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Hiraghm
07-30-2003, 12:36 PM
I need to model a pegboard (you know, one of those 1/8th inch pieces of masonite with all the holes in them, used for hanging tools and stuff) and I'm hoping to avoid having to model each hole and boolean it into a box in order to make it.

Is there a quick way to make hundreds of holes in a box?
I was thinking of trying to use the grid procedural texture, but that would just fake the holes, so there would be no depth.
SinnopS
07-30-2003, 02:05 PM
I think one way you can do it is make a single cylinder for the hole then do an array of them. THen do the boolean on it
Hiraghm
07-30-2003, 02:20 PM
oooh... but how do I make an array of cylinders?
SinnopS
07-30-2003, 02:24 PM
ok, make a cylinder. then go under the MULTIPLY tab and under duplicated you will see array. from there u get a windowwith all sorts of options. Play with them and learn :)
Hiraghm
07-30-2003, 02:25 PM
Cool! Thanks, I'll work on that!
CoryC
07-30-2003, 04:29 PM
If the geometry gets too heavy another way you can do this is with Sub-D.
•Make a rectangle 1" x 1" x 1/8" with 3 division on x and z. That would give you a tic-tac-toe looking box.
•Bevel the center square down on the top and bottom so they meet in the middle and cut them out.
•Merge points. 4 should be eliminated. If you the tab key you should have 1 peg hole.
•Clone (Ctrl-C) it 10 times on x and then 10 times on the z.
•Hit tab and you almost have the pegboard. you'll need to delete the side polys that are hidden inside the board. They are causing some deformation. Select all the verticle polys except the ones making the edge and delete them. Do this on the x and z axis.
Adrian@Stufish
08-01-2003, 06:52 AM
The essential choice is 'how circular do my holes need to be?'

you are unlikely to get away with a square hole, you might get away with 6 sides, somehow 9 often works for me !

It will make a very big difference to your' total poly count.

But definitely array your cutting object then do the boolian - arraying a single box with one hole will get you lots of na6ty internal surfaces you don't want.

Don't forget the usual extra hole-free space around the edge of the 4'x8' panel.