Issues Modeling Cutouts in Cylinders with Smooth/Subsurft - Maya

UnfamiliarMox

I've been working on a number of high-poly models, but one of the issues I'm running into a lot is where I'm trying to cut a detail into a curved objects, which creates some unwanted pinching/bumps at corners.

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[Deleted User]

I've outlined some of the problem areas, and shown a snapshot of the unsmoothed geometry. I'm getting the feeling it's how I'm going about cutting these details in? The issue that comes to mind most is that adding more edge loops to tone those pinched areas down would give a hard edge across the entire side of the cylinder, which I don't want...

Looking for techniques to fix this. How do I cut details into a curved surface without , well, un-curving it?

Bartalon

Generally, a higher side count on the cylinder before making any extrusions will mitigate this issue.

Gazu

Hey Society,

i had the same problems and never solved it.
But how Bartalon said and some other people, the solution is a bigger Sidecount.

[Deleted User]

That is such a brilliantly simple fix, sometimes these things just don't occur to you... thank you so much!!

Haftoof

You can also join the hard surface challenge for more learning! or the modeling dem hard surfaces sticky at the top! I notice that there is still surface pinching on the right side one (Though it might not be notable). Intelligent breaking down of those edges can also help...

ghaztehschmexeh

inb4 3 page perna post

[Deleted User]

Oh, I did not notice the sticky on this, sorry, wouldn't have created a whole thread if I'd seen that there. Thanks for the pointers/resources though, I'll be going through those posts for sure.