MAKE SURE YOU APPLY SCALE IF YOUR BEVELS ARE GOOFY

an easier way to get perfect normals, while youre beveling, press H for harden normals bevel mode, it will keep boundary edges of bevel and the shading the same as before the bevel. Though its really important that everyone realises by using either method mine or in video, it will create whats called custom split normals data which can often lead to more issues down the track if you add custom normals then do lots more editing. So if you find you made things much worse, or sometimes an imported model that already has custom split normals that youre totally un aware of cause noone told you you may have to go to green triangle tab (mesh propeties), geometry data > clear/add custom split normals data. If you watch this area when you use the normals from faces or with harden bevel mode youll notice it change from add, to remove custom split normals, showing you that the mesh does have split normals.

I used to do this until just recently when i learned how to use Bevel modifier in a way that doesn’t bevel the entire model at the same time. You can choose to bevel by weight, and then in edit mode (forgot the name of it, but it comes up when you press n i think, the right menu in edit mode) you can select the edges you want bevelled and then you slide the weight slider on it! I know i probably didn’t make any sense but idk

Alternatively, you can mark edges you want to bevel and then use "mean bevel weight" under "Edges Data" in the "item" panel of the viewport, and use a bevel modifier. That "Set from faces" is a handy tip.

Nice video! Subbed. I also recently learned about using the "weight" option instead of "angle" for the bevel modifier and that's been pretty useful for certain meshes. Whichever method is used, it's so true that simply adding the bevel effect to edges, even if it's only very slight, makes a HUGE difference in the overall quality of a final render.

You are 100% correct. The day I figured out beveling my modeling improved like 200%.

I’m glad someone else noticed this tool I just started modeling and I use it constantly and really helps for beginners

Owhh wow, I was struggling with that last problem for the longest. I used to just add geometry to get rid of those artifacts. But that set from faces option is so much faster. Thanks for the video!

Short, simple and extremely helpful segment, thankyou sir!

Thanks! Now I can bevel my starter cube to make it even better!

Hell yeah set from faces I could’ve used that yesterday

Yow!!!, the set from faces option is what i've been looking for so long to fix the mesh problem

I legit thought this was a cg cookiw tutorial, great video man!

And if it must be low-poly you can use a normal map, or use a normal map anyway to really accentuate those edges so they're "readable" from a distance.

checkout doing it by bevel weight. this will let you changes the bevel segment amounts and profile dynamically done via bevel modifier and setting the limit method to weight then select the lines you want beveled and change their bevel weight to 0 (N menu > item tab) keep the simple geometry for editing your model too

Excellent tips, many thanks, Lane!! 😊😊

Verry good lesson when it comes to making the model more realistic. Beveling is a modelers best friend.

Never used the "set from faces" from Mesh tab before, now this helped me solve 4 project problems.

a tutorial on making a gameboy would be awesome btw! great video

You can also apply a weighted normals modifier to remove those weird artifacts

You're a lifesaver

Set normals from faces was hell of a tip

didn't actually know the "set from faces" option ... thanks!

Thanks man

wonderful！

Duuuuuuuude. Omg thank you. 😭

Less destructive and faster workflow would be using Bevel modifier or even just the Bevel node in your materials.

Cool tut!

set from faces gets you a like you beautiful bastard

Howdy hi! Really helpful video! The weird geometry artefacts was an issue I kept on getting and could not understand, thank you for a solution! Quick question about topology, In the face area, with your buttons, it is all a big ngon (no quads). Is this okay? I am a newbie so asking so I can understand better!

Make a series on this topic !

Thanks sir

My favorite way to fix the normals problem is simply using weighted weight modifier (with the sharp edges option on)

Did you try non-destructive approach as well?

ground in just 17 minutes, amazing.

I'm not a Blender user, but I want to learn it. I use C4D and non destructive bevel modifier and selection tags to apply bevels to. Maybe there is something similar in Blender as well?If there is such option I highly recommend using it, you want to keep your original model intact in case you want to change bevel settings later.

Wow! This helps a lot. Can you please do a detailed tutorial on how you made the above game pad design. Thanks.

niceee

you should make a tutorial on how yah modelled and textured this

Thx

Love how the side button just appears

gracious

Hi! Can you explain how do you do the screen shader? Thans!!

YOU CAN ALSO USE THE BEVEL *MODIFIER* IT IS EASIER AND AUTOMATIC! EDIT: fixed typo (belev to bevel)

Weighted Normal Modifier fixes your shading in a jiffy

bro also aded normal maps and aditional parts to the good one lol

Can you teach us all the possible ways to clean up shading after Boolean and not just on flat faces, on curved faces too?

I saw the title and immediately thought, "He will talk about bevels, won't he?" So, you can be sure bevels are in fact important

2:04 why not use weighted normal modifier on last

How do you do surface imperfections like you did on the black part of the screen? the scratches

And even better would be to use one or more bevel modifiers :)

B E V E L G A N G

kinda stupid but a few seconds in I was like "oh it's because the edges are too sharp, sharper than edges can be in real life" and it felt pretty great being right

NORMALS - SET FROM FACES!?!?!? WHAT. THE. HELL??!?!?!? Wow. Just wow. 🤯 I’ve been looking for this too for about 3 years… THANK YOU.

how to apply indent on buttons

can u sho how to make the whole game boy 🥺

Why not using the bevel node?? Keep geometry simple! If necessary, bake as a normal map. It keeps the poly count low and optimized, especially relevant for games.

I fcking hate this haha. The second i ve read about beveling, KZfaq sends me these videos. Beveling changes lifes haha.

1:57 aberration may be?) (not sure)

broooooooooooooooooooooooooo

The one on the right is far more finished too. I wonder why it looks better.

Yeah but think when you bevel an object take care it create a lot of N-gon

can't you just use bevel modifier?

not a word about the inward rounded buttons, why? that's what really made a difference, not the bevels

Yeah just skip over the buttons and volume wheel, the really interesting parts...

Jesus, just hold alt while selecting edge loops, instead of constantly ctrl-clicking. Also, it's pretty clear that you tweaked the materials on the right model to make it stand out.

I said left.

hmmmm tbh that's not the best way for better models. Its destructive and so a big problem. without tools its hard to remove bevels later. Even with tools you can't remove all kind of bevels and redesign them