Help with chair model

[carlangas]

Hi all,

 

I am trying to model this chair but since my modeling skills are lacking I thought I could do the backrest and sides with an opacity map, I dont know if there is a way to "close out" the spaces between faces so that the pieces of wood appear to be solid. I tried some vray displacement as well but I just cant get it too work. does anybody have any advice on how to achieve this without having to actually model that part of the chair? using vray 1.5 and max

 

Thanks

[Fran]

I don't think there is a way to bridge those edges together with opacity mapping. Unless someone has a better idea, I would detach one side of the object and use the bitmap as a guide for using Quickslice. Toggle F2 to see only the edges of the editable poly for easier slicing. Remove the unwanted bits, then apply the Shell modifier.

[carlangas]

I will give that a try, thank you Fran.

[-MerlyN-]

I'd either follow Fran's suggestion or trace the pattern with splines on a huge plane and apply a sweep modifier and an edit poly on top to adjust some vertices and thickness. Then bend the whole thing into the curved form. Though quickslicing would be faster working from splines allows for easier changes in the pattern, if necessary.

 

That would be two ways, 98 different ways to go...

[intero_ua]

Hi carlangas, to get that done real real quick, you can just trace the pattern, extrude it, apply subdivide modifier, then bend it or deform with whatever deformation tool works best in that case.

Cheers,

 

/Alex

[Fran]

What Alex said. I didn't realize you could use Shell on a spline without extruding it first.

[carlangas]

Hi carlangas, to get that done real real quick, you can just trace the pattern, extrude it, apply subdivide modifier, then bend it or deform with whatever deformation tool works best in that case.

Cheers,

 

/Alex

 

Nice! Thanks for the tips

[Fran]

I found a kokopeli motif online and incorporated it into a dining chair design using Alex's method.

 

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[bev.lynn]

That's pretty cool Fran!

[Fran]

Thanks Beverly. I was originally going to do a Chippendale pattern, but when I get to looking around for reference images, I get easily distracted.

[bev.lynn]

LOL!! But I like the way you think!