Ok so i ended up modeling a similar thing last night, and i'll explain a little what u did. I started off with a cylinder that was 36 sided I added some cuts in at one end to retain the shape of the curve Then i removed every 4 edges, leaving 2 inbetween. This becomes the basis for your flat areas. After you have this, its…
How would you guys go about making a thread pattern for a bolt? It will be baked down to a simple cylinder so floaters are an option. I have come up with 2 ways: I created a Helix and adjusted it around this cylinder and then used the Extrude modifier to get some size to it. This is it baked down, you can see the problem…
Hey there! What would you guys suggest to do if I'd want to model a curved plane with a border in the shape of a specific curve - say some decorative wardrobe door panel. Myself I know two solutions for this: either to create a smooth, curved surface on which I paint my mesh with Quad Draw/Shrinkwrap, or to make the mesh…
You can use tricks and hacks and stuff to end up at the same result, on a simple box that is. However, when you start getting into more complex shapes, and more importantly CURVES, it becomes essential to use proper sub-d. Getting a beveled edges on planar surfaces isn't the only reason to use sub-d. In addition to that,…
@perna: nice solution.. a bit simpler and easier to edit later on. How dare you one up me! :P @Bad Spleen: As far as I know Turbosmooth and the NURMS smoothing in Edit Poly are the same but different routes to take when smoothing your model. They both use the NURMS method to smooth the object. The main difference is that…
@EarthQuake I think your images have broken links. Your dropbox links dont show up for me. @HellishBaroness Think about the edge flow of the actual object. I dont mean the edge flow of your mesh or a 3d term. Once you figure out the flow of the edges of your subject, you can plan out how and where to place your…
Indeed it is! And that was the sort of kick in the right direction i needed. Please don't get frustrated when we ask such questions and have trouble to understanding while we're still in the middle of learning the skills and most importantly lacking the experience. Of course i'm confused from time time. Otherwise i…
I'm sorry. I'm a non-professional and I have to agree with EQ's modality. If the model looks good and bakes good (and you're not needing full quads for sculpting) then why does it matter if there's a small pinch or your loops aren't perfect. And also, there's no need to follow an object 100% exact blueprints, especially if…
You either completely misunderstood my goal or I'm still horrible at communication. I want to create meshes that: - can have any shape that could possibly exist - are lightweight (to share, to load, to have in viewport) - easy to modify (no rebaking anything, no dependencies on specific software or plugins) - clean (easy…
I wanted to push myself and so made this challenge for myself and to share with others: First paragraph is my own challenge. The second bit should be super easy but may present a good beginner's challenge. Now I can do the geometry, a bit of touch up, and get it shading just fine. But I want to do it procedurally and…