Ah thanks man! I spent like 20 mins searching for your comment but I could not find it anywhere lol, I'll pin your comment at least! Thanks for this resource.
By contrast, I think it's hilarious that these non-destructive tutorials are always trying to preserve some primitive mesh. I do realize the benefits, it's just funny.
Incredibly professional, very well done. I preach the power of the non-destructive workflow and believe it to be essential for any modeller. I hope many more can learn it through your videos, just as I have.
I kept seeing this recommended and never got around to checking it out, but now that I have I’m super thankful. This made me understand beveling, and stacking modifier so much more
I'm learning Blender and this was fantastically helpful. I was blocked hard with the fact that Blender won't let you access geometry created by non-applied modifiers. Your technique of duplicate + switch to a local context to 'steal' the geometry I needed is a game changer for me.
This guys is a 3D Blender life saver, explains what you need to understand the behaviour of the software. Non stop spreading knowledge to the community! Rock on!
Tip: the bevel modifier can be applied to a vertex group so you don't need to use a boolean cut to chop off a corner. Custom bevel profiles now exist (I think from v2.9). I think the only limitation is that the start and end points still form a 45 degree line.
Also, you could use a bevel modifier and change the limit method to weight and change the bevel weight of one edge from 0 to 1. Again, we're limited to a 45-degree angle but it does add the option to add segments and round out the bevel if desired.
These kind of simple breakdowns really help a hard surface newbie. The BlenderBros paid tutorials are great but short lessons like these are both great for practice and conceptual understanding.
FrankPolygon and myself(wirrexx) we’re both on polygons how the f to model .. forums to try to break down and help people with shapes that are hard to comprehend! So this was nice to see! ❤️
Thanks for this lesson. I've played with Blender on and off for a long time now and usually end up with an uncontrollable soup of vertices. It's good to see a workflow that helps avoid those issues.
when you steal the geometry, it makes it not entirely non-destructive. that said, sometimes you need a bit of destructive stuff! While I appreciate the thought experiment i think in any real scenario this about of non-destructiveness would just clutter up your hierarchy and make it ironically more difficult to make changes in some situations. Great video!
I generally work semi-destructively since it is easiest. However, understanding of non-destructive techniques are essential to achieve that workflow, so always nice to learn :)
Between the patreon, the recon unit and this tutorial, blowing minds, Josh. My workflow for hard surface modeling has improved drastically, thanks to the content you and Ryu have been putting out.
@15:45 you should state that the Arc Miter Outer mode is basically the Blender equivalent of 3DS Max/Maya's "Quad Chamfer" operation. that'll help a lot of folks transitioning to this software. Also for the non-d cutter earlier, applying that 2nd bevel with a vertex group on the outer edge would have demonstrated more control of the cutter too.
Hey Josh, excellent tutorial; the amount of effort you make to ensure everything is clearly described doesn't go unnoticed. I'm currently considering purchasing the boxcutter bundle and I'm wondering what the time savings would be doing this with those addons would be. Thanks!
Thanks Jordan! Well time savings will be extreme, I’ve saved thousands of hours using them, no joke. And for a $37 that is a steal, you can make that money back quick using the tools and grab some freelance work. Anyways, as I always say, learn vanilla workflow first, and once you feel comfortable enough with that, then buy the addons.
Tip: at 11:25/17:59 - one single 'Edges' bevel of the cutting piece gives an even bevel of all edges and does the trick in one go if that is what you aim for.
I'm pretty new to 3D modelling, and after many technique tutorials, I can't stop thinking about non-destructive workflow. Even for a newbie, I admire the possibility to adjust everything... I guess I'll stick with it. Thank you for the tutorial.
The issue with the model not being closed at 5:39/17:59, can be fixed by moving down the Mirror modifier as last in the modifier stack of the original first cube.
