Blender Topology Tutorial: Complex Boolean Cutouts on Curved Surfaces

JOYCE 3D โ€ข February 27, 2025
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In this tutorial, Iโ€™ll guide you through creating complex Boolean cutouts on curved surfaces in vanilla Blender. We'll cover everything from building the base mesh and cutouts, performing Boolean operations, to cleaning up the mesh and achieving a smooth SubD effect. ๐Ÿ”น What you'll learn: ยท Using Boolean with radial array for clean, precise cutouts ยท Mesh cleanup for optimal topology ยท Retopology after Boolean ยท Shrinkwrap for sleek SubD surfaces ๐Ÿ“ Reference Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RQMehUQL7_KxDeSCUb_ap_btiB0QZHqN ๐Ÿ”” Enjoy the tutorial? Don't forget to hit like and subscribe for more Blender tips and tricks! ๐ŸŽ‰ https://www.youtube.com/@JOYCE_3D?sub_confirmation=1 ๐Ÿ‘‰ More Blender Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlwdW96v1LlQ1fPbDARvPr_nAjG82wc5H โฐ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 00:14 Ref Images & Addons Setup 01:17 Topology Analysis 01:54 Mesh Modeling 04:48 Radial Array Boolean Cutouts 11:33 Mesh Cleanup 18:08 Retopology 23:29 Shrinkwrap for Smoothness 25:29 Bevel & SubD 26:50 Thread Modeling 29:30 Outro #Blender #topology #blendertopology #BlenderTutorial #HardSurfaceModeling #3DModeling #b3d #boolean #blenderboolean #retopology

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