@gerardpd It's a good start to the overall shape profile but there's a few technical issues that need to be addressed. The smoothing artifacts on the subdivided model are likely caused by a combination of issues but two major factors here are a lack of support loops and inconsistent or non-coplanar geometry. Most…
@"Klo Works" It depends on what the mesh is being used for and what it's part of. Both methods are viable but with subdivision modeling the goal is to use the minimal amount of geometry that will hold the shape and maintain a smooth edge flow. Outside of the few edge cases where the boxed corner interfaces with other…
@navneethdodla94 Not a problem, glad it was helpful. Thank you for being a good sport about tying your question to my thoughts on learning at the end of my previous post. That topic was on my mind for the last couple of weeks and just thought it was worth sharing. A shape that consistently fights multiple modeling…
Hey @DeathstrokeFTW , Nice job! You've got the primary form down! and it looks like you are beginning to work on the secondary level of detail. I am a maya guy, so I am not sure if 3Ds Max has an edge loop tool. If so, My recommendation would be to add more polygons where you need it (i.e using edge loops and extrudes)…
@hututuzhang The distortion is caused by reducing the loops instead of carrying them across the shape. While it is generally possible to manually compensate for this type of shape distortion, some broader context is also required. Catmull-Clark subdivision smooths by averaging the existing vertices. This recursive…
@anotherdoseofcorey Translating approximate 2D shapes to a reasonably accurate 3D volume can be challenging so it's best practice to start off by blocking out the basic shapes to figure out how it all fits together. Below are three possible options for creating the recessed area around the small cylinder. The first example…
@DiamondDog A couple of post above there's a few discussions about blocking out shapes, matching segments and creating base geometry that's suitable for subdivision or re-meshing. Even though these aren't the exact same shapes it's the same basic principles so it's something that takes a bit of work to figure out how to…
@CodeferBlue You're welcome. Like Sacboi mentioned: evaluating the overall form before blocking out the shapes will help inform which topology layouts, modeling tools and order of operations will be most effective. Looking at the silhouette of this object, the negative space above the grip is a major feature and since this…
@juanoblagu Those decimations look perfectly fine. @ArsenyZvonar First off, nice post! the amount of energy and time you put into this makes me want to give you my time and energy. When you cut holes in curved surfaces, you should match the cutting geometry to the surrounding mesh so that the quads can flow nicely. These…
@IronLover64 You have the basic idea but the difference is that Wirrexx's cage mesh has support loops. Here's a breakdown of what happens to the shape when subdivision smoothing is applied: The basic shapes look fine on their own but when subdivision is applied the smoothing effect deforms the mesh and the shape melts…