Car 3D Modeling Tutorials

This tutorial investigates the background of curvature calculation and evaluation in StudioTools 12 and explaining tolerance settings for curvature, how to apply them in the surface creation process and how to achieve G2 or G3 continuity within StudioTools.

The official tutorials page of TouchCAD, a 3D modeling and unfolding program originally developed for marine design. Includes a 25 minutes video tutorials about car body modeling techniques.

How to setup a car blueprint in Rhinoceros for 3D modeling reference.

This basic tutorial shows a simple way to create a car 3D model in 3DStudio MAX using subdivision surfaces and the Meshsmooth modifier.

This tutorials shows the creation process of a BMW Z4 3D model in 3DStudio MAX. Includes details about the making of the sorrounding environment.

This tutorial illustrates the main steps involved in the creation process of a Bugatti Veyron 3D model in 3DStudio MAX using poly-modelling tools.

This video tutorial shows how to setup a car blueprint in 3ds max in order to create a 3D reference for the 3d modeling process.

A video tutorial that shows the modeling process of a sportscar using 3D Studio Max and Power NURBS Pro 2.0 plugin. Includes both streaming and downloadable video files.

This detailed tutorial (56 pages in pdf format) shows how to model complex cars like the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA using the T-Splines Maya plugin and various techniques.

Detailed tutorial on how to model a Miura in Rhinoceros.

This video shows how to create a bumper in Rhino 4.0. Requires free registration.

This video tutorial explains how to model an Audi A3 in 3D Studio MAX. Covered topics include proportional accurate modelling for vehicles, use of advanced tools, correctly positioning of image planes, use of modifier stack.

This video tutorial shows how to model a Lotus Elise in 3D Studio MAX, covering the correct setup of imageplanes, modeling of complex shapes, full use of the max polygon modeling toolkit, use of modifiers. Requires free registration.

The walkthrough of a digital illustration potraying an old abandoned car, from the box modeling done in 3ds max until the final rendering in VRay and the post-production process.

This tutorial shows how to create details with smooth shapes in 3DStudio MAX using poly modeling and the extrude and chamfer tools.

A step-by-step tutorial that explains how to create a Nissan 350Z’s body using polygonal modeling in Maya. The same technique can be used with other poly-modeling software.

This detailed tutorial shows the creation process of a Seat Leon in 3DS MAX, from the reference pictures to the rendering and the final composition in Photoshop.

How to model a sports coupé with Nurbs starting from references curves. Written for Maya 7 but also useful for other 3D apps.