How to model a blister package

[Woodie]

Well I have not used Wings for some time but just from curiosity I downloaded latest version and was able to create something in 2 min. Seriously.
1Create the cube, scale it so it looks like the base of the package (very thin, and a bit longer than wide).
2. select shorter edges and hit "C"
3. select the longer edges (including the newly created) and hit 4 (5 or more - depends how many you want in a package) and then "C"
4. select the top and bottom faces and use "Inset"
5. Select the top inside faces and Extrude by normal (Separated not Region)
6. Hit "L" (that will select the edges around the top) and use bevel
7. switch to Face selection and Hit "+" until you have selected all "bubbles"
8. Hit "L" again and use bevel again.
9. Select the bottom inside faces (created in Step 4) use inset again.
10. Raise the selected faces a little bit up.
11. Switch to object selection mode and use "S" until satisfied.

Good luck.

PS: I added couple more cross sections across the "bubbles" before using "S"

[neo0.]

How do you make it so that hole in the bottom of the bubble (where you would open to take outwhatever is in the bubble) is the same shape as the bubble itself?

[Cire]

You should probably do some basic modeling tutorials, instead of asking this kind of question in a forum focusing on rendering with a particular renderer.

[Borgleader]

You should probably do some basic modeling tutorials, instead of asking this kind of question in a forum focusing on rendering with a particular renderer.

+1

www.blenderartists.org or forums.cgsociety.org would be a better place to ask this kind of question.

Your best bet is blederartists.org though, it's got a user base of over 17000+ members so you're bond to get some help there. Following the Wikie Blender noo to pro would probably help also. There are plenty of basic tutorials out there, even if you don't complete them you'll surely learn from them anyway.

[neo0.]

Woodie, could you post the wings file?

[Woodie]

There you go. Few versions attached (in one file)

[neo0.]

Nice. One quick question though, how did you make the opening of the bubbles the same shape as the bubble itself? Whenever I do it, the opening is a different shape. The bubble looks like how it should, kind of a smoothed rectangular shpae but the bottom is always circular.

How does your mesh look prior to smoothing?

[StompinTom]

cuz you have to bevel the opening edges too, otherwise it will neatly subdivide to an oval.

[neo0.]

Thanks all for the help. See the WIP thread.

[neo0.]

Right now, im looking for a way to close off the bottoms..

[Borgleader]

oh god... Does your 3d application not have form face option? you know like grab all four vertices and press a button and bam, hole is closed?

[CTZn]

Geometry would be non-manifold then, but who cares ?

neo0, delete all faces in the bottom, including the inner "bubbles"; then you can easily close the remaining rectangular hole.

[neo0.]

oh god... Does your 3d application not have form face option? you know like grab all four vertices and press a button and bam, hole is closed?

The sad part is I don't know if it does.

[CTZn]

Ok, read its doc and do tuts

No artistry possible if you can even not be a basical technician to the tool. One step after each other, young padawaan

[Borgleader]

Ok, read its doc and do tuts

No artistry possible if you can even not be a basical technician to the tool. One step after each other, young padawaan

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