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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by steve on March 08, 2025, 02:19:16 pm »

I am trying to model a hole from an outlet plate.
so I select the faces > circulize > extrude down.

That results in poor poly_flow around the hole, and can cause issue later.

01. Select the faces.
02. Inset
03. Circularize
04. Extrude
(cont next post:-)

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on March 08, 2025, 12:21:24 pm »

Got the loop to work...strange because I tried it multiple times...
looking at your video I did not know you can select the edges that fast ...here I was selecting one by one :/

On the image I load them up in the views and it does not show up in the 3d view.
unless I am doing it wrong.

Tnx!

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by IStonia on March 08, 2025, 04:56:41 am »

You can also use this tool.

Edge-Loop Split-Slide
https://youtu.be/tDuQplQrq5E

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by IStonia on March 08, 2025, 03:11:19 am »

Loop Cut Through Selected Edges
https://youtu.be/YWHJnfoEkAU

You can create 3d image plane. Modeling A Low Poly Car
https://youtu.be/79Va6qBI9OM

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on March 08, 2025, 02:39:07 am »

I could not make it work..
but with the loop insert added as closely to the edge as possible it seems to look good.

Right now I am modeling an f1 body but for some reason the bg image does not show in the 3d view.
and yes I clicked the BG image button...it does show in all other views.

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by IStonia on March 08, 2025, 02:10:15 am »

There is a "Selection only" option in the "Loop Insert" tool. So, you can create the loop across the selected edges.

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on March 08, 2025, 01:20:45 am »

I tried the loop insert but it does not go all the way around only a quarter of the circle so I had to do it 4 times with allot of loops to get it right...

I was playing with the extrude the edge and it seems to work...unless there is a better way of doing it.

On the square hole I had to add some horizontal cut loops and it look good.


Tnx!

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by IStonia on March 07, 2025, 09:11:22 pm »

You can use this tool, Help > Contents > Modeling > Edge Section > Loop Insert.

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by Noobnvil on March 07, 2025, 04:11:10 pm »

Hello got a bit stuck again.
I am trying to model a hole from an outlet plate. outletsubd.jpg
so I select the faces > circulize > extrude down.
I can do a loopcut inside...but how do I do a loopcut outside? or edge
the red circle needs to be a loopcut or edge so I can try to maintain a sharp edge when subd the model.
hopefully not drawing edges one by one.

I tried extrude the edge but it wont go to the outside.

If I select the faces > circulize > inset but outside then I have some edges.
but I would like to know how to add it...so I can fix things when they go wrong lol.

On the square Items I would like to have a nice square hole with some sharp edges but could not accomplish this...sqsubd.jpg / sqsubd.jpg

Tnx

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General Discussion / Re: New user where to begin?

« Last post by steve on March 04, 2025, 05:03:12 pm »

The array orientation is not bound to view in Nvil, it is bound to manipulator position/orientation.

A quick example using "Instance(circle)"

pic_01 With object to array selected, call Instance(circle). Set amount and radius.
pic_02 in mode "set circle space", click on a snapping point (it works like snap rotation). I have rmb clicked on angle face