What's the best quad re-meshing solution now?

gnoop · Oct 2023

For terrain, hard surfaces etc. Does modern Zbrush advanced it over old free one?

Some cool addons for Blender maybe?

AI something? isn't it a perfect case for AI .

I am especially interested in terrain re-meshing, Rock walls etc. Zbrush 2022 doesn't seem especially good for it. Does Houdini have something new and magic ?

Eric Chadwick · Oct 2023

3ds Max's new Retopology modifier is pretty awesome in my experience.
https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-57B77A00-5300-47CB-99E1-22B9C536B060

gnoop · Oct 2023

Cool. Thanks Eric. Have it been upgraded with 24 release? I am on Max 2023 and it's same as in Zbrush 2022 mostly .

Eric Chadwick · Oct 2023

Well, you can always check the “What’s New” section for info.

They added OpenVDB to the Boolean modifier, which helps retopo on difficult meshes. Worth a look, can be combined with Retopology for interactive results. https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-9D307A37-146D-4D29-8926-F1E56D063DF2

Changsoo has some cool stuff on his site:
https://youtu.be/02wacXh-1UQ?si=Ni1hvDke11i4lXR2
also check his extensive change list, there’s mention of Retopology (search the page for it) https://cganimator.com/unofficial-3dsmax-whats-new/

Eric Chadwick · Oct 2023

He has a few cool vids of what’s possible https://youtube.com/shorts/qp4zgwO2giQ?si=2XPoqOtmrNWA-urs

gnoop · Oct 2023

Thank you Eric for those interesting links

What's the best quad re-meshing solution now?

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