Figured out the issue with the cylinder that was creating a 'cavity'. You could instead union the 45deg rectangle to the cylinder. So that the original cube mesh 'sees' it as a single object
This is great, you have reiterated a bunch of annoyances that i've come across through trial and error. The one thing that still stumps me in blender is when adding a boolean like the one you're working with around 5:00. I constantly work with things I need to be in a precise place, and yes I can move things slightly to get rid of the glitch, but then my model may be slightly off. Are there any other troubleshooting tips I could try when I have a boolean that just doesn't cut through correctly? I already understand having normals facing the right direction and making sure there isn't any duplicate geometry around the edges of the object, but there are times when i feel I have a perfect object intersecting another perfect object and it just doesn't hollow out, or the first object disappears. Thanks!
8:12 you ran a difference modifier but the effect was a difference modifier and a new mirror modifier. howd that occur? my existing mirror modifier didnt update automatically. once I cut the side window out with stolen geometry solidified, i still only had one window cut out... nvm i found the fix, i had to select my window cutout, and apply a mirror modifier after the solidify modifier. Its not intuitive because youd assume you need to apply the modifier to the cube, not the cutout.
First of all... SUPER TUTORIAL!! Thank you! now question... If I want to make it precise using mm or inches or real measurements.. sort of like what you do in a cad software... how do you do that?
What is the importance of non-destructive workflow? Not being flip at all. I am new to this. I have heard the term used. It always feels like they are talking primarily to me. I enjoy fiddling with blender better than anything. I can't see it ever getting old. I do want to understand the etiquette of using free open resources. There is a lot I don't know. Thank you so much .
The idea of non-destructive workflow is mainly in design , if you look at the works of designers like Lars Sowig they make a lot of use of F360 non-destructive techniques to quickly iterate on the design, I need to be able to accomplish the same feats in Blender ( Since I don't care to pay an autodesk sub). I mean look you play it safe by taking some other dude's design , but lets say you had to come up with a design, that's where the real power of non-destructive workflow comes in.
Great work Josh. You explain things so well. I appreciate understanding how it all works. My modelling has improved from your channel. Keep up the good work. Thank you!
Thanks a lot! You totally enlighten my understanding of hard surface modeling. By the way: At the end of your tutorial Blender didn't find your HDRI. This seems to be a bug that wasn't fixed since the release of 2.80. I have a HDRI setup in my startup file and have to reload it every time I start Blender. No matter whether or not the image has a fake user...
Very nice, but I think the horisontal holes should have been through, and the same pockets on the other side. That's a cast V-block used when machining in for example a milling machine.
hmmmm but would you use this "non destructive" way to model a building..... coming from an architecture background would someone use the negatives to model apertures and openings like doorways and windows? i can see the positives...... and the power, but coming from architecture and working in cad, the inputting of the data to create the "cutter" is essentially me in autocad or vectorworks giving dimensions to the door frame or opening.... and you could even just drop in windows and doorways into the walls and then adjust and specify the size or type of doorway etc.... you can just delete the window or doorway and the wall is intact again... im thinking out loud..... ive obviously created buildings or cad drawings where your drawing lines and offsetting lines to create the model piece by piece or line by line and also something similar to non destructively.... very informative video, and seeing someone who is able to model something complicated quickly and show and explain as well in a short video was amazing as well as make it not look so complicated.... i understand the power and flexibility of this but its knowing when to use it and being able to plan ahead..... i can see it makes sense for "concepting" a work in progress bespoke piece of mechanical engineering where you have to adjust back and forth due to changing conditions and tolerances
Hi Josh, at 11:41 when I add the second bevel below the Solidify Modifier, the edges are not beveled. I redo this many times but no chances to put that bevel in place. Strange is, that when I screw up the segments and the offset, the other bevel density is increasing :-(
5:30 aren't those problems all fixed with the new booleans in 2.91? 6:50 wouldn't it be better if instead of applying the modifiers you used a displacement modifier to scale it?
Hi josh i looove your work so much so i need a help i purchased box and hardops bundle and its amazing and purchased creative bundle includes ice tools pro and cubler they are good also what do you think about it did you try ?
How can you do this for faces or rigged human type models? I want to do animals as well as Megaman robots, would this help in that? Do you have any tutorials on texturing?
