Shadowing on models
So im working on these models trying to optimize them for my current workplace. From what I understand they were imported from Google Sketchup and there are N-gons everywhere so I am attempting to fix that. Occasionally when I fix a few egdes these black shadow like areas are created. I have been fixing them by deleting the face and either bridging the whole or capping it. This has become too tedious as of late because I seem to be running into worse and worse models. Any ideas on how to fix this faster then my current method? Thanks for the help in advance guys!
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make sure you have converted it to editable poly, go into vertex mode, select all vertices (adjust threshold if needed) and weld...fastest way for this one might just be to re-do the whole damn thing from scratch, it's a mess, LOL sorry man. Looks like you can delete a lot of the extra edges, tie off those verts to get it to quads or tris and maybe that will clear it up a bit.
also remind me never to import from sketchup!
Remove that entire section and just rebuild it!
yeah you want to get it all to quads or tris for sure, preferably all quads because it would just look so pretty! (well there are many more reasons for quads) but tris are fine, its all tris in the end
no doubt Racer is onto something there, i wonder if edit triangulation would let you see all the extra shit you got from the import, i don't envy your task..
lol good luck man!
Short version: toss an edit poly modifier on top of the stack and see if it clears up, yes even and especially if it is already in edit poly.
Not the best solution and might not work, so good luck mate!
WARNING: Take this model as an example why you shouldn't import from Sketchup.