Need help about high poly modeling

cloakingturtle

http://www.ugo.com/games/condemned-2/images/large-pipe.jpg

Im modeling a high poly pipe just for practice and im stuck. The part of the pipe with the small "1" on it. They are 2 cylinders crossing. To make it look good it would probably have to be one piece right? I tried just making 2 seperate cylinders but it doesnt look right.. Whats the best way to do this? I have a feeling its something pretty simple but i just can't find a good and easy way to do it.

Thx

cloakingturtle

Actually it kinda works with the 2 cylinders. but for future modeling, i know ill come across a problem like this that cant be fixed with 2 intersecting cylinders. If anyone cna send me a tutorial or just a quick answer i would apreciate:P

Piflik

Its in fact quite simple. Just copy and rotate one cylinder by 90° and use a 45° Slice Plane (when your using Max...but I think there should be similar tools in other apps) to cut both cylinders. Rotate the Slice Plane 90° to make the second cut, delete the overlapping faces and weld the border Vertices. Then you add some support loops, to hold the edge when subdividing.

cloakingturtle

Thx man:P

cloakingturtle

ok i dont get that 45 degree splice plane thing

cloakingturtle

slice*

cloakingturtle

i got it nvm