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max_5
02-14-2003, 09:24 PM
I am making a scene that has a very common type of door. My problem is I can't get the engraving things to work right. I made a surface of what needs to be cut out to use as the subtracted boolean object, but every time I try, it gets messed up :argh: . It doesn't cut it right no mater what I try. I know this is kind of vague but it's hard to describe.
Any help?

Here is a picture of the door and my object that I wan't to get the engraving from.
max_5
02-15-2003, 12:32 AM
I made the frame shapes by extruding a line and converting it into an editable mesh. the door is just made from a box.
Stroker
02-15-2003, 01:12 AM
An option is to "build" the frames thingies into the door.
Make a door. Pick a face, then do a series of Outline/Extrudes/Bevels on it. Hell, you could probably stitch the ones you already have made into the door(!).

Are you proficient with Splines or NURBS?
Personally, I would go with Splines to NURBS.
jadedchron
02-15-2003, 02:16 AM
what i would do is make a box the same exact size as the engraved thingy. stick that in the door. boolean subtract it. then slide your engraved thing in there.
darren_t
02-15-2003, 03:10 AM
Yeah do that. by the looks of it you want your "ingraved" stuff on the door like a feature. so subtracting it from the door wont give you that result.
max_5
02-15-2003, 04:47 PM
Thanks for the replys, I'll try those now.
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