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Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
@2300511685 Correct, the round over in the third step was added with a non-destructive bevel / chamfer modifier that uses edge weights to control the width. If edge weights aren't an option then a simple loop path could also be used to constrain the round over. There's a few different ways to approach modeling lofted… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Some thoughts about learning, problem solving, and feedback. Answer this question honestly when it feels like you're falling behind on a project or stuck on a particular problem: how much are you learning and how much are you getting done? Each project has it's own unique challenges. Sometimes it takes more time to learn… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: Charging handle. A quick look at a shape first approach to modeling something with complex compound curves. Start by blocking out the overall volume of the part and use that mesh to figure out a basic loop routing pattern for the rest of the forms. Continue developing the block out by outlining the… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: softer, hard softgoods. This is an animated overview of a subdivision modeling process for softgoods. Complex hard surface modeling projects often have smaller softgood components that are typically made from stiffer sewn textiles or formed technical textiles. While there are specialized applications… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: Diagonal corners, diamond quads, and dealing with deformation. Here's a quick look at a few different topology layouts for sharpening the corners of diagonal edges on curved surfaces and a demonstration of how to manually compensate for unwanted surface deformation that's caused by inserting edges… -
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Subdivision sketch: Basic tubular frame intersections. This is a visual quick reference for segment matching when joining offset cylinders. The cylinders in this example have different diameters but it still works when the diameters are the same. Note the subtle changes in segment count and loop routing as the cylinders… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
@sacboi It definitely has an interesting combination of linear and curved features that produce some challenging shape intersections. Every application is a bit different but a few things that can cause boolean solvers to fail are non-manifold geometry, overlapping co-planar edges or faces and un-welded vertices. Sometimes… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: it's simple. This is a summary of the previous post that answers the question: How can this shape be attached to a curved surface? -Match the segments of the existing and intersecting shapes. Use the existing geometry of the curve as part of the support loop around the shape intersection. This helps… -
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Subdivision sketch: it's all about flow. This is a really quick visual primer on curves, loop flow, and basic subdivision modeling concepts. Here's what a curved segment looks like. Notice how each of the edges that makes up the curve is evenly spaced around the central axis. That even spacing is why the mesh smooths… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: On segments or between segments? This is a quick visual comparison of a few different ways to structure the topology around cut outs on curved surfaces. Placing a cut out on an existing edge segment and reducing the corner support loops into a triangular quad tends to spread out smoothing distortions…
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