Here's a possible solution for the first pinching. It might not look like your reference here, but the geo is tweak-friendly if you want thinner or sharper shapes. Edit: It does require marginally moar geo.
Hey guys! I've been trying to model a helmet lately (in Maya, no ZBrush) as practice for hard surface subd modeling as opposed to sculpt + retopo. However, I'm stuck trying to figure out how to best connect these different shapes with optimal topology while preserving the sharp insets in the visor as seen in the reference…
Hi all, noticed this slight pinching in default 3ds max viewport while doing my practice using the methods shown in this thread. I know its the perfectionist in me killing it, 3d programs like max and maya are not cad tools however just need some advice on this that should I just let it go or is there some other way on…
Couldn't agree more. While I was learning I just dove into a project that I was no where near capable of executing well, and problem solving along the way. Take what you learned on the last project, apply it to the next, rinse and repeat. I've always found the best way to learn, for me at least, is by doing. Having hands…
Hey Perna, thanks for taking the time to do the step by step. I sort of get whats going on in the later half of the steps, but I'm having trouble grasping whats going on in the first 5-6 images. From what I can see you started off from the front profile. I can't tell if you used polygons or nurbs, because the top part…
no.. but seriously.. lets get this shit back on tracks. i can see both points of views. EQ got pissed just because you said his model wasn't that well made. blaizer what you need to have in mind is that this is a game forum and with that in mind basically that means that the means justify the ends, that is, what matters is…
Oo oo, i know this one @Dklang, first one definitely make a tileable texture. 2nd, quite possibly one of the most aggravating things ever. Off the top of my head I have 3 solutions; 1)go in and work the the topology itself, get the loop to travel back around the top of the surface rather than ever touching its side, or…
yeah i would use separate meshes, really, no need to keep a continuous mesh, esp when what you're trying to model is built up from separate different pieces. A quick way to go about this, would probably be to model out the rough shapes of all of your panels as planes basically, using your base shape as the constraint, and…
Hi @KungFuCactus The easiest way to get those Grid details on your Geometry would be just using Normal / Height Details in your texturing program. If for some reason this isn't sufficient enough I'd create a plane with the general outline of the diamond details and project / wrap this plane on top of your existing geometry…
Because to support the shape correctly you need equidistant support geo. Bending the bottom capsule after adding that support geo stretches it. Insetting after the bend to create the support geo doesn't work either because it doesn't maintain integrity of the flat capsule's flat surface. Quad chamfer after bending might…