SubD examples and models

jiminy-billy-bob

@jql said:

It would be cool to have render engines integrated in the workflow

This is already in the pipes!

thomthom

@jql said:

It would be cool to have render engines integrated in the workflow maybe Tomasz could be interested and I'll poke him!

There are talks going on with various render engines to allow for them to render high-poly variants from the low-polys.

JQL

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

@jql said:

It would be cool to have render engines integrated in the workflow

This is already in the pipes!

Bah Jiminy, you're always ahead of my cool ideas...

I bet your SDK for integrating render engines as with skatter is in use or you wouldn't know zip about that!

@thomthom said:

There are talks going on with various render engines to allow for them to render high-poly variants from the low-polys.

I should have also guessed you'd be into that. After all your background has to do with rendering!

I'm sorry to be minding your business when I haven't even tried SubD yet. I have no time in my hands, my head has been swinging between architecture and sky!

xiombarg

Glad to see this off and running. No subD modelling has been such a huge deficiency for Sketchup for so many years now. Way to go thomthom!

cuttingedge

@thomthom said:

There are talks going on with various render engines to allow for them to render high-poly variants from the low-polys.

It is a modifier in vray for max. A real cool one.

If this can be integrated in SubD...That would be a great great addition. Imagine how much file size we could save.

The above wash basin model for example

[highlight=#ffff40:vijj6b6u]low poly model = 122KB
+1 iteration = 1300 kb
+2 iteration = 4221 kb
+3 iteration = 15,704 kb[/highlight:vijj6b6u]

Ohh...This may be a start of SubD wishlist!

ely862me

It is a bit of a time consumer, but you get smoother surfaces.

cuttingedge

@ely862me said:

It is a bit of a time consumer, but you get smoother surfaces.

That's the whole point of modeling-"Perfect Models" . It gives some sense of satisfaction. Ive always been wondering how Ely will use Subd in his car models, or Alvis in his upholstered furniture.

Great stuff there Ely!

cuttingedge

Here's a try on my fave pair of shoe. (WIP)

Chuck Taylor

ely862me

Thanks !
Lovely shoes !
As with Artisan, adding two lines makes is rounder adding three lines makes it sharper and also rounder.
The crease tool is gorgeous, especially that is editable while the surfaces is subdivided, but at low subdivisions it will never offer you the roundness of the adding detail.
In the futures, if possible, Thomas would you add more geometry along the lines Crease is activated ?

cotty

cotty_toaster_subd.zip

pilou

Tyranny of G2!

JQL

Cotty I actually prefer the left toaster model design. You should increase crease values!

pbacot

I'd take either of those toasters. I assume that finish is expensive though.

thomthom

Ely - you're teasing us! Can't wait to see the whole model you're working on!

cuttingedge: That's looking really nice. Good topology flow. I would have loved to see how you modelled that. Ever considered doing a timelaps video?

thomthom

@ely862me said:

In the futures, if possible, Thomas would you add more geometry along the lines Crease is activated ?

I'm in the progress of implementing OpenSubdiv. It does has something called adaptive subdivision - that might do what you want. But I suspect it will be at the expense of live creasing (or any live editing of the subdivided mesh). So one would have to choose if you want uniform subd that us denser but allow tweaking of the subdivided results, or adaptive for optimal polycount.

cotty

SCF_Cotty_subd30.skp

jiminy-billy-bob

@jql said:

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

@jql said:

It would be cool to have render engines integrated in the workflow

This is already in the pipes!

Bah Jiminy, you're always ahead of my cool ideas...

I didn't came up to the idea. I just happened to follow the discussion