How to chamfer cuts in cylinders properly (3ds Max)

99isthebest · Sep 2021

Hi All,

I am struggling with chamfering a cut in a cylinder I have made. Trying to wrap my head around how I maintain sharp edges in the cut whilst keeping the cylinder round.

This is the shape I have and you can see the areas I want to keep sharp:

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Of Course without supporting edges I get this:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/s9/chn1hjauan9r.png

I can add supporting edges to get the sharpness I want:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/cu/us3u0096p92t.png

But of course while the cut is the sharpness I want I no longer have a nice cylinder:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/59/rlxg2rhsx8kw.png

So I guess my question then is How do I maintain the sharpness of the cut but also the roundness of the cylinder. If you have any hints tips or tutorials you could share I would be eternally grateful.

Thanks for your time.

Kanni3d · Sep 2021

Larger cylinder segment. try 48 sided.

99isthebest · Sep 2021

Kanni3d said:

Larger cylinder segment. try 48 sided.

HI thank you for the response. I agree more sides will help but then I am still stuck with the lines from the chamfer going up the cylinder when trying to create the sharp edges. I'm guessing i need to clean up the vertical lines somehow but am not sure how to...

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Kanni3d · Sep 2021

Don't chamfer or "support" loop those details in, have the natural segments of the cylinder retain the shape and details. Likely you'll now need 96 segments (48 x 2). Try turbosmoothing via smoothing groups only to establish more geometry/curvature, then turbosmoothing for your soft edges.

How to chamfer cuts in cylinders properly (3ds Max)

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