#modellingtool

[dvdmerwe]

Gaphor: Open Source Graphical Modeling Tool - It's FOSS

Gaphor is an Open Source Graphical Modelling Tool with support for various modelling languages such as UML, SysML, RAAML and C4

 Not aware of the term “modelling language”? Basically, it’s a set of instructions that can be used to create the design and constructions of structures. It could be textual and graphical, both. The graphical one is easier to look at and figure out how various components of the project are related to each other.

 It’s not just a drawing tool. It implements a fully-compliant UML 2 data model. You can create highly complex models with Gaphor.

 See https://itsfoss.com/gaphor-modeling-tool/

 #technology #opensource #gaphor #modellingtool #UML

 https://itsfoss.com/gaphor-modeling-tool/

[myrgaeri]

Chapter 38: Modular Asset Challenge

My God, why were you such a pain, project? Honestly, I know why.

This was quite an interesting and different project, taking into account the way I had to model the asset and unwrap the UVs; but let’s be clear: the worst part was the positions. The grid. Making every module ‘snap’ to each other was the hardest thing of all. I got bored of trying to understand and exporting selections and importing them in Unreal again.

Exhausting. The result, however, was an amazingly easy way to a non-stop creating tool of different buildings.

You don’t quite get it yet? Let me introduce you to my modular building:

The concept is quite smart: It consists on modeling different parts of the building to be able to create ‘blocks’ of it (like Lego), so that you can create a 3-floor building and then change it to a 5-floor building in seconds, without altering any geometry or textures. Fascinating, because with a couple of blocks, you could build hundreds of different combinations.

I can really talk much about my experience with it. It was fun, yet stressing (I ran out of time to work on it so the deadline was approaching and more errors kept popping up). Good thing is now I have a modular set to create some cool building or town (if I decide to do more modules) for my portfolio.

What do you think about this method? Clever, uh?