Using BRIDGE EDGE LOOPS in Blender to Create Complex Shapes with Lofting!

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video, learn how to use the bridge edge loops function to create complex skins and other objects from edges inside of Blender!
Blender documentation link - docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/modeling/meshes/editing/edge/bridge_edge_loops.html
Note - all edges must be in the same object
Adding circles
Joining them into a group with CTRL+J
Lofting - select edges, then CTRL+E
Select the option for bridge edge loops
Connect Loops - Closed Loop vs. Open Loop vs. Loop Pairs
Merge - Merges loops rather than creating a skin - note that edges must have the same number of segments
Twist - Adds a twist to the object being created - note that we’ll need the same number of segments
Number of Cuts - Adds intermediate detail loops
Interpolation - Adjusts the way the intermediates are calculated - linear is more straight, while blend path and blend surface are more curved. Blend path seems to have vertical orientation more dictated by path, while surface seems to create a more predictable, straight up and down surface.
Smoothness - This applies a smoothing factor to your surface - by moving the value up and down, you can really change how smooth and flowing your surfaces is
Profile Factor - Adjusts how much the new edges are shrunk/expanded.
Profile Shape - this is going to affect the shape of the edges that are created - you can get more information on what each of them is going to do here - docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/3dview/controls/proportional_editing.html#dview-transform-control-proportional-edit-falloff
0:00 - Intro to Lofting
0:27 - Intro to Bridge Edge Loops
0:59 - Activating the Bridge Edge Loops Tool
1:54 - Bridge Edge Loops Blender Documentation Location
3:02 - Joining Objects to Bridge Edge Loops
4:04 - Connect Loops - Open vs. Closed Loops
5:35 - Connect Loops - Loop Pairs
5:57 - Merge Loops
7:09 - Bridge Edge Loop Twist Function
8:02 - Bridge Edge Loop Number of Cuts
9:04 - Interpolation Shapes
9:48 - Interpolation - Blend Path
10:11 - Interpolation - Blend Shape
10:28 - Smoothness
11:11 - Profile Factor
11:48 - Profile Shape
12:39 - Patching Holes with Bridge Edge Loops

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@TheCGEssentials 4 жыл бұрын

Hi everyone! Let me know if you have any questions about this tool in the comments below! :)

@josephvanwyk2088 3 жыл бұрын

MIND=BLOWN. Every time I see something that makes you create shapes in 2 seconds, I'm in AWE of the power of Blender.

@rpritchard3340 2 жыл бұрын

I started watching your tutorials on Sketchup years ago and now I watch your Blender tutorials. You are to the point and explain things in a way I can understand. Very thorough. And I love Bonnie, both the model and the real Bonnie in the photograph. I appreciate what you do.

@Anna-qwerty 3 жыл бұрын

I like how you go into one tool at a time and going in depth, so it's not overwhelming.

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Step by step one at a time :)

@nightleon9419 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Very helpful for beginners!

@monteefrazee2301 3 жыл бұрын

Tanks for a very thorough tutorial .. Great video!

@yans3113 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I really like all of your tuts.

@xDuhRell Жыл бұрын

Thank you... No other video I have seen says that you have to JOIN the objects together for Bridge Edge Loops to work. THANK YOU THANK YOU.

@fikardam 4 жыл бұрын

dang never knew this bridge edge loop are powerful !!! thank you

@TheCGEssentials 4 жыл бұрын

For sure - glad you liked it! :)

@tracygunning9700 3 жыл бұрын

i wish i could tap the thumbs up twice. such a good tutorial, you've saved me so much time! thanks

@geldstern 2 жыл бұрын

thx a lot, very comprehensive tutorial on this feature !

@madhurtyagi101 2 жыл бұрын

great, really simple and explanatory

@egijapriede3177 3 жыл бұрын

These series are Pure Gold !

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - glad you liked them!

@mae2309 4 жыл бұрын

OHHH i love these tuts.. simple but very effective!!!

