Plasticity 3D Beginner Lofting Technique Tutorial

[@chimpana]

This guy and his JUICY fillets. 😂😂

[@nikita.kapustin]

Juicy fillets for life 😁

[@j_shelby_damnwird]

@@nikita.kapustin😂😂😂

[@spacep0d]

Very juicy tutorial! Danke!

[@elissitdesign]

Definitely option B. The headphone are more detailed with more learning opportunities. The hero render looked nice too!

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks! It will be the headphones:)

[@toddspeck9415]

I just completed this model. Super cool technique. Thanks for showing us how to use Plasticity. Such a nice program.

[@ABentPaperclip]

Some very solid and practical tips in here, never would have figured out that hollow discontinuity! thanks for posting

[@gediba]

Nice video, also I think option B is more fun

[@svst3934]

option B ! many thanks for sharing

[@3DEnthusiast-z5d]

Very usefull tut.

[@curiousity271]

Great tips! ❤❤❤Thanks

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks for watching!

[@briantriesart]

Thank you very much! I have a question: Is the bevels editable after a few operations? Can you come back to the edges and change the amount of bevel? thanks

[@nikita.kapustin]

Yes. In most cases it's possible if you select the bevel with face mode and then you should be able to adjust it if the geometry is not too complex

[@briantriesart]

@@nikita.kapustin :) Thank you very muchhhh! this is exactly what I was looking for, my client is changing the bevel all time XD

[@keyframe0074]

Nice tip with the patch and hollow method!

[@Monkykungphu]

I like Option B better as it's more complex and you'll have a lot of different techniques to show off. Thanks for the videos, they're great! I'm loving Plasticity!

[@nikita.kapustin]

Great to hear! Thanks for the feedback

[@edenassos]

Different techniques to show off? What? Hobbyist alert?

[@xuanfox7287]

lots of great tips in such a short video,amazing work!

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks Xuan!:)

[@PCBWay]

Impressive！

[@greyareaRK1]

Excellent - showed me how to do an 'obvious' fix that had been bothering me for some time.

[@carloso5599]

Im subscribed. Thank you!!

[@craigmushens4789]

Really well done!

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mjayzeng]

Amazing videos!

[@robertocassettari198]

Option b....thank you for theese tuts

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks for watching ✌🏼

[@takerefuge3d]

Fantastic Technique. Nikita, it reminds me of how I use a Lattice modifier in Blender

[@takerefuge3d]

Also Option B

[@nikita.kapustin]

Yeah Plasticity has a lot of similarities with Blender:) Thanks for your vote !

[@yakusa_3dart]

great!!

[@JoshuaMerrill042]

I have been enjoying your videos, thank you for your work. I like option B for the course.

[@MrDrimakus]

Nice vids, Nikita! I vote for B

[@ianwong8891]

Great tutorial! Thank you very much. I prefer A first because it's easy to follow😄. Then B.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks! B will be also easy to follow, as I will describe every step in detail (as always) so every one can follow :)

[@ianwong8891]

@@nikita.kapustin OK. I choose B. I can learn more from the complex one.

[@marklandsaat3696]

Nice video again. For the guid curves of the loft, it would probably be easier to create the second profile first, so you can snap the guide curves to them immediately. Those little disconnected curves, can be difficult to troubleshoot. I like option A better, just because it suits what I do better.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Good idea! Definitely better option. However I think it's good that I showed this way so I explicitly emphasized that the point has to be connected to another curve. Because often lofting is not working because one thinks the point is connected to the curve but zoomed in, it's not. And regarding option A. What do you do usually?

[@ourwaystudio6204]

so mark, what do you think of plasticity? i have seen your videos before and comments on rhino and Solidworks. thanks

[@marklandsaat3696]

@@nikita.kapustin Yes, I agree that showing why loft will fail is very valuable in a tutorial. That is a fair point. I do built profiles first and connect with guide curves as a general workflow

[@marklandsaat3696]

@@ourwaystudio6204 I have only downloaded the trial so far and am really liking the workflow and UI. Unfortunately for me, I do designs that need to be manufactured and currently plasticity is lacking features needed for accurate/precise modeling. This is not a knock on plasticity since it's aimed at concept artists, but if accurate modeling features are added, I will definitely add this to my toolbox.

[@ourwaystudio6204]

@@marklandsaat3696 Hey, thanks for the reply, yes i agree and i hope that CAD for manufacturing is integrated better. It is fun to play with and has lots of room for improvement.

