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  • @codewarrior485
    @codewarrior4854 жыл бұрын

    "just join these vertices" press J... " how on earth did i not know this until now ? lmao thanks

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Haha we all feel silly once we learn something so obvious!

  • @timburd3211

    @timburd3211

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry my mind is blown as well lol!

  • @wirrexx

    @wirrexx

    4 жыл бұрын

    J for Join, F for fill. P for part. Blender is logic!

  • @deniskhakimov

    @deniskhakimov

    4 жыл бұрын

    I immediately ran Blender to test this shortcut key! O_O

  • @Mafon2

    @Mafon2

    4 жыл бұрын

    Until today I used to K-nife them.

  • @theboomboomking4935
    @theboomboomking49354 жыл бұрын

    You're giving me the motivation to improve my blender abilities instead of playing video games all day during quarantine... I subbed

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy to hear that man! I feel the same; I can't enjoy video games anymore because there's so much to learn in Blender. I'm just working and learning every day. Shoot me a dm on Twitter (link in description) and I'll hook you up with my new hard-surface course for free so you can keep learning.

  • @theboomboomking4935

    @theboomboomking4935

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JoshGambrell Thank you so much! For some reason Twitter says that I can't DM you. My twitter name is TheBoomBoomKing if you wanna try to send me a DM instead

  • @chatter2765

    @chatter2765

    4 жыл бұрын

    TheBoomBoomKing same! Im actually trying something in blender rather than just watching anime or playing games :D

  • @marcdraco2189

    @marcdraco2189

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chatter2765 ditto that!

  • @powerofthec5908

    @powerofthec5908

    4 жыл бұрын

    OH GOD THE CASHES ARW MULTIPLYING

  • @wiks50
    @wiks504 жыл бұрын

    This is a day where hundreds of people have learned the power of J (me included)

  • @j.carlosmuro2435

    @j.carlosmuro2435

    4 жыл бұрын

    The power of Josh? :D I have learnt not only that, also a lot about what is "correct" or not regarding topology.

  • @ViniSocramSaint

    @ViniSocramSaint

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@j.carlosmuro2435 No need to worry about what is correct or not so much, since there is not a "divinely true" or only one way to go about it. This is just a very good way to go about it. Also, fun fact: in Edit Mode, "J" connects vertices together while also dividing faces. It's a way better form of editing already existing faces than deleting them then creating new edges or faces with "F", and it's an even faster "K" knife tool since we work directly with the vertices we want and nothing else, instead of worrying about foreground and bakground bleed and angles.

  • @bukachell

    @bukachell

    4 жыл бұрын

    power of ctrl j too

  • @Spencer-wc6ew

    @Spencer-wc6ew

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is why I like watching basic tutorial videos despite having used blender for years. Every one I watch seems to teach me a new shortcut or feature of something I already use.

  • @TorIvanBoine

    @TorIvanBoine

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thousands* :D

  • @maxwell_edison
    @maxwell_edison Жыл бұрын

    Pressing F repeatedly to fill in extra bits is the thing that makes this feel so easy, thanks for the tip

  • @Dilligff
    @Dilligff4 жыл бұрын

    All this time and I didn't know the J thing to bridge between 2 verts... Always resorted to knife tool.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah J can be much quicker

  • @tidiestflyer7570

    @tidiestflyer7570

    4 жыл бұрын

    Literally same. For as long as I've used Blender. I'm always learning new shortcuts.

  • @ficolas2

    @ficolas2

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know J exists, but I still knife because I never remember about J when I have an use for it :/

  • @CaptainFutureman

    @CaptainFutureman

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tidiestflyer7570 Blender is Latin for OMG, I can't believe I never knew that shortcut!

  • @schnoig_

    @schnoig_

    3 жыл бұрын

    CaptainFutureman lmao

  • @arresha_ar
    @arresha_ar4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I learned a nice set of shortcuts :) , the "J" , the "GG"

  • @nighty9003

    @nighty9003

    3 жыл бұрын

    gg

  • @Kholaslittlespot1

    @Kholaslittlespot1

    3 жыл бұрын

    GG is very useful... also try pressing 'E' afterwards to make the loop line up with the one next to it. You can then swap which side it will line up to with 'F'. You can cancel the operation again with 'E'.

  • @bastoneliven8095

    @bastoneliven8095

    3 жыл бұрын

    الريشة😍استاذنا😍

  • @arresha_ar

    @arresha_ar

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bastoneliven8095 اهلا بك

  • @ksemenchuk5802

    @ksemenchuk5802

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry, what's the actual key combination on 9:32?

