using a solid as a guide
Interpreting the canvas image I have clue of what you are trying to achieve. You'd use the spit face command and then the press pull too to push in the surface inward to get the grooves.
Unfortunately, the way you approached modeling the base shape is in need of a better workflow. there are celearly visible issues that will effectively prevent a successful model.
you might gest suggestions from other forum members that help you hack through the model and ret "some" result, but I'd start from scratch.
For example making one curve for the entire circumference isn't necessarily the best approach.
@ruben_van_lerberghe wrote:
Thanks @TrippyLighting
I'm not sure if you mean "no clue" or "a clue" 🙂
I think I have a clue and know what you are trying to do.
@ruben_van_lerberghe wrote:
When splitting the face, it only does the front, so I imagine this is because the 3 lofts are not connected ?
They are connected, but you still need to add all three faces individually to the selection of faces you want to split.
@ruben_van_lerberghe wrote:
I actually thought I could use what I did until know as guides to go further in the FORM workspace? So I can manipulate the individual "bands". But with the splines serving as a guide. Does that make any sense?
Yes, but use a little geometry/polygons as you can get away with. Do NOT add any retail , the grooves for example- until you are fully satisfied with the base form.
I very rarely uses sketches or curves as the basis for T-Spline modeling, but that can be done.
In general, your sketches are cluttered with unneeded stuff, not constrained and dimensioned enough. The mechanical-engineering-minded folks on this forum will tell you to always fully constrain and dimension your sketches, bit for your exploratory modeling, that isn't strictly necessary.
It is a good general rule for beginners, but as you move progress through your learning, you'll find out what you get get way with 😉
I am assuming you want something roughly similar to this:
The wall thicknesses are insufficient to do that, however:
Thanks again @TrippyLighting
Yes something like that. But then I need to be able to manipulate the individual bands separately and make a leg structure that also sweeps underneath which is why i thought going to the form workspace. ( you helped me out with a previous model like this where the form workspace seems more adapted. )
This might give an idea but it's still far from the finesse i'm trying to get to.
So once I have this model, modelled with properly constrained sketches :), i wanted to use it just as a reference to start from. Any tips for this method or is there a better method ?
Thanks again
Ruben
So the current model will just serve as a reference ?
You can model the overall shape as a T-Spline. Then you can cut the bands with the same method as you are using now.
Perhaps I need a much better understanding of the end result you are trying to achieve.
Yes that was the plan, as a reference. Because I thought that I would then model the bands individually and make some differentiation between them.
But if I can make the same volume with T-splines, cut it in bands and then manipulate the bands in the form workspace again, I guess that's more straightforward.
Just not sure how to start the T-spline modelling if I don't have that volume already as a solid... ?
I'm not sure if this helps for you to get an idea of where i want to go. But the leg structure on this table is the sort of shapes i want to create ( especially for the legs on this model, the bands are more 'contained' 🙂 )
Looking at the canvas image in the model attached to your first post, are those individual bands, or do they form some sort of helical structure ?
Could you pencil sketch the other side to give me an idea? It would not have to perfectly match the first image, it just needs to convey the concept you clearly have in your head.
Those are individual bands. Your method with the pipe command is very close to the end result for the top part. Only thing is that i would need to pull the bands afterwards, to have some differentiation and also form the handles. So that's why using the form workspace is necessary and also for the modelling of the feet.
I attached the same sketch but with a side view ( not very precise). But the other side would look the same, just mirrored. I could sketch it further if that helps ?
That should be easy to model. I won't have time ty do a recording until the weekend if you can wait that long.
I could try to explain this verbally but with T-Splines and Sub-D modeling that always falls short.
Your sketches are wonderful and art in themselves!
No worries! Here is a start. The general idea is to start with as little geometry as possible and refine later.
I am not a fast modeler, particular when it comes to T-Splines. It's almost like modeling meditation.
It will take a couple of hours for YouTube to convert this into a viewable resolution.
Hello
I'm still going between 2 versions, both of which you were kind enough to help me with @TrippyLighting
Now i just want to extrude some faces of the t-spline but for the faces ( using the alt-key) it works, the other 2 give me a twisted shape, What am I missing ?
If someone has some pointers for the other questions in my previous post, would also be appreciated. Trying to wrap my head around all the sculpting possibilities.
Thanks in any case,
Ruben
Hello,
Just noticed that when I extrude in box-mode it all looks fine but in smooth display mode, something twists..
