Point Bevelling / Chamferring

A common thing to do when modelling is to bevel a point and create a circle of points. Attached is a before and after done in Cinema 4D. Usually what you do is the same both sides. You can then create a hole by bridging the polygons on both sides.

Unless I'm using the wrong tool there seems no way to do this in NVil apart from doing a Boolean operation.

Suggestions / confirm it can't be done. Not being able to do this pretty much rules out using NVil as a serious modeller. modo can do this similar to C4D.

Thanks
Nigel / 3DKiwi

And the result using NVil

Although I would not create geometry leaving n-gons(even though Nvil allows vertex rewind), you can create that type of geometry needed for holes quickly enough, but not currently with a single tool.

Thanks. Where do I find the Circularize command / tool?

I only use this technique when hard surface modelling. It's no good for Sub D modelling.

Cheers
Nigel

Hi Nigel.
CLick "Tool Search" in left of screen. Input for sample "cir".
Select "Circularize_select" and click on any viewport.

Thanks. Got it plus discovered the tool search function.

Cheers
Nigel

...you can create that type of geometry needed for holes quickly enough, but not currently with a single tool.

I disagree. Actually you can do this with just one click! Don't underestimate Nvil.
Take a look:
http://youtu.be/kzRgEllmVSM

This is how I did it: I created a composite tool and put that into the "on activated" slot of a streamline tool which has circularize on its NMB & LMB slots. As you will see, the composite tool is even nested, because I wanted to save time. I wish more tools would be usable inside the composite tool editor, but NVil is already very powerful. Great piece of software.


I hope this helps to speed up your workflow!

Very slick. Not sure how you made the tool but I'll look into it. Seems a very powerful function.

I tried some different scenarios, but unfortunately the bridge tool isn't always working as expected. Instead of bridging opposite edges, it either caps the holes in a very strange manner or the opposite open edges are bridged rather wildly, which results in a mess, not in a tunnel.

Cool little example!   I was apple to get it work just fine, although I could not use the break edges command.  It just would not divide the edges at all, but i was able to get it to work by just using the connect command.


Is there a way to share these little gems for community download?