advanced body panels ( cars )

[Stupeyfied]

Have you tried using edge weights? Click on an edge, then in the modify panel there will be a section that says "Crease". Change that from 0 to 1 (if you want a perfectly hard edge) or somewhere between 0 and 1 to soften or stiffen the edge crease. See if that helps. If not, you might have some stray verts somewhere or something.

[CapnPanic]

It might be useful if you posted an image of what you've got right now, so we can have a look and offer tips on what to change.

[doneydonydone]

i will say that the comment above that mentions crease weights does actually work a little bit in keeping the main structure of the bodywork but still falls short of what im tryin to acheive

here are a few pics to show where abouts i am at the moment

the first is a block version and the second will be the mesh smooth version

im thinking of trying spline techniques or nurbs modelling but ive heard its quite difficult compared to box modelling

[doneydonydone]

mesh smooth version

[doneydonydone]

by the way thanks for takin a look

[CapnPanic]

Generally, I find that it is best to keep a sort of buffer around all corners of an object. By this, I mean that you don't ever want two or three edges all coming together on a corner, as it'll cause a pinch. Also, it's best to have a ring of nice even faces along your edge or hole, as that will give you a uniform corner radius. I've done a quick drawover (attached), which, while a bit sloppy (I missed a few edges) should give you the general feel of what I mean. You can then move the loop closer or further from the corner to harden or soften the smoothed edge.

Also: all quads. It's like a rubiks cube. It can be challenging to fix some tris or ngons, but a proper model can and should be all quads. That's where all the fun in modeling is :-D

[doneydonydone]

howdy nathan

thanks for your input -- ive recently started my model again just to have a fresh start and because i wasnt that far into the model

the pointers you've given me that seem to gesture towards having a border of quads around the inward extruding area have worked a treat

ive also now found a new friend in the crease and weight options of each edge -- classic!!

thing is ive only ever learnt to model from tutorials and have missed a lot of stuff out

looked at your website earlier and i have to say im impressed!! youve really made it havent you!!

thanks again for the input - im tired - its 20 past 1 in the morning over here and im off to bed ;)

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