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1. Re: Dont reinvent the wheel -- A quick method for shrink wrapping pre-made body parts to hi-res meshes

   

   Reply by Neox · Nov 2017 · Home› Technical Talk

   looking at how the topology deforms i would suggest that people take a look at Wrap (standalone software) for this task

2. Dont reinvent the wheel -- A quick method for shrink wrapping pre-made body parts to hi-res meshes

   

   

   Topic by Alex_J · Nov 2017 · Home› Technical Talk

   I am sure this is not a novel technique, but I haven't seen it described anywhere so I thought I would share. How I came up with the technique: After working on retopology for the first time, I found the process to be egregiously time consuming. Probably the biggest reason is because I am not very good at rerouting…

3. Re: Dont reinvent the wheel -- A quick method for shrink wrapping pre-made body parts to hi-res meshes

   

   Reply by RN · Nov 2017 · Home› Technical Talk

   Oh, of course. Thanks.

4. Re: Dont reinvent the wheel -- A quick method for shrink wrapping pre-made body parts to hi-res meshes

   

   Reply by Alex_J · Nov 2017 · Home› Technical Talk

   For the purpose of getting a normal map for a game asset.

5. Re: Dont reinvent the wheel -- A quick method for shrink wrapping pre-made body parts to hi-res meshes

   

   Reply by RN · Nov 2017 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thank you for sharing. I have a question: if you're going to work on the entire low-poly to refit it to the hi-res, why do you need the hi-res at all? Wouldn't it save time if, instead of creating a hi-res to shrinkwrap to, you just reformed the low poly directly to whatever body type you're going for? (Using sculpting…