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Plasticity Wristwatch

Plasticity 101 – Modeling a Watch – Part 1

27.03.2025
In this engaging tutorial I will walk you through the first steps in Plasticity, a CAD modeler for easy hard surface modeling. In part 1 we create the watch-case in an easy to follow fashion.

SilverwingVFX – Plasticity watch modeling Tutorial on YouTube

Plasticity Tutorial Overview

Intro & Basics (00:00–03:21): Overview of Plasticity and licensing.
Navigation & Setup (03:21–04:51): Customizing settings and using calipers.
Modeling Tools (05:11–12:46): Essential commands like center circle, duplication, scaling, snapping, mirroring, and extrusion.
Refining the Shape (12:46–19:58): Boolean operations, trimming, revolving, and converting sheets to solids.
Finishing Details (19:58–22:32): Chamfering, filleting, creating sprockets with the radial array tool.
Final Adjustments (22:32–28:03): Tweaking details and polishing the model.

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a VFX artist spends too much time obsessing over pixels and lighting, well—welcome to my world! You can find all my latest experiments, tutorials, and general nerdy shenanigans here:

Website: silverwing-vfx.de
Patreon: patreon.com/SilverwingVFX (Get scenefiles for all of my tutorial scenes also while supporting me)
Instagram: instagram.com/silverwingvfx (Finished 3D projects and engagement with the community)
YouTube: youtube.com/@SilverwingVFX (Updates and news about my work and what I am up to)

And if you’re into retro gaming and deep-dive nostalgia, check out the big article I wrote for this magazine—my love letter to the legendary Game Boy. Because nothing says “true love” like an 8-bit screen and a battery life that could outlast modern smartphones.

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Raphael Rau is an artist specialized in photorealistic physically based computer generated imagery / animation based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. His work ranges from art direction to creation of logo animations, pack-shots and CG shorts.