Organizing polys - advices needed

MasterBeard

Hello polycount mates.
This is my first post here and it starts with a request :poly124:
I am making low poly scy-fi weapon and it has this tubes on it.
I dont know how should i weld them somhow or just leave them intresecting each another (img 2).
and the other picture shows a cylinder (img 1). thats a barrel where projectile comes out. I know its big. It cartoonish style model so yeah.
So could you please help me organize my models polys.
I would appreciate that
(sorry for my english)

yougotdirked

I'd say leave the tubes as is, since you would have to add alot of unecessary edges to 'weld' them together (if you want to keep the angles the same). You could also make connection pieces that fit over the tubes, kinda like these:



And what is wrong with the barrel? You forgot to mention that

Anyway, I hope this helps

MasterBeard

this connection piece idea is great idea. thanks
The barrel cylinders all edges goes to one piont. im not sure if there is another better way to organize them

CarlF

https://skfb.ly/CSNF

This is how I would go about meshing them together as a connected mesh, naturally its more poly's (not much really) but it will give you better smoothing and means you don't have to add geometry to hide the gaps. Hope it helps.

MasterBeard

CarlF, Thanks a lot mate. Amazing advice. Appreciate it