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Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
As mentioned by Mr. Chadwick, I´ll make a new topic about this, post what I have so far and continue the discussion there if thats for the best -
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Hi everyone. I wanted to do a practice piece so I'm trying to model a wheely bin. It isn't glamourous in the slightest, but as it is moulded out of one piece I figured it would make for a challenge. I recently learned about sub-D corner topology so wanted to practice this too. I would imagine this as a film asset, but… -
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Welcome to Polycount! The best thing for you would probably be for you to make a new Topic in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques and put your reference images, plus post your current 3d model effort. People could give you targeted feedback there, and you could post new screenshots of the improved model for more feedback, rinse… -
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@christrom Not a problem, glad to help. I do ocassionaly post longer write-ups in my sketchbook thread here on polycount but no e-book, yet. Thank you for the kind words. It's nice to see a follow up post with a second iteration of the model. The geometry distribution is much more consistent and the loop flow is a lot… -
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Well, for offline then nitpicking on amount of edge loops really doesn't matter, it's all about the end render(s). You will be rendering the same thing multiple times, daily after daily, client after client, etc. So some level of optimization helps a bit. But if it pushes you over budget, it's a waste of effort. So… -
Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
Most modelers on Polycount are making sub-d assets for game use, to bake a normal map onto a lower-resolution in-game model. With that in mind, adding UVs to the sub-d model is not needed, because it's just being used to bake geometry/shape info (normal map, curvature, AO, etc.). For game baking, it doesn't matter to have… -
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Hi everyone. I’ve got a mid-poly model for a game. A simple panel with a recessed center part. I’m using weighted normals modifier, so vertex normals on the large faces set perpendicular to the surface, and the shading looks clean with no artifacts. Given that, does triangulation actually matter here? I’m mainly concerned… -
Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
@hayunchooi Welcome to Polycount. Consider checking out the forum information and introduction thread. The really short answer is: there needs to be enough geometry in the larger curve to support the smaller details cut into it. How much more geometry is required really depends on the tools and order of operations used to… -
Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
@christrom It looks like you're headed in the right direction. Like Eric already mentioned, what you have would be fine for baking in most high to low game art workflows. As far as a light technical critique of the model and topology: if the goal is to create accurate, detailed high poly assets with a relatively even… -
Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
Hi. How do I model something like this? How should I think about it? I made a clip and added support loops to it, but I'm not quite sure how to connect it to the cylinders. How should I think about how many segments they should have? :)
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