Here's my lazy fix. Pay Attention, Because this will help you in the future. Rule nr. 1. Curved surface always need to have a even edge consistense! Rule nr. 2. You can Always use less geo, but it means you have to push around more vertices and it could be time consuming (But also a good thing to do to understand topology…
@dm3d Ima chime in because you were on the right track from the start, you just didn't make your supporting edgeloop follow the zigzag at the top. I started with a 100sided cylinder because I wanted 5 sides for each slope cut so I would end up with double edgeloops for that crisp cnc look 1 shows the same edgeloop you did,…
Quickish tutorial on how to make some chainmail/chainlink to wrap around pipes and other objects. First step - Right click snaps toggle button and make these settings in the snaps and user grids tabs, when finished activate snaps... Second step - Go to the front viewport, then on the create panel, select helpers and…
This is kinda a lame question, but I'm not sure whats the best way to handle this for speed and results. Basically when dealing with a curved surface, I realize that you need to have a certain amount of density to maintain the shape first then you can worry about making hard edges where needed. However, this is a basic…
Hi All, I'm trying to make this form which is part of a drill press. I'm having issues with one of the areas during smoothing after bevelling. The problem area is actually hidden in the final model, but if I know it's there then I won't be able to move on from it. Apologies for the number of images. The form before any…
@FrankPolygon Hey mate thanks for the write up, it's really appreciated. I was a little confused as to the 1/6th segments when really it's 1/8th. The most difficult part is defining the stages between 1 and 2 you labeled. Once you commit to the angle/depths you can't really revert. Meaning you'd have to go all the way back…
@SignalFlare07 Glad the write-up was helpful. The lofted shape on the back of the receiver can be created with basic subdivision or with a series of bevel operations. Here's what the subdivision approach could look like. Start with a basic cage mesh and refine the shape with subdivision preview enabled. Adjust the…
@LouisMarshall Glad the post was helpful. When trying to minimize smoothing based subdivision artifacts, like pinching and stretching, there's two basic strategies that tend to work well with existing geometry: averaging out the differences between the shapes over a wider [preferably flatter] area or constraining the…
Hmmm, alright, I'll try that. Thanks guys. Edit: Question though: if I get the shape right with the edgeflow in for an easy cut-out, wouldn't smoothing it (like actual smoothing, not the preview) smooth out everything and I'll lose the edge contours I want? Example: Since this surface is a little curved, manually moving…
You already have the shape you need already i'd say, it's just flat. Grab the edgeloops that run along either the top or bottom of the spiral shape and scale them either in or out and that should do it? An easier way still would just be adding 1 edgeloop in the middle and scaling that out. Moving any of the scaled loops up…