4 random bevel / topology tips - Blender Secrets

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[@Broadsmile1987]

To understand the first tip, look at where the CTRL+R loopcut would be created - the flow of quads by default makes it so there is a crease between a horizontal and a vertical loop. By collapsing the edge loops as on the video, you now have a bend, making a single face-loop going around the edge, just like on the concave side. It's not objectively better, but after Catmull-Clark subdivision it represents the usual detail of such corners. Still, it is possible that you actually want that crease.

[@nuclear_war_games]

Im adding this video to my blender playlist cause i know im gonna forget how to do this

[@kiryrumirz1615]

Omg i was looking for this, i always mess up corners, thanks!!!

[@gottagowork]

Wow. First time I've heard about not using 0.5 or 1 for bevel shape. I sometimes use 0.75 to get "holding loops" where I plan to not use subdiv, with the added benefit that "curvature combs" are better; there is a gradual change between radius and flat rather than a sudden change even if tangency is maintained.

[@renanfabricio3d]

Awesome shorts man! Already making a difference for me

[@AleksandarPopovic]

Man I first time after a lot and details watching your ideas and tips tricks whatever you're calling them, I just must tell you good job, and behind these short tips is a working likes and better then them

[@Amenlevel-o1d]

just... so useful tings in just a short vid. thanks for sharing it this way.

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

Always coming through with the essentials! Thank you 🙏

[@richardconway6425]

Excellent tips, as ever !! 🚀🚀

[@Alkaris]

These are the kind of video I'd need to put into a playlist just to remind myself all the little tricks and stuff in Blender.

[@billyjjackson]

Top class tips as usual! Good habits to get in to these

[@maximekieffer1815]

i love this type of contents well explained and visually good

[@azimli52_kurnaz_ironi_anti-ilk]

thats actually was so good for me!

[@string741]

Thank you Jan. Looking forward to your new course!

[@BlenderSecrets]

Thanks! It's a really fun subject, but will still take me at least a month. I'm doing a lot of experimentation. Modeling the same complex thing several times. With concept art by a real concept artist this time. Stay tuned 🙂

[@string741]

@@BlenderSecrets Good things take time 🙂

[@erikpeterffy7552]

I could listen to this for an hour.

[@SrBruss]

Nice tips, thank you!

[@nikitaoleinik4386]

tell me pls, how did u made these smooth animated transitions when adding bevels? looks very cool

[@henryythomas]

the 2nd tip is very useful to me! thank you

[@RosserRaconia]

Your great man greater than Spiderman 🍺🍺🍺

[@procrastinator24]

awesome tipps! Thanks so much!

[@jcption]

you're a legend, thank you

[@shrimpkins]

short and sweet!

[@graynanuuq]

was just fighting shading artifacts yesterday!

[@premiermalvado]

Great advice.

[@AqilDaiyan]

I saw this video when you posted it in a Facebook group

[@dertobbe1176]

My mate pls give us a tutorial on how to make those shape key animations. + in a way that you can actually Export it as as fbx

[@BlenderSecrets]

I already did that on my Patreon (patreon.com/BlenderSecrets)

[@BlenderSecrets]

Not sure about fbx though, that's probably not possible

[@andycalauor3D]

I tend to UV my 3d model before applying modifiers specially the bevel modifier. Is that a good practice?😅

[@salghrib3310]

the arc option is tilting me so much, so many times where I manually went in and fixed the tri on corners like that

[@joseoliver6314]

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[@BlenderSecrets]

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[@BlenderSecrets]

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[@myyt943]

I don't get the first one, why does that cause shading artifacts?

[@richardconway6425]

Had to rewatch to check, but it's in the context of wanting to apply a bevel to that geometry. If you try to bevel any of that geometry, you'll get a right mess immediately with overlapping geometry with that pole right at the corner. To apply bevels to any edges, especially corners or curves, the geometry has to flow away from the edge perpendicular to it. That way you can get a really nice clean bevel. The geometry itself, as your question implies, is perfectly fine on its own, if you're not doing anything else with it.

[@gottagowork]

@@richardconway6425 You also get a loop/ring that is contextualized to the geometry forming the bevel. Not necessarily related to "shading" as such, but considered good modelling practice in most cases.

[@eitantal726]

0:18 oops, ngon