  • @BillRey
    @BillRey4 жыл бұрын

    Just a small note when creating faces: If you use Edge selection, you only need to click on two edges and press F, rather than having to select four vertices.

  • @PixelBytesPixelArtist

    @PixelBytesPixelArtist

    4 жыл бұрын

    that will create overlapping edges

  • @BillRey

    @BillRey

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@PixelBytesPixelArtist Why on earth would it do that?

  • @hello-qq7fh

    @hello-qq7fh

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@PixelBytesPixelArtist what and no

  • @abaratien

    @abaratien

    4 жыл бұрын

    BillRey he showed that exact feature in the video though ...

  • @Cyber_Kriss

    @Cyber_Kriss

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@abaratien Yeah at 03:29

  • @Sychius
    @Sychius4 жыл бұрын

    I always have issues with really messed up geometry and artifacts, I knew about the boolean modifier and used it but half the time it wouldn't actually delete anything it would essentially just cut the shape into the part and I would always end up with messy geometry that meant I couldn't subdivide it, but this is extremely useful and has made me a better Blender user. Thank you!

  • @cyberfalcon2872
    @cyberfalcon28724 жыл бұрын

    You don't even need to go to the hassle of adding a modifier. Activate snap to surface. Go to the magnet button above (shortcut shift+tab), change the ruler thingy on the side to face (shortcut ctrl+shift+tab) and check the "project individual elements" box. Now align your view with your cylinder cutter, move and confirm. All vertices will be projected to the other according to your view. Don't even need to be a separate object if the "project to self" box is checked (current version is checked by default but older weren't). I hope it helps. Ps.: The "Snap to Vertex" is one of the greatest tools I use on hard surface modeling.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Someone mentioned this earlier and I didn't even realize there was a projection snap mode! That's super useful! Thanks for mentioning it. Had I known before this video I would've included it.

  • @davidesivolella5907

    @davidesivolella5907

    4 жыл бұрын

    I tried but the circle stays tangent to the cylinder rather than wrapping around like when you use the shrinkwrap modifier. I have selected the "project individual element" box as you said. What am I doing wrong? I'm using Blender 2.82a. Also, where do I find the "project to self" box? Thanks.

  • @cyberfalcon2872

    @cyberfalcon2872

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidesivolella5907 You probably did it in Object mode. You need to be in Edit mode though.

  • @cyberfalcon2872

    @cyberfalcon2872

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JoshGambrell You should also look up knife project. You can use an object to cut another and it ignores the cutter topology. Create your cutter, select your object last, align your view, go into edit, on the upper menu click Mesh->Knife Project. Works best in orthographic view. You can check the "Cut through" to cut all faces, not just the visible ones. Checking the box will reset the cut, so if you don't want to align again, you can split the view and pan around in one while the other keep the "cut view".

  • @nicrule4424

    @nicrule4424

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was going to recommend knife project, but this is so much better! I never had a use for surface snapping until this.

  • @bukachell
    @bukachell4 жыл бұрын

    you can actually quickly dissolve verticies with Ctrl X instead of using the delete menu

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t know that. Thanks!

  • @starlingfox4179

    @starlingfox4179

    4 жыл бұрын

    I always just placed vertices on top of each other then merged by distance.

  • @RW_CreativeMedia

    @RW_CreativeMedia

    4 жыл бұрын

    Vertices and Edges

  • @awilliams1701

    @awilliams1701

    3 жыл бұрын

    ooohhhh thanks for the tip. I learned even more today.

  • @tommegg8486

    @tommegg8486

    3 жыл бұрын

    Goddammit, blender is full of useful shortcut I didn't know

  • @nicomartinez92
    @nicomartinez924 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU. I've been struggling with holes during my whole mesh modeling learning process. Coming from CAD, it's hell when you have to make holes in Blender. Pretty clear explanation, will try !

  • @roguehydra
    @roguehydra3 жыл бұрын

    Finally getting away from 3DS Max that I've been using for over 15 years and learning how to perform the same techniques I used in Max is like a fresh breath of air, especially when also realizing that there are so many shortcuts in Blender that are time savers that would save hours of work.

  • @TheKeefeStone
    @TheKeefeStone3 жыл бұрын

    I am just starting in anything 3D. Found out about the Amazingness that Blender is a few months back, & I've been hooked ever since. Your tutorials, I love the way you explain things & seem to KISS, if you know what that means. I dig it, makes it so much easier to learn this newfound love.

