topic Re: Horse Model in Libraries & objects

Horse Model

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:25:38 GMT

I am looking for a free "horse" model for download?....neigh

Re: Horse Model

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:50:03 GMT

Just do a google for 'free horse 3ds', as 3ds is the most common format for decent free models it seems. Then, pick your breed and discipline. 😉

Of course, you might end up with a Lippizaner like this one:
http://www.syntheticgraphics.com/meshes/lipp_horse.html
whose neck seems to be as big as her body barrel.

Some free ones here:
http://horse.turbosquid.com/3d-Models/3ds/max/xsi/c4d/obj

These cost $$:
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_search.aspx?id_category_0=1&search=horse

If you don't have the 3DS In add-on, go to Help > Goodies to download it so you can import the models you find. Be sure to check the box for smoothing. If the models come with textures, the textures will be included in the created GDL object.

Karl

Re: Horse Model

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:12:38 GMT

With wings like Pegasus or without? 😉

Re: Horse Model

Rakela Raul — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:22:13 GMT

cmon !!! why buy one? you might be wasting a life time opportunity!!

use MaxonForm, the free modeling addon for AC

Re: Horse Model

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:16:51 GMT

great thanks, I updated and downloaded the 3d studio add-on. I also downloaded a horse.3ds. How do I bring it into ArchiCAD though

Re: Horse Model

Rakela Raul — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:20:09 GMT

on the menu:
design / design extras / import 3ds

Re: Horse Model

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:24:56 GMT

I don't have the import 3ds in that menu?

Re: Horse Model

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:50:05 GMT

got it now with add on manager

Re: Horse Model

__archiben — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:51:07 GMT

i'm sure there were a whole bunch of animal objects in the 20th anniversary issue of archicad.

i know i've seen a GDL horse before . . .

Re: Horse Model

__archiben — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:57:01 GMT

here you go . . .

they're pretty old and not all that flash . . .

~/archiben

Re: Horse Model

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:33:14 GMT

~/archiben wrote:
here you go . . .

they're pretty old and not all that flash . . .

~/archiben

Thanks, Ben. I had not seen those before. The Mac zip file unzipped on Windoze without the gsm extensions, so I'm re-posting it here for PC folks.

Pretty blocky models, but the low poly counts make them fast, and the proportions of most of them are reasonable, buyt the leg positions don't make sense for any of the gaits/stances. (E.g. don't use these with a real equestrian client.)

OT: The PolyCount add-on only detects Horse1.gsm, oddly enough. With only 1 of each of the 4 horses in a project, the poly count for Object is 2,176 (100%) and under object, only Horse1.gsm is listed at 544 polygons (25%). Any idea why the other horses wouldn't get listed as they should? Weird. Even with 'selection only' and nothing (or one) selected, I get the count of all 4 horses. Even more weird.

Karl