Help needed for modeling a suitcase pattern

rohar · April 9, 2025, 3:13pm

I was trying to model a suitcase and came across a complex pattern on its body.
How can I recreate this kind of pattern in 3D?
Here’s a reference:

oo_1942 · April 9, 2025, 4:50pm

I think we can do it in this way.
You should be careful about topology configuration.

pitiwazou · April 9, 2025, 4:53pm

Better to use a displace map for this IMO.

rohar · April 9, 2025, 5:32pm

but how to do that Groove Pattern…
i need to model that…

rohar · April 9, 2025, 5:32pm

need to model that…

Okidoki · April 9, 2025, 5:57pm

Maybe like so:

starting from this:

GGeller · April 9, 2025, 7:06pm

Everything is possible with a bit of Boolean & Remesh action:

here is the file for you to review:
suitcase_study1.blend (117.0 KB)

oo_1942 · April 9, 2025, 7:10pm

If you don’t know the basic way to model, I don’t know how to explain it.