  • @Gichanasa
    @Gichanasa3 жыл бұрын

    Groboto is(was) a killer application for this kind of modeling with beautiful topology, basically parametric CAD modeler for mesh geometry... but unfortunately the developer stopped supporting it. Glad you are providing this valuable education for the community sir!

  • @holographicman
    @holographicman4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! Just got to say, I decided to properly learn Blender again a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it, the community is awesome and theres no shortage of great ideas to learn from. Thanks again.

  • @backtogodyougo3103
    @backtogodyougo31034 жыл бұрын

    what caught my eye to your KZread suggested youtube video is your title The RIGHT way... Please make more kinds of these videos. I, for myself, am interested in PC efficient rendering of models. Earned a thumbs up.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sure will, thanks!

  • @chinesewagon
    @chinesewagon4 жыл бұрын

    This saved about 2 weeks of learning curve in like 6 mins ! Thanks

  • @AlienXtream1
    @AlienXtream14 жыл бұрын

    hey josh. just so you know, when extruding or any similar type of operations, you can directly use the R/S/G shortcut to begin the desired operation without right clicking. so the shortcut combo would be E -> S (shift)X/Y/Z. a small thing but a really helpful tip to improve your workflow efficiency. there are other operations that are similar such as tear/rip. generally any operation that instantly edits the geometry (rather than applying after confirm. e.g loop cut and the knife tool do not instantly alter the mesh). keep in mind though that only one transform operation can be performed at a time like normal.

  • @AA-hg7xq

    @AA-hg7xq

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please show us tear/rip.

  • @roym1142

    @roym1142

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AA-hg7xq google it yourself dude, these basic videos already exist, don't be a help vampire

  • @nathanpoling4926

    @nathanpoling4926

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​ Josh Gambrell Is there a video on this because I still do not get it.

  • @shacogaming1976
    @shacogaming19762 жыл бұрын

    This video is old, but still really helpful! I'm trying to learn blender and seeing simple and short videos like this really do help a lot! Not only with modeling, but also with motivation!

  • @N1kou

    @N1kou

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey bro... Why did he cancel the extrude , in order to scale afterwards (like in 9:23)??? why do we have to do this before scale???

  • @captainfeathersword1131
    @captainfeathersword11314 жыл бұрын

    For flat sided objects, using the loop tools, circle function is also very quick, although it gives you some odd mesh patterns. So maybe only useful for certain applications. Top vid mate!

  • @andrii.sudakov
    @andrii.sudakov4 жыл бұрын

    You can also use "bridge edge loops" to fill polygons around the hole (make middle loop cut for cylinder beforehand)

  • @alexandershuaibu
    @alexandershuaibu4 жыл бұрын

    "...And then just join these vertices here with the J key..." Wait what?? Whaaaaaat??? You can do that??????????????

  • @uroborosfirst5637
    @uroborosfirst56378 ай бұрын

    Josh, dude, you're my 3d-superhero! Three weeks ago I started learning Blender from absolute zero and now I have managed in making basic things! Thank you, man!!!

  • @digitalzeryphim6742
    @digitalzeryphim67422 жыл бұрын

    I am just starting to get more advanced with Blender but I was struggling with this very issue with my current project and I stumbled across this video looking for better ways than the boolean. Thank you this is just what I need

  • @MelvilleG
    @MelvilleG4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, man. Been using the second option for many years first in 3ds max, now - in Blender. Your way is much better. Sometimes I even opted to creating two separate objects not to cut holes in mesh. Now I won't have to do it. Thanks a lot.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome man! Super glad I could help you. Always new things to learn every day!

  • @Loekamber
    @Loekamber4 жыл бұрын

    I think your new stategy will help most when joining 2 weird shapes together, like an I beam on a cylinder or something. Circles on circles are easily done with booleans but this 'just extrude it inwards and then extrude the new faces out' technique only works when working with a perfect cube or circle. Scaling become a hell of an issue when applied to, for example, the letters G, Q, W etc... because their scaling will not be equal on all faces.

  • @christophsinging
    @christophsinging3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Josh! Thank you so much for this video with several very useful hints around modeling in blender....Ctrl + Number adds automatically a subsurf modifier, edge select and F key create a new face, join two vertices on a subdived surface with the J key - incredible, I didn't know about this shortcuts before! Great job!

