Gun turret 001

By telleropnul, October 20, 2020

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Requirements

Blender 2.8.x / 2.9.x

Get it here: https://builder.blender.org/download

HardOps
BoxCutter

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Source Files

decap001.blend
gunturret001.blend

Render

 

Quick notes

For the square shape with the arms in each corner (decap example):

1. Draw a plane.
2. Solidify
3. Add a cylinder just outside one of the corners of the plane of the same thickness.
4. [TAB] In see-through mode, select half the vertices and move them to the right.
5. Using Median transform pivot, [S] [X] [0]
6. Rotate the shape 45 degrees to point inward.
7. (Exact) Boolean join to the main shape.
8. XY Mirror to all four corners.