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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

Any advice on this upper jaw, before I start with the lower jaw

https://imgur.com/a/GW3s32I (video for different angles and light move)For a game engine ready female character. (Normal and AO maps are visible in the image with mirroed UVs.)I spent quite long crea…
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Sidney Eliot

Edge Distance Detect in 3DS MAX

so I'm currently working on a project for my work and I'm trying to automate my low poly process a bit more (i use the boolean workflow). one of the ways that I'm doing that is through the "turn to p…
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poopipe

Edgeflow help on car

Need to make these corners tighter.What I have at the momentWhat my best guess is for the geometry here: However this looks like it could be executed smoother if you know what I mean, especially…
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TannedBatman

Closed Best way to tackle this mesh in a subd way ?

Hey everyone, I am modeling a ww1 aircraft engine cylinder. I have those fins on the top I would like to attach to the main shape.However as you can see I don't have enough topo on the fins to blend …
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Eric Chadwick

Need Topology Feedback for My Cyborg!

Hi could I give some feedback for this cyborg please? I need topology advice especially around the breast area (the three pieces that make up the breast) Thank you!Update: I forgot to include the ref…
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Alex_J

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

taking a class online and I am questioning the teachers topology & edge flow

hey, long time lurker on this forum and wanted to ask a question about hard surface topology. I'm taking an online course and it was going pretty well until I reached this part of a GameCube controll…
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poopipe

THE TOPOLOGY OF THE MESH HAS CHANGED DURING CREATING NORMAL MAPS

Hi! I have several meshes with subdivisions and morph target and when I try to create displacement maps everything goes without any problems, but when I press to create normal, cavity or ambient occl…
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Phena

How would I connect this bevel without ruining the circle?

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FrankPolygon

Human character topology question (female hip)

Hello everyone!First of all I'm kinda new to the forum (or at least just finished being a lurker lol), decided to post because I need some pointers from experienced character artistsBeen working on a…
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Eric Chadwick

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

Is it ok to apply subdiv to have extra topology for small details?

Hello everyone, I am trying to model a piece from Robocop 1987, picture below:Now I Have the basis for it, So my question is, when adding these details, that small, should I apply one subdiv lev…
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sacboi

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

Need help understanding topology.

Hello.I've been modelling for a while and can create all sorts of stuff. Like these for example:Yet, I'm still struggling with some shapes to create clean topology that won't result in pinching or di…
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FrankPolygon

[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…
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SatpreetSingh04

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

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Klunk

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…
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chopsuey

Why is triangle used instead of Quad?

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garrettia

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…
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sprunghunt

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

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…
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Neox

Why using Star like tris?

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poopipe

How can I improve this topology?

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killnpc

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…
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tellme

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…
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pior

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…
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MatCGI

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

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":…
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tmeucci

[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…
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poopipe

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 …
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larh93

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"}]
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Eric Chadwick

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"…
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quatic

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…
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Babsam

Photocamera critiques please

modelHi and thank you for your reply.What can i do better?Could this model be a game asset?
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Commiesaur

[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…
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FredCM

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…
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fmorera

[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…
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Axi5

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…
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solitudevibes

How to fix bevel glitches on stretched tris ?

Do you have any method to fix this kind of corners ?
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Arthur_Nicaise

3D Typography Topology Study

Critique and Feedback on 3D Typographic Topologies 
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Hitprady

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…
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lenteja

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 …
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maytreejane

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…
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poopipe

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…
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PolyHertz

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…
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Eric Chadwick

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…
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Eric Chadwick

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…
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lluc21

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…
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sprunghunt

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