03 Explore select menu options in modeling menu of unreal engine 56

Project Setup

• Opened SartvicOffice.uproject and continued work in modeling_practice level.

• Switched off visibility for other static meshes (like SM_Gate, SM_SiteArea) to focus on a new model.

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🔹 Creating a Simple Chair

• Started with a 100x100x100 cm box, pivot placed at base.

• Converted into a seat platform:

  • Resized to 50x50x10 cm.

  • Adjusted using face selection and snapping (10 cm increments).

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🔹 Modeling Chair Legs

• Used Insert Loop to subdivide the seat into 5x5 grid (for 10 cm blocks).

• Selected four corner faces and used Extrude to create chair legs with 50 cm height.

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🔹 Backrest Modeling

• Selected six top faces and six side faces for the backrest support.

• Used Offset to displace selected faces by 2 cm outward.

• Push/Pull tool explored for vertical extrusion and geometry subtraction.

• Used Extrude (preferred over Push/Pull when no subtraction is needed).

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🔹 Backrest Detailing

• Created 6 loop cuts for further subdivisions.

• Connected top bar to backrest using Push/Pull (40 cm height).

• Added decorative crossbars using selective extrusion on mid-faces.

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🔹 Inset and Merge Face Operations

• Merged 12 seat faces into a single face for cleaner modeling.

• Used Inset to create a recessed area on the seat surface.

• Pulled it down slightly using 1–2 cm snapping increments.

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🔹 Leg Detailing with Outside Inset

• Applied Outside to extend the leg faces.

• Pulled extended leg parts downward by 10 cm using Extrude.

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🔹 Important Notes

• Static Meshes lose editability after saving and reopening.

  • Recommended to model using Dynamic Meshes until final export.

• Saved final mesh as SM_SimpleChair.

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🔹 Next Session Preview

• Remaining tools like:

  • Bevel

  • XForm (Transform)

  • DForm (Deform)

• Will be covered in the next class.