Help with this basic model please

jackbanditdude01

Hey guys,

So I have this model here of a bookshelf, with some books. Very basic, very simple. The problem is those lines that are casting the light it odd ways on the top and second shelf. You don't get the split anywhere else on the x-axis (it's a mirrored model, and the alignment is right all the way from top to bottom). I have looked at it and changed lighting and used two different renderers, but I can't figure out what is wrong. drastic pulls on the vertices of the shelves don't do anything either, those lines are still there, exactly same place. Any advice?

Panupat

what application is this?

Why would a box like this needs mirroring tho? Try construct the whole thing with simple boxes, easier that way. If you mirror, you have flipping normals to worry about.

jackbanditdude01

Well, now why didn't i think of that... I'll just do that.

Sastrei

He's using Blender, I think, judging by the default lighting and background color. You probably have a lot of edges bunched up together where you have the errors in your render. Also make sure you don't have edges overlapping each other. Post a wireframe, I'll bet it'll point out some of the errors.

-Stefan-

jackbanditdude01

I'll admit it, I'm using Blender. I just like it, it's great for learning the basics. As to the edges being bunched, I checked that, but, thank you for the offer to look it over. I deleted it and made the whole thing from several boxes, and it worked out fine. So maybe it was edges bunched up, could have been cause it was mirrored. But in the end, making the whole thing from several boxes worked fine, lighting and all. Thanks for the help though, guys.

artstream

Nothing wrong with Blender, it's a fine tool to learn 3D modeling for free, unless you have 3k+ to buy 3DSMax :-)

funshark

This is your edges no?
Your normals are "smoothed" ...
I don't know how to do in blender but you have to harden these normals.

well.. i found this : http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/EdgeSplit_Modifier
Please try that

jrs100000

When you mirrored the bookshelf you forgot to remove doubles. Thats why the vertexes are bunched up at the seam, but the bunching is not visible in edit mode.