Yes, SubD and Boolean don’t mix well because Boolean modeling creates N-gons and triangles. Here, you can see live Boolean recalculating quad topology in real-time, powered by some magic modifier stack created by Francesco Piacenti, also known as FR3NKD.
When combined with a tri-planar material, you can quickly achieve fascinating results like those below. Although Francesco hasn’t shared many details about this workflow, he’s considering creating a free tutorial on it soon.
FR3NKD
FR3NKD
Make sure to follow him on X/Twitter so you don’t miss it, and check Blender Board, Francesco’s add-on for Blender that serves as an alternative to PureRef:
He’s also the developer of Taverna, an online medieval roleplaying game, which includes an open-source networking solution for Godot Engine called SteamNetGodot, available for free:
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