@TheCGEssentials 4 жыл бұрын

:) - Glad you like them

@user-rl2ox1bu4c 7 ай бұрын

Very straight tutorial! Thank you.

@DenBlackburn 3 жыл бұрын

I know its been said, but I never knew this tool was in blender, and ive used blender for a lot of years, just shows how you can get tied up using the same routines, Thanks so much, yout vids are great, dofo a sub here and a thumbs up......

@nicmcguffog728 3 жыл бұрын

OMG THANK YOU. This has answered all my questions.

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@chaitanya9032 Жыл бұрын

you are savior man thank you trying to fill the half closed loops and here I found the solution thank you.

@nathancook8452 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you have saved me loads of time and money! Thanks!

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@TipoBicho-vb5kc Жыл бұрын

I'm new in this 3d world. Thanks for share!

@jamaicster Жыл бұрын

Best tutorials on the Internet! Hug you! Super mega hyper giga PRO Blender tutorials!

@niadhson 4 жыл бұрын

Sensational! The ideal is to make a personalized manual of these functions to remember them easily, as there are many.

@TheCGEssentials 4 жыл бұрын

That's also why I'm trying to bookmark all the videos - that way each tool and function is easily accessible :)

@niadhson 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCGEssentials Good idea!

@alfredborg8689 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video it just saved my sanity. I could not figure out why when I tried to bridge two objects nothing happened. When I duplicated an object while in Edit mode the Bridge tool worked. However, whenever I duplicated an object in Object Mode and then went into Edit Mode with both objects selected, the Bridge tool did not work. This video made me realize that the most important thing for this tool is that the objects to be bridged must be joined!!!

@thedgilsc1579 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I have same issue. When I create 4 circle independantly and after select them all and edit , I can access all of them but when using bridge edge loop it does not work. It work only if I create this cercle in the same object.

@thedgilsc1579 Жыл бұрын

it's explained in video at 3.12. CTRL+J to join them all before appliyng bridge edge loop...

@fluxcapacitor Ай бұрын

I found this very useful despite the vocal fry. Thanks!

@TheCGEssentials Ай бұрын

I...talk how I talk I guess? But glad you liked it!

@silviu_antone 2 жыл бұрын

Excelent! Kudos!

@darksider0302 Жыл бұрын

Nice, Thank you!

@pattacut 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I follow you and your videos are really useful.

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@glennet9613 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’ve been trying to create a large bevel between a pipe and a cylinder and couldn’t get the right shape without a lot of tedious tweaking of the geo. This might work.

@senthoorsusmithas761 2 жыл бұрын

your description sectiion is very good teaching method, thank you.

@TheCGEssentials 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@sheermagic 4 жыл бұрын

Great video as always.

@TheCGEssentials 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@1982Jonte 3 жыл бұрын

Was looking for more tips how to create connected holes with bridge edge loop. but this was also good.

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Can't remember - might have talked about that here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obunpcRhyLOYhKM.html

@1982Jonte 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCGEssentials Thanks!

@Tiniuc Жыл бұрын

I now know how to make goblets and urns. Yay.

@thcarneiro 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I was trying to use the Bridge loops feature, but I did not know the objects should be joined together (ctrl+J)

@user-xc6gf9si1v 3 жыл бұрын

Your vids are gems fairly

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@abhisek3735 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you....thank you so much......,❤️❤️❤️❤️

@CamiloMonsalve 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Very much! Do you know how to change the order of the curves to be merged?