  • @renatus123
    @renatus1233 жыл бұрын

    I actually didn't need to make a hole per se but this was still one of the best/useful tutorials I've done after making donuts and cars and random things for so long. Really love it when someone SAYS the shortcuts their doing quickly and what they do. I know I can read the screen cap of it but damn, I'm not Johnny 5 over here reading screens.

  • @frostoise
    @frostoise3 жыл бұрын

    *sees comment section full of people talking about J* Me: how did they not know the join function? Josh: 7:56 Me: O.O

  • @cheesus2289
    @cheesus22894 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude, really useful. Just watched your hard surface modelling video before sleeping and I just woke up to find a new video of yours. Thanks!!

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Now you have a new skill set to add to the list

  • @jordanpowell8739
    @jordanpowell87392 жыл бұрын

    Great video. There are many different ways of achieving things in blender so it is refreshing to see side by side comparisons with explanation as to why one is more efficient than the other. Thank you 👍

  • @hana7334
    @hana73342 жыл бұрын

    That "shift+n" just honestly made my head explode. THIS is what I was searching for this whole time as someone new to blender. Holy.. I got so frustrated at weird sharp edges appearing especially when I created the neck for one of my first humanoid creations. Same for the bevels. Thanks so much man.

  • @sonyviva308
    @sonyviva3084 жыл бұрын

    If you go to the add-ons preference, there's a a Loop tool where it automatically changes the loop cuts, lets say, a square into a circle. There are other shapes, but I use that to make a circle and then the subsurface modifier just makes it round.

  • @Elvera4art

    @Elvera4art

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, this way is even faster

  • @anjaneytripathi69

    @anjaneytripathi69

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Elvera4art name please?

  • @FnD4212

    @FnD4212

    Жыл бұрын

    Name of add-on please 🙏

  • @ItsBittle

    @ItsBittle

    11 ай бұрын

    @@FnD4212 its literally in the comment, loop tools

  • @FnD4212

    @FnD4212

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ItsBittle Loop tools is default tools, but the add-on that make specific action like he describe is different. In add-on, it should be Loop Tool: "name of add-on".

  • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
    @lawrencedoliveiro91044 жыл бұрын

    3:48 Just a quick tip, in edge-select mode it only takes 2 clicks to select opposing edges to fill in a face, rather than 4 clicks on the vertices in vertex-select mode.

  • @cyberfalcon2872

    @cyberfalcon2872

    4 жыл бұрын

    or Ctrl+RightMouse to lasso tool in one drag

  • @3d-illusions

    @3d-illusions

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or alt click to select the border

  • @docmcmoth
    @docmcmoth Жыл бұрын

    This was incredibly helpful! I spent a good few hours trying to figure out how to create an eye hole for an awkwardly shaped object, and this worked perfectly

  • @N1kou

    @N1kou

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey bro... Why did he cancel the extrude , in order to scale afterwards (like in 9:23)??? why do we have to do this before scale????

  • @Biggles266
    @Biggles2663 жыл бұрын

    I thank you for including the old Boolean method too. I'm a total blender n00b and I was attemtoing to cut an offset cylindrical recess into the surface of a sphere, and could not get your initial method to work, whereas the Boolean Method worked first time. Perhaps when I get more skilled at this I can give it another try. But thanks for this video! It was a big help.

  • @JauStudioFR
    @JauStudioFR3 жыл бұрын

    You can also cut in your mesh then select the edges of your hole and use the looptools Circle option.

  • @RW_CreativeMedia
    @RW_CreativeMedia4 жыл бұрын

    Nicely done Josh, keep bringing those cool and good tuts.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Richard, will do!

  • @MohammadAbouBasha
    @MohammadAbouBasha4 жыл бұрын

    I like the way you rotate the cylinder, it makes the original shape rotates in this angle so no need to apply rotation, keep the good work!

  • @TheInternetwatcher
    @TheInternetwatcher3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! Thank you for telling us about the messed up normals, was having such a frustrating time trying to figure out why my circles looked like crap when I smoothed them out, just needed to fix the normals, oh so happy now!!

  • @fiat126suzuki
    @fiat126suzuki4 жыл бұрын

    If you focus on these types of videos, not only will you help a lot of people on the construction, but I'm sure your channel will be very popular.