[@Gichanasa]

Nice tutorial. Is it possible to edit the shape of the surfaces via control points after they have been created?

[@nikita.kapustin]

Not yet. I am sure it will be possible in the future

[@user-rd8xr2ty2p]

бест оф зе бест )))) респектуха братуха )))

[@BD-js5vr]

Amazing videos! Keep going this way please

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks, a lot of tutorials already in the pipeline:)

[@dovahkinnn]

i really enjoyed learning this from you. Im a old maya user and was familiar with the NURBS workflow but it is not as fast or overall just better in plasticity. thank you for showing me the way. Option B please.

[@yasirjaved6677]

how many years you have experience with this software.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Particularly with Plasticity I am working 1 month or so.

[@yasirjaved6677]

@@nikita.kapustin Great skills in very short time right now you can do anything impressive.

[@nikita.kapustin]

@@yasirjaved6677 Thanks! A lot of practice and enthusiasm makes it possible

[@yasirjaved6677]

if possible can you share software link?

[@nikita.kapustin]

@@yasirjaved6677 plasticity.xyz alternatively: Just type Plasticity in Google. It's the first link.

[@RicheUK]

Great tutorials my friend BTW Option B..................... BUT option A & B is my preference :)

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks!🙏🏼

[@Starfieldman]

Excellent video. Option B please.

[@csgregorium]

opt B for sure!

[@Ale3dGl]

Great tutorial! The Loft tool has its difficulties if you don't know it well. I did not understand why sometimes the curves are not connected or did not take the profiles to give it the form you need. I choose The Option B. It seems more challenging. Thanks

[@nikita.kapustin]

Yeah I agree. The possibilities of lofting are huge. We have to play, experiment and use it to get the "feel" for it:) And the course about the headphones will come

[@filipcza]

How did you get the faces to join in the end so there are no lines visible?

[@nikita.kapustin]

The exact point in time do you mean? Alternatively you can join our support group and post your Plasticity file so I can have a look on it: www.skool.com/ultimate-3d-membership-7140?invite=16b95b9b21c9440db3befabf4b050640

[@filipcza]

8:51 the model is grey and you can see lines (edges) in it. 8:56 the model is red and it has no visible edges anymore. If I turn on the rendering, I still have edges showing.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Press "F" search for "Viewport toggle edges" -> Assign shortcut@@filipcza

[@grootproductions9773]

I like the headphone tutorial option.

[@alanokamura6250]

Option B please.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Yes, will be the earphones:)

[@Brocknoviatch]

In ear headphones for my vote! Can you Boolean curves? Like a circle and a rectangle?

[@nikita.kapustin]

You can loft curves. From circle to rectangle no problem with both selected and "L" key. YOu can boolean solids/bodies. Just select a sphere and a cube and press "Q" for different boolean operations

[@akosvenesz231]

Hi Nikita, Great tutorial, thank you. Some of the features doesn't work on my mac. e.g.: 1. holding Shift to create a construction/ guide line - doesn't work 2. Shift+F doesn't bring up the control point curve. I use the latest 1.0.11 version. Is there any specific keybinding you use (like Blender or Maya) Or the mac OS version just lagging behind? Thanks. and Option B please :)

[@nikita.kapustin]

Hi Akos, Unfortunately, I never used a Mac so I am not sure where the problem might be. Regarding the control point curve: Go with the mouse over the curve button on the right and see what shortcut it shows you. I also use the standard key bindings. Nothing custom. For better support, maybe write an email to the developer Nick. [e-mail]

[@StoneCut]

Thank your for another great video. Can you show how to wrap a textured design around a cylinder or similar? Like the diamond shapes on a thumb screw, for example.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Awesome suggestion!! I will look into it and make a tutorial. Thanks!

[@StoneCut]

@@nikita.kapustin Thank you!

[@neoneil9377]

would love to buy octane product lighting and basic to simple product shapes tutorials.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks for the suggestion. What "basic product shapes" do you mean exactly?

[@neoneil9377]

@@nikita.kapustin like air buds Galaxy buds headphones android watches, and other gadgets etc

[@1989johno]

Is thickness a bug??

[@nikita.kapustin]

No But in this particular example, thicken a sheet worked better

[@jeroenbeltman515]

The Octane rendering add-on, is that to your tutorial course or actually an add-on to Plasticity?

[@joeschmoe3815]

Plasticity currently has no addons. There are plugins for different CAD software like Cinema4D, etc. There's also Octane Studio but I don't know if that's a stand-alone version.

