Polygon Density and Textures Questions!

Nellac

Hi all,

I'm trying to understand the fundamentals of objects texturing needs.

I know about keeping your Texel Density uniform for best results, but what about Polygon Density for optimal texture size to Polygons?

I've read about low poly meshes with high resolution textures losing quality because there isn't enough polygons?

What are the rules for this?

Is there a way of knowing how many polygons a 8 m² area needs in order to use a 1024x1024 texture to keep maximum texture quality?

I'm sure it's basic, I've looked around for information on the subject, but I can't seem to find the answer.

-Thanks

cryrid

I haven't personally heard about textures losing their res due to lack of polygons, but there is the case where extra geometry can help with mipmap res.

http://wiki.polycount.com/ModularMountAndBlade?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=Modular_MountBladeMod_02.jpg has an example

Nellac

Ah, I guess it's only how vertex fog/lighting works?

Thanks for the help