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I'm working on a model that is based on a cylinder and I have given it shape using a bevel and a subsurf modifier:

Model after modifiers

Based on the edited low-poly cylinder structure:

Model before modifiers

I want to cut some holes on the offset at the top of the cylinder which I made using an inset face and extruding the result, I have tried making the holes by making some inset faces on both sides of the extrusion, cutting the faces, and bridging the openings on the low-poly mesh and then applying bevel weight to keep the shape of the hole but this makes the section of the subsurf come forward due to the new geometry:

Low-poly holes shape issue

I have also tried adding a boolean modifier after subsurf but this breaks the topology and the smoothness:

High-poly boolean normals issue

This looks the closest to what I want to do, but the resulting normals would cause trouble when trying to use the model on software like Substance Painter to generate mesh maps for a low-poly version.

Is there some way to make the holes in a non-destructive way while keeping the cylinder's surface plain and smooth?

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you can use 3 modifiers like this:

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Ok, I agree with the previous reply, the person who posted it is quite experienced. However, here is another way of creating the same type of model.

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In this version I delete the faces I want as the holes first, and then model the shape of the rim and the lid. I just keep on adding edge loops to control the shape of the object and add details. I can use the bevel tool, instead of the bevel modifier to add some edge loops. At the end, I don't need the boolean, I let the subsurface modifier do the work.

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