Winglets; A New Way...

[lionheart]

Hey all,

I had a request to add winglets to a former side project, and before actually doing it, I was contemplating how it would be done. Usually I do the long, tedious way of extruding out Mesh Edges, section at a time, rotating, extruding, rotating, etc, etc, until the leading edge is done, then constructing the rest.


Well, while in my state of FS contemplation (a weird ultra-dimensional plateau of virtual awareness somehow linked to Gmax, unexplainable mystery of the universe), an idea came into my mind, of creating the winglet fin 'flat', only the section that would be in the curved area, and then to use 'Bend' tool to bend that baby over, and from there, Extrude a couple of times.

Well, it worked, and I highly recommend it. The mesh was in a basic level of sophistication, so I added a Mesh Smooth with 1 Iteration and it was beautiful....! (If I dare say so myself).


So, next time you do a Winglet, try using Bend and see if it works faster and better for you.


EDIT: Yes... I know.. I have become a Polygonohollic....! Milton would be mad at me..


Bill

 

[Vitus]

Hey Bill,

that's a good-looking wingtip!
I am using the same technique for many different parts and it works really good. There is another good thing about it that you missed out on:
before applying the bend-modifier, you can map the part, which is a lot easier as long as the wingtip is still flat! What you need to do is, apply a UVW Mapping modifier, setup the parameters and (very important!) apply a Unwrap UVW modifier, otherwise the mapping coordinates might not be saved.
Now you can bend the wing, or even use tools like the FFD Box Modifier to bring it in shape.

Cheers,
Vitus

 

[lionheart]

Nice!

Thanks Vitus. Man, I mapped it 'after' I bent it, lol... arrgh.


Bill

 

[hcornea]

If you have not collapsed the stack, shove a map and unwrap modifier under the bend modifier!!

 

[lionheart]

If you have not collapsed the stack, shove a map and unwrap modifier under the bend modifier!!

Nice!

I didnt think of that..


Bill

 

[Willem]

Yeah nice winglet!!

OT here, just how do you attach those thumbnails to your post rather than fill your post with images? I really like that.

I searched in the FAQ and stuff for that, but couldn't find a how to for it.

grt
Willem

 

[lionheart]

OT here, just how do you attach those thumbnails to your post rather than fill your post with images? I really like that.

I searched in the FAQ and stuff for that, but couldn't find a how to for it.

grt
Willem

Hey Willem,

Easy.

Click on Post to start the Add Post. Below is a button called Manage Attachments. Click on that and a window pops up with three selectors to choose photos with. Click one, select file on your HD, click Upload, then when done uploading files, close that mini window down and hit 'Submit Reply' when you are ready to launch your post.

Here is Taylor in a sporting yellow dress... oooooo lah lah.

NOTE: You can later add or take away photos from your post. Click Edit, click Go Advanced, and make your various selections. I think you can even repost photos on this site that you have already uploaded, over to other posts. You can do that at the Sim Outhouse, but I dont know if you can do that here. Its a neat option. Keeps the main server from filling up.


Bill

 

[Willem]

Ah indeed it is easy!
I'll try straigh away now.

Just some pics of my current project.

And now back On Topic to your wingtip!!

Thanks for the explanation.

Willem