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Alright so like the title says i would love to learn this stuff and youtube tutorials have not been helpful at all so far and my online search has been a failure so why not make a post myself! i import weapon models into games and lately i have wanted to add more details onto the models with tape or zipties or pads etc and ive got some models ready but i am just curious now as to how i could wrap these things neatly around certain parts of a model! Here is an example of the item i am trying to wrap onto a specific part of this gun! enter image description here

when using the shrinkwrap modifier i get results like this, it flattens the object and does not really project nicely around the actual edges etc, im A HUGE BEGINNER when it comes to blender and i only really use it for preparing the models for a game! of course i do not expect it to be as easy as adding a modifier which is why i am here to get some real help! enter image description here

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You can use the Shrinkwrap modifier (in this case add a Solidify modifier in order to give thickness), but you can simply model your strap:

Select and duplicate an edge of your gun:

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Extrude it to give it width, scale it up a bit:

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Press AltE > Extrude Faces Along Normals:

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Choose the front view and use the Shear tool to twist your shape a bit (AltCtrlShiftS):

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Duplicate and shear again:

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If you want more control on the shape, create additional edge loops CtrlR:

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The kind of result you can get:

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  • $\begingroup$ well this was very helpful thank you, was hoping there would be an easier way to apply what i had already made! the shrinkwrap modifier didnt work too well and wont really apply properly for me along the mesh! i would be happy to send the files over to take a look at? $\endgroup$
    – Skrap
    Commented Apr 5, 2022 at 18:06
  • $\begingroup$ you can upload your file on pasteall.org/blend upload then copy the URL it has generated and paste it here $\endgroup$
    – moonboots
    Commented Apr 5, 2022 at 18:10
  • $\begingroup$ pasteall.org/blend/0712c20f5b094128b1cc921b804a6dee Should be it? i left the parts where i was intending to put wrap them around, thanks again for the quick answers $\endgroup$
    – Skrap
    Commented Apr 5, 2022 at 18:46
  • $\begingroup$ I can't make it work properly with a Shrinkwrap, it always tweak in a weird, I'm not sure you'll get anything good, but maybe someone will be able to help, if you don't succeed maybe use my method instead $\endgroup$
    – moonboots
    Commented Apr 5, 2022 at 18:53

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