Retopo workflow.

Binxx

Currently I've been using zbrush and maya, but mostly zbrush to retopo my models, however it becomes long and tedious. most of the model's topo already works for my model however certain parts such as the eyes and nose don't seem to work too well. so I'm usualy forced to recreate it, however i don't want to retopo everything, just the head and toes. Is there any way to do this faster? I know I'm doing this wrong and that's a bad feeling =(

Thanks again, for your help ><

Steve Schulze

You can import an existing mesh as topology and then delete the bits that you don't like. When you've got your high res mesh attached to your ZSphere, use "Select Topo" to choose the model. From there go to Edit Topology and you'll be off to a good start.

CJE

Nex

http://draster.com/nex-1.5/

Topogun

http://www.topogun.com/

ralusek

jackablade's method is among the fastest if you're only changing a few things. i just load the old topology, go over any parts i stretched or any subtools i want to add. i usually retopo in blender these days, but max is also good. for max see [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-5XvqX8TQs[/ame]
topogun is a program designed for it, and i hear 3d coat's retopo isn't bad either.

Neox

i just switched from topogun to 3dcoat for retopo i think its definitely better, never really got into topogun, 3dcoat was a real pleasure in comparison, now if they only add the strips from zbrush as they are super awesome for large areas

leslievdb

3d coat is amazing when it comes to retopology, also i havn`t had any crashes yet. before that i used max 010 freeform tools but max doesn`t seem to work so well with to much geometry for me .

i didn`t like zbrush for retopping, i just didn`t like the feel to it and it wasn't always if i accidentally put two verts on top of each other or connected the wrong verts, don`t know if that changed with 3.5

ioster

I think part of the problem is your mesh is really high poly. You should be retopologizing at sub div level 1.

Binxx

JackaBlade, the importing topo worked like a charm!, thank you for the advice, this makes my work flow a heck of a lot faster! Can't thank you enough