please help maya modeling

dimdim

hello 
first please no judging please  as i'm only a beginner.
 The Heli name is CH-47
the only shape i'm having an issue with is this one :

throttlekitty

Hi @dimdim, what have you done so far and what is the problem you're facing?

micropolius

Hey there, I'm learning maya as well. Started a lil bit longer then a week ago.  
The main-form isn't that hard to model... I would start with a simple cube and apply a smooth. It will result in a sphere with 4 poles at the corners. Poles are necessary for understanding and directing edgeflow. 
The sphere with 4 poles will be you starting point for pushing and pulling out your form.  

More about poles 
https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Mindrones/Wiki/Subdivision_modelling/The_pole


Usefull tools for hardsurface

crease plus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTqvs11P9AewdP_E315JzdA

Adn modeler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJR-TjX_Mc

I just started learning maya but I've been modelling in max for little over 10 years. If anyone knows any workflow enhancing tools for maya, please let us know.

dimdim

throttlekitty said:

Hi @dimdim, what have you done so far and what is the problem you're facing?

i just started the model and the first thing i wanted to start with is the main shap of the helicopter but from no where i had hard time making the base (the main base of the heli, check the pic) 

so that what im stuck at 

dimdim

micropolius said:

Hey there, I'm learning maya as well. Started a lil bit longer then a week ago.  
The main-form isn't that hard to model... I would start with a simple cube and apply a smooth. It will result in a sphere with 4 poles at the corners. Poles are necessary for understanding and directing edgeflow. 
The sphere with 4 poles will be you starting point for pushing and pulling out your form.  

More about poles 
https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Mindrones/Wiki/Subdivision_modelling/The_pole


Usefull tools for hardsurface

crease plus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTqvs11P9AewdP_E315JzdA

Adn modeler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVJR-TjX_Mc

I just started learning maya but I've been modelling in max for little over 10 years. If anyone knows any workflow enhancing tools for maya, please let us know.

thank you so much for your reply and ur tips about maya, helpfull

throttlekitty

dimdim said:

throttlekitty said:

Hi @dimdim, what have you done so far and what is the problem you're facing?

i just started the model and the first thing i wanted to start with is the main shap of the helicopter but from no where i had hard time making the base (the main base of the heli, check the pic) 

so that what im stuck at 

Ok so I'd suggest starting with some basic modeling tutorials like this one, sounds like you're stuck getting started? Learn to break down shapes into something manageable and use many, many reference pictures. This body is mostly a box with a wedged front and the back has a bit of an angle to it. The front looks perhaps too difficult if this is your first time working in 3d, I suggest looking for something simpler to create.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1pgqpBKBRg