.

Imo000

That S4 front bumper is way off.

SwayBar

Thank you for the suggestions, guys.

I've always been interested in seeing how a 928 would look with its beautiful front fender styling applied to the rear.

I've also been interested in learning 3d modeling but haven't had the motivation to spend the considerable time to learn it due to lack of an interesting project.

The appearance of an already complete 928 model, and a quality one at that, has changed all of that as I can start with it and hack it up, and restart as many times as it takes during the learning process.

With winter here, this is good timing!

As suggested, I will check out Rhino first.

SwayBar

Can I import those 928 files into Rhino?

GT6ixer

Here are the compatible formats. 3D Studio, Lightwave and OBJ can be read natively by Rhino.

https://www.rhino3d.com/formats

SwayBar

Thank you for the heads-up.

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