Dacia has been caught testing its upcoming model, the Spacer. It is a family sedan with off-road capabilities and all-wheel drive 4x4 electric traction, directly targeting the Skoda Octavia Combi. The spy photos confirm that it uses the CMF-B platform from the Duster and Bigster. For Foro3D members, this prototype is a challenge for 3D modeling, as its camouflage distorts the real lines of the vehicle.
A modeling challenge and an opportunity for technical visualization 🛠️
The Spacer's camouflage pattern is designed to hinder the analysis of its surfaces in design software, making it an advanced exercise to recreate its real volumes. Additionally, its electric all-wheel drive system, with motors on both axles, opens up a field for creating technical visualizations and animations that explain its mechanical architecture. It is a practical case for studying the integration of electrification into existing platforms.
The camouflage: the worst enemy of the 3D artist and their render 😵
Dacia's designers have found a way to torture 3D modelers. That diamond pattern and colors are not to hide the car from the competition, but so that when trying to recreate it, you doubt every line and end up with a model that looks more like an alien than a car. It is the optical effect par excellence: you spend hours polishing surfaces that could be a body fold or just a poorly placed sticker.