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Fuse Com[lete Now What ?

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Hi All,

I now have a new fuse model, developed by max at ISDT for me. At the moment the fuse is a hollow shape all through, I need to start modelling the inside now and also the windows, is it best to use a boolean for the windows on my Dornier, And how do i get the shape to be ''un-hollow'' ? thanks.
 
Unhollowing the fuse is probably the easiest.

AFTER your outside shell is modelled with the windows and doors cut out, etc., then you clone the fuselage, flip normals, and extrude ever so slightly (to get "thickness")
 
Not to worry, Found it. Though my fuselage is still a hollow solid object...
 
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I'm using GMAX, i think i've done it though, its the extruding i don't get, if its a mesh then how do you exrude, face extrude ?
 
You simply select which face you want to extrude, right click on it, and choose the option 'Extrude.' A small icon will appear when you hover above the part showing you it's ready to extrude, then you click and pull the object out from the original face.

This is all a LOT easier than it sounds. It's one of the simplest things you can do.... ;)

Kevin
 
Ah right Kevin, Thanks for that, thats one more thing ticked off, next is windows, which i have to say, i'm rubbish at, ive just given it a go on the dornier model i all ended up buggered, And tips for boolean windscreen, ive got the side windows sorted, though not the front... Thanks
 
Booleans are the Miley Cyrus of Max.

They should be avoided whenever possible...

Seriously though, if an extrude is one of the easiest things to do, a Boolean is one of the hardest (for me, at least) to get right. I don't think I have ever had one come out perfect on the first try, and from the look of things, I think a lot of others feel that way as well. It's either that they tear up the geometry. or leave too many polys behind or some weird stuff beyond imagination, it's always guaranteed to be an adventure when a boolean pops up.

I swear, if I ever figure these things out, I'm doing a tutorial that explains them from start to finish.



Kevin
 
Right ok, I have found it pretty tricky, it's left a few isolated polys and vertices that should be there, so what would you recommend is the best way to cut out a windscreen ?

Thanks Kevin
 
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