@@JoshGambrell Oh yes, I see now. I assumed the boolean would base everything on vertex coordinates alone. But I guess it also inherits vertex normals and such over to the boolean target. This boolean stuff is much more complex than what meets the untrained eye. Thanks for clearing that up :)
I know you primarily use blender but have you ever considered showing fusion 360? It’s extremely powerful but I just have no idea how to get my models out of it and game ready.
Hey, that was me that linked that tutorial! This is so awesome! Thanks a TON!
Ah thanks man! I spent like 20 mins searching for your comment but I could not find it anywhere lol, I'll pin your comment at least! Thanks for this resource.
@@JoshGambrell No problem! Thanks again for the great content!
I find it so satisfying when you have a detailed mesh and you tab into edit mode and it's still just a cube.
By contrast, I think it's hilarious that these non-destructive tutorials are always trying to preserve some primitive mesh.
I do realize the benefits, it's just funny.
Incredibly professional, very well done. I preach the power of the non-destructive workflow and believe it to be essential for any modeller. I hope many more can learn it through your videos, just as I have.
Thanks Jack! Non-destructive is the way to go when you can!
I kept seeing this recommended and never got around to checking it out, but now that I have I’m super thankful. This made me understand beveling, and stacking modifier so much more
I'm learning Blender and this was fantastically helpful. I was blocked hard with the fact that Blender won't let you access geometry created by non-applied modifiers. Your technique of duplicate + switch to a local context to 'steal' the geometry I needed is a game changer for me.
Dude, this is amazing. Cant believe the utility of modifiers. And working non destructively is a super interesting concept im excited to explore
This guys is a 3D Blender life saver, explains what you need to understand the behaviour of the software. Non stop spreading knowledge to the community! Rock on!
Ah thanks man! That’s what it’s all about, spreading information!
Keep up the good work. I think this is the best modeling tutorial I have ever seen
Thanks a bunch Daniel! Glad to help.
At 5:20 you can get rid of that issue by moving the mirror modifier to the bottom of the modifier stack.
thanks worked perfectly!
Tip: the bevel modifier can be applied to a vertex group so you don't need to use a boolean cut to chop off a corner. Custom bevel profiles now exist (I think from v2.9). I think the only limitation is that the start and end points still form a 45 degree line.
Also, you could use a bevel modifier and change the limit method to weight and change the bevel weight of one edge from 0 to 1. Again, we're limited to a 45-degree angle but it does add the option to add segments and round out the bevel if desired.
These kind of simple breakdowns really help a hard surface newbie. The BlenderBros paid tutorials are great but short lessons like these are both great for practice and conceptual understanding.
Thanks for your free tutorials
Josh thank you for the explanation for non-distructive modeling. Great video. also thank you for Noah
FrankPolygon and myself(wirrexx) we’re both on polygons how the f to model .. forums to try to break down and help people with shapes that are hard to comprehend! So this was nice to see! ❤️
A fantastic tutorial! Thank you!!!
good stuff. thank you Josh.
Thanks for this lesson. I've played with Blender on and off for a long time now and usually end up with an uncontrollable soup of vertices. It's good to see a workflow that helps avoid those issues.
Omg stealing geometry trick for boolean sample is super useful, thanks!
It’s a neat trick!
Such a good channel, thank you
Awesome video! Thanks.
This is an incredibly helpful and useful video, Josh. Nice work!
Thank you.
Hi! Tanks for your tutorial!
great video bro thanks for the tip
when you steal the geometry, it makes it not entirely non-destructive. that said, sometimes you need a bit of destructive stuff! While I appreciate the thought experiment i think in any real scenario this about of non-destructiveness would just clutter up your hierarchy and make it ironically more difficult to make changes in some situations. Great video!
I generally work semi-destructively since it is easiest. However, understanding of non-destructive techniques are essential to achieve that workflow, so always nice to learn :)
Between the patreon, the recon unit and this tutorial, blowing minds, Josh. My workflow for hard surface modeling has improved drastically, thanks to the content you and Ryu have been putting out.
