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Animal Subdivision Topology

Id love some feedback on topology of my horse and dragon basemeshes especially from riggers Horse: https://skfb.ly/pwHZODragon:https://skfb.ly/pwHYEIt's all quad, no hexapoles, meant for subdivi…
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Eric Chadwick

HelixEdit Available today

We’re excited to showcase HelixEdit, the groundbreaking tool designed to revolutionize AAA character creation in Maya. https://youtu.be/3ZEjqMza7loWhether you’re working on human characters, creature…
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ALucardKira

Retopology for game ready asset question

Hello, this is my first post here. I've been doing 3D Art for the past few years but I still have some doubts about some stuff sometimes so I decided to register here to step up my modeling game :)I …
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Ceqatre

Folds topology advice

Hello guys! I'm looking for some advice about my folds topology, what should I change? Is it good enough? Cause I really don't understand how PERFECT topology (for game dev) supposed to look like ( e…
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iam717

Zbrush reconstruct subdivisions ruining UV’S

Hi guys! I've been stuck on this stage  for so long, I have my retopo blouse with UV, I added thickness in maya (I have subdiv 3, added thickness with Local Translate Z in my case 0.003 and…
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Neox

torn fabric topology - need advice

Hello again guys! :) I have another question. I saw a lot of tutorials about how to sculpt this torn fabric but how to optimize it? Is that have to be baked into displacement and opacity map?
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iam717

Cloth folds topology advice

Hi Guys! I made retopology of my MD pants but not sure if it is right, I do this for my portfolio as game ready character asset, I saw works of some other artist's and they often highlight folds with…
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Alex_J

Need help projecting low onto high poly model zbrush

So i recently finished retopologizing this model and knew that i was going to project some of the detail back onto the sculpted highpoly and bake some of the more very small details onto this subdivi…
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zetheros

Pullout Objects infront SCRIPT "Maya"

Hi guys,Is there a way to pullout any type of objects like when we use the "Quad draw tool" in Maya? In the earlier versions of Maya was also a button to pullout more the pol-surfaces to see the…
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byxa

The mesh stretches when the bone is rotated

An example of stretching mesh:Example of stretching a mesh close-up:Automatic weight has smoothed the situation a bit, but it still stretch, here is an example:The same example, but only in clos…
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Alex_J

What to do with this lamellar armor (retopology and bake)

I've done this armor as part of a personal project and even though it's not gonna end up anywhere other than my portfolio, I wanted to show some retopology skills as well.This is how I decided to ret…
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gnoop

Plasticity workflow? Is it better?

Hi. Recently, plasticity has been making a splash on the 3D modeling market. High Poly modeling has never been so easy and enjoyable despite some limitations of the software itself. However, the prob…
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myclay

Ghoulie Retopology

I've been learning Z-brush/digital sculpting for the past 8 months and have finally gotten to the point where I can produce some decent stuff and I'm ready to move on to the next step in the process.…
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Diethyl

Rounded Hard Surface Topology Question

Hey guys I am modeling Robocop front armor, and since this is a rounded shape with details/holes,  but what happens is, if I make the topology quads too big, I will be left with a lot of pinchin…
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Fabi_G

(BLENDER) Bevel+Subdiv Topolgy HELP

I'm working on a Blender model using Bevel+Subdiv pipeline and I stuck on a problematic element. I want to make a "ridge" that smoothly flows into basic shape but has sharp edges along. However I can…
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iam717

Hi! Need some retopology tips for my character.

Hello!This is my first retopology experience. How do i retopologize such complex shapes as wings on this character for further texturing?Should i make one big shape or try to preserve details.I use …
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kanga

Retopo - Should Poles be avoided completely?

HiLike the question asks - should they be avoided completely or are they fine in some situations? In my example, I've added one on the surface of a mech's leg, though it's not an area that should be …
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DustyShinigami

In subdiv complex shapes with tons of details, do you think it's possible to keep only quads?

If a object is a hard surface object with really shiny texture, but won't bend/distort, how can you make sure that, there won't be any pinching in the normals, specially in the curved/round areas wit…
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DrBombs

Exporting models out of Fusion as quads (and other helpful methods)

Hi   I did consider asking this on the Autodesk forum, but then realised Polycount would probably be better as the folk on the Fusion forums don't understand the game modelling workflows used.…
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DustyShinigami

Best practices for retopology: Is it acceptable to use tris here?

Hello!Suppose I'm retopologizing a character model. The character has spikes. At the tip of each spike lies a single vertex:When I retopologize, I like to start with as few polygons as possible,…
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Ghogiel

Confused about topology for defined Muscles

Hello fellow peeps, I'm currently retopologizing my game character and I'm kind of puzzled how to structure the topology to display the muscles properly. My goal would be something like this: https:/…
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borbus

Is this ok to do for organic static objects like this?

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Klunk

Help me with the retopology.

[{"insert":"Hello everyone,\nI want to make a career in the 3D industry, as a 3D Character & Creature Artist, and retopology is an important step and I know that depending on the type of production, …
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Mitry

Retopology - Cross-overs/Intersecting

[{"insert":"Hi\nDo these sorts of cross-overs\/intersections have a proper name at all? They're more evident when retopologising in 3DCoat.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/u…
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DustyShinigami

Topology/polycount for film

[{"insert":"Hi\nI'm not sure if I'm asking on the correct site for this, but Is there anyone with experience in the film industry who specialises in Virtual Production workflows? Particularly for cha…
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DustyShinigami

Use of Layers prevents Retop on my landscape, any other solutions? (UE5)

[{"insert":"Starting a new UE5 environment of a desert road. I used layers for my landscape, however I didn't realize you cant retopologize with layers enabled. These banks on the edges of the road s…
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poopipe

Poles on character's hips

[{"insert":"Hi\nWasn't sure where to put this thread, so I hope it's in the right area. It does involve topology and rigging, but no animations.\nI had some critique about poles that I ended up inclu…
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DustyShinigami

Strange behaviour while performing retopology in Retopoflow

[{"insert":"So I’m trying to retopo a hand with Retopoflow, which I’ll mirror across the X axis once I’m done. However, when I enter Retopoflow’s room, it instantly adds the mirror modifier and thus …
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Lifelover

How do I efficiently retopologize a character like this?

