topology

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Colt 1911 topology feedback Hi everyone.I've finished low poly modeling but I'm not really sure if my topology is good. And I have a few questions I would like to ask you. :)Also I don't know if 5500 is a lot of tris for a pist…	10 Last	Babsam Oct 2021
Difference between elements and objects in rendering for games Hi, Please take a look at picture below, I want to know that which one is better to be used.if look at the picture, you will see that I have represented two models which are same at final output. The…	1 Last	gnoop Jan 2020
[Marvelous Designer] to [Maya] - Retopology for simulations? Hey guys, i'm doing some animations and i wanted to use the simulations from marvelous! So i'm trying the regular workflow, making the garments in marvelous and then bringing the alembic, doing the s…	7 Last	oglu May 2020
Overlapping lips problem on head UV Hey,so I'm trying to UV map the head of my character and I'm having trouble getting the mouth area unwrapped.Basically, the mouth/lips are overlapping itself, I wanted it to be straight and with a ho…	3 Last	Mink Feb 2020
How do i model this ? Hi everyone,so i modeled the Walther P38.In my mind, i wanted to use substance painter to add the normal detail to the grip, so i did.I loaded this picture into Photoshop and created a b/w mask. As i…	9 Last	Kanni3d Mar 2020
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	26 Last	CreativeSheep Oct 2020
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…	1 Last	Alex_J Apr 2020
How do you preserve hard edges while smoothing in Maya? I simply want to smooth a model while maintaining hard edges where I choose. I can jimmy rig this by adding extra edge loops near edges, but that tends to mess up my topology and doesn't achieve clea…	2 Last	GlowingPotato May 2020
Questions about UV best practices in game development. (Looking for someone I can send a quick message here and there on Discord or another app to get answers when I get hung up on minor issues. Google works sometimes, but it can be hard to find a specif…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2020
What do you think about this topology? Hello, this is my first post in this forum :)I'm modeling a M4 weapon and this is the lower receiver part with high poly, (I have to finish to model the inside of the top circular shape.)There are in…	2 Last	EduardJaumira May 2020
Transitioning from 3d artist for film/animation to videogame industry. Since I started to study to be a 3d artist, I always oriented it towards the film and animation industry, and all my past jobs were as 3D artist for animated films, so I all the technical stuff that …	6 Last	YoelPL Jun 2020
Holding edges (bevel) while maintaining quad based geometry Hello everyone,this is my first post here, so please bear with me. I am right now trying to add holding edges to my model for subdivision. I'm doing this by beveling the edges and manually cutting th…	7 Last	Elytreus Jun 2020
Character Modeling Facial Topology Critique I'm working on getting a better understanding of the topology required for proper deformation when it comes to character models, specificaly for the facial geometry. I made the head of a base mo…	2 Last	Indie Jun 2020
[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…	3 Last	teodar23 Jun 2020
WIP: Need advice on topology optimisation for this kind of 3D situation: Hello everyone, I'm currently working on this sword and want to improve my topology skill in general . The egravements seen at the center are meant to be recessed into the metal as I plan to use anot…	2 Last	VintageWarm Jul 2020
[WIP] Character Topology Hello, everybody! My name is Ivan. I'm not a professional 3d artist and it's the first character model in my life. I'm here to know how to make my character better and I appreciate any good critics a…	1 Last	JohannesAg Jul 2020
Reduction Topology, Triangle Question Decided to pause and ask before getting ahead of myself with it. With something like seen in the picture, is this topology good, bad, okay? In the reference there not separated parts which is why it'…	12 Last	Aionard Sep 2020
3D Game Asset C&C Hi polycount, I'm making this stylized daggerbased on Becca Hallstedt concept (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NYGLD)and i'm looking for improvements on highpoly and a better way to make…	0 Last	gfcamerini Sep 2020
Hello, how could my retopo be improved? Hey, I am hoping to improve my retopo I would appreciate if anyone could help? as I am not very confident right now. thank you!I also put a image of the full model so I will apply what I learn to the…	5 Last	An_Unclean_Hippy Oct 2020
Low/High Poly Questions Questions for gamedev:1.) I made the inside of the piano with all of the complex parts so that it could be opened and seen. That tripled my poly count and I'm looking at 16,000 faces now. Should I re…	6 Last	sprunghunt Jan 2021
How to approach hardening this edges? Hi I want to harden this edges but the problem is when I place an edge loop it goes all the way through the model and affects the shape of the cylinder. How can I redirect the edges so they dont…	2 Last	lluc21 Jan 2021
Topology in curved flat meshes? Hello, so I have this model:I have been trying to think of ways to do the topology here but I can't really come up with something that is very clean and I'm not sure how it's supposed to be done. I t…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2021
Should I fix topology if it's pretty damn ugly but deforms well? I try to make an optimized dummy to use for future human characters. I want it to have minimal geometry, without any loops just for the sake of quad perfection that'll crowd the model (can't stand th…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2021
How can I model this properly?! Hello everyone.I have been modeling an ice ax for a long time and I think that everything is acceptable except the metal part of the teeth.I think that each vertex should be connected to another form…	2 Last	PolyHertz Feb 2021