  • @ProfessorOfHow
    @ProfessorOfHow4 жыл бұрын

    Dude, 27k views in just 2 days. Didn't I tell you channel is gonna blow up one day? Congrats. I love your content. In a day or two, after finishing my ongoing 3D Explainer video, I'm gonna purchase your Hard Surface Modelling Course on Udemy. But before buying it, wanted to ask, do you teach right topological modelling in it as well? Because that's what I am aiming for in my next videos.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! I'm not sure why that one did so well but I'm guessing it's because it's valuable content the community needs :-) Message me on Twitter @josh_gambrell and I'll hook you up with the course for free. The course mostly covers boolean modeling and takes in topological considerations when adding booleans, but doesn't focus solely on mesh cleanup. Hope that makes sense!

  • @ProfessorOfHow

    @ProfessorOfHow

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JoshGambrell Thanks man. Messaged on twitter!

  • @tirushone6446

    @tirushone6446

    Жыл бұрын

    gotta say you really called something there. Still the best hard surface blender tutorials without contest (that I have found at least)

  • @yourfirstdeath9831
    @yourfirstdeath98313 жыл бұрын

    This tip about fixing sides with "I" button was so helpful to me. Fixed like half of my work. Thank you so much!

  • @Riley_MDS
    @Riley_MDS4 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god! You saved my life there mate! This was one of the most frustrating things I've done when it comes to making some Minimalist room stuff, God bless ya!

  • @RolandKontson
    @RolandKontson4 жыл бұрын

    4:35 BlenderGuru gave a tip of noticing badly oriented normals. In the viewport top-right (just left of the shading options) open up the overlays and there's "Face Orientation" under the category of Geometry. Blue is facing the camera and red is the opposite.

  • @lostguestused2640

    @lostguestused2640

    Жыл бұрын

    tahnk you

  • @Yatiblue
    @Yatiblue4 жыл бұрын

    Omg I was about to give up thanks!!!!

  • @lodgechant
    @lodgechant2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! I first watched your tutorial two months ago when I started Blender. I didn't understand much of it (circle? shrink wrap? n-gons?, etc.). But now that I know the basics, and have some modeling experience, I see how simple and clear your tutorial is. Much appreciated. With warm wishes from Cape Town!

  • @swayde1228

    @swayde1228

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol that's how I felt watching this lol 😂

  • @taksinwatanabe9362
    @taksinwatanabe93624 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you from a Blender beginner. I learned so much from you in just 10 minutes! I going to try what I just learned and then I will watch more of your tutorials.

  • @petrthingsilike8487
    @petrthingsilike84874 жыл бұрын

    Hi Josh, thank you so much for your video. I am new to blender and the 3D in general. 5 days in, but I am amazed what it can do and even what an amateur like me can do with Blender just after few days. Your video helped me a lot to discover some workflow and ways how to do things. Big thanks to you!

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome man! I’m so glad I could help you! I’m excited to have you as a part of the community :)

  • @petrthingsilike8487

    @petrthingsilike8487

    4 жыл бұрын

    Josh Gambrell i thank you! Just did your “tutorial” 3 times with several variations. The basic is super easy, it becomes more complecAted when I start rotating the main cylinder or if I try to move the circle around the cylinder (it will start deforming). So if I was creating this for 3D printing I would need way more information how to make things 100% accurate. Thank you again. I will keep commenting on your tutorials as I will be going through them 👍

  • @goddamnmaddog2024
    @goddamnmaddog20244 жыл бұрын

    if "j" blew your mind, look at the F2 add-on (included in blender, just activate it) remeshing is so good with this

  • @virtualpixels9151
    @virtualpixels91514 жыл бұрын

    Best blender teacher ever, you explain it down to the root of cause. Great work man!

  • @wynnestevens4459
    @wynnestevens44592 жыл бұрын

    Well done, thank you, Josh. Would love to see your take on architectural hard surface modeling (doors, walls ,roofs, etc)

  • @PolishProgrammer
    @PolishProgrammer4 жыл бұрын

    I've always did it with boolean and then I cleaned clean all ngons

  • @Tommysenf
    @Tommysenf3 жыл бұрын

    That "J" Shortcut... how.. HOW could I miss that :D

  • @FesNaqvi
    @FesNaqvi4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Josh, I am an old 3d hobbyist but newly transitioned to Blender and wanted to drop a note to say thank you so much, man. I know some of these tricks from work with Lightwave, Maya and modo, but was unfamiliar with the workflow in Blender and your tutorials totally saved the day! Looking forward to more.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey there Fes, thank you so much man! Honestly honored that my tutorials are of use to you. I will definitely keep them coming :)

  • @iainpendery8623
    @iainpendery86234 жыл бұрын

    Used this technique a number of times now and it rocks! Thanks for the continued tips Josh - you're rapidly becoming my go-to guy for Blender tips . . . top work!

