CGTalk - Modeling : Recess

jtlloyd

05-07-2003, 12:32 PM

I have been working on this model. I first lofted the object then converted it to an editable mesh. Now I want to take the shape shown in the image and and recess it into the object. I have tried shapemerging it. But it does not want to work. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you.

http://www.design-oriented.com/Renderings/Wireframe.jpg

CapnPanic

05-07-2003, 03:24 PM

this looks like a job for *dramatic music* editable poly!!!

just convert to editable poly and manually extrude the area you want recessed into the model. you will probably have to scoot some verts around to make the shape on the surface, but it shouldn't be too much work :) finish with a little chamfer around the new edges that were created and perhaps a nice meshsmooth and you should be all set

qu2k

05-08-2003, 03:45 AM

you probably should have poly modeled it from the beginning

poly model everything in my opinion

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