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    [Tutorial > Modeling] Arch in a curved wall.

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    • GaieusG
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Well, James, that's another way of saying the same...
      ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

      Gai...

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      • GaieusG
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Oh, sorry James, I didn't mean to!

        But at least Sean can make sure that the same info from two sources must work.
        ๐Ÿ˜„

        Gai...

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          titmas
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          titmas, just hold down the ctl key while erasing. This will smooth the edges very quickly.

          Oh wait... did someone already say that ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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          • GaieusG
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            thanks, that was helpful.

            Gai...

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            • Paul RussamP
              Paul Russam
              last edited by

              We need an emote for 'bangs head of desk'

              I never knew we could do this in SU, I've been selecting faces and picking soften/smooth edges from the context menu. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

              This is what I love about SU and here, always something new or a new way to do something.

              Paul Russam
              English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark allies, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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              • GaieusG
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Hehe...
                I learn so many things every day... ๐Ÿ˜„

                Additionally, the modification keys (in Win) for the Eraser tool:

                Ctrl+Eraser = soften
                Shift+Eraser = hide
                You can soften a hidden line with this but cannot turn a softened line into hidden.

                Ctrl+Shift+Eraser = unsoften / turn a softened line hidden (works only with hidden geometry on of course)

                Gai...

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                • N
                  not registered yet
                  last edited by

                  I seem to be having a problem with Step (Scene) 7.

                  I draw my arc then attempt to push/pull through the face but I am getting an "Offset limited to ~7 3/8" message.

                  Any suggestions?

                  Thanks much.

                  Marc

                  (Elmarq)

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                  • boofredlayB
                    boofredlay
                    last edited by

                    Welcome Marc.

                    Go ahead and push it to that offset limit. Then push it again and it should go through. If not, push it to that limit then hold ctl while pushing again, creating a copy. This should go through.

                    Let me know if it works.

                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                    • GaieusG
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Also, if you group either the curved face or the arch, it will not "report" this limit (in the latter case you need to edit it to be able to P/P). You can then explode the group and intersect.

                      Gai...

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                      • N
                        not registered yet
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for the tips! That did the trick.

                        Marc

                        (Elmarq)

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                          PKast
                          last edited by

                          There was a good tip recently that relates to this tutorial. By using the "from Countours" tool from the "sandbox group" you can quickly and automatically stitch the area at the bottom of the arch.

                          Select the two arcs that define the curve, select the "from Contours" tool and the curves become stitched. Clean up the excess stitching, and finish by smoothing the surface.

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                            Katies29f
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                            I cannot download this tutorial the link is busted

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                            • GaieusG
                              Gaieus
                              last edited by

                              @katies29f said:

                              I cannot download this tutorial the link is busted

                              Yes we had some problem yesterday but it's fixed now.

                              Gai...

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                              • J
                                Julius
                                last edited by

                                very useful tutorial, but...how did you stitch together in scene 11?

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                                • zx10r_GazZ
                                  zx10r_Gaz
                                  last edited by

                                  @not registered yet said:

                                  I seem to be having a problem with Step (Scene) 7.

                                  I draw my arc then attempt to push/pull through the face but I am getting an "Offset limited to ~7 3/8" message.

                                  Any suggestions?

                                  Thanks much.

                                  Marc

                                  (Elmarq)

                                  Hello Marc,

                                  I think you will encounter this problem if you do not delete the "construction lines" from the arch to where you draw your arc. Delete these before you push/pull and it will work fine.

                                  Gaz...

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                                  • boofredlayB
                                    boofredlay
                                    last edited by

                                    @julius said:

                                    very useful tutorial, but...how did you stitch together in scene 11?

                                    Basically I just drew points from each endpoint to another, triangulating the surfaces until they "Fill In". Nothing automated there, just drawing.

                                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                      Julius
                                      last edited by

                                      ok, so you drew lines, thank you!

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                                      • GaieusG
                                        Gaieus
                                        last edited by

                                        Julius,

                                        You can also use Darrel's "Skin.rb" plugin for this.


                                        Marc,

                                        Whenever you encounter such a problem (the PP tool not intending to push further), you can group any of the entities (either what you want to push or the one you want to push trough) and you can do the operation. Then you can just simply explode the group.

                                        Gai...

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                                        • J
                                          Julius
                                          last edited by

                                          wow, great script! thanks gaieus and thanks darrel!

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                                            trillium
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                                            hi Gaieus, when you have time would you post a tutorial or quick steps list to show us how you did this one? it's beautiful!!

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