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beginner here.

I'm currently modeling my wristwatch and I'm running into some issues making the holes in the strap. I attempted to use the boolean modifier with a cylinder to get the holes out, and while the holes came out great in edit mode, the object itself is looking messed up, probably due to the subsurf:

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I've tried edge loops, making a crease, hell, even bevels and nothing is fixing it. Does anyone have an idea as to what could be done to get this working?

Thanks so much!

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Jonathan Blanchard
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Using booleans for holes is an easy temptation, but often brings horrible results, due to horrible topology. I would try something simpler like this:

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and then let subsurf make the rounding:

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m.ardito
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  • Thanks so much! Definitely won't be using the Boolean modifier for holes anymore, such a headache! – Jonathan Blanchard Mar 05 '17 at 16:35
  • Note: in this case, since it was simple, I suggested to avoid booleans, but there are cases where you can't avoid them, or they can help immensely (see other answers like http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/71947/artifacts-with-boolean-modifier/72029#72029 or http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/64567/partial-shape-subtracting-only/64696#64696). Booleans can create easily very complex holes shapes, but since good topology is always your friend, if you MUST use boolean holes, take some time to clean topology after (ie: retopology, a task that is also often needed after sculpting). – m.ardito Mar 06 '17 at 10:58
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I guess my solution is the same as m.ardito ..... enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here

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