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Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
Disclamer: I am newb and i was just exploring the difference between hard edges and support loops when it comes to smoothing groups from all of the tutorials I have seen everybody's advice is "Use different smoothing groups on creases or edges for better baking results" I have done some tests and I like the support loops… -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
It looks like there's a ray miss where the hard edges split the mesh. Hard edges that aren't pared with UV splits can generate extreme normal values that will cause artifacts when blending across the split edges. This can be resolved by adding a UV split along the hard edges and adjusting the padding so there's adequate… -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
Yes it looks a little bit cleaner to my eyes too. You need to decide if you can live with the extra polygons and thats it. -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
Thought I'd mention: FrankPolygon perna wirrexx ...alongside other knowledgeable people, have regularly contributed their workflow solutions on the long running subd modeling thread/sticky and personally over the years has really proved entirely useful not only leveling up my own progress as a hard surface modeler but a… -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
@FrankPolygon - that's an excellent breakdown/practical example and i feel like I've seen you do something similar before. I think if you got your examples and breakdowns together and made them into a sticky the world would be a better place. also.. its worth mentioning that if you're going to LOD the object then you… -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
Thank you! -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
Hmmm, i thought hard edges already counted for separate polygons. Doesn't that make them even? -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
@FrankPolygon hope you move all these great pics to the wiki! Not just @Eric Chadwick would be very glad about this. -
Re: Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better?
Hard edges creates extra verts, not extra polygons.
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