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Animation Topology
Hi there folks, I'm currently working on a base mesh for humanoid characters, and I want to set it up with optimal topology for animation. I set a goal of ~30k tris as a limit for a character, this base mesh at the moment is ~4.7k. I want to get some crits & tips to improve it. I believe I can shove more tris since I'm… -
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Great idea for a post, Starkist! It's very helpful to see what other people have to say, especially for a noob to 3D such as myself. That being said, if anybody knows anything about animation topology (resources, tips, tutorials, anything!), I'd love if you shared! I'm a nurse trying to get into animation, but I'm worried… -
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Hippydrome is the best example out there hands down. You want to concentrate on keeping loops that follow how the skin moves/flows with the bodies movement. Try to avoid poles in key area(for example the one you have in the butt) but if u need tris/wierd loops for silhouette its probably going to be fine. The pose you… -
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Why? For joints especially, tris can be used for wedging. Like the elbow would have more polys than the inside of the arm (opposite side of the elbow?) and you'd need tris to achieve that. That said I'm not primarily a rigger or animator either. EDIT: I made sure by looking it up after I posted, there's no set rule but… -
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well one never stops learning :D funny thing is when people always tell you this and then someone else comes over and tells you that... -
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As Matty said, the triangles seem to be the best solution with less improper deformation. The arms are @ 90 deg because afaik, it's best to start rigging with a relaxed pose - joints in a position between the min and max angles. -
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It's an extreme example of what not to do, the best example still has tri's though. -
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uhm... doesn't that image tell you that the last example is what to avoid? -
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I make it a habit to do my own research into something, I have a bit of an OCD about it actually.. Can't just take someone else's word for it unless there's a good reason. :) I actually hate when someone says to do something because they say their lecturer told them they had to or something else like that. My lead artist… -
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hey starkist, i would suggest reading up and watching the stuff in here, :)http://hippydrome.com/
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