I just start with a multiple of 6 ( 12, 18, 24, etc) and use this method to form the circle into a hex: http://i.imgur.com/VNSu2AO.gif The more sides you have, the more scaling you have to do and fiddle with it. Idk about all this math Odd_enough is talking about. :D
@Mossbros: For the hex embed, I just use math :P I took a cyl with 54 sides to use for the flat rim. Made another cylinder with 6 sides for the hex part, deleted the end caps on both cylinder objects, created 8 even segments on each side of the hex so there are 9 faces total, then just bridged the open face of the hex to…
Great Example, I applied this recently to Week 2 Challenge, The big circles I went with a 8 sided cylinder but there was a very tiny circle cut out near the screws. The topology presented itself nicely to a 4 sided cylinder (cube) Although if you do run into situations where you are using a-lot of 6 or even a couple 4…
I think it'd be nice to have a new thread every week if we get at least 6 pages every time. Otherwise it'd be quite hard to find the starting post with the new tasks. You could also make the new thread with some links to each week's thread so other people can go and check :) Thanks. I think Amsterdam Hilton Hotel's model…
The pinching occurs because you started out with too few sided cylinder. I myself went with a 36 sided cylinder and used 3 faces to create the clamps (I calculated I wanted 3 faces to be pulled and gaps of 6 this allowed me to have all quads. *I also had a cube with the rough estimates of how big I wanted the gaps/the…
Here's my finished piece. Might go back and play with the threads later, I would build a single thread and duplicate it downward. Built from a 6 sided cylinder that I then extended out for more sides when I needed to move my retaining lines away from the hex-sided top of the screw for the more round areas. Few things I…