Maya - optimize by angle.

fatihG_

Hey guy,

I am working on a project that uses a voxel like style. Currently using Qubicle.

Now the app exports every qube as a seperate cube, which off course makes sense for a voxel app. However exporting to .obj gives the option to remove the insides of a mesh, remove lamina faces and what not. That's nice.

However it still exports every "cube" as a plane on a mesh. (check attachment)

So I was wondering whether it is possible in Maya to optimize meshes based on angles..
I tried playing around with the "reduce" tool but wasnt able to get satisfying results.

If anyone knows how to do this in Maya, or knows a script that can do this. Please share.

=]

Thank you.

BARDLER

If you are using Maya 2014 they added some nice features to the reduce tools. If you use the mesh borders option it will preserve the large shape almost every time, or you could use the hard edge option if you set the edges you want to hard.

I use 25 percent because its easier just to click it a bunch of times instead of over doing it if you set it to high.

fatihG_

I use Maya 2012 currently.

It has a tickbox for mesh borders as well. Doesnt give me a clean result like yours though.

rube

here's a script I came a cross a awhile ago that does this.


polySoftEdge -angle 1 -ch 1 ;
polySelectConstraint -m 3 -t 0x8000 -sm 2;
polyDelEdge -cv true;
resetPolySelectConstraint;

fatihG_

Oh sweet. Works perfectly.

Cheers! =]