Whats the easiest way to create a round frame?

bazz_boyy

Hi there,

I'm trying to make this satellite and I have run into a small problem. I don't know how to make a round frame for the wings!

Ok just as I was writing this I came up with the idea of adding edge loops too make it round when smoothing and it worked.

However I still think there is a better idea. Does anyone know?

I tried making a rectangular curve and extruding a circle around it tube like but it wouldn't connect at the closing corner :,(

Thx for any of the replies!

ZacD

Not sure what you are having issues with... It's just a cylinder with 90 degree turns.

bazz_boyy

fair enough. Cheers

wolf_rt

Not sure what software you're using but in 3ds i would do it like this:

Make a rectangular spline
Add a corner radius to it
Loft a circle around it

This will leave some unnecessary geometry that can be cleaned up with Ctrl-backspace

NB: i am a noob and this is in no way a definitive answer... just thought i would share another option.

Butthair

In maya, grab a cylinder with enough edge loops and use the bend deformer. Delete the rest of the faces so only the corner part remains, duplicate and place in desired locations using snap to vertex and a reference plane. Connect up the edges with bridge.

Ghogiel

wolf_rt wrote: »

Not sure what software you're using but in 3ds i would do it like this:

Make a rectangular spline
Add a corner radius to it
Loft a circle around it

This will leave some unnecessary geometry that can be cleaned up with Ctrl-backspace

NB: i am a noob and this is in no way a definitive answer... just thought i would share another option.

It's a good way> I'd just use a sweep modifier on the spline shape

cptSwing

wolf_rt wrote: »

Make a rectangular spline
Add a corner radius to it
Loft a circle around it

Just make the rectangle "renderable" and collapse it to edit poly.