How to maintain proportions when modeling cylinders?

Udjani

Considering that most of the time to make details in a cylinder is better to model it flat, then bend it, lets say now that i have a cylinder (1) that already fit proportionaly in the rest of the model, then i want to make one more to go arround it, with details (2). But after bend and resize it, probably will not fit with the cylinder (1), and of course, if i would scale it would distort the details.

So, what are the strategies to make sure that you make the cylinder (2) match with the cylinder (1)? 

Any ''tips and tricks'' will help, doesn't matter the program that you are using.

SnowInChina

bend the first cylinder from a flat plane with the same lenght

cromadbomber

You can make two long identical planes. Use one for base cylinder and use the other to boolean the holes in. Then bend them. Is that what you are looking for?

Udjani

SnowInChina said:

bend the first cylinder from a flat plane with the same lenght

cromadbomber said:
You can make two long identical planes. Use one for base cylinder and use the other to boolean the holes in. Then bend them. Is that what you are looking for?

I was writting a replly explaining that this wouldn't work because  ''the cylinder (1) is already part of one model, fitting proportionally with it.''

But then i realized that i can bend and stretch one plane without applaying the bend, to get the frist plane that will be used as a reference, as both of you mentioned.

Thank you guys! 

Feeling retarded~~
 

Larry

You can also duplicate the surface area you want it to bend into, and you use morph target. There are tutorials on youtube for this. Dont know if its easier to do as other people suggested, but dor more complicated bends you use.morph target.

jStins

Just calculate the circumference of the cylinder and that's how long your detail strip needs to be.

https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/circumference