Modular Archs?

wirrexx

Hey Guys, let me begin with the problem.
I've had my mind set on doing a small modular environment using a Gothic Setting.

Using references from

http://www.moviepilot.de/files/images/0666/1462/dark-shadows-1.jpg

And also other cathedrals. i don't know if i'm overthinking this but, i got stuck on the base mesh where im trying to understand how to tile it in all directions.



As you can see, it works perfectly to rotate it, but when trying to connect it in other places it doesnt work. Is there a way to model it modular enough to cover upp empy spaces?



and this is the model itself.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n4j1vgb3iousbpl/test.FBX?dl=0


Best Regards

Wizi

Cay

well most of the "gothic ceilings" I've seen were more or less perfectly symmetrical..
but it's hard to tell in the picture you posted

Snap the model to the grid, duplicate it and see if it fits together seamlessly.. if not you need to rework it (;
try to keep everything on the grid, this should atleast help you.. if you need to make circular parts modular it's a good idea to start from a cylinder with the correct amount of sides needed and then split it up

Eric Chadwick

Yeah, start from an 8-sided Cylinder. And make sure the radius is in whole units, so the diameter is on your grid.

Cube Republic

there's some useful stuff on the wiki regarding vaulted ceilings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vault_(architecture)

also I was messing with them in blender the other week and this tutorial was helpful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htNgiicYRY4

wirrexx

Thank you Guys!

Cube, your way of doing it in Blender was my first way of doing it!

Thanks once again!

BestRegards

Wizi