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Cutting up a logo like Cake…
Hey Everybody!
So first off, this post has nothing to do with modeling, animating or eating cake. It’s just the best way I can think of to describe my problem.
I’ve got a complex logo (yes, it’s a Denver Broncos logo, please save the Brady Quinn jokes) and I’m trying to cut it into cubes (as one would a cake) so that I can then animate the different cuts into a sort of Audio Level type effect.
Problem is, I can’t figure out how to cut up the object without creating a ton more polygons than are already there and then figuring out how to group them beyond that seems like quite a headache.
I’ve attached some screen shots to give you all a better idea of the model i’m working with (the grid/cut lines were superimposed with photoshop to help illustrate the concept).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
If you have any questions, let me know!
Thanks,
Ryan
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1 Reply
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That’s going to be tough with such a dense model. I would try to get a lower poly version if at all possible.
There are a couple ways I can think of to do this.
1. Laborious but better result:
* scale the model so that, from a top or front view, the workplane grid fits the division you’re looking for (or alternatively, create a grid of splines);
* in poly mode, start the knife tool in line mode;
* turn on grid or spline snapping;
* make sure restrict to selection and visible only are unchecked in the knife properties;
* use snapping to cut the grid edges into your model;
* go into edge mode and select the path selection tool;
* use the tool’s simple edge loop mode to select the far-right vertical and top horizontal edge loop (shift select);
* use Selection>Fill Selection to select the polygons in the top-right quadrant;
* use Function>Split to separate those polygons into a new object (and delete them from the original object);
* use Bridge and “close polygon hole” to build the interior faces;
* repeat for whole object….2. Less laborious but less ideal, and maybe impossible with your present poly count:
* Create a plane primitive where the edges represent the grid pattern of your choosing;
* make the plane editable and select all polygons;
* run the extrude inner command with groups unchecked and a small offset (like .1);
* hit the delete key to remove all of the interior polygons;
* that should leave you with a planar grid pattern;
* select all those polys and extrude them deep enough so they can pass through both sides of your logo (caps option turned on);
* now use a boolean object to boolean subtract that grid from your logo object;
* make the boolean editable and use functions optimize to weld points where possible, and functions>explode segments to break the resulting object up into fragments.
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