Any suggestions on how to clean these triangles up?

Chase

I'm using boolean to get the window shape in the wall so when I turn it into an Editable Poly it triangulates the mesh automatically. I know you should keep your model in quads and triangles right? So would this need to be fixed or can I leave it as is?

Mark Dygert

Mirror half of the first arch to create a set of arches where the triangles all terminate at the corners.
Then copy that arch to each of the others.

Chase

Don't quite understand what you mean Mark. Do I need to split the arch down the middle?

ZacD

Like this,

Chase

What'd you do exactly? I've been using the cut tool and welding, but if you could explain what you did I'd really appreciate it
Do I need to delete all but one window, and mirror it over that way?

ZacD

That isn't a model of mine, just the first one I found on google that works, I'd just seperate out one arch, delete everything else, merge half the verts to one corner half to the other, make sure its a retangle and everything is modular, then duplicate and merge.

Chase

Oh wow, I've been doing this all wrong haha. I should've started out this way in the first place. Such a time saver. Thanks!

ZacD

Yeah its always better to do something once, than doing the same thing 6 times.

Chase

At the time I thought I was doing it the easy way, but I didn't think using boolean would create such havoc on my mesh. Remember this for next time hopefully.

Rhinokey

keep a pencil on your desk, every time you wanna boolean just stab yourself with it. i'm not saying never ever boolean, but i would say untill you are able to model something manualy then you should not use boolean to shortcut it.

Chase

How would you model an arch way or something so evenly then?

Xendance

Chaserm2 wrote: »

How would you model an arch way or something so evenly then?

Use the bend modifier.

Ark

Or start from a cylinder.

Chase

I should say how would you go about fuzing the arch into the wall like how I have it after you modeled it? Seems like boolean is the only option, but I obviously I don't know haha.

cryrid

Chaserm2 wrote: »

I should say how would you go about fuzing the arch into the wall like how I have it after you modeled it? Seems like boolean is the only option, but I obviously I don't know haha.

Extrude out from the arch to add the thickness, extrude away to create the wall.



Otherwise (if the wall was already in place), axis-snapping and vertex welding.

Chase

Well, and that's why I'm a noob right now lol. Thanks Cryrid. Why's there hate on boolean anyways?

ZacD

Its quicker to not use them, clean up is a mess, they don't always work.

Rhinokey

i'm just saying if you have not yet learned the basic skills to make an archway without them. then good chance you have not learned the neccesary skills to use booleans properly and clean up after them. i liken them to layer effects such as bevel emboss an drop shadow in photoshop. they can save you a bunch of time, but i recomend learning to paint these features by hand first before using them. it will strengthen you as an artist. and also you can use those skills to clean up after so your art does not look like a filterfest

Mark Dygert

I use PRO-Booleans for all kinds of things. I use it to place windows, doors, cut trim and details into molding. You can go back down to the operand and move it around, adjust the instances of the operands and even extract operands if you want to use that same operand but lost the geometry.

The key thing to remember is how they interact and how that interaction will effect the final result. So while I use them for some things, there are plenty of times I avoid them because its just going to create a mess. So instead of running away and never using them come to an understanding of their strengths and use them appropriately.

It's all just tools in the toolbox, don't use pliers to drive a nail

Donavonyoung

Rhinokey wrote: »

keep a pencil on your desk, every time you wanna boolean just stab yourself with it. i'm not saying never ever boolean, but i would say untill you are able to model something manualy then you should not use boolean to shortcut it.

Then Keep stabbing over and over.

Butthair

On a side note, using cut to create extra vertices and lines that you might not see, it's happened to me enough. Using connect is a better option as it can only connect with what you have selected.