Revision as of 12:43, 1 March 2013

Subdivision Surface Modeling

Primers

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Subdivision Surfaces: Overview video from The GuerrillaCG Project<
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Subdivision Topology Artifacts video from The GuerrillaCG Project<
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Técnicas modelado por subdivisión by Cristóbal Vila (English translation by Google) <
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Sub-Division Primer from Subdivisionmodeling.com<
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  >Digital Sculpture Techniques by Bay Raitt and Greg Minter<
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  >The Pole from the Subdivisionmodeling.com forum. Saved here: attachment:SubdivisionModelingDotCom_The-Pole.pdf (10MB PDF)<
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  >The Pole - Revised from the Subdivisionmodeling.com forum<
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  >attachment:SubdivisionModelingDotCom_Topology-Body.pdf (1MB PDF) from the Subdivisionmodeling.com forum.<
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  >attachment:SubdivisionModelingDotCom_Topology-Head.pdf (8MB PDF) from the Subdivisionmodeