Creating multiple holes on a plane

Ive been wondering what would be the most efficient method to create several holes on a plane? I already know boolean and I dont like using it since it messes up the mesh.

Textures.

Diffuse map ie a jpeg of the image you require.

Opacity map ie black and white map of the the same.

The white part will be visible, the black part will be see through.

phil

Textures.

 

Diffuse map ie a jpeg of the image you require.

Opacity map ie black and white map of the the same.

The white part will be visible, the black part will be see through.

 

phil

Yea Ive actually want to model the holes rather than create the illusion of them in render. Thanks for the tip tho

Try using this script: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/loop-regularizer

Try using this script: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/loop-regularizer

could you explain how to use the script? I dropped it into my scene but I cant find the settings anywhere.

Sure. Select the polygons where you want the hole, then right click in the viewport and you should see there the regularize button.

Sure. Select the polygons where you want the hole, then right click in the viewport and you should see there the regularize button.

Im using 3ds Max 2013 and I dont see that option in the menu. Any idea?

Maybe ShapeMerge compound object?

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EDIT: You are not going to end up with a clean mesh with circular holes in it unless you polymodel it:

EDIT2: ProBoolean can create an acceptable mesh with the 'Make Quadrilaterals' option. I forget about that tool, been quite some time since I've used it.

EDIT2: ProBoolean can create an acceptable mesh with the 'Make Quadrilaterals' option. I forget about that tool, been quite some time since I've used it.

Something I may be doing wrong?

Rectangle spline + circle splines ( for the holes ) > Align > attach the circles to the rectangle > apply bevel modifier to the new spline shape >

Rectangle spline + circle splines ( for the holes ) > Align > attach the circles to the rectangle > apply bevel modifier to the new spline shape

Thanks man! Funny how I didnt think of this method myself.

Cheers.

Sometimes the easiest way is not the obvious one

Glad it worked for you

Sometimes the easiest way is not the obvious one

Glad it worked for you

true that. One more question tho, If I was to do that on a more complex geometry, then what would be the solution? say I have a car model and I want create several hole on the rear side.

For a car you have no other option than modeling them.

For a car you have no other option than modeling them.

So have you got any tips for modeling them?

Something I may be doing wrong?

Attach the subtract objects into one mesh before the boolean operation. Then use the 'Quad Size %' setting to affect the resolution of the quads.

with the proboolean approach, you can create a plane with many subdivisions, not overkill though, and get better results. also with proboolean have a look at the planar edge options and look for "remove all" and change that to "no edge removal" that can sometimes help.