Making ridges method on a cube mesh

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I have a wooden box in my example which looks like its made out of different wooden pieces. I’m trying to find a good method how to make it look its from separate pieces. So In my example I made loop cuts, and extruded the faces along the normals. would this be the right approach, or would it be incorrect to just make up a box from different meshes to get the ridge look where the red arrows are pointing?

Thank you.

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It depends on what you’re making the object for. If it’s going to be for a game, you might want to keep the mesh as simple as possible and use normal maps instead.

Otherwise, your approach is the same thing I would do. Keep the seams tight and use a slight bevel on the edges.

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Thanks for your feedback Anthony!