high poly modeling question

se7ered

i'm sure this has been answered before...but what is the way to go for your high detail base that you are going to pull normals off of...

turbo smooth/mesh smooth/smoothing groups?

is anyone more common or better than the other or is it more of a per object/preference type thing?

glib

Smoothing groups don't provide a subdivided surface.

The real comparison is meshsmooth vs turbosmooth, and afaik turbosmooth is simply a faster, newer algorithm.

EarthQuake

Visually, turbosmooth and meshsmooth should be identical.