Creating a Bollard I often use this bollard object as an introduction to 3D modelling because it is reasonably simple yet uses several 3D modelling concepts. If you have seen my Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial manual you will have completed this exercise using three extruded rectangles. In this exercise I would…
Creating a Shade Sail Now that we have looked at these modes in detail, it will be useful to look at how to create an actual object by using the various modes. Subdivision modelling is extremely powerful and it might seem strange that we only use one tool to do…
Controlling Subdivision Surfaces The basic concept of a subdivision surface is the cage. This cage controls the extent of your subdivision surface and it has all the controls to allow you to manipulate it. If your subdivision object is not selected it will not have the cage visible. As soon…
Edge Extend Mode This mode works mainly with flat subdivision primitives such as the square, circle, ring, et cetera.
Face Hole Mode This mode will remove a portion of your subdivision face.
Face Split Mode There are times when you are using your subdivision surface where you want to control just a small part of the face. That’s what this mode is for, it allows you to split up the face into smaller parts.
Face Extrude Mode This mode is ideal for adding apart to your model by extruding a face. If you have used Push/ Pull tool, then you might be familiar with the concept of extruding a face. When using this concept with subdivision surfaces, the results can be slightly different, but…
Crease Mode The Crease mode controls the change in direction between faces of the subdivision surface.
Transform Mode This is the most common mode to use, it is the mode that you will use to move stretch, pull, or reshape the primitive object. It allows you to select a vertex, an edge, a face, or several vertices.
Edit Subdivision Tool You can access this tool by double-clicking on a subdivision surface or you can find this tool in the 3D modelling tool set.this tool is going to be your main way of interacting with a subdivision surface. It is a tool that you will be using to…