In Development: Subdivide and Smooth

notareal

I don't understand this workflow. How do you create your high-poly models in the first place? If you are creating them with software other than SU, it only makes sense to use the same software to reduce the poly-count prior to bringing the model into SU. I am sure Max and Blender can both do this.

Some free models, for example 3d scanned ones, do have really high poly-count. I can imagine using some of those in SU, but after some scale down.

notareal

What about components made of 1/4 parts, like this glass. Object has parts that are not wanted to subdivide and also open edges of sub-components needs to be left without subdivision.

Glass_A1.skp

Whaat

@notareal said:

I think this would be good feature too, if do not consider it too difficult to implement.

Since so many people are asking for this poly-reduction feature , I will try to create a plugin to do this. However, this will not be until after the subdivision plugin is released.

I have no idea when I will release it. There's LOTS of work left before I would be comfortable releasing it.

Pixero

What about a "non destructive" subdivision?
Meaning: the possibility to go back to a lower subdivision for further modelling.
Then go back to the higher subdivision for rendering.

boofredlay

@whaat said:

@notareal said:

I think this would be good feature too, if do not consider it too difficult to implement.

Since so many people are asking for this poly-reduction feature , I will try to create a plugin to do this. However, this will not be until after the subdivision plugin is released.

I have no idea when I will release it. There's LOTS of work left before I would be comfortable releasing it.

Thank you.

Fletch

@pixero said:

What about a "non destructive" subdivision?
Meaning: the possibility to go back to a lower subdivision for further modelling.
Then go back to the higher subdivision for rendering.

oh no... sub-object modeling in SU like in VIZ... ... too complex for my little brain to handle...

just kidding! I would like that too, but let's let him get this thing done first, shall we?! We don't want to sound ungrateful...

Whaat

Here's another preview...

Jon

This is astonishing! Maybe I don't have to learn Blender for my organic modeling after all!

solo

Let me at that....please!!!

I am liking what I see....need a beta tester?

remus

wow! looking good whaat, being able to see what your doing before you do it is very cool, i wouldnt mind joining solo on the beta testing

Pixero

YEEEEES!

Look very promising. Can't wait.

wikii

What?!!!!!!!!!!
So great!

linea

@unknownuser said:

This is astonishing! Maybe I don't have to learn Blender for my organic modeling after all!

I second that.

Gjenio

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

This is astonishing! Maybe I don't have to learn Blender for my organic modeling after all!

I second that.

Me too

notareal

Great balls of fire!

kwistenbiebel

@gjenio said:

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

This is astonishing! Maybe I don't have to learn Blender for my organic modeling after all!

I second that.

Me too

Me 3 !!!!
I knew Whaat would come up with something that would surprise us.