Non-destructive Sci-Fi Crate Tutorial / ND Addon / Hard Surface / Blender

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Follow along as we create a sci-fi crate using non-destructive modelling techniques with the ND Addon in Blender. This tutorial is appropriate for beginner/intermediate level users with general Blender experience who want to learn more about non-destructive or hard-surface modelling.
ND (short for non-destructive) is a FREE Blender addon that provides a number of workflow enhancements, tools, operations, and generators - tailored specifically for non-destructive modelling.
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@itesseracted 2 жыл бұрын

This is a criminally underrated channel, and this is a GREAT TUTORIAL. Thank you.

@lordnightmare1514 2 жыл бұрын

amazing tool using in my workflow

@MrOopsidaisy Жыл бұрын

Great Tutorial.

@parzival_zd_1156 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Tutorial. Very Helpful.👍

@ChristinaMcKay Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial for an awesome addon. So easy to use, thank you very much!

@MazingerZX Жыл бұрын

New to blender and 3D Modeling - this addon is AWESOME!

@nurb2kea 2 жыл бұрын

When you boolean something and have the cutter still active you duplicate it to use on another spot you'll have to run the boolean for the duplicated mesh again. I found a tool called Smart 'Duplication' by Miguel Pozo (pragma37) over at gumroad. So now when you cut with boolean and want to duplicate the cutter mesh, it will be duplicated with the boolean and stuff as well. Means you hit ctrl+d and the cutter is duplicated and already booleaned like the mesh duplicated from. This option could come in handy with ND and booleans too...since you're making so much progress with ND. Thumbs up, by the way ! :-) (I guess it's basically looking to what the cutter is linked to and copies the modifier as well) This tool has some handy SMART options to pinpoint what and how to duplicate. And it comes with 'smart delete' It does two things but very nice.

@vincernio Жыл бұрын

Hey, hoping that development on this addon is still going on because I absolutely love it coming from a more CAD oriented background. I have a recommendation that I thought would be neat for mesh reusability. I think it would be super neat to have a variable system where you could make an easy to modify variable window where you could create floats/deg and min/max ranges then assign them when you do an action. With this is could allow for parametric design where you could make a part with say a few bool operations that could be changed quickly and change the whole shape. This way you could make a "base" part with all the parameters you need then copy it and change the vars on the fly with sliders to transform it into whole new shapes. I dont think I explained it well, but I would love to see a parametric system added to this already great system to make a ton of part designs for smashing together into new models! If you want more of an explanation or examples let me know id be happy to provide them!

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

Development has been on hold for a few months as I am in the middle of another project, but I will keep working on ND once this is wrapped up (it hasn't been abandoned). Our Discord server is the best place to stay up-to-date; it's also a great place to talk about ideas and what you'd like to see added to ND in the future.

@AgentTheWookie Ай бұрын

What an outstanding tool and tutorial! Huge respect for what you've done, this is immensely helpful.

@HugeMenace Ай бұрын

Thank you! And keep an eye out, we've got more tutorials coming soon.

@AgentTheWookie Ай бұрын

@@HugeMenace Yeah, I've noticed you've been uploading new ones! I'll watch them soon as well to build that muscle memory of working with the addon =)

@Night44509 2 жыл бұрын

Nice vid man :) this addon is super cool. reminds me of hardops and boxcutter, but better

@Night44509 2 жыл бұрын

And its easy XD

@zozoolaroxmusic 6 ай бұрын

It’s more intuitive

@sadamth6714 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@husanmardan2468 Жыл бұрын

Oh my god, if you single create this addon, you be a genius man i have ever seen. I have one question, how did you make sure that all the created figures were painted, depending on what it is connected with, how different proportions of colors are different, I personally have specific angles for increased properties of the view, side views, some figures merge togethe

@Xianyx_ 10 ай бұрын

Is it possible to configure the settings sush that utils related to selected mesh shows up instead of all the unitls showing up when toggling on utils visibity? Maybe an another button for local util visibity and not global util visibility?

@HugeMenace 4 ай бұрын

It's not possible at the moment using toggle utils, but I could add it as a feature! As an alternative, you can go through just a single object's utils though if you use the cycle operator.

@Z-add Жыл бұрын

Can you do a complete beginner's course for hard surface modelling using nd.

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

Yes, we're looking to release a free course sometime in the future.

@charlesgoings8697 18 күн бұрын

@HugeMenace Is it possible for you to readd the weighted bevel as even following your instructions from after you removed it I can not get the same results

@HugeMenace 17 күн бұрын

Which version of Blender are you using? I've tried it on 3.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.2.0 Beta, and I get the expected result. Are you definitely using a 1-segment bevel and then SHIFT clicking (don't keep sharp edges) on the weighted normals operator offered by ND? - Tristan

@MarcoTesti-nz8ww 3 ай бұрын

Hi Tristan, I have a problem with the difference boolean at 23:36, where you use the inner part of the crate to cut the outer panel. The boolean operator appears not to work correctly, as only half of the outer top panel is cut and generally the mesh on the inside of this part is ruined.