[{"insert":"I'm given a task to create a stylized character in the vein of the image below and one of the requirements is to make a game-ready topology. What puzzles me is what is a good way to do th…
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killnpc

Tips for Cleanly Baking Continuous Overlapping Cloth?

[{"insert":"Hey Everybody, \nI'm curious to hear some tips on how I might go about getting a clean bake of a continuous mesh that touches or folds onto itself. My current conundrum is a sash that i…
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Alehr

Zbrush > Maya. Vertices are screwed up/hard to fix

[{"insert":"Hello,\nWhen exporting from Zrush (Decimation master) I get the following two problems:\n(top image) I get the following cluster of vertices (These can be fixed in Zbrush when caught befo…
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carvuliero

Resources on retopology for rigging?

[{"insert":"I am currently working on a commission piece for a 3D character. This is my first time doing character work, and I've found enough resources on anatomy and whatnot, but I haven't found m…
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Eric Chadwick

Sketchbook: Niko Rummukainen

[{"insert":"Hey I'm 3D generalist from Finland. At my current job I work as hard surface modeler and convert CAD files to models which end up mostly for Renderings or webgl visualizations. At my fre…
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-> ziwerliz

3D asset/Character Modeler Available

portfoliome@jesse.artI specialize in game characters and props. Take a look at my portfolio and see if I may be able to contribute to your project. Here are a few pieces from Artstation:Real Time Cha…
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Mavnait

Retopologizing and rigging curve-based hair in Blender. 100% lost.

This is my first full character for a game, and I'm worried I've painted myself into a corner here. I've got everything else fully retopologized and rigging that will be easy, but as of right now, th…
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tmeucci

How to go from Triangle, Game-Ready Mesh -> Retopology to Quads -> Same UV Map -> Sculpt?

Yeah Skyrim modding woes. I know, I know. Bear with me.I've got quite the conundrum. I want to create new sculpts, as well as modify the skinning for a specific source mesh. Unfortunately, due to par…
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FiftyTifty

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Rodrigo_Navone

Does anyone know any good retopology tools for importing meshes from CAD programs?

Hello! I've recently been experimenting with some CAD programs due to how well they handle boolean operations and whilst the stl imports are usually fine some of them have some pretty bad topology ar…
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AdalBertZ

MD cloth animations, Zbrush, Maya, Unreal workflow conundrum

Hi all I am struggling here to create a workflow. Would love some input from anyone.My goal is to have either morph targets or alembic animation data, of a baked cloth simulation that I can use in un…
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burrotito

3D Hardsurface Artist/Texture Artist looking for work

Hello there, My name is Patrice and I'm a 20 year old 3DArtist from germany. I Specialize in Hardsurface Modelling/Texturing and mesh optimization. My Portfolio can be found under https://www.patrice…
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iTeki

Retopo question - Blender - dealing with asymmetry

Hello I have an asymmetrical portion of my mesh and up until now have been using the mirror modifier for retopo. I am not sure of the best way to handle the asymmetrical portion is. Do I apply the mi…
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jessimackoart

Topogun 3 - looking good

So there's a few new-ish videos popping up about this (finally). Looks like some real improvement, and the patch tool is looking sexy. Any thoughts?https://vimeo.com/403023432
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CreativeSheep

ShapeWorks Sculpting With Auto-Model Optimizer and retopology correction

ShapeWorks: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148910/ShapeWorks/
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redneck0007

How to retopo and rig a model with loose flowing fabric?

So as a personal project I'm attempting to make my own unreal game character. My goal is to get this guy into the engine with a walk animation to start and have the lower part of his robe and rope be…
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Purplenurple

Shading/Normal problem

 I am making a shipping container and on the doors there is a shading or normal problem, I checked the number of edges for each face and they're all 4 edges, any suggestion?
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Fantasma

3D Coat Retopology

I've faced with a problem and i need to change my reference mesh at the middle of retopo process, how can i do it? I can't find any button to "Change reference mesh" or import it. 
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TomorrowGames

[WIP] Handball model, topology question

Hello guys, new to this place. I'm more of a motion designer / animation artist - but i'm trying to do some game-stuff as freelance. I'm making a handball model, and i'm just wondering if my wor…
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teodar23

Retopo vs Decimation Boulders for platform.

So I'm making Large Reusable rocks/Boulders, (The player will walk and jump on these)going for a stylized look, like SoT.  Iv Retopoed by hand and ended up with 4000 tris, While the decimate end…
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Aventyr

Help! Looking for a Retopology tool

Hey there for the ones who entered this topic. I have a question, I'm looking for a tool that works just like topogun's 3 (unreleased) Patch Tool, or a tool like TopoLogiK that you drag a line and yo…
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JustM

Best places for poles when retopologizing a game character?

Hello,I've hit a bit of a roadblock and I would like some advice. Where would the best places be to put poles when retopologizing a mesh? This character will be highly active (in terms of range of an…
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Alex_J

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