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Iain, I really appreciate it man!

  • @mrjacelightning
    @mrjacelightning4 жыл бұрын

    you should have done two booleans: One adding a cylinder as the extrusion, and another making the cut through both. Then bevel the edges. Would have been much quicker.

  • @Mondrir
    @Mondrir3 жыл бұрын

    Intended tutorial: How to properly cut holes into surfaces Actual tutorial: THE COLOSSAL MIGHT OF THE J KEY In seriousness though, thanks for the tutorial, really helped!

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    3 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure Xandru!

  • @RolandKontson
    @RolandKontson4 жыл бұрын

    Found it easier to fill, if you do the central loop cut before (or do 3 loops from the start). Select two edges to fill, select one of the edges like you did and press F until everything is filled. Great video, thank you, looking to get into Blender again!

  • @ezgioner4451
    @ezgioner4451Ай бұрын

    Just tried the first way, it worked like magic ! Thank you 🙌

  • @dimaryk11
    @dimaryk113 жыл бұрын

    7:25 this cracked me up ngl

  • @lawrencedoliveiro9104
    @lawrencedoliveiro91044 жыл бұрын

    0:32 I like your instinct to do transformations in Edit mode rather than Object mode. ;)

  • @lawrencedoliveiro9104

    @lawrencedoliveiro9104

    4 жыл бұрын

    6:27 Except translations. Those I normally do in Object mode.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've had to apply scale one too many times hahaha

  • @pladselsker8340

    @pladselsker8340

    4 жыл бұрын

    is it better to do it in edit mode?

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pladselsker8340 It just saves some time because the rotation/scale is automatically applied when you transform in edit mode. In object mode, it changes and in the future you may have to apply it, meaning a small extra step is required. No biggie either way though :)

  • @zacharysanders2218
    @zacharysanders2218 Жыл бұрын

    “Scale on the x axis to a factor of 0 to flatten that out.” Dude changed my life with one sentence

  • @ChipboardDev
    @ChipboardDev Жыл бұрын

    I'm starting a personal playlist for blender workflows, and this is the first video I'm putting in it. Thanks.

  • @PlinaZ
    @PlinaZ2 жыл бұрын

    one other thing you can do here is use the loop tools addon that comes within blender (go ahead and activate that, it's great and has saved me a lot of time) and select the edge loops after you cut out the square (or rectangle) shape. Then you just have to right click to bring up the menu, and select loop tools > circle, and viola, you have your circle.

  • @LaszloIvanyi
    @LaszloIvanyi4 жыл бұрын

    I'd just boolean it out and that's it, so both strategy is long :D Looks good though..

  • @azeria5438
    @azeria54384 жыл бұрын

    Quite an important one for this workflow would be bridgeing, so you can just select the inner and outer "circle" verts and it will bridge them together perfectly

  • @Srcsqwrn
    @Srcsqwrn4 жыл бұрын

    I learnt about filling quickly, and joining verticies, on top of ways to make holes in objects. Awesome!

  • @TheKenttt
    @TheKenttt4 жыл бұрын

    Excuse me, "double-tap G?" Gonna start using that now.

  • @TheTattorack

    @TheTattorack

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget about "Alt S"

  • @cmdrmiketv2698
    @cmdrmiketv26983 жыл бұрын

    Watching a tutorial for something as simple as this makes me feel like blender was created by eve online players.

  • @EWKification

    @EWKification

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup. There's got to be an easier method.

  • @spiralhalo
    @spiralhalo2 жыл бұрын

    I love this kind of small tidbit tutorial because it's most likely useful for any project.

  • @Paul-A01
    @Paul-A012 жыл бұрын

    Its amazing how a cut like this is so complicated to do, while in CAD software, it's the simplest thing: one extrude cut.