[@MoAvW]

Option B, the IEM headphoens. Great tips, I understood right at the end the meaning of the guidlines, It'd have been better maybe if you also explain why you do what you do while constructing. Not necessary though. Thanks!

[@nikita.kapustin]

I tried to explain everything exactly a possible. Do you have maybe a suggestion how exactly I could make the explanations more understandable?:) And if you are interested in the course, I've launched it a few weeks ago where I explain everything in detail. Have a look here: nikitakapustin.com/courses

[@MoAvW]

​@@nikita.kapustin ​ First of don't get me wrong, your explanation was very well. What I think could be beneficial is while you draw something, like the guidelines, you could speak about what in the future is going to benefit from it, or as some of us come from parametric CAD design, what is the equivalent in terms of those software so we can relate. So instead of "do this then this" - "we make those connection lines so later we can control the routing shape of the loft just like guidelines from SW or Fusion".

[@yasirjaved6677]

Thanks a lot i would like both A-B :)

[@zooeyheit]

Option B

[@nikita.kapustin]

It's already launched!:) You can check it here: nikitakapustin.com/courses/

[@floyd1411]

Octane in plasticity?

[@nikita.kapustin]

No, separately

[@iiandreio4228]

Option b is way more visually interesting!

[@nikita.kapustin]

Awesome! Check out 2nd link in the description. It's already launched

[@fotenks]

I think option A would be cool as a KZbin course, and I would pay for B as a private course.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@sqworkshop]

4:25 не получается так же сделать, что бы от кривой была напрвавляющая

[@okamichamploo]

headphones for the win!

[@willssilva]

I FINALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE LOFT, AND WHAT I WERE DOING WRONG. the color of the point lines in red purple its a sign theres is no connection iand i cannot use loft... , and when they arre connected it turns in green.

[@fahim618]

option B

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks for your feedback

[@i20010]

Very good tutorials and channel! One thing I struggle with, is the transition to polygons for Maya/Blender. The shapes look bad, maybe 50% of the quality and precision is gone, with a lot of work and effort going into retopology iterations.

[@nikita.kapustin]

What exactly do you mean with "The shapes look bad, maybe 50% of the quality and precision is gone"

[@i20010]

@@nikita.kapustin The model is perfect in Plasticity. Once I export, and import to Maya, I have to retopologies it, to Uv it, shade it, etc. The Reto, wether "auto" or manual, is the stage where artifacts come in. Plasticity is just 50% of the work...

[@overseastom]

​​@i20010 hiya mate. Nikita has a video about exporting objects here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHXci4lsjtFjebssi=8uCKgPh7X5HEDmBv Also, the creator of Plasticity has a video about exporting too, but it's 5 months old as of now (nearing Sept 2023) so may have some slight differences in the current version's options. Here ya go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5vaZoWhbc2khrcsi=FWxW6wu8woTtouhb

[@Streamcatcher]

Throughout the whole video I really fillet that I loft it from beginning to the end.

[@jeroenbeltman515]

In-ear plugs please

[@nikita.kapustin]

Check the course out here: (Scroll down to Beginner courses section) Enjoy! nikitakapustin.com/courses/

[@MichaelFlynn0]

at 4.22 - snapping and dragging or hitting shift does not work for me.

[@nikita.kapustin]

hover with the mouse pointer over another point (which is on the line) and press shift. You should get a supporting/construction line

[@MichaelFlynn0]

@@nikita.kapustin- ok well that is not what you said,,,you said 'click on the point' and hit shift... I'll try this method.

[@MichaelFlynn0]

the other thing i cant do is click on the cube and go to front view - it takes me to the back view. ...any shortcuts to 'front' view ?

[@rubberjohnny5]

Option B

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks!

[@mikeekim2532]

Finding it impossible to update my home version of Plasticiy with no update feature. Someone said update through Discord but as expected nothing returns when searching disoFinding it impossible to update my home version of Plasticiy with no update feature. Someone said update through Discord but as expected nothing returns when searching discord for Plasticty. It should not be this hard to update a program. Can anyone please help provide a link to update the home version without going to the github area where there are dozens of oddly named files to who knows what?

[@sebastienmorere6925]

Hi cool lofting technique tutorial 👍 A for vidéo youtube and B for a course 😉

[@nikita.kapustin]

Course for B is already in the pipeline!:)

[@apu55555]

I like how the shortcuts are similar to blender.

[@kaiwardinofficial9686]

You can choose what kind of shortcuts you want while first time booting up the program.