Well we're super glad to help you in the learning process, Fes, and thanks so much for the support, means a lot!
awesome video, did help me
nondestructivism is cool!
So beautiful!
@15:45 you should state that the Arc Miter Outer mode is basically the Blender equivalent of 3DS Max/Maya's "Quad Chamfer" operation. that'll help a lot of folks transitioning to this software.
Also for the non-d cutter earlier, applying that 2nd bevel with a vertex group on the outer edge would have demonstrated more control of the cutter too.
Hey Josh, excellent tutorial; the amount of effort you make to ensure everything is clearly described doesn't go unnoticed. I'm currently considering purchasing the boxcutter bundle and I'm wondering what the time savings would be doing this with those addons would be. Thanks!
Thanks Jordan! Well time savings will be extreme, I’ve saved thousands of hours using them, no joke. And for a $37 that is a steal, you can make that money back quick using the tools and grab some freelance work. Anyways, as I always say, learn vanilla workflow first, and once you feel comfortable enough with that, then buy the addons.
If the cutters all parented to the cube you can move the model around, this is handy for more complex scenes.
Awesome tutorial! Thanks!
Nice work as always ! Thank you !
Nice Josh. As always.
Thank ya Christian!
Thanks mate. Learnt alot
Tip: at 11:25/17:59 - one single 'Edges' bevel of the cutting piece gives an even bevel of all edges and does the trick in one go if that is what you aim for.
I'm pretty new to 3D modelling, and after many technique tutorials, I can't stop thinking about non-destructive workflow. Even for a newbie, I admire the possibility to adjust everything... I guess I'll stick with it. Thank you for the tutorial.
Thanks Bohdan! Non-destructive is the way to go!
I learned a lot. Very cool -- you seem to have a few shortcuts for booleans that aren't standard, unless I missed them.
Probably since I have Hard Ops enabled (although I wasn't using it in this tutorial, the settings are there).
Great tutorial. Subscribed.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you, Josh, your stuff is excellent, and this is one of your best! Your contribution to open source 3D is priceless.
Amazing!
The issue with the model not being closed at 5:39/17:59, can be fixed by moving down the Mirror modifier as last in the modifier stack of the original first cube.
Take a drink every time Josh says "non-destructively" if you wanna die.
Figured out the issue with the cylinder that was creating a 'cavity'. You could instead union the 45deg rectangle to the cylinder. So that the original cube mesh 'sees' it as a single object
Very informative, thank you.
That is very impressive work. I'm gonna watch more of your videos, this could really help me out in my 3D Modeling course in college.
Good luck, practice makes perfect.
This is great, you have reiterated a bunch of annoyances that i've come across through trial and error. The one thing that still stumps me in blender is when adding a boolean like the one you're working with around 5:00. I constantly work with things I need to be in a precise place, and yes I can move things slightly to get rid of the glitch, but then my model may be slightly off. Are there any other troubleshooting tips I could try when I have a boolean that just doesn't cut through correctly? I already understand having normals facing the right direction and making sure there isn't any duplicate geometry around the edges of the object, but there are times when i feel I have a perfect object intersecting another perfect object and it just doesn't hollow out, or the first object disappears. Thanks!
8:12 you ran a difference modifier but the effect was a difference modifier and a new mirror modifier. howd that occur? my existing mirror modifier didnt update automatically. once I cut the side window out with stolen geometry solidified, i still only had one window cut out... nvm i found the fix, i had to select my window cutout, and apply a mirror modifier after the solidify modifier. Its not intuitive because youd assume you need to apply the modifier to the cube, not the cutout.
Very good tutorial it has taught me a lot! You were very quick and straight to the point
First of all... SUPER TUTORIAL!! Thank you! now question... If I want to make it precise using mm or inches or real measurements.. sort of like what you do in a cad software... how do you do that?
Excellent tutorial. Short and on point. Thanks again... and keep up the great work!
