Dear MoI forum, I have been watching zarkow's tutorial closely - over and over again! Unbelievably good - I was able to learn very, very much - especially the topic network interested me very much, because up to now I have done something like this exclusively in c4d with poly-modeling. But, I have to say that I like the whole modelling within MoI3D almost more :-) - even though I've only been around 1 month - in c4d about 7 years. I'm currently playing and learning with a private project: I want to build a quite organic space ship - and I think the theme of how zarkow did that with the car is perfect for that. BUT I have a problem and just can't get any further - I hope for your help. I built the frame in front, top and side view and then connected the surfaces with network (like in zarkow's tutorial) - works great! But if you look at the shape afterwards without curves you can clearly see where and how surfaces are connected - a smooth course is simply not possible - no matter how soft the curves are. Enclosed is the .3dm-file so you can see for yourself. What am I doing wrong? I didn't get to the Retopolgy theme with multiiso yet, but just wanted to do the whole thing with the network tool. Am I doing something wrong? MUCH THANKS for your help! Robert
Hey Michael, MANY MANY THX!!! THAT was it!! BOA ... - you made my day :-) - I fully agree, I couldn't select them all and press the network button - there was an error every time. So I decided to do it in small steps (surface to surface). How do you managed this :-)? The only difference I see is that you connected all curves and have just 1 curve separated so that it is not a closed one - is that true? Again, many THX (also for the links - I will study them immediately :-))!!
Hey Zarkow, many many THX for your quick help!! I appreciate that very much! SUPER useful tutorial you made - helped me a lot and I could learn so much!! I saw that you are also using c4d :-) - ... cool!! Again, THX!! Best Robert John (geopic.at)
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> How do you managed this :-)? The only difference I see is that you connected all curves and have just
> 1 curve separated so that it is not a closed one - is that true? Again, many THX (also for the links - I
> will study them immediately :-))!!
The curves you give to Network need to be mappable to a 2D grid, kind of like how lines of longitude and latitude on a globe map to a plane.
If you have the outer one as a closed curve, that arrangement does not map to a 2D grid but it can if it is split in half. Then you'll have 3 long lines which are like lines of latitude on a globe and they meet up at 2 "pole" points like at the north and south pole.
TestNetWork.3dm