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Subdivision and Face selection problems
I'm looking to accurately subdivide a face.
Please walk with me.
I have an object on my screen. In the edit mode, I'm looking subdivide that face.
I select the immediate top left vertex and the ...
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Strange subdivision behaviour at Verts, folding faces
I've encountered recurring (recursive?) frustration in the process of retopologizing one of my meshes (very new to retopo, new to modelling & blender).
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After eliminating several artifacts ...
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My mesh deforms when I shade smooth
I am modelling a character but wherever I bridge edge loops between hands, feet and arms my mesh doesn’t look good at all when I apply subdivisions or if I shade smooth. I have removed doubles and set ...
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Darker Edges on my mesh that mess up my Subdivide mod
I have a Deformed Cone object.
I have extruded it (part that sticks out on the left). The rest of the mesh, including the other extrusion, is fine for the most part but this just looks horrid.
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mesh edges still slightly visible after subdividing and shading smooth
I am modeling a mesh in blender 2.9, and I gave it a subdivision surface modifier, then shaded it smooth. Most of it worked great, but there are still some parts of the mesh where I can still see ...
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why is part of my mesh not affected by subdivision surface modifier?
Only the right side seems to be affected.
Here is a blend file if you need it https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zESOunpfijGMY_71UO04QfNuUIA8QNhl/view?usp=sharing
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Subdivision sharpening random edges
Transitioning from Maya to Blender, I'm working on a mesh in Blender 2.8 and when I apply a subdivision modifier all goes well except for one section, which seems to have frustratingly weird, ...
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How can I add sharp edges at the end of semicircle's vertices?
blender beginner here. I'm modelling a cap, and after doing a semicircle shaped hole, I couldn't find a way to make the lower corners of the hole sharp looking. Can anyone suggest a solution? Thank ...
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Making panel gaps without adding edge-loops
Problem: I'm modeling a car and (unfortunately) thought too late about shutlines (panel gaps). Now, as I have my finished exterior, I've tried making the panel gaps by creating them as a separate ...
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Subdivision while keeping Volume for Level of Detail
Is there a way to use the Subdivision Surface modifier on my mesh while keeping the silhouette more or less intact? The Catmull-Clark algorithm reduces the volume and the form of the mesh a lot. I ...
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Adding Subsurface Modifier to Cylinder Not Smooth [duplicate]
I'm trying to get a nice rounded end to a cylinder. When I add a subsurface modifier plus an edge loop, the edge looks 'choppy':
Is there a way I can get this smooth? I've done this previously, but ...
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How do I fix these black seams on my object?
Okay so this question sounds pretty weird but hear me out.
My problem is this:
Do you see the black seams running between parts of the texture? (It looks way worse when the camera is pointing from ...
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How to indent an object using edge loops without changing edge sharpness?
I am trying to make a small indent in the bottom of a gun I am modelling, like in the picture below.
The problem is, in order to add this indent, I need to add detail to my mesh, in the form of more ...
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Subdividing Causes Strange Edges / Issues on Shape [duplicate]
So I have this flat shape, and I'm trying to make it 3D. It's pretty round and has a ton of vertices. My end goal is to have the 3D shape with smooth edges.
I approached this by pressing ALT+F to ...
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Yet another smoothing question - still too many facets
This may be a subject that is over-hashed, but I can't seem to get this nailed on a particular model I'm doing which as a some rather complex curves in it. A rather silly thing (that I can't get it ...