Would love to see how to unwrap this
What is the importance of non-destructive workflow? Not being flip at all. I am new to this. I have heard the term used. It always feels like they are talking primarily to me. I enjoy fiddling with blender better than anything. I can't see it ever getting old. I do want to understand the etiquette of using free open resources. There is a lot I don't know. Thank you so much .
Can someone explain to me what happened at 7:27? how do you use the boxcutter?
Very nice
So after that process, do you have to apply all the mod for an export, or do you have to retopo it for film or game ready assets?
You'd apply all and then check the topo afterwards
thank you
The idea of non-destructive workflow is mainly in design , if you look at the works of designers like Lars Sowig they make a lot of use of F360 non-destructive techniques to quickly iterate on the design, I need to be able to accomplish the same feats in Blender ( Since I don't care to pay an autodesk sub). I mean look you play it safe by taking some other dude's design , but lets say you had to come up with a design, that's where the real power of non-destructive workflow comes in.
Thank you :)
Great work Josh. You explain things so well. I appreciate understanding how it all works. My modelling has improved from your channel. Keep up the good work. Thank you!
Glad to help man, and thanks
Thanks a lot! You totally enlighten my understanding of hard surface modeling. By the way: At the end of your tutorial Blender didn't find your HDRI. This seems to be a bug that wasn't fixed since the release of 2.80. I have a HDRI setup in my startup file and have to reload it every time I start Blender. No matter whether or not the image has a fake user...
Very nice, but I think the horisontal holes should have been through, and the same pockets on the other side. That's a cast V-block used when machining in for example a milling machine.
Amazing dude!!! You are my fav blender modeler now!
Ah thanks Antonio!
Thanks a lot man and for all other content in your channel. I just couldn't thank enough.
My pleasure Abhishek
lovely
Is auto smoothing the cutters necessary?
Nope, just looks nicer.
@@JoshGambrell okay thanks
When you click tab you get the pie menu for choosing vertex edge face, i do not get that, is that an addon? Thanks!
The upcoming 2.91 version will have a new Boolean for coplanar faces that will solve the slight move/scale trick, with an optional checkbutton.
Just made a video on it, check most recent video :)
Hi Josh, @5:14 I found that in the 1st Mirror setting, if I set Axis Bisect Flip to X the third boolean worked. Why is that? Cheers
there is a addon called sorcar, can you make some videos from that ?
Whoha! Really cool.
Now, please show how to clean this model's mesh up and make it usable in any kind of production pipeline.
Love your work Josh! Thanks for this awesome explanation! :)
This video was everything I was looking for. Thanks Josh!
magnificent
Waiting for the day when a beautifully modelled car becomes a cube in edit mode
hmmmm but would you use this "non destructive" way to model a building..... coming from an architecture background would someone use the negatives to model apertures and openings like doorways and windows? i can see the positives...... and the power, but coming from architecture and working in cad, the inputting of the data to create the "cutter" is essentially me in autocad or vectorworks giving dimensions to the door frame or opening.... and you could even just drop in windows and doorways into the walls and then adjust and specify the size or type of doorway etc.... you can just delete the window or doorway and the wall is intact again...
im thinking out loud..... ive obviously created buildings or cad drawings where your drawing lines and offsetting lines to create the model piece by piece or line by line and also something similar to non destructively....
very informative video, and seeing someone who is able to model something complicated quickly and show and explain as well in a short video was amazing as well as make it not look so complicated....
i understand the power and flexibility of this but its knowing when to use it and being able to plan ahead..... i can see it makes sense for "concepting" a work in progress bespoke piece of mechanical engineering where you have to adjust back and forth due to changing conditions and tolerances
Hi Josh, at 11:41 when I add the second bevel below the Solidify Modifier, the edges are not beveled. I redo this many times but no chances to put that bevel in place. Strange is, that when I screw up the segments and the offset, the other bevel density is increasing :-(
Don't need both bevel modifiers
@@FrauPlau I realized this also, but the Vertex Bevel will not be so strong as in the video.
5:30 aren't those problems all fixed with the new booleans in 2.91?
