The World of Mobile Repair Comes to Life in 3D
The World Mobile Repair Championship brings together the best technicians on the planet in a competition where precision and speed are crucial. 📱 This event, which will hold its final in Guangzhou in September 2025, is perfect to recreate in iClone, capturing the intensity of repairs under pressure. Through 3D modeling and animation, every movement of the technicians can be simulated, from screen replacements to component micro-soldering, all in a digitally controlled environment.
Initial Project Setup
The first step is to open iClone and create a new project, setting the units to meters to maintain realistic proportions. Organization into collections is essential: Participants, Tables, Tools, Devices, and Cameras should be separated for an orderly workflow. Saving the project as cgc_worldcup_2025.iProject ensures no progress is lost… because in animation, as in repair, every detail counts.
Modeling the Set and Key Elements
The workbenches are created using extruded and subdivided cubes, adding flat surfaces where the devices will be placed. 🛠️ The smartphones are modeled as simple rectangular objects, with minimal details like buttons or cameras for recognizability. Precision tools—screwdrivers, tweezers, soldering irons—are added as secondary props. The background is kept neutral or with minimal decoration to avoid distracting from the main action.
Animating technical processes in 3D not only documents skills; it serves as an educational and training tool, allowing the study of movements and techniques in detail.
Animating Technicians and Actions
The characters are created with iClone Character Creator, dressing them in simple uniforms and assigning them initial poses in front of the tables. The animations focus on the hands: precise movements of disassembly, soldering, and assembly, using keyframes to control timing and trajectories. 👨🔧 Optionally, facial expressions of concentration or frustration are added to increase emotional realism. Synchronization between characters creates the illusion of simultaneous competition.
Lighting and Visual Effects
- Lighting: A main Spot-type light is used over the tables, complemented by fill lights to eliminate harsh shadows and accent lights to highlight tools and devices.
- Materials: Metallic textures are applied to the tools, plastic to the devices, and matte surfaces to the tables, using basic shaders to maintain performance.
- Effects: Light particles are incorporated to simulate dust or soldering residue, and motion blur is added to fast hand movements to give a sense of speed.
Rendering and Post-Production
iClone's real-time rendering is configured, choosing Full HD or higher resolution and high anti-aliasing to smooth edges. The cameras alternate between wide shots of the room and extreme close-ups of the working hands. 🎬 In post-production, contrasts and saturation are adjusted, and a slight vignette is added to focus attention. The final export is done as an MP4 video, ready to share.
Thus, while real technicians sweat under pressure, in iClone we can recreate their feats with calm and precision… without the risk of breaking a screen or frying a component. Because here, the only possible short circuit is that of creativity. 😄