27th April 2006, 10:19 AM | #1 |
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Add a circular window to a rectangular surface
I've been asked by a few people to explain how to put a circular window into a rectangular surface on starships, so here it goes.
Step 1 Create a line which will become the hull of the ship when rotated 360 degrees
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The hull should look something like this from the bottom:
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Step 3
Bevel the surfaces (you could extrude them individually for more complex hulls, but this is quicker)
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Step 4
Create a cylinder with no caps and change it's dimensions (usually Z axis) so it is just a 2d circle
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Step 5
Use the rotate tool to rotate the circle so that it's slope matches the slope of the hull plates
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Step 6
Move the circle so that it is on top of one of the plates. Select the plate and delete it
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Step 7
Merge the two objects. Using the vertices of the circle and the previously deleted plate, create surfaces filling in the empty space around the circle.
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Step 8
Once that is completed, select the vertices of the circle and create a surface
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Step 9
Select the surface and bevel it with the Out property set to a negative number It should look like this. Now lather, rinse, repeat.
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