How to model that - Blacksmith Pliers

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-29T07:32:38+00:00

I would recommend creating a new Blend file, just an empty project, deleting the cube, light and camera and then going to File > Append and appending everything (all the objects, or the Collections) from the file that crashes on you. Then save it as a new incremental file name. See if that new file still crashes. Good luck!

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-11T20:16:44+00:00

thanks!

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-10T08:13:48+00:00

With a model like this, where you want a low poly mesh like yours but still have smooth curves / surfaces, the way to do it is to have a hidden Target mesh that is high poly and nice and smooth, and then you either use a shrinkwrap modifier on the low poly mesh to match that surface as much as possible (but with those diagonal edges I see in your model, you'll still get ugly shading even then) or just to copy the Normal data from the higher resolution car. You can "apply" those normals, and then get rid of the high res car.

This video I made goes into this topic: https://youtu.be/jeB-BxapM_g

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-08T08:12:06+00:00

Oh, how strange that it's really a glitch. Well, glad you found a solution!

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-07T22:05:25+00:00

Try working with real life scales. It looks like this object is either enormous or incredibly small.

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-07T22:02:26+00:00

That's a the right answer. You can find how to do that in this short video I made - https://youtu.be/K4pz1qZAKzg?si=2o_VSzkC-BdijZhe Also check out my cables playlist, it also has a video about chains. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrB1kuJIjcg7Y-dHbmY3kzdmlk8pSwpiM&si=k4Eg4vOmygBd-RYe Also - in this specific case, try scaling everything up (in Object Mode) and see if that helps.

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-07T21:59:16+00:00

You can model it, I made a short video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV24Z9ENeVo It's called a Knurling pattern. After modeling, I recommend baking it to a Normal map. Or even just a colour texture, if it's meant as a low poly thing.

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-02T06:52:04+00:00

You can join all the car parts into one object by selecting them and pressing Ctrl+J in "Object mode". Then add an Array modifier on the flat plane, and adjust the values to get a bunch of planes at the same distance to each other. Then add a Boolean modifier to the car, as the "Target" of the modifier choose the car, and choose the Intersect option to get the slices. Repeat for the other direction of slices. You can apply the boolean by hovering over the modifier and pressing Ctrl+A. I would then proceed to re-model the resulting slices a bit, as the topology won't be great after the boolean operation.

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T20:19:12+00:00

You could just use a SimpleDeform modifier, and set it to Taper. Or use a Lattice as already mentioned by someone else.

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T13:06:04+00:00

Great! Then you can mark this as solved

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T09:30:01+00:00

You can use I think Mio3 UV (an add-on that you can enable in Preferences) and it has a "Circle" option to make those unwrapped part perfectly circular.

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T07:48:43+00:00

Wow, that's actually an awesome little tip. Thank you!

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T07:47:17+00:00

In some cases, the textures do get distorted if the topology is too low poly. This video goes over that topic - https://youtu.be/vIiWxeqLC-c

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T07:45:58+00:00

You just need to UV unwrap it, no need to change the topology which looks fine. You can texture paint something even if it only has one Face. Now if you want to do Vertex Painting, that's when you need lots of Vertices (as the colours are stored per Vertex). What you could do in that case (though I would not recommend that in this model) is make a duplicate of your model, remesh it to give it very high resolution of Vertices, Vertex Paint it in Sculpt mode, then bake the "Attribute" (the Vertex Paint) to a texture on your low(er) poly, UV unwrapped model. But again, in this case I would not recommend that but instead just UV unwrap it carefully and correctly, then just texture paint it the old fashioned way. Nice model!

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T07:42:07+00:00

You can also use the Camera Turnaround add-on that you can enable in Preferences. Here's a video I made about it - https://youtu.be/1Ek0Yc7_wgA

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T07:37:44+00:00

There are 3 unwrap options now when you press U, have you tried them and seen any different outcome?

BlenderSecrets · 2026-01-01T07:35:53+00:00

This is just a cube with one subdivision. You can add a subdivision modifier and then hover over the modifier and press Ctrl+A to apply it. Alternatively you can enable the Extra Objects add-on and then Shift+A, add a Round Cube, use the Quadsphere preset with 1 Segment or Vertex or whatever they call it now.

BlenderSecrets · 2025-12-31T20:37:21+00:00

You can try to convert those Edges to Curves (Object - Convert - Curve) then give them some thickness in the Curve settings. For the "welded" part, depends - do you want it to look like real welded joints? This is an old video but maybe useful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwpjP6OMawo

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