I corrected all the problem areas found in my test bakes, and then scaled up/down the correct areas. Therefore I am working through step 5 at the moment which is UV packing. Here is what I have so far. I visited online portfolios and looked at flats to get an idea of how much padding I need. How is this looking? Hope I…
Well in this case, his supporting geometry can be a bevel at the end of the cylinder that improves the look of the mesh, and he's already cut out a bunch of geometry from the inside, he could also cut down on the number of sides if it was really an issue, but honestly, you should always plan for some corrective geometry in…