@SowwlEntertainmentProject 11 ай бұрын

very useful thanks very muchh

@TheCGEssentials 11 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@gmlaster Жыл бұрын

I kinda wish you had created the circles and mentioned the Ctrl+J thing at the very beginning of the video. This really doesn't work without that step. I was going nuts trying to figure out how you made the circles into a single object until I opened the description and read that step. I'm brand new to Blender, so I thought maybe that I was supposed to use bezier circles instead of mesh circles, but those didn't work either. I realized after watching the rest of the video that you covered Joining later. But I tend to pause your videos as I learn, so I never got to that part. I was stuck for quite awhile trying to make the opening circles work. I almost quit the tutorial in frustration until I thought to look in the description. I find your videos are the most helpful. Most "beginner" tutorials seriously suck because the instructors are great technicians but very poor teachers. They assume a base level of knowledge about Blender where there may not actually be one for a beginner. Your videos are excellent, but be careful. You're an expert. What's a small step for you may be a dealbreaker for noobs who won't just "figure it out". I'm a Photoshop/Illustrator instructor, so I'm not unschooled. I'm just really new to 3D. This is a totally different design methodology that literally requires a dimensional shift in how one thinks about space and asset creation. I'm having to break a lot of old habits to learn new ones. I love your courses, but sometimes I feel like I'm hanging on for dear life just to follow you, because I missed a small step like this one.

@veerpaldodave9811 Жыл бұрын

thank u

@kritzstudio 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ao much!!

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@CringeLord_XD Жыл бұрын

Holy f- you´re genial , thanks a ton!

@claystudiofx 4 жыл бұрын

can you make tutorial using revolve method to create symetrical object like wine glass etc.

@TheCGEssentials 4 жыл бұрын

I think I talked about this here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZeim6tkq7OdXZc.html

@kafkapie 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!... i've too often had to search youtube to discover I hadn't control J two objects before swearing at my monitor/errors on blender when failing to bridge edge loops...

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@abhisek3735 2 жыл бұрын

SUBSCRIBED..❤️

@CariagaXIII 3 жыл бұрын

i was having issue with blender not showing up edges menu or bridge loops basically what i did is convert it to a mesh to fix it

@discotec70 3 жыл бұрын

This guy makes me enjoying blender, but how did you make the circular array of circles? ^__^

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

I can't remember, but I might have done something similar in this video - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZl0edt5lbSbhWQ.html

@gdematteis9023 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Your tutorials are great! I'm using v 2.91. - the "bridge edge loops" isn't working. It worked original great - now it won't loft? Can you help?

@daniishere1009 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure all the shapes are joined. Then apply bridge edge loop tool. Hopefully it should work.

@SkSafowan 3 жыл бұрын

Buddy you deserve more subscriber, Just one from me

@gdematteis9023 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Great tutorials - I'm unable to get the "circles" to bridge/loft? Can you help?

@gdematteis9023 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the repeat question - The "join" shapes works -- but is there another way to create a shape with a "curve" and then loft/bridge it with joining the shapes

@molter6524 Жыл бұрын

how did you make the lines and shapes?

@Constantinesis 2 жыл бұрын

Now they just need to make it as a modifier!

@monsterstorm78 Жыл бұрын

How did u draw them half circle loops

@lazygardens 3 жыл бұрын

That's like the "make a hull" software for yacht designing.

@the101stpatriot 2 жыл бұрын

Say "know what i mean, Bern?" bro you look just like Ernist. Carry on

@TheCGEssentials 2 жыл бұрын

Ummm...probably not

@ChrisDaleArt Жыл бұрын

Had to join them first Ctrl J

@williamkuroki7683 2 жыл бұрын

Help!! Everytime i use bridge edge loop, the loop go to wrong side just like if my face were twisted. The problem is it not, e checked the normals! What can i do

@oldhorseau1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks this was partially helpful. You missed explaining that there is only one object that you presumable created from joining several circle objects. This is important as other wise the bridge function will not work.

@TheCGEssentials 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand - why would it create more than one object?

@MrZeinjee 2 жыл бұрын

hay way after me push the botton bridge loop can't active or not working?

@jabberwockld4316 3 жыл бұрын

Idk if im the only one having this problem but when I create a curve, when I got to edit mode It's .... limited I dont know how else to describe it, and it won't give me the option to bridge

@TheCGEssentials 3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it's edit mode?