  • @SmileyFace01
    @SmileyFace014 жыл бұрын

    "just join-" WAIT WHAT

  • @brackman71
    @brackman714 жыл бұрын

    KZreadr: "Let me show you the most efficient way to cut a hole." _[Proceeds to show the most inefficient way to create a circle loop and fill topology.]_ To speed up creating the same circle loop, do the following: • Hit *[Shift]-[A]* then *[M]* for "Mesh", then choose *"Circle"* . • Once the circle has been created, hit *[Tab]* to enter edit mode and hit *[F]* to make the circle a flat circle mesh without inner edges. • Hit *[I]* TWICE to enter per-face inset, and change to desired width. • Hit *[X]* then *[F]* to delete inner face, leaving polygon ring. To speed up the filling of the gap between the circle and the surrounding rectangle, do the following: • Hit *[Ctrl]-[R]* to add the center loop cut on the large cylnder. • Select the outer loop of the circle by *[Alt]-clicking* on an edge, then add the selection of the inner loop of the rectangle by *[Shift]-[Alt]-clicking* on an edge. • Hit *[Alt]-[F]* to fill the gap with an auto-triangulated mesh. • Hit *[Alt]-[J]* (with "Max Shape Angle" set to 70°) to change triangle faces to quads. You should also place the middle loop cut on the large cylinder before doing this operation. That would have also allowed you to just keep hitting [F] until the gap was completely filled. Hope this helps!

  • @CONTEMN_Topic
    @CONTEMN_Topic4 жыл бұрын

    I had so many problems when using boolean operation but from now everything is so much easier and makes much more sense. I will restrinct booleans as much as possible so I have proper topology and no other issues at all.

  • @cerebralvision
    @cerebralvision4 жыл бұрын

    The first way is how I always worked in modeling to create great topology. Then I was introduced to HardOps and Boxcutter which changed my view my first method a bit. Mainly when it comes to concepting and a non-destructive workflow. I found it's much easier to make client changes that way. I would love to hear your thoughts on both methods.

  • @PonteRyuurui
    @PonteRyuurui4 жыл бұрын

    The fastest way is to get box cutter and mesh machine, bool it bool clean it and normal transfer

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well of course but I think it’s super important to understand alternative, vanilla methods as well so that way addons will be intuitive and truly improve your workflow.

  • @alext.4131
    @alext.41314 жыл бұрын

    I thought, this is another 2-minutes tutorial expanded to 10 mins. But for real, these 10 minutes worth it, because there is pretty deep review of the problem. But honestly, 1-2 minutes author has lost in very obvious and basic manipulations, like long intro, rotating cylinder or choosing view axis. Probably, people who think about clean topology, already know how to rotate cylinder. Anyway, liked.

  • @cadufraga6851
    @cadufraga68514 жыл бұрын

    Both strategies are great, I was doing something that was basically a rectangle with a circle cut in the middle, didn't know about that Boolean cut, and the first strategy I'll use a lot, thanks!

  • @Khanstant
    @Khanstant3 жыл бұрын

    I just started using blender last week. I was modelling a wall and wanted cut a window chunk out of it. Boolean was the only thing I could think of with my limited understanding. It felt weird and it technically looked alright, but something about the wireframe set up bugged me but I didn't know why. Now I realize it was because of those n-gons, i just naturally wanted all my faces and stuff to be quadrilaterals. Thanks for the alternate way to make a hole in an object, I assume these principles apply in some fashion to non-curved objects as well.

  • @GUMMY_MKII
    @GUMMY_MKII4 жыл бұрын

    Everytime I see a tutorial with booleans, I cringe Even though some experts recommend it, I just had too many bad experiences with it

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    It depends how you use it. Once you understand non-destructive boolean-bevel techniques, weighted normals, and topology considerations booleans can make you a much more efficient modeler.

  • @GUMMY_MKII

    @GUMMY_MKII

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JoshGambrell Weighted normals modifier can really be good for a fast and good shading that stays after a subdivision modifier, but I would've like to have as many face strengths as I'd like instead of only 3. What I end up doing is applying the modifier and then adjust manually. For modeling, I already use "the correct method" that you showed in the video :) But I don't blame beginners for using booleans, I learned myself modeling in Roblox Studio, where there is almost no mesh manipulation possible, except for booleans. (there isn't even an intersection feature) When I look back at my old work, I'm proud, but when I toggle the wireframe mode, my eyes bleed...

  • @rickyok

    @rickyok

    4 жыл бұрын

    Got to this video because last night. I made a very bad boolean

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GUMMY_MKII Haha the beautiful outside but nasty inside that is the Wireframe mode...

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rickyok Haven't we all :P

  • @mrfeathers3938
    @mrfeathers39384 жыл бұрын

    Should be titled: "The RIGHT way to waste viewers' time to make a video last 10 minutes so I can get KZread Ad revenue when this should be explained in 30 seconds"

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nothing but love for you man! I genuinely hope you can get out of whatever negative spot you’re in that influenced you to leave such a distasteful comment.

