CHAPTER 6
Practical Experience
It's time to put what you've learned so far into action. In this chapter, you'll build a toy called the red wagon. The wagon project uses poly and NURBS modeling techniques to give you some practical experience with a larger project. Topics in this chapter include:
- Beginning the Wagon project
- Modeling the side panels
- Creating the wagon body
- Modeling the wheels
- Making the wood railings
- Adding extra details
Beginning the Wagon Project
Download the entire RedWagon project folder structure from the book's companion web page (www.sybex.com/go/intromaya2012) to your computer's hard drive and set your project to that location.
Figure 6.1 shows the red wagon you'll be modeling first in this chapter. There's certainly ...
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