An example of increased knowledge of Blender and Modeling

[VSMIT]

In working on TJ's walker (Sorry I haven't done anything...), I've learned how difficult it is to animate a 4-legged walker.  Good luck.

[mrtwosheds]

Segmented type walkers are relatively simple, compared to vertex animated ones, but you need to be prepared to spend quite a number of hours on it. Currently trying to remake my Dalek pilot...a nightmare and epic piece of notepad work.

[Clavin12]

Thank you divine crusader. You solved my problem. I built this as a concept model for a Cthonian Time Portal.

I call it the Time Gate.

[Clavin12]

Srry but apparently you haven't solved my problem. heres what I mean in pictures

The wire form of a sample item




And the Solid form



Hope this clears things up. These are the exact same models.

[Nielk1]

Thank you divine crusader. You solved my problem. I built this as a concept model for a Cthonian Time Portal.

I call it the Time Gate.

Looks a bit small.

[Clavin12]

Size is not a boundary. Besides you wouldn't be seeing it in a map.

[AHadley]

Looks a little wide too.

[VSMIT]

Srry but apparently you haven't solved my problem. heres what I mean in pictures

The wire form of a sample item
*Wireframe*


And the Solid form
*Solid*

Hope this clears things up. These are the exact same models.

Turn the long edges in the pyramid.  That should fix your problem.

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

The wire frame version looks like it has some missing edges C. I know in TS when say a vertex is added to a cube object, and that vertex is stretched vertically; to make it complete then 4 new edges need to be added manually to define them correctly. Perhaps that's why in solid view it appears to look normal. I general prefer to display my models with the show edges option on. That way if somethings missing then I'll know to add some extra edges where needed. This seems to help me add detail in key areas of the model piece.

[Clavin12]

What I want the edge to do is get  the face to fold along it. I'm sure theres a command for it but I couldn't find it. I also want the edge to split the face in two.

[Warfreak]

Subdivide?

[divine_crusader]

You'll have to forgive me if I'm completely misinterpreting what your trying to achieve, but on your sample item, is this how you wanted it to look....

[Clavin12]

yes exactly. I wanted to know how to get the sample item to do that starting from the state it was in the picture. This is awfully hard to explain in text. anyway here's a more detailed walker with a little mirror to make it look better.

[divine_crusader]

Okay, I think I know what the problem is. Using the sample item, I'm assuming you subdivided the top plane of the cube and you then dragged the middle vertice up. In wire frame it looks fine, but rendered it isn't, so again, I'm assuming, you created edges along the four top vertices that was created when you subdivided the top plane. Here is where your problem is. When you dragged the middle vertice up, the four new planes created for the subdivide don't deform correctly, and the new edges you created won't fix it because they aren't attached to those planes. What you would need to do is delete the middle vertice, and then create those edges (select all four and press "f")...



Then extrude the new plane up (select the plane, press "e" and select "by region")...



Then merge all the vertices together (with four vertices still selected, press "alt-m" and select "at center")...



The you just need to fill in the missing planes at the base of the cube. Hope this makes since and sorry if it's a bit long. Usually I'm the one asking for information, not giving it 

[Clavin12]

Is there a way to make the faces do that after I made it up the way it was in the pictures? In wings it would snap the faces to the edges automatically...