This is one of Jim’s crowning achievements: a highly-detailed CG model of the starship Enterprise. The model has been an ongoing project, with the first version completed in 1999 and the second version complete in 2010, more than quadrupling the amount of surface detail. The model was built and rendered in Strata 3D CX.

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These images are of the model as a work in progress.

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Tutorial: Building the Enterprise

This tutorial covered the techniques used to create the 1999 version of the model. Topics covered include modeling, texture mapping, lighting, and compositing. The tutorial concludes with a description of the methods used in creating the fabulous warp drive effect. The tutorial will also be updated when the new version is complete.

Download the Starship Enterprise Tutorial PDF format (2.8 MB)