Modelling technique tips

[larvaepixels]

Hello people!

I've been away from modelling the last 5 years and it seems like I need some un-dusting.. I remember the basics, but with this one I'm currently stuck. It's probably something not that complex, please take a look below.

I have two geometries, a base and a letter on top.
What I want to do is make the letter look like its coming out from the base, by adding some bevel-like geometry around it connected to the base.

Notice that the letter has a crease where the green arrows are showing. The red line shows the geometry I would like to add, it will make it look more organic.

What is the best way to do this?

Thank you in advance,
Leo

[larvaepixels]

Answering my own question.

I've tried doing this with cloth simulation, ended up being too much of a hustle to get it right.

So I ended up creating 4 point cv curves all around the top part (letter), lofting them and then --->booleans union with the rest of the geometry. This method is still time consuming, but since I can't think of another way right now I went with it.

Cheers!

[doms2]

Hi- another option is to use the Rounded Corners option in Vray (or Mental Ray) which will fake a bevel to a certain extent. Best of luck.

[larvaepixels]

Good idea, thank you for the reply!

This will be printed in 3D so I need the geometry...

[system]

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