Gamepad Modeling

Edgar Gidoni

11 Jul, 2021 11:22 PM

Tutorial that is a few years old, but still very instructive.
Modeling this Gamepad is quite tedious, but there are many tricks with surfaces that are worth knowing.
You can download the 3D Files here:
GamePad Modeling

1. Step 1: First Sketches...

   

   
   

   
   

2. Step 2: Projecting a Curve...

   

   
   

   
   

3. Step 3: More Sketches...

   

   
   

   
   

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13. Step 13: At last!.. First Surface...

    

    
    

    
    

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15. Step 15: Loft vs Boundary Surface...

    

    
    

    
    

16. Step 16: More work!!...

    

    
    

    
    

17. Step 17: The other Surface...

    

    
    

    
    

18. Step 18: Trimming to Improve Quality...

    

    
    

    
    

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24. Step 24: Surface Fill...(Curvature set)

    

    
    

    
    

25. Step 25: Working on the Back...

    

    
    

    
    

26. Step 26: More Guide Curves...

    

    
    

    
    

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29. Step 29: Planes and more Profiles...

    

    
    

    
    

30. Step 30: Surfacing the Back...

    

    
    

    
    

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33. Step 33: Checking the Quality of the Edge

    

    
    

    
    

34. Step 34: Knitting & Boundary Surfacing...

    

    
    

    
    

35. Step 35: Mirroring the Body...

    

    
    

    
    

36. Step 36: Knitting & Solidifying...

    

    
    

    
    

37. Step 37: Main Sketch for All Buttons...

    

    
    

    
    

38. Step 38: More Sketch details...

    

    
    

    
    

39. Step 39: More... Sketching

    

    
    

    
    

40. Step 40: And a little bit more!!... Uff!

    

    
    

    
    

41. Step 41: Cutting the Nest for the Main Control

    

    
    

    
    

42. Step 42: Ruled Surfacing... Tapered.

    

    
    

    
    

43. Step 43: Offseting Surface...

    

    
    

    
    

44. Step 44: Improving Quality of Nest's Bottom

    

    
    

    
    

45. Step 45: Big Movement Control Button...

    

    
    

    
    

46. Step 46: Button Construction...

    

    
    

    
    

47. Step 47: More on the Button Job...

    

    
    

    
    

48. Step 48: Surface to Cut Directional Keys...

    

    
    

    
    

49. Step 49: Cutting...

    

    
    

    
    

50. Step 50: Finishing the Button... Arrows.

    

    
    

    
    

51. Step 51: Working on the Joystick...

    

    
    

    
    

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56. Step 56: Finishing JoyStick... Beginning Small Button.

    

    
    

    
    

57. Step 57: Finishing Small Button...

    

    
    

    
    

58. Step 58: We are here. Deciding how to continue......

    

    
    

    
    

59. Step 59: Dividing the Main body in 4 Parts...

    

    
    

    
    

60. Step 60: Mirroring the Middle Part...

    

    
    

    
    

61. Step 61: Combining all again...

    

    
    

    
    

62. Step 62: Four Right side Buttons...

    

    
    

    
    

63. Step 63: Building the 4 Buttons...

    

    
    

    
    

64. Step 64: Correcting Top Surface Quality...

    

    
    

    
    

65. Step 65: Finishing Buttons... Led Light...

    

    
    

    
    

66. Step 66: Center Plate...Nest & Plate.

    

    
    

    
    

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68. Step 68: Finishing plate. & Last Details...

    

    
    

    
    

69. Step 69: Two more Buttons...Rect.&Triangular.

    

    
    

    
    

70. Step 70: Cable Entry...

    

    
    

    
    

71. Step 71: Cable Plug...

    

    
    

    
    

72. Step 72: Finshing the Cable Plug...

    

    
    

    
    

73. Step 73: Cable...

    

    
    

    
    

74. Step 74: Finising the Cable...

    

    
    

    
    

75. Step 75: Preparing to Cut for Grips...

    

    
    

    
    

76. Step 76: Spliting the Grip Zone...

    

    
    

    
    

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78. Step 78: Creating the Overmold Grip...

    

    
    

    
    

79. Step 79: Mirror to the Other Side...

    

    
    

    
    

80. Step 80: Letering (Text: Brand Name)

    

    
    

    
    

81. Step 81: Improving the Outside of the Grip...

    

    
    

    
    

82. Step 82: The End!!!... (For Now). Rendering...

    

    
    

    
    

83. Step 83: Something about Surface Quality...

    

    
    

    
    

84. Step 84: Do not get carzy about it!...

    

    
    

    
    

85. Step 85: Some possible Issues...

    

    
    

    
    

86. Step 86: Improving the Model...

    

    
    

    
    

87. Step 87: Oh Oh... Welcome to the Real World!

    

    
    

    
    

88. Step 88: No a good Transition...How To.

    

    
    

    
    

89. Step 89: Warning... But do not worry.

    

    
    

    
    

90. Step 90: Some other tweaks...

    

    
    

    
    

91. Step 91: Nice Results!!...Advises...

    

    
    

    
    

92. Step 92: Final Rendering (Like a fancy Add!))