need help modelling big top tent

[sg3d]

Hey All,

Need advice on best way to model the big top tent below. What way would you go about modeling this. Was thinking about using cloth modifer. Any suggestion?

 

:confused:Thanks sg3d:confused:

 

[Claudio Branch]

I would use the Surface Toolset modifiers (Edit Spline, CrossSection, Surface) to model this. Here is a thread that might give you some ideas:

 

http://www.cgarchitect.com/vb/29200-help-im-stuck-2.html

[Scott Schroeder]

If you are familiar with cloth, that could be one way of doing it. You can also just use a nicely detailed mesh and soft select the verts where the posts are. The soft select the edges down to meet the tent walls. A third way would be to get a start from the cloth sim, then refine the shape and details in edit poly or mesh mode.

[nelpiper]

I personally wouldn't use cloth as it's slow for this kind of model there'd be quite setup to do. I'd try having a nice and poly plan and work with soft selection. Hope it helps. Good luck.

[Matt McDonald]

I wish I had a project that required me to model a circus tent!

[sg3d]

Cheers all for the help. Got the big top done in the end.

Here they are in a finished scene.

Thanks again.

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