@HugeMenace 3 ай бұрын

Hey there. It'll be easier for me to help you with more details/screenshots. Can you jump on our Discord server (link in the video description)? I'd be happy to help you out there. If not, I suggest trying to swap the solver on the boolean. You can do this manually from the modifier stack or by selecting the inner part (acting as a utility object), choosing swap solver from the boolean menu, and setting it to exact. I cover this process in the Booleans video in the ND Deep Dive series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7mZdcmhr5zYdWg.html

@CodenameStudios Жыл бұрын

Can you do a tutorial with the 1.36.1 version of ND?

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

Hey there. I plan to create more tutorials for ND; I'm just in the middle of another project at the moment and haven't had any spare time. But stay tuned.

@CodenameStudios Жыл бұрын

@@HugeMenace Sure thing. I'm having fun with this version so no worries.

@omkargawade2799 6 ай бұрын

How to make edit to cutters after performing a boolean? The cutter is present in outline but cant get access to it on the viewport

@HugeMenace 4 ай бұрын

See the reply I posted to same comment on this video.

@FlowerPower3000 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍but for Recon Poly lacks align to surface, new object creates and aligning with 3d cursor orientation

@HugeMenace 4 ай бұрын

Recon poly should align to the surface of an object if your 3D cursor is placed on it.

@Some_Guy_Called_Raven Ай бұрын

the weighted normal at 35:43 will this work in version 4.0 and above?

@HugeMenace Ай бұрын

The WN bevel operator no longer exists in ND, but you can still achieve the same effect by adding a 1-segment bevel (chamfer) and then adding the weighted normal modifier holding down the SHIFT key. Still works in Blender 4.0 and above. - Tristan

@3D_CGI_BLENDER 5 ай бұрын

35:34 absent WN Bevel. ND v1.38.0. Can you please tell me how to add it? I was only able to add it using the "modifiers" tab.

@HugeMenace 5 ай бұрын

I ended up removing the WN bevel in one of the recent ND updates, as it can be achieved using the standard bevel modifier. You can get the same result by applying a normal bevel with 1 segment and then shift-clicking on Shading > Weighted Normals. OR, add a 1 segment bevel, and while the operator is open hitting H to harden the normals.

@3D_CGI_BLENDER 5 ай бұрын

@@HugeMenace On all objects I have done so, except for the bolts. When I try to add another bevel, the already created large bevel opens. I had to go to the modifiers section and add a bevel for the chamfer there.

@JeissonMora-tw1kq 2 ай бұрын

i have a problem, when i try to do a Bavel, its works perfect, but when i try to do a new one in the same object its always modify the last selection, not the new one. Ill try to press shift to create a new selection but still not working, dunno what to do to make a multiple bavels in the same objets, looks like u can do one a just one thing in each object, can u tell me how to solve that problem, pls

@HugeMenace 2 ай бұрын

Which type of bevel are you referring to: object, edge, or vertex? Also, which version of Blender & ND are you using?

@Some_Guy_Called_Raven Ай бұрын

what theme is this? It looks great.

@HugeMenace Ай бұрын

It's just the default Blender dark theme with a vignette as the scene background (can be configured under Themes > 3D viewport > theme space > gradient colours). I'm also using the built-in orange/clay-looking Matcap. - Tristan

@alanwashington7231 2 жыл бұрын

Array modifier fails when using to complete the top four bolt in Blender 3.1 & 3.1.2. Works well in 2.93, otherwise a good tutorial.

@HugeMenace 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alan, do you mind explaining what happens; an error message, a crash, the array completes but doesn't do what you expect? Also, what version of the add-on are you using? I've tested with ND 1.32, and everything seems to work as expected in Blender 3.*

@BlenderFun_ Жыл бұрын

really amazing tool!!!! small downside so: trying to reproduce at 4:01 -> got error: mesh object has no attribute use_customdata_edge_bevel (only on Blender 3.4 on mac) and on 9:15 -> scroll up to cycle through objects doesn't work on macbook :(

@BlenderFun_ Жыл бұрын

on 18:59 i cannot change the segments on Blender 3.3.1 with version 1.34 on Macbook

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the report. Blender 3.4 is still in Alpha, so I suggest sticking to one of the stable/LTS releases. But I'll investigate what's going on in 3.4, and hopefully, ND will work as expected by the time it's stable. As for 3.3.1 and not being able to change the segments on a Macbook, can you elaborate on what's happening? Is the parameter being selected (you get a blue dot next to it), but it's not updating the value, is there a specific error message, etc.

