jessenator
03-19-2008, 07:33 PM
Hi. New on the forums here.
I've been using Maya for several years and Have always been frustrated with the bevel plus tool's ability as far as generating a beveled (routed) edge on a mesh created from a cruve. It seems to add to the area around the curve rather than subtract from it, like a true routed edge would be.
example: I'm trying to model my Fender Jazz Bass, and am running into this problem.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k32/cbjessen/promblems_1.jpg
The mesh on the left is done with the Bevel Plus tool, and the right is done by doing a poly bevel on the top face (doing essentially what I want it to), but it leaves overlapping geometry: http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k32/cbjessen/promblems_2.jpg And essentially renders it prone to problems with booleans and further deformation.
I've seen some fabulous guitars on this forum and others, and I really wish I new how to get this to look right.
I'm essentially a self taught Maya user, so there may be some 'traditional' chanels I haven't tapped to achieve what I'm after. Any help is much appreciated!
C
I've been using Maya for several years and Have always been frustrated with the bevel plus tool's ability as far as generating a beveled (routed) edge on a mesh created from a cruve. It seems to add to the area around the curve rather than subtract from it, like a true routed edge would be.
example: I'm trying to model my Fender Jazz Bass, and am running into this problem.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k32/cbjessen/promblems_1.jpg
The mesh on the left is done with the Bevel Plus tool, and the right is done by doing a poly bevel on the top face (doing essentially what I want it to), but it leaves overlapping geometry: http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k32/cbjessen/promblems_2.jpg And essentially renders it prone to problems with booleans and further deformation.
I've seen some fabulous guitars on this forum and others, and I really wish I new how to get this to look right.
I'm essentially a self taught Maya user, so there may be some 'traditional' chanels I haven't tapped to achieve what I'm after. Any help is much appreciated!
C