Problems in Patch. How to sweep or stitch?

[jeredotten]

So... I am trying to make a raised area for some goggles and I thought it would be a little dicey to try and attempt it with splines. But maybe it is doable? I am pretty new to sculpting and splines so maybe I need to try harder. But here I went into Patch, then sketched and cut out the goggles and raised it. Is it now possible to use sweep on this gap? I just want to smoothly link these two edges back together and haven't found any good videos to assist. Any help would be great! Thanks

[TrippyLighting]

You wouldn't use a sweep, but a loft if the screenshot below is what you're after.

[SaeedHamza]

Hi,

The sweep command might give you more options on how the connection will be since you can sketch any profile you want, but ...

Try loft as Peter said above, because I tried doing the sweep command and spent around 15 min just to get the path smooth ( can't make sweep if it's not ), because editing the splitting tool and the trimming body needs a lot of fixing in the timeline

Still, if you want to use a sweep with a profile you have in mind, you won't have to go through all that. Here is the file I worked on ( fixed the sweep path ) you can just edit the sweep profile to get the connection you want

And it's important to mention that the sweep to use is Path + Guide Rail

Best of luck

Saeed

[jeredotten]

Yes exactly! So.. Now I have been trying to do it and it won't make the jump! How'd you work the magic? 

[jeredotten]

Doesn't look too bad! Thanks for your help. I think I see what you did there. You made a sketch on the left side for the sweep to follow. Does it need it on the right side too? Looks like its flipped up on the upper right of the goggle.

[SaeedHamza]

Hi,

Yes, you're right, you'll have to make it's from the other side too, but still, if you want to stitch everything into a solid body, it will be a pain because the sweep isn't really touching both sides, and that's why loft is much better

Regards

Saeed

[jeredotten]

Oh okay. It stinks that I can't get either way to work. ughh. Thanks for your help though. I'm at least closer.

[jeredotten]

Any way you could show me real quick how you did the loft? I have wasted almost a whole day trying to get it. I just keep getting errors. Thanks again! 

[laughingcreek · Accepted solution]

This is probably pretty close to what @TrippyLighting did.

[jeredotten]

Wow, I was trying to complete the loft in the Model module instead of Patch. For the life of me it wouldn't select the edge. Finally! Thanks so much for your help!!