How do I make a 12 strand rope/cord like the images below? Not talking about the individual braids of each strand, but the overal look of it like in the second pic. I know how to make a braid in 3D, but can't wrap my head around how to do one properly in Blender.
Instead of using a 12 sided cylinder for that shape there, use a 36 or 48 sided cylinder. This will even out the poly distribution a bit more and allow that curve to happen even when subdivided.
With mutiple rings moving inwards like that you can optimize as you get away from the edge as well. So 24 on the outer ring reduces to 12 in the middle reduces to 6 in the center ...
A vid would be champion but only do it if you have the time :P Trying what you suggested now (And it's easier if I ignore the indented parts for now as well), but what do you mean by bevel the back and front? Just bevel it out and down slightly each time so it subD's to a smooth end? Kinda like this? : Looking at the…
Hi everyone! First post here on the forum :) Having a bit of a problem with this suppressor (trash panda by q), as I can't seem to make it keep the smooth curvature on the front side once I turn on the subd. By adding loops horizontally it also breaks the curvature, really got no clue what to do. Is it because I modeled…
Here's my method that I said at beginning (considers it as the answer or solution until someone suggests me better one): More details for anyone that not familiar with sub-d modeling: (I'm still learning so I want make better explaination for people like me.* There's a triangle, a circle and a square. You need to make a…
So for example: Instead of adding an 8 sided cylinder/circle, add a 12 or 32 sided cylinder or circle which will have far more naturally occurring support edges. You can add more geo in, however I wouldn't advise doing it on complex curved surfaces - generally pre-plan what it is you're going to build and recognize what it…
yeah this could be a solution, but then i don't have much control about the tri count. if i chamfer the big cylinder, it'll have double of the edges than the small one, which might be more edges than needed. One could use for the big cylinder about 12 sides if i want to get it just right. And if you chamfer just a couple…