How to "slant" a single part of the cube, instead of mirrored? | Blockbench | Page 1

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 3:34 PM

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I always get stuck with this issue whenever I want to get into poly, Im trying to slant just the top, but the bottom get slanted as well

why? I don't want this

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:09 PM

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so you're trying to make a ramp shape?

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:10 PM

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pretty much

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:11 PM

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select the top edge and use the move tool

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:11 PM

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oh my god

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thank you

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while you're here mind if I ask about another small thing?

how do I make a pyramid which the base of isn't a square, like more sides as a base?

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Im trying to make a horn but the normal pyramid only offers 4 faces (cause the base is a square) can't I change the base to be something with more sides?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:14 PM

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basically extrude section up, select the top edge then right click > merge all in center

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torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:16 PM

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im gonna need to read this 10 times before I understand holdup

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what section am I extruding
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where is the extrude section

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I looked up extruded and found "Extrude Section" button, but it says it's hidden ?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:19 PM

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you just need to create extra material for it to use, you can also just loopcut a face

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:20 PM

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I'm a complete beginner so I have no idea what some of the terms you're saying really mean

loopcut ?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:21 PM

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so start with any face, select it all right click > extrude selection

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that will add new walls to the shape

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:21 PM

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"start with any face", like a plane?

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should I make a plane?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:21 PM

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then select the top edge of those new walls, and do merge all in centre

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:22 PM

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torpid burrow "start with any face", like a plane?

if you want to

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it just needs walls to merge together

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:22 PM

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I don't know what I want, I'm asking because that looks flat in the image but the plane is also just 4 sides

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so I guess, I don't need a plane but a cylinder?

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:24 PM

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silent mesa so start with any face, select it all right click > extrude selection

like how did you get this shape

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:25 PM

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its just a primitive

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i removed the walls and top face for demonstration purposes

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the same method is used for any shape though

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:26 PM

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well I created a cylinder and just made it's height 0, that's okay?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:28 PM

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problem with doing that, is the top and bottom faces are still their, they are just inside eachother

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:29 PM

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huh

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wait so what else am I suppose to do?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:29 PM

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I don't even understand what you are trying to ask

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:29 PM

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im just trying to give this cutie horns haha

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as you can see the uhh pyramids are, uhh, really bad here 😂

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:30 PM

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for the horn pieces?

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:30 PM

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yup

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I want to replace those with more rounded horns

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which obviously would be made through a pyramid that has more side-faces than just 4

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:31 PM

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so yeah, just start out with the flat shape of whatever. Then extrude up the face and merge like I mentioned

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:31 PM

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right so it all goes wrong there though

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"extrude up" - what ?

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right clicking doesn't show me any button that says that

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I don't have any button that does that

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:33 PM

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start with flat shape, select all faces, extrude up.
Select the top edges of those newly created faces then merge all in centre

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:33 PM

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how do I select all faces?

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shift clicking doesnt really work here for me

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wait Im in face mode and it lets me do it like that, is that right?

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:34 PM

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this bar at the top shows what current selection mode you're in. it goes:
object (so the entire thing like default blockbench)
cluster (ignore this for now)
face
edge
vertex

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vertex

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:35 PM

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oh my god it did it

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it is rotated though, is that okay?

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like I can rotate it back but I am wondering if that's normal

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:36 PM

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just rotate it to however you need

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you can adjust the position / height of the point using the vertex selection mode

torpid burrow May 17, 2023, 4:37 PM

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Hey I really appreciate this!
I know it may not be perfect but you just helped me learn on some multiple things here , thanks for being so patient 😊

silent mesa May 17, 2023, 4:37 PM

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no worries, mesh modelling is certainly confusing for first time

#How to "slant" a single part of the cube, instead of mirrored?