New Blender user here. What would be the best way to model something like this cross?
Thank you
I would do the cross itself as one piece and the circle behind it as another. To get the circle cuts in the corner, you’ll need a little more geometry to shape it. You’ll need at least two more edges on either side of the corner for the shape and if you’re using a subsurf modifier, you’ll need an extra one or two around the corners of the circle.
you could use 2 objects and use Boolean to get one final object!
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Here’s a screenshot to show what I mean. The highlighted edge loops are the ones controlling the shape. The others are helping to sharpen the edges. I used a mirror modifier so only half had to be modeled.
Sounds like some interesting modelling, i would do first something simple (i use a mirror modifier) :
Then select those vertices (if mirror modifier, only need to select 2 from the side)
Then CTRL+V -> Bevel (or SHIFT+CTRL+B for the direct shortcut) and move the mouse to bevel those vertices
Press W -> Subdivide to subdivide those faces
Select only this group of vertices
Press SHIFT+ALT+S and type 1 (or in the menu Mesh -> Transform -> To Sphere and type 1)
Do the same for the other groups of vertices
Delete those vertices :
Now is a good time to apply the mirror modifier in case you had one, and using the “select 2 vertices and press J”, just make the ngons into quads :
Add loop cuts (CTRL+R then move the loops cuts) like that :
They will be “support edges” for subsurf
Add loop cuts (CTRL+R then move the loops cuts) there too, to get the rounded part nicer with the subsurf
You can now extrude the whole cross to give it depth
And add a couple of loop cuts as “support edge” :
It should be done, with a subsurf :
Thank you everyone! This has really helped me so much, I really appreciate all the help.
