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I'm trying to model some holes in a piece that must keep a smooth and round surface. At least also the edges of the holes must but be smooth. I tried different ways to do it but i'm to a deadlock. enter image description here

I did the holes with the bool tool but now i don't know how to smooth them because of the geometry that after the booltool is dirty. As you can see the shape is smooth but the holes are too sharp

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This is the topology after the bool tool:

enter image description here I tryied with the looptools but i find 2 more issues: 1) I can't decide where to cut holes, but i must loop a circle just where i have faces enter image description here 2)when i extrude down the circle loops down, even if i bevel with many edges the shading is still wrong

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Someone know how could i solve this issue? Thanks in advance!

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    $\begingroup$ Hello :). Boolean operations usually require some manual retopology. Your topology isn't visible, please add an image of the mesh edit mode :). $\endgroup$
    – jachym michal
    Apr 14, 2020 at 13:27
  • $\begingroup$ You probably need to apply smooth shading to the boolean object. $\endgroup$
    – stphnl329
    Apr 14, 2020 at 13:29
  • $\begingroup$ @jachym-michal, that's one of the hardest things to do in 3d modeling.. $\endgroup$
    – Sanbaldo
    Apr 14, 2020 at 14:48
  • $\begingroup$ Also check the LoopTool addon. I think that if you need to make some holes with a decent topology, it can really help you instead of using the boolean mod. Here some info: docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/addons/mesh/looptools.html - here a youtube tutorial from Abbitt: youtube.com/watch?v=W2MjvKy1yCo $\endgroup$
    – Sanbaldo
    Apr 14, 2020 at 14:51
  • $\begingroup$ @stphnl329 Thanks i tryied but just the inner faces shades smooth and the edges of the circle they remain sharp. $\endgroup$
    – matibuc
    Apr 15, 2020 at 22:36

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Use looptools and to fix your problems:

  1. decide where to cut: you can edit the typology of the mesh to have faces and edges where you want (for example you can select an edge and move it with G + G to move along the actual shape or you can add more edge loop to create the geometry for your hole). To create a good topology: select faces, loopTool > Circle, inset a little bit (I), extrude to create the hole (E).
  2. strange shading: you should use subdivision modifier to fix this (use 3 or 4).

p.s. you don't really need too many edges when you bevel:

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