6:50 wouldn't it be better if instead of applying the modifiers you used a displacement modifier to scale it?
This is great but - for these kind of objects: Is this really a realistic alternative to parametric modeling in something like e.g. in fusion360?
自分ノート：
Non-destructive workflowとは？
例えるならば、photoshopなどでLayerを用いることで、素となる画像（背景）を直接的に編集せずに編集を行なっていく。例えば、風景を背景画像として、その上に線画・色付け・影付け・もや付け等をしていく作業を行うとする。これらの編集作業を直接背景画像に行えば、モヤ付をした後に色を変えようと思っても、色付けの上に既に行なった影やモヤの更にまた上に改めて色を重ねることになってしまう。だが、それぞれの編集作業をレイヤーに分ければ話が違う。つまり、線画・色付け・影付け・もや付けをそれぞれ独立したレイヤーで行う。そうすれば、モヤをつけた後に色を変えたい時でも、色付けのレイヤーだけを編集すれば良く、影付・モヤ付・線画のレイヤーにはなんの影響ももたらさない。
これと同様のことをmodellingでも行う。そのようなmodellingの手法をnon-destructiveと形容する。この動画では、素となるcubeを最後まで基本的な形に維持したまま、穴を開けたり溝を掘ったりした。また、「穴を開ける編集」「溝を掘る編集」を各々独立したboolean（オリジナルのobjectと他のobjectとが重なり合った部分をcutしたり、fuseしたりするmodification）で行うことで、各編集作業がお互いに重なり合わない様になる。これを仮に、素となるcubeのverticesの位置を変化させることで穴を開けたり溝を掘ったりしてしまうと、溝と穴の編集が重なる部分が出てくる。結果的に、溝の深さだけを編集したいときに、穴の編集に影響を与えてしまい複雑な作業が必要になる。だが、booleanでまずは行えば、編集作業が独立しているために簡単にできる。
そして最後に納得のいく形になったら、booleanを全てapplyして完成品とすれば良い。このapplyをするまではそれぞれの編集作業を独立して自由に行うことができる。
Hi josh i looove your work so much so i need a help i purchased box and hardops bundle and its amazing and purchased creative bundle includes ice tools pro and cubler they are good also what do you think about it did you try ?
No clue about that last 2.
That FOV is hurting my brain! XD
How can we make a big bevel ?? on 14:40
how do you get a cube mesh to curve around?
So this tutorial is pretty much just using booleans and bevels to be non destructive? How can I implement this into my own work?
How can you do this for faces or rigged human type models? I want to do animals as well as Megaman robots, would this help in that? Do you have any tutorials on texturing?
You can’t really. Those are organic meshes and booleans would kill those.
You in webcam so small, can you move the cam more closer to you? Or
Great tutorial. But why does it matter to shade the cutter cylinders smooth? Is this just a visual thing or does it actually influence the boolean?
if the cutters are not shaded smooth, then that flat shading will transfer over to the mesh you're cutting from - take a look for yourself ;)
@@JoshGambrell Oh yes, I see now. I assumed the boolean would base everything on vertex coordinates alone. But I guess it also inherits vertex normals and such over to the boolean target. This boolean stuff is much more complex than what meets the untrained eye.
Thanks for clearing that up :)
step 12 this orange edges to control chanfer modifier in max
Lovely
My cutter is not showing up in a new collection. I'm using BoolTools 0.4.1 any idea why not?
Found it. Use 'Brush Boolean' instead of 'Auto Boolean' if you are using the menu.
Hi, Josh can i learn your add-ons?
They are not my addons. Check out masterxeon1001 and Machin3.
You: asking us to subscribe
Me: hysterically hitting the subscribe button
Haha thanks man!
This video helps me so much, thanks
As if destructive modelling wasn’t complex enough! This is on another level. Thanks for sharing
Genius as always Josh
I know you primarily use blender but have you ever considered showing fusion 360?
It’s extremely powerful but I just have no idea how to get my models out of it and game ready.
Nope, I actually would prefer Moi over Fusion.