Topology ... such a pain

Tripl3M

So ... im looking for a good FAST topology app i have tried zbrush zremesher and 3d coat but im not getting good results , thats for automatic topology so what about manual topology what is the best app for it ? and how do you guys do topology for small stuff as zippers or threads or zbrush complex geometry ( micro mesh ) ?? i would like to use micro mesh for a game character.
Sorry for all that questions im new to this and im confused.
I know most of you will just laugh and ignore this thread but im telling you that no one is born with knowledge of every thing.

samnwck

Well, there is always Topogun as well. Though if you didn't like 3d coat you may not like it. Zippers can be done in many different ways, it just depends on your intended polycount for the model. Something like a micromesh would just be achieved using your materials, probably on a flat plane, with your AO, Normals, Albedo and Opacity map on it to get in all the detail.

SuperFranky

I just use 3ds Max's tools for retopology. 3d Coat is perfectly capable of everything too.

Spoon

What kind of results dont you get with coat?
I use coat at work and modo at home, and find both to be great.

Tripl3M

3D coat is great , ive just been wondering about the micromesh part

harry1511

I personally switch from Topogun to 3D Coat, solely just because it has a more robust topology toolset (and Topogun is quite outdated now), and I am talking manually retopogy, as I am not really a big fan of Zbrush automatic topology at all. I use Maya more so I can't speak much of Max.

Butthair

WrapIt plugin?

pmiller001

Maya's retopology is great, but 3D coat is by far the most robust one i've used to date. Zbrush's is still lacking in my opinion, and I've not known many people who use 3D coats auto retopology for finished meshes.