It's actually a great way for the organic, artistic modeler to get the surfaces they want. Go ahead and seperate them, then utilize the surfaces and forget about trying to keep the original solid. Then when you get the sufaces you want, do some booleans to acheive your solid.

Sometimes trying to create networks and sweeps can ruin the creative process (too technical). Organic guy can just mash and mold like a poly modeler. Just remember BOOLEAN IS good in the end!

Good luck,
Burr

Doing all the hard work, easily, in MoI.

Then, taking the .obj files into Carrara or 3D Coat for Displacement and/or 3D Painting.
Happy is me!

Brian

I've been down this road before, I found the best way (for me anyway) to create weird organic shapes in one piece and easy to do is first create a flat grid pattern then do a network on it after that turn on the control points and go for it, tug, pull, push and scale is all you need.

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http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI

This thread may help also.
Brian

That's about as organic as it gets Danny.

Stinky Hanalei hippy organic!

:)
Burr

Thanks for all the comments. I will give the grid - network - points method a shot. That's sounding like it would fit that work style.