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enter image description hereenter image description hereI am creating a UH-60 passenger seat. The blockout is done and I am trying to now do the fabric part however I am having trouble wrapping the seat fabric around the metal frame. I have tried adding in a plane, solidifying it and then adding a shrinkwrap modifier however that does not achieve the effect I want. Also have tried giving the seat frame collision and then ruining a cloth sim on the subdivided plane but it does not wrap around like I want it to, Reference and model below enter image description here enter image description here

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  • $\begingroup$ Is there a reason you can't just model the fabric like any other part of the mesh? $\endgroup$
    – Onyx
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 13:50
  • $\begingroup$ I need the fabric to wrap around certain parts of the mesh, I could do it manually by extruding and loop cuts but thats takes very long and is also very dirty. $\endgroup$
    – DocSon
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 13:51
  • $\begingroup$ How realistic does it need to be, how close are you rendering this part? The reference image is tiny, I don't see the fabric sagging anywhere, it just look like a plane so you wouldn't need to spend so much time with sim or anything complicated. $\endgroup$
    – Luciano
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 14:19
  • $\begingroup$ This model is to be used for a game asset ive finished and it needs to be as realistic as possible. At the moment it is just a blockout however the cloth part is infact a solid 3d object with a small thickness. Ive also uploaded a new ref for better understanding $\endgroup$
    – DocSon
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 14:22

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Looking at the design for these online, it seems that the seats connect to the frames, in a sort of cross shape with bevels.

What I think might produce a good result is copying and re using part of the metal frame mesh to start.enter image description here

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duplicate and separate these parts, taking care not to select one area you wish to bridge loop.

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go into edit mode and create a plane in the middle that matches the edge loops.

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Bridge the edge loops: enter image description here

Shrink/fatten everything so it fits properly and add bevel, solidify and subdivide modifiers so that it looks better. Duplicate the created mesh for both parts of the seat if possible.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you! Cant believe i didnt think of this and instead went for the stupid complex ways haha $\endgroup$
    – DocSon
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 16:41
  • $\begingroup$ One small question I do have though is, how did you get the rungs to wrap back around into the seat cloth in the last picture? $\endgroup$
    – DocSon
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 16:58
  • $\begingroup$ The bottom tabs are probably stitched together with the cloth, so we don't have to worry about bridging those. I'll throw in one extra image to show that. $\endgroup$
    – common_goldfish
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 17:03
  • $\begingroup$ I mean moreso as to how you managed to get those in the first place, Ive added pictures of my mesh to show you what I mean otherwise it was a perfect solution and I cant thank you enough $\endgroup$
    – DocSon
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 17:38
  • $\begingroup$ Glad to help. When you first select your rings, you want them to have gap , so that they are not O but C shaped. $\endgroup$
    – common_goldfish
    Commented Feb 25, 2022 at 17:51

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