Is topology still important? Ever since I picked up 3d topology was my favorite thing but judging by how every thread and resource I find is ancient it feels like I missed the moment when good topology became automated or irrele…	4 Last	poopipe Mar 2021
Can someone provide insight on knee animation I don't aim to be an animator but I rig my models to see if such and such geometry deforms correctly so I can produce animation friendly models in the future. I don't have any trouble with the knees …	0 Last	maytreejane Mar 2021
Help on some modelling Hi! could I get some help on how to approach this? I start with a smoothed cube, sort of a watered down sphere and then used the multi cut to create the details that i would carve out, sadly the edge…	8 Last	lenteja May 2021
3D Typography Topology Study Critique and Feedback on 3D Typographic Topologies	11 Last	Hitprady Jun 2021
How to fix bevel glitches on stretched tris ? Do you have any method to fix this kind of corners ?	1 Last	Arthur_Nicaise Jun 2021
[3DS Max] - Trouble with simple commands Hello! I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to get along with a few simple commands in 3DS Max.So, does anybody know how to solve the following issues?1) How to connect vertexes across edg…	9 Last	FredCM Jul 2021
Need your opinions/critique on this camera [UE4 asset] Hi. So i want it to be an UE4 game asset. I am really new to this and i want you to tell me if this topology can be considered as a game ready asset.Im uploading the untextured version on sketchfab f…	0 Last	solitudevibes Jul 2021
[Blender] Homogeneous level of detail in high-poly sculptures Hi everyone, I hope you're having a great day so far. :)I'll start off by saying that I'm kind of new to this field but it has been giving me great satisfactions! It has been a couple of weeks that I…	3 Last	Axi5 Jul 2021
Topology Correction Hi Y'all,Could someone let me know how to correct the bit of topology marked on the picture please?I'm shrink wrapping a flat plane onto a sphere to get this shape.I first sorted out the topology for…	4 Last	fmorera Jul 2021
Photocamera critiques please modelHi and thank you for your reply.What can i do better?Could this model be a game asset?	1 Last	Commiesaur Aug 2021
Need help with topology. [{"insert":"Is this an okay topology? How can i make it better?\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/EU60I8HNAAVJ\/screenshot-28214-29.png","name"…	4 Last	quatic Dec 2021
Subd [{"insert":"Hi guys.Why is sudb used why is it not used What is the purpose of use and the area where it is used?\nwhat is non-sub?\n\nAnd what exactly is medium(mid) poly?\n"}]	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Jan 2022
One mesh or many meshes? [{"insert":"Hi everyone, \nI'm curious about retopo for gaming. I've seen a lot of videos on YouTube about people doing retopo for games but most of them are speed up videos. I can pick up a lot of …	0 Last	larh93 Jan 2022
[Maya/Unity] Tool for breaking up optimized and UV mapped meshes? [{"insert":"Greetings!\n\nI have been assigned to a VR project that is going to have highly optimized breakable houses, and I'm really having trouble finding a good tool for this. Currently, I'm doin…	3 Last	poopipe Jan 2022
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…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2022
How do I find the topological solution for sculpt-smoothing into a triangle shape? [{"insert":"I am sculpting a trench coat in Blender, and I am having a terribly difficult time finding the topology necessary get sharp looking rips into the fabric. \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":…	7 Last	tmeucci Feb 2022
Advice on this topology problem? (Converging hard and soft edges) [{"insert":"I am trying to create perpendicular edges partway through a square-ish shape. I want one edge to be soft, and the other sharp.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/u…	8 Last	MatCGI Mar 2022
Boolean on messy topology [{"insert":"Hello!\nI am modeling an old coin and I got stuck on its rim part. The rim mesh of the tails side has a messy topology, and I'm not managing to perform a boolean operation to combine it w…	18 Last	pior Apr 2022
Please tell me if my shoulder deforms are ok, I'm going crazy [{"insert":"Hi everyone. I've been experimenting with different topologies for shoulders and I ditched the tube topology for a more natural one. I'm getting decent results in most positions but the w…	2 Last	tellme Apr 2022
How can I improve this topology? [{"insert":"So I started with a low poly base humanoid mesh:\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/0GCQGCJEZUA9\/mesh.png","name":"mesh.png","type"…	4 Last	killnpc May 2022
Why using Star like tris? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/B9MDKHZUHZDS\/screenshot-281355-29.png","name":"Screenshot (1355).png","type":"image\/png","size":1201113,"width…	1 Last	poopipe Jul 2022
How to flow from high to low edge loop amount on a subdivided mesh? [{"insert":"I want to have more edge loops in some areas, while having less in other areas. \nHow to you go about that while maintaining good topology? \nFor example, here is a car I'm modeling. I on…	8 Last	Neox Aug 2022
Why is triangle used instead of Quad? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/2TXMQNG8EHUJ\/ekran-al-c4-b1nt-c4-b1s-c4-b14-png.png","name":"Ekran Alıntısı4.PNG","type":"image\/png","size":21…	16 Last	garrettia Mar 13 2023
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…	6 Last	DustyShinigami Oct 2022
Normals in Movie Production [{"insert":"I need a hint on what could be a good guideline when to use normals for movie production.\nSee on my example mesh i've done, i did all the paneling with actual geo. Most smaller details i…	3 Last	sprunghunt Nov 2022
Avoid this kind of error in sub-d modeling? [{"insert":"Hi, this is a recurring problem and I don't even know if it has a known technical name and if it's easily avoidable. For example here on this rather simple model, I tried many different t…	3 Last	chopsuey Mar 21 2023