SGI: Computer Graphics

Back in the day

vishnu
Who joined March 18, 2007, 2:25 p.m.
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Wrote the following at March 11, 2013, 9:15 p.m...

In the days before CGI we drew 'em by hand, this was done by some long-forgotten but obviously brilliant tech illustrator at my place of employ; the largest fully auto-loaded gun ever, the US Navy's 8-inch MARK 71, only one of which was ever made, circa 1970:

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vishnu
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Wrote the following at March 12, 2013, 8:49 p.m...

And how well the reality lived up to the concept...

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foetz
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Wrote the following at March 12, 2013, 9:03 p.m...

terrific drawing. i wonder if the CAD guys today could do that, too

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mia
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Wrote the following at March 12, 2013, 9:06 p.m...

seriously impressive.

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Pontus
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Wrote the following at March 14, 2013, 12:23 p.m...

Amazing, and I mean that it's amazing that the engineer who drew that is the same species as me... who can't even doodle.

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vishnu
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Wrote the following at March 14, 2013, 9:26 p.m...

Pontus wrote:

Amazing, and I mean that it's amazing that the engineer who drew that is the same species as me... who can't even doodle.

I know! I can't draw a straight line with a straight edge... :lol:

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jpstewart
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Wrote the following at March 15, 2013, 6:13 a.m...

I don't know what's more impressive: the amount of skill required to draw that, or the amount of patience required to draw that. I have neither, so I'm in awe of both!

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vishnu
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Wrote the following at March 15, 2013, 8:21 a.m...

Indeed, "pencil CAD" at it's finest; pic of our drafting room in 1940:

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