macitect

I have been using SketchUp for a few years and have a little experience with FormZ from my school days. Now I would really like to expand my horizons by learning SSD modeling with Modo in particular. I've been through the videos of different tools in Modo and started a tutorial which is really long, but now I am doing a little 3D project for a friend and would like to take the opportunity to really get my feet wet.

I need to model the following chair and have started a few times, but am really not sure of so many options that I am feeling overwhelmed.
(Overall dimensions for the chair: 30"x28"x30")
Don't know if it makes more sense to do something like this in SubD or hardedge, don't know how to curve the back and then extrude it... In short I am too stuck in the SketchUp way of doing things to get into this.

What I would love is for any of you to give me a little "I would start by doing this..." or "I would recommend HardEdge/SubD because of...." type advise and we could walk through this together and in the end it could serve as a tutorial for others who might find themselves in a similar position to me.

Any and all help much appreciated!

Limbus

I would start with a box and then use the cut and bevel tools to get the shape. Use edgeloop to add more detail where needed and turn on the symetrie tool. SDS are fine for this model.

Cheers Florian

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4d-infinite

You can also use fall-offs & action centre to get the shape.

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macitect

Sorry for not replying sooner. I've been away for a little while.

In the meantime I went and checked out another little program called Cheetah3D. It has been a very good introduction to this kind of modeling for me. I think I will re-assess Modo when I've got a little more experience and discover that my needs warrant moving up to such a robust program.

Anyways thank you both for your input.

Here is what I've achieved with Cheetah3D:

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