Skinning a model with separate meshes for clothing

JustColorado

Hello,

I am learning about skinning now. I am working on a model where the clothes are separate meshes with quite different topology. So far it has been all kinds of headaches. What works in one pose doesn't work in another.

Whar approach is typically used in the industry for handling this.

Should I retopologize the clothes to closely resemble the character topo?
Should I make separate models with the clothes attached as one mesh?
Something different?

Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Mrfred

The easiest way is, without removing any faces, is to match the topology as close as possible.
In some case it is not possible so you will have to adapt the skinning or the mesh itself.

monster

+1 to Mrfred.

JustColorado

thank you. that pretty much answers my question