Advice needed on building a hard surface shape!

Matt_Billeci

I'm building up my hard surface/prop modeling chops and I was wondering the best way to go about creating this spiraled handle? I've tried to build it from a helix with splines and also tried starting with a basic cube but i cant seem to nail it. Any suggestions on how you all would attack this?

butt_sahib

Why are you using helices? i think it looks like a cylinder with extrudes is all

Matt_Billeci

because the geo flows like a helix. It only ends at the top and bottom, never in the middle. Like a spring or coil.

easterislandnick

It doesn't look like a helix to me, and if it is a slightly off kilter divided up cylinder would give the same effect. We spend too long making things that the player wouldn't notice. If it LOOKS right it IS right!

JustMeSR

You can do it the way you can create every helix:


Either way nobody would notice if it's helix, or not.

Matt_Billeci

I stand corrected! I'll take your guy's advice and build it linear.

@easterislandnick touche, man! well said.

@JustMeSR thanks for the mini demo, man! much obliged.

ArtbyV

I recently did something similar and just used an extruded cylinder. Here's a pic:



Good luck! I hope this helps.