[Cobra]

and texture? I need to know how to break down objects and texture a model.

[Goober5000]

A hammer works well.  Pound on the object until it breaks apart, and then pound on all the broken pieces (subobjects).  Keep doing this until the pieces are the size you want.

Once you've done this, get out the sandpaper and sand them to your liking.  Large grit (60) gives you a rough texture; small grit (120) gives you a smoother texture.  Use super-small grit (300) to make them really smooth.

Another way to get the pieces smooth is to buy a rock tumbler.  Tumble the pieces for a few days and they'll come out nice and smooth.

[Cobra]

??????????

[phreak]

i am rather surprised by this revelation.  will any kind of hammer suffice, or must i use a sledgehammer or a jackhammer to do this?

[Taristin]

Can I use a combination of water, or other lubricant, and the 300 grit sand paper to get things ultra smooth? Or is that one of those shop teases like headlight fluid, and muffler bearings?

[Nuke]

bah, just use an angle grinder

[Swamp_Thing]

I was surprised by Goobs response to Cobra´s question, but i totally understand why. When people keep asking stuff over and over again, and never bother to read the links others post for them, one tends to feel fed up and lash out.
Cobra, read the articles people posted for you. Use the seach engine. For your particular problem, i believe Karajorma has a good link in his sig. The WIKI should help out aswell.
You´ve been around for a few months now, you should know this by now.
 

[Anaz]

and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how to properly lash out

[Cobra]

[Taristin]

Quit spamming!

[NGTM-1R]

Originally posted by Raa
Quit spamming!

Tell it to Goober too and we might listen to you.

[KARMA]

ehy, the moderators don't spam

btw I understand how much noobs can feel lost and blinded with some scp features...I feel sometimes the same... but asking how to do subobjects is really comic:)

[Nico]

Originally posted by Cobra

telling what prog you're using, stuff like that, might help

[Col. Fishguts]

Technically...since his question was so vague, Goob's answer is 100% correct.

[Nuke]

theres always c4

[Goober5000]

C4 works too.

@phreak: Certainly.  I was speaking in the general case, but sledgehammers, jackhammers, c4, or indeed any violent interaction of object against object will break them into subobjects quite effectively.

[TopAce]

I am sure he talks about TrueSpace. If he had been using something else, he would have mentioned it.

[Flipside]

Meh, I just make a cube and let an artistically inclined Sath loose on it.....

[WeatherOp]

Originally posted by Goober5000
C4 works too.

@phreak: Certainly.  I was speaking in the general case, but sledgehammers, jackhammers, c4, or indeed any violent interaction of object against object will break them into subobjects quite effectively.

You can also use a hand saw, or in a exteme case a chain saw. Or you can just bang it on the heads of the people of HLP and it will break after a while. Don't worry, our heads are hard enough.

     

[karajorma]

Originally posted by TopAce
I am sure he talks about TrueSpace. If he had been using something else, he would have mentioned it.

Bad assumption TopAce. He might have been on about TrueSpace but IIRC he hated it and used blender.