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Re: I need smart people to tell me which program I should use to materialize low res polygon models.
at least the length of each edge can be displayed very easily in Blender, if I remember correctly it's an attribute of the edge data as well. Could be extracted together with the edge ID... I don't wanna think about how to match that to the actuall model :D For the vertices... I'm sure there is no such thing as the angle… -
Re: [UE4] Does importing ngons save on performance in UE4? Debate with my colleague
if you have all the edges on your model set to "hard" so they have more than one normal per vertex unreal will duplicate the vertexes for each face that's set this way. However if you've got a bunch of N-gons the triangles within the n-gon will basically be soft edged. This could mean the n-gons are stopping the vertex… -
Re: Looking for normal map help
If your hard edge is along a uv border, it doesn't get split "again" the "real" vert count of your model in a game engine will always match the vertex count of your uvs, if not, your exporter is doing something funky. There is a max script somewhere that will count your actual vert usage. I mean, of course it is a terrible… -
Re: GM LSX-LS7 carburetor intake manifold
Youre not gonna bake it down right ? Milled aluminum or steel whatever it is usually has a really sharp edges depending on the surface, and all your edges look kinda game ready. Like no normals lowpoly sharp, the edges are microscopic (well theyre done in CAD apps and they dont model edges for many parts with their nurbs… -
Re: Sci-fi prop
What is it? What's it's purpose? I think the model lacks any real story behind it. You have basically the same face on four sides of the model, it would be good to mix it up, make it more interesting. Also it kind of comes across like the handles have really tight edges, while the rest of the model is very loose. And due… -
Snapping geometry/components to curves in Maya
So snapping to curve with middle mouse allows you to slide objects and components alone the edge of a poly surface but it doesn't let you align things that way. What I mean is I can get one object to align to another's edge generally but it's inaccurate. Maybe some pictures can help explain. So I have two objects and I… -
Re: Seams and more seams in Maya baking
You could just make all of your edges on your low-res mesh smooth. You've got hard edges, but baking it as one UV shell which is giving you those harsh black seams. Split the box element off of the sphere into it's own uv's., like in the screenshot: You're cramming a rectangle shape flat, which is almost impossible to have… -
Re: Facing Everyday Objects
I've tried to follow the advice I received. First, I got rid of all the unnecessary edge loops: now my low poly has 4412 tris (the previous count was 6026... I've lost weight!). Second, I put aside the whole 1 smoothing group thing, and started to work with hard edges/smoothing groups splits. I set the hard edges,… -
Re: Itsa bike!
The cubemap would be "reflected" with the normals of the low+ normal map, not the lowpoly normals themselves. Marmoset's lighting/specular system is infact a glorified cubemap(one for diffuse, one for specular highlights). You'de have to have a pretty terrible shader to do it the way you mention it being done. [edit]… -
Re: Need help modelling a tsuba for a katana
Ok, the way I see it you need to break it down. At the moment you're trying to connect those complex shapes directly together, that won't work as you can see from the result. Fortunately it's on a flat surface, so take advantage of that. As previously stated, boolean those shapes into the mesh, dissolve the edges and start…
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