High poly - Low poly : workflow query

Nyawning

I'm modeling a part of a robot. 
I'm starting with the High-poly.
While modeling .. i wanted to bevel some edges.
I started thinking .. should i keep a version of the mesh on the side that has no bevels ?
Wouldn't that make it easier for me later on when making the low poly version ?

Is this the most efficient to work ?
How do the "pros" do it ?
So i came here hoping someone would give me an answer,
and clarify it for me once and for all.
Thanks.

Software : Maya.
Asset type : Robotic Character.
Asset info : Asset to be used in Unreal Engine.

Alex_J

Not a pro, but yes, keep anything you think might be useful later. If you got a complicated scene and want to keep it clean, export that as an fbx with a descriptive name in a smartly named folder just for items like that.

If the scene isn't huge with tons of stuff, just toss it into a group that can be hidden away until you need it again.

sprunghunt

Sometimes I'll do keep an un-beveled version. Although sometimes I'll rebuild the lowpoly completely from scratch. It depends on what kind of shape it is and how I've made the hipoly versus what a good lowpoly is.