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Sorry this Monday Movie is being uploaded at the end of the day. I’ve been busy with work, and now another side project is eating up my time. This week’s topic is about the ShapeMerge tool in 3dsMax. ShapeMerge allows you to use a spline object to cut shapes out of mesh objects along the z axis. While this might sound complex, it’s actually a powerful and robust tool that can compliment both an organic and inorganic pipeline.
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This week’s Monday Movie is part 4 of 4. I’m hoping to make one movie each week discussing what I think are the core modeling methods: primitives modeling, Boolean modeling, spline modeling, and poly Modeling. I’m very sorry this movie was delayed; the holidays snuck up on me, and then my display adapter went nuts literally as I was about to upload the video file.
In this video I’m talking about how you can create fully arbitrary meshes using the turbosmooth modifier. Remember that this is just an introduction to a branch of poly modeling, so it shouldn’t be taken as the full enumeration of all possibilities. I go over a few of the most important methods of mesh control; adding edges, chamfering, discontinuous mesh flow, and creasing.
Hey Everyone!
This week’s Monday Movie is part 3 of 4. I’m hoping to make one movie each week discussing what I think are the core modeling methods: primitives modeling, Boolean modeling, spline modeling, and poly Modeling.
In this video I’m talking about how you can create semi-procedural shapes using splines and spline modifiers like Extrude and Lathe. Remember that splines bring us even closer to arbitrary modeling by allowing us to abstract away certain aspects of modeling, while keeping only what’s necessary to be modeled by hand.