[@SineEyed]

I think you might have caused the trouble whereby the model was given irregular surfaces when you went to fill in the solid. By manually relocating the end points of each of your curves, you negated the purpose of drawing them out to meet with the construction plane you introduced moments before. Maybe if, instead of drawing the rectangle some arbitrary distance from the end points, you draw it in place where it needs to be - coplanar with the points - the issue you demonstrated would be resolved. Does Plasticity have an option for drawing a rectangle not from the center, but from a corner? I realize the end points of your curves don't describe the corners of a rectangle, but rather the mid-points of the edges--I imagine though, that it wouldn't be much trouble to create the necessary vertex from which the rectangle could be drawn out. If that's an issue, perhaps as an alternative you could connect a line between a pair or end points, either vertically or horizontally. Use the midpoint of this line to draw a "center rectangle" exactly where it needs to be. At least insofar as being coplanar to the end points of the curves. And with that being the case, resizing it to the exact dimensions needed should be as easy as snapping some part of it to an end point, since everything shares the same plane. No? In another thread I see you make the point of there being a benefit in showing how to correct for issues which may arise for new users. There is some benefit there, I agree. However, being the pragmatist that I am, I would much rather be shown a sensible way to avoid causing issues for myself and my workflow, rather than learning what I might do to clean up the mess I made--which didn't necessarily have to happen in the first place. That's just my two cents though..

[@Fux-jn6cc]

Как его установить? Скачал бесплатную версию,установил, требуется имейл и пароль , ввожу, пишет ошибку!(( Помоги плиз 😊

[@nikita.kapustin]

Write an email to [e-mail] He can help you.

[@Fux-jn6cc]

@@nikita.kapustin thanks)

[@okamichamploo]

OMG, there's a "revolve" button! Guess I didn't need to spend all those hours duplicating and resizing circles with a guidelines in between lol.

[@nikita.kapustin]

I feel you. Did the same in the beginning lol. You can also press "F" and search for all available commands if you dont find something or you don't know if there is such an option.

[@edferguson1388]

Option "B" I look forward to a detailed tutorial, aimed at people who know nothing about Octane.

[@nikita.kapustin]

OKay sounds good. I will do the ear phones and the Octane part will be super beginner friendly and easy to follow. (Like always:))

[@KayleLang]

Option B looks like something I would actually model outside of tutorials, so I think I would choose course B.

[@nikita.kapustin]

On the way - 08.05.23 :)

[@redherring5532]

I want to like this program, but in Shapr3d this same item can be made in about 15 clicks. Very convoluted work flow, i hope it gets better

[@RunningRunner46]

Why not use the match face feature 😭

[@jmichealj0495]

I’m a beginner so A would be more my speed, but both look great.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks. However both versions will be easy to follow as I the courses I describe everything down to the detail:)

[@tigranillo]

My answer: YES

[@nikita.kapustin]

"YES" to what exactly?

[@tigranillo]

@@nikita.kapustin to both models:) although I agree option B is more fun

[@nikita.kapustin]

@@tigranillo OK awesome! Thanks for your feedback

[@MichaelFlynn0]

@@nikita.kapustin - ITS A JOKE .. IF YOU WANT IT ALL - YOU JUST SAY YES.

[@nikita.kapustin]

@@MichaelFlynn0 😂👌

[@davidreininger9602]

Nice and useful. I just beg you to stop using "like" every two words, this is breaking my nerves ! Beside this, your videos are pretty useful, thanks for sharing.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Giving my best

[@kmanL3G3N3D]

Headphones

[@raymondstpaul4913]

I'm just now aware of this software what keys are you typing? Need to show that onscreen also you are talking really fast can't keep up need step by step showing what you are doing.

[@raulgomez8523]

B

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks!

[@madarauchiha5433]

how does it compare to blender, I hate blender, its so complex

[@MichaelFlynn0]

HEADPHONES

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks!

[@wingmansion]

2nd options and less “like” in your sentences.

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks for the feedback. And the courses are released now. nikitakapustin.com/courses/

[@gokhanersan8561]

Why is plasticity so easy to create with? Don’t let Adobe see this video:)

[@nikita.kapustin]

I konw right 👍🏼

[@gokhanersan8561]

@@nikita.kapustin yeah. They would buy it and…. discontinue:(

[@ahmadshishani1195]

B , ,

[@nikita.kapustin]

Thanks!

[@desiludidos2025]

I think your explanations are not detailled enough. You just tell what you are doing and even too fast.

[@othmanalghafri9821]

Option B

[@nelsonpereira1932]

B