  • @millie2079

    @millie2079

    4 жыл бұрын

    I looked on your channel and didn’t see that you’d uploaded any videos where you spent your own spare time explaining something in detail plus offering an alternative to give a balanced view?!? But you can spend time trolling someone who did 🤔 don’t bitch on other people’s tutorials, they take time and they aren’t as easy as they seem. Now fuck off you prick.

  • @mrfeathers3938

    @mrfeathers3938

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Jones Instagram @mr_feathers. I’m a photoshop teacher. Please bro lol I started 3D 5 months ago and I can tell you this video was 10 minutes too long. I wack 3D videos all day long so I never stop learning so I have a lot of references.

  • @millie2079

    @millie2079

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mrfeathers3938 you got any examples of your photoshop stuff?

  • @mrfeathers3938

    @mrfeathers3938

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Jones Instagram: @mr_feathers

  • @mohamadhosseinakhavan9183
    @mohamadhosseinakhavan91834 күн бұрын

    that was perfect man, Thanks🙏

  • @justanothercitizen3024
    @justanothercitizen3024 Жыл бұрын

    Terrific tut, The boolean option I tried became so broken I scrapped it entirely. Your first method is simple and flawless

  • @user-cx5bo5zi1d
    @user-cx5bo5zi1d4 жыл бұрын

    I've been looking for an easy tutorial like this!!!

  • @huntzilla360cave3
    @huntzilla360cave33 жыл бұрын

    ...so in my Graphics and Communications classes in HS, I asked the teacher if I could focus on designing stuff using the 3D program we had Blender, and... all I was trying to make was Speaker Spacers for my Jeep... I printed out about 6 hockey pucks because I had started with a Cylinder and Projected a Knife Cut through a short Square and then did the same thing to make holes so the screws would hold everything to the speaker bar.. this had created a primal rage against developing on computers.. something so simple! But I was learning on my own as the school's internet was so censored and my teacher was never given actual training on 3D design so I couldn't actually be taught properly. you have taught me more than 6 things that I was doing wrong, and possibly more already... THANK YOU X'D

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to help my man!

  • @dementedhd1198
    @dementedhd11984 жыл бұрын

    Really awesome tutorial. Thanks alot, dude. I've been struggling for a long time to get a perfect cut out in my meshes. This really helped a lot.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    No problem man. Glad it helped!

  • @josephyiu2854
    @josephyiu28544 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial has improved my consistency of the face between the fuselage and wing component. Thank you so much. Such as method can apply to extrude a complex shape from a surface. Such as the extrude the wing from aircraft fuselage.

  • @szk4023
    @szk40233 жыл бұрын

    I'm about 6 months into learning Blender. Didn't know about the Shrinkwrap modifier! Thanks.

  • @kusog3
    @kusog34 жыл бұрын

    I really love quick tutorials that shows neat clean shortcuts! Subbed

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @MauroSanna
    @MauroSanna3 жыл бұрын

    I am glad someone else uses this same methon. It's been the same I have been using since over a couple of decades and still valid.

  • @iWonderOfficial
    @iWonderOfficial2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for also comparing to the more common method - really helps to see the difference pan out

  • @barkers57
    @barkers573 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This video has been extremely helpful. I have recently used this technique multiple times and it works great. Also, using the F key to create the faces has saved me heaps of time as well. I also use F to join verts, for some reason J doesn't work for me.

  • @TheNbCz
    @TheNbCz5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for doing this! Helped me out of a tricky bind.

  • @BramvanVliet
    @BramvanVliet3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Josh, for another great tutorial. Straight and to the point, just the way I like it.

  • @davidesivolella5907
    @davidesivolella59074 жыл бұрын

    Love it, thanks for it Josh. Like another user has previously commented, I'm now learning the power of the shrinkwrap modifier.

  • @JoshGambrell

    @JoshGambrell

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s a great modifier

  • @rumsto1
    @rumsto12 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I was doing it this second way for sure. The way you created the polygons with the verts I didn't actually know it was possible in blender.

  • @mdellertson
    @mdellertson2 ай бұрын

    I've been struggling with this for days, until I heard you say "apply the rotation". A light bulb just went on inside my head. Thanks so much!

  • @_piccoloser
    @_piccoloser4 жыл бұрын

    This is a really smart method! I'm adding this to a playlist.

  • @heinrichduda5466
    @heinrichduda54662 жыл бұрын

    Finally I found a direct comparison of two methods! Thx!