@LilacGear Welcome to polycount. A few post above there's a couple of discussions about adding or subtracting shapes from cylinders and curved surfaces and back on page 168 there's a little write up that covers working with a similar shapes on a curved surface. The principles covered in these discussions are the same that…
@sandrokaza There's a couple of detailed write-ups for similar shapes on the previous page of this thread. The basic idea is to use the existing geometry as support loops by placing the intersecting geometry between the existing edge segments on the cylinder walls. There's more than one way to approach modeling this so the…
@Ruflse, dunno where the quote button is in this thread... but here we go "I'm asking how to make a lowpoly in this situation, because as I said I've never done anything more complex. With a simple asset I would just remove some loops or make a retopo for some pieces, but I'm not sure how should I handle something with…
@perna Can you elaborate on not being able to control edge widths? I do know the importance of being able to define edge sharpness but have not experienced any problems doing this via OpenSubdiv. I'm all for using whatever method to get the best result, but I'm not sure I can agree on all uses of double smooth being just…
Great to see all of the community input on different approaches for the modeling operations. @abronee Have to agree with @ZacD: The primary issue here is figuring out the basic shapes that the designer used to generate the overall form. Gathering some additional references [Turn around images.] should make it easier to see…
@jdellinger98 Overall you have the right idea: using instancing, mirroring and other modifiers will reduce the workload and speed up the modeling process. Try to maintain a consistent shape transition when working with intersecting geometry on curved surfaces. Using a single base model for the high poly and low poly. It is…
Hey friendo. In general, it's a good idea to gather as many reference images you can and really study the shapes of whatever you're modeling. Analyze how each part was made. If you understand the manufacturing process, most of the shapes model themselves. Some pieces will have to be made only by following the refs, so…
So i got a PM from n88tr asking how i make cylinders inside of other shapes, so here are a few gifs: 1. Easy way to do what is shown in his example 2. Doing a cylinder inside of a box You'll notice i didnt make a full edge selection when i bridge here, sometimes modo likes to screw this sort of bridge operation up, so you…
Simply raise a few edges and we can tighten that edge with the same toplogoly, its very important however to remember 2 things: 1. Zoom out! Analyzing edge hardness when zoomed way into your model is always a bad idea. While it may look "soft" zoomed in here, pay attention to the last frame, viewed from a reasonable…
Hey guys long time no response (on my part), been really busy on my new gig. Anyways I thought I would throw you guys some love SnowInChina: you are so right that guys stuff is like MODELING GOSPEL. SUPA: there are tons of examples in the back pages of this thread covering different ways to do it and trust me I do mean…