New user where to begin?

Hello
I tried the fist one it worked not exactly as expected the advanced I could not even get it to work.
it kind when you design a wheel and you want to place the lugnuts set where you want, click in the center it will array around the selected center. In Moi3d this is a 3 second deal. attached what I am referring to.

I am sure it works but I cannot figure it out.



Tnx

Using your example:-

pic_01 Set sphere to position on cylinder
pic_02 Using "set manipulator" drag manipulator along X to snap to center of cylinder
pic_03 Call Instance advanced, select "radial" change amount of instances, set to "Y" axis.

I need to get used to this...since in Nvil it does not matter in which view you are still will behave the same...In Moi3d if you are in a front view it arrays from the front if your are top view it arrays from top...in 3d it will always use your center as z axis to array around.
the reason it is so quick on that feature.

Thank you! back to some more practicing.

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

You can also use this tool.

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

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!

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:-)

cont:-
05. Inset
06. Shrink Selection. Scale down (just for cleanup)
07. Select edge_loops around top/bottom of hole extrusion. Edge_chamfer_refine )adds support edges)
08. Add edge loops around hole (if required)

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!

Don't use back ground images. They can't be displayed in the way you want in 3d view.
Have you watch this? Modeling A Low Poly Car
https://youtu.be/79Va6qBI9OM