Not sure if the title is worded correctly, but here's my issue. I have a spline in the shape of flames from Illustrator that I need to use to create geometry to add onto a simple drumstick model. One of my restrictions is that I can't alter the original spline, except to help bend/wrap it around the cylinder. If I convert…
OK steps as promised. 1: Lay out some guide splines along the major curves so you can snap to them later. (or extrude them and use as boolean cutting surfaces maybe) Note that the splines are at low interpolation settings so their points are easier to use as guides. Build the main body from a cylinder or cube primitive,…
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…
I apologize if this has been covered in this post, there's alot to go through. I've been spinning my wheels over this for a bit and I'm looking for a cleaner approach and solution. So my issue is supporting the inside bottom edge on both cut outs on my model. Some issue's I've run into when trouble shooting: More geo -…
Hi guys, I'm building a small scene of the Star Wars Jedi Council, using mainly the Disney Clone Wars show as my reference. I've started with what I felt was the simplest chair in the scene as a confidence build-up thing, as they are all quite tricky shapes to high poly. Here's what I have so far, Issue #1: There are small…
@Octavio I didn't. I made the same shape you did, except I didn't squish the large oval, meaning my cone didn't get squished on one side, meaning my cone had planar faces while yours didn't. I did that only to show you that both of them would meshsmooth nicely, and that you didn't do anything wrong. Also, the shape you're…
@count23 Correct. Extruding and rotating the new edge into place ensures that the longitudinal edges remain parallel, until they are joined with the surrounding geometry. Constraining the scale operation by length and height ensures the width remains consistent and this helps prevent unintended surface deformation. Without…
@SignalFlare07 Welcome to Polycount. Consider checking out the forum information and introduction thread. This reply is a bit late but you're on the right track. Try to match the segments of the intersecting shapes and their support loops with the existing geometry of the underlying curvature. This will help prevent…
@Octavio Sorry I took a while, but here's my two cents. I checked out your model and I can't find any fault with it, it's working as intended, and you didn't do anything wrong. The shading you see happens because when you scaled that smol oval into the big oval, you also squished it. When you squish a circle like that, you…
Outside of specific project requirements, stock 3D certification programs and technical edge cases, there really isn't anything wrong with using triangles and n-gons in subdivision modeling. Flat surfaces are arguably the least effected by messy topology. As long as the corners are supported and the surfaces are co-planar…