How do I create a curve across multiple points?

[Lab 316 0]

Take a look at the screenshot, in the Right View, I'm trying to get that curve of the case, but I'm not sure how to curve that entire section, with the back plane as well.

 

Do i have to do each point individually?

 

Here's the screenshot: http://www.dropmocks.com/mBnGtF

[ianfreeze 1]

make a second piece that matches the curve of the back and use a boole to subtract it?

[mcs 0]

or maybe try to do it with box modeling (+hypernurbs).

[jayfaker 1]

I would knife up the back with the shapes you see in the back view (try to line up the cuts with your existing vertices), then extrude those shapes and scale your extrudes to make the curve. Then you'll need to finesse with the bevel tool and by hand as needed.

Edited November 28, 2012 by jayfaker

[Lab 316 0]

I would knife up the back with the shapes you see in the back view (try to line up the cuts with your existing vertices), then extrude those shapes and scale your extrudes to make the curve. Then you'll need to finesse with the bevel tool and by hand as needed.

 

Here's the strange this about that, is that the knife won't cut all the way across the back horizontally, in any mode. I can slice down the side, but not the back for some reason. I closed the polygon with the Close Polygon Hole command.

[eliss 0]

Stuff like that I'd delegate it out to someone that can bang it out quick. Or, learn to use Maya that has stronger modeling tools. Just my two cents.

[jblessing 0]

Here's the strange this about that, is that the knife won't cut all the way across the back horizontally, in any mode. I can slice down the side, but not the back for some reason. I closed the polygon with the Close Polygon Hole command.

 

1. Try restarting C4D and see if it will do it then (I've had this fix this exact thing recently).2. If it still won't, do 'optimize' on it to make sure all your points are actually connecting.Jayfaker has the right idea on this one..