I’ve been trying for a while now, to learn to model and build on studio. But everything I’ve tried hasn’t worked. Studio doesn’t have the right building tools for say, armor. So I installed Blender. I looked at tutorials, but it’s insanely complex. I’m an adequate scripter, so I know of AlvinBlox, and how good his tutorials are. Are there any tutorials makers like this on building and modeling on Roblox?
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I wouldn’t believe so, since I haven’t searched for such. My dev buddy @Javest07 who is the builder in our game’s also say’s he never had to search for building tutorials to find that epic touch. I don’t think there are that many tutorials in service since demand ain’t so high.
I will say though, make sure the collision’s and join surface’s in ‘tools’ in the Home tab are checked off, since they can get in the way.
EDIT: Blender is best used for Meshes instead of whole structure’s. Also Toolbox can provide some pre-made meshes (without backdoor script’s if searching in the “meshes” filter) that does the same job.
This is why you use plugins.
I can recommend some plugins for modeling and building which make it easier than the normal roblox studio:
GapFill (fills gaps between 2 parts)
F3X building tools (for building and modeling almost anything in roblox, personally recommend this one.)
There was also a plugin called Buildv4 which is helpful for making stuff like roads, it basically creates an exact replica of the part / model you clicked and you can rotate it and instead of rotating on it’s own it stays combined with the other part even if you rotate.
Roblox Tutorial - Advanced Terrain (Deathrun Style) - YouTube as an example. you have this tutorial which shows both F3X and Buildv4
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You can find more info here: Studio Overview | Roblox Creator Documentation
There actually is the tools to be a professional builder as I would highly recommend using the transform tool and to change some settings. Mess with things.
I personally learned my modeling skills from experience. Practice is key, try building small things, then build larger projects. Don’t worry about your building style, it will develop over time.
Just build what you like, what you’re interested in! It’s all about commitment to learning, once you have that, you can learn anything!
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I know Blender seems really scary but once you just take the time and really take in and process the information that youtube tutorials about Blender provide, it seems a lot less stressful. I would recommend just looking up beginner tutorials for Blender on youtube and just sticking with it.
Also, do not use Roblox Studio to make complex models PLEASE. If you make complex models within Roblox studio, using booleans and whatnot, the model will have a way higher triangle count and cause your game to have worse performance as well as weird shading issues with the model. Additionally, you would be super limited as far as texturing goes. You would not be able to make custom textures for what you need.