@BlenderFun_ Жыл бұрын

@@HugeMenace yes it is selected and i can change the value by using keyboard, but as i said, not by moving my finger on touchpad (which works on other value changes in your add-on - so it is not a hardware problem)

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

To help narrow it down further, since you're specifically using a touchpad... are you scrolling or panning? What happens when you move your cursor left/right (assuming mouse values are enabled in the add-on preferences)?

@BlenderFun_ Жыл бұрын

@@HugeMenace i am not sure what you mean with scrolling and panning, but recon poly works with width (just by moving one finger horizontal on the touchpad), it works with inner radius the same way, just holding control key, but segments won't change holding alt key -> i made a small video, maybe it helps you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o9x1maynqcqVhX0.html

@radikalcreates 2 жыл бұрын

At 14:59 I am unable to select the face. Face selection is active. I don't get any selection borders and whenever I right click (My selection key) then it hops back into object mode...

@radikalcreates 2 жыл бұрын

I made a new file and tried doing it there, still not working

@HugeMenace 2 жыл бұрын

@@radikalcreates ND doesn't currently support right-click select configurations for operators such as Panel, Geo Lift, and View Align. In the meantime, if you select an object and run an operation that requires face selection, pause the operator (default is backslash "\" - can be updated in the addon preferences), and select your face with right-click. Then un-pause the operator and continue as you would normally. I hope that helps!

@radikalcreates 2 жыл бұрын

@@HugeMenace It did. Thank you!

@ddskec772 Жыл бұрын

3:16 vertex Bevel was didn't work in my environment.Blender 3.0,ND 1.34.0

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

Can you be a little bit more specific? What aspect of it didn't work?

@nagesharas5136 4 ай бұрын

At 6:45, after the Difference Boolean operation, I expected the plate to cut the original shape into two separate parts. But it only created a groove in the middle. Similarly, at 8:15 also, the bar did not punch a hole through the shape. Again, the Difference Boolean operation only created a shallow indentation in the shape. Why is that?

@HugeMenace 4 ай бұрын

That'll be because we created a second "shell" around the original object at 4:08, which we're cutting into using the difference boolean at those 2 points you referenced. The original object is still there, behind it, which you see showing through afterwards. Does that make sense?

@nagesharas5136 4 ай бұрын

@@HugeMenace Thanks for the clarification, but it is still mind-boggling. I only got a vague idea, But if I were to create another object on my own, this method would not occur to me. Another example is at 20:58, where you created an 4x array of the "fastener". When you explain, it seems easy. But I won't be able to do it on my own! These steps also seem to be path-dependent: Depending upon the previous operations, the order of modifiers changes. So the same step would get me totally different results. Thus, the key is to predict how the stack of modifiers interacts. This video has many such magic moments, but each is difficult to execute on our own. We need to learn each trick separately and master them. Could you make separate videos to step us through such effects, so that we really grasp the subject? Thanks in advance!

@nagesharas5136 4 ай бұрын

I come from SketchUp, so I am used to 2D-to-3D paradigm. Even with Blender, using CAD Sketcher makes things easier for me. But ND uses stacks of modifiers, which is the other extreme for users like me. Hence the request!

@HugeMenace 4 ай бұрын

I can see how it seems like magic the first time you play with modifiers! My recommendation would be to follow along with the ND Deep Dive series we're currently producing. It'll take you through everything ND offers, as well as cover general non-destructive concepts. We have plans to produce many more tutorials as well, covering beginner, intermediate, and advanced concepts. So stay tuned.

@nagesharas5136 4 ай бұрын

@@HugeMenace That's fantastic news! BTW, your documentation with embedded videos is already amazing. 👍 A combination of a linear narrative and videos is the best way to learn any new concept. I do hope that the deep dive videos would also be embedded there!

@abhirutmeherishi5738 2 жыл бұрын

the alt before circular array is not working in 1.32

@HugeMenace 2 жыл бұрын

What's not working in your case? I just tried it out in 1.32, and it seems to be working as expected on my end.

@madebybangane517 Жыл бұрын

@@HugeMenace i'm facing the same problem on version 1.36.1. when i hold down alt key and click on circular array nothing is working.

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

@@madebybangane517 Are you getting any specific errors? I've tried it out on Blender 3.0.0 and 3.4.1 using ND 1.36.1, and it seems to work as expected. Make sure you're definitely selecting the objects in the correct order. If you still have issues, you can jump on our Discord server, and I can help you further/easier ( hugemenace.co/discord ).

@abhirutmeherishi5738 Жыл бұрын

the gumroad is not opening

@HugeMenace Жыл бұрын

Try again? I just did a quick test to confirm, and it's working as expected.

@Xianyx_ 10 ай бұрын

How to make edit to cutters after performing a boolean? The cutter is present in outline but cant get access to it on the viewport.

@HugeMenace 4 ай бұрын

Each util gets placed into the Utils collection. You can toggle the visibility of all utils through the viewport menu, or use the cycle operator on your object to pick the one(s) you would like to edit. You can also manually unhide utils if you need.