Array the mesh and clean up the topologyĪdd two array modifiers to the cube. If you intend to create a shape other than a simple square, just keep in mind to have some density to the geometry and even quads for blenders cloth simulator to work with. Use the bevel tool (ctrl+b) to expand (scroll wheel) the loop cut into 3 cuts.Īdd four more cuts along the X and Y axis. We will start by going into edit mode with the default cube selected, add a loop cut (ctrl+r) in the middle and scale (s) it out. Let’s dive in! Create the base mesh for the blanket

Use a soft body simulation on a lattice, then deform the mesh according to the lattice.

Use force objects and cloth simulation to create the wavy surface.

Create the geometry using modifiers and simple modelling.

Using multiple tools in Blender to make cloth is the way we will go. In this article, I want to go over a way to simulate the wavy feel of a thicker blanket while preserving the shape. But once you need thickness, everything suddenly becomes much harder. Making flags wave in the air and thin blankets fall on to couches is quick. Then, in the Toolbar, find the Edit panel and Press Smooth.Making cloth in Blender using the cloth simulator is easy when working with flat objects.

In order to make it look nice and smooth like the picture, you need to apply a Smooth and/or Subdivision Surface Modifier in the Modifiers tab. You can then re-enable the cloth, setting the start and end frames from which to run the simulation forward. You can Apply the Cloth Modifier at any point to freeze the mesh in position at that frame.

That is all you need to do to set your cloth up for animating, but if you playback the animation, the drop of your newly created fabric will be quite unspectacular. Scroll down until you see the Cloth panel, and press the Cloth button, a lot of settings will appear, most of which we need to manage to achieve the advanced simulation. We will make this cloth by going to the Physics tab. So Tab into Edit Mode and subdivide the mesh a couple of times. In order to get some good floppy and flexible fabric, you will need to subdivide it several times the mesh, about eight is a good number. In this video tutorial, we’re going to look at setting up an interactive cloth simulation, we’ll learn all the steps that you need to do to make it work, and we take a look at a method for working with cloth simulations in a more interactive way in Blender.

Blender 2.9 cloth