Using Modifiers , Mirror and Boolean

[xMezzy]

Hi all,

Im currently working on my chess piece Knight,
It was made using the mirror modifier , thats not yet been applied.
Im then using a small sphere and the boolean modifier to create the eye and nostril.
BUT Im having difficulty making it work

If I have the following modifiers (not applied)

1. Mirror
2. Boolean

I get the eye or nostril BUt only applied to one side of the horses head

If I apply the mirror modifer , nothing changes , ie the boolean cut isnt mirrored
If I apply the Boolean , then the cut disappears

Any suggestion ??

Many Thanks

[xMezzy]

Hmmm I amy have answered my own question lol,
I applied the mirror modified , Then created a boolean cut modifier for each side of the horses head.
So a total of 4 boolean modifiers for the 2 eyes and 2 nostrils.

Is this the correct way of solving this issue ?

[NP5]

Try changing the order of the modifiers. Drag the boolean to the top of the list by the grid of dots ‘handle’ top right of its frame.

[NP5]

Whatever works is right! Blender has many ways to do many things.

[xMezzy]

I tried changing the order of the modifiers.
Moving the Boolean above the mirror mod, just caused the boolean cut to disappear.
I’m wondering if this is a 2.91 ver bug ?
I’ve seen that a new version of blender has been released and I’m considering updating to that.

[Jaco_Pretorius]

Don’t forget to experiment.

With correct order of modifiers and placing boolean object on the X+ side should be all that is needed.

@xMezzy

I’m wondering if this is a 2.91 ver bug

“Exact” method does seem to have some issues, so switch between “Fast” and “Exact” to see which one works. In my experience, “Exact” works better booleaning low-poly geometry onto high-poly geometry, while “Fast” works better when booleaning high-poly geometry onto low-poly geometry.

Good luck.