Form 'Bridging' problem

Form 'Bridging' problem

ekalyvio
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Form 'Bridging' problem

ekalyvio
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Hello, I am reading the following tutorial:

Getting Started for Absolute Beginners / Introduction to 3D Modeling / Lesson 14: Insert edges, sculpt, and bridge freeform bodies to create the saw handle casing

 

Could someone let me know why my form after bridging becomes from this:

Smooth surfaceSmooth surface

to this?
Non-smooth surfaceNon-smooth surface

The later seems impossible to process it further. Am I doing something wrong?

 

Thank you very much in advance.

 
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TrippyLighting
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Yes, after the bridging edit the form cannot be converted into a smooth form so it is displayed in box view mode.

In general, you should probably make the shape look smoother in box mode so no faces overlap/intersect as that is probably the reason this does not go back to smooth.

Dan you share your model so we can examine it ?

 

 


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ekalyvio
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Hello. Yes, you can get my model at:

https://a360.co/2y9Ghse

 

Please, let me know if you find anything wrong with it as I still don't understand the reason the software fails to render the curves.

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TrippyLighting
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Your edge loop is interrupted there. When designing with T-Spline make sure you think in quad surfaces. No triangles, or N-Gons.

Also, design 50% in box view mode. If thats nice and smooth you'll be rewarded with a nicely flowing T-Spline.

 

In essence you need to weld these 2 vertices, but than as shown in the screencast clean up the T-Spline a little and move vertices. 

 

Screen Shot 2018-06-11 at 8.35.41 PM.png

 

 

 


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ekalyvio
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Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

I have learned plenty a lot from your video on how professionals are handling such meshes!

Now, I see my mesh and I can surely realize that it was a total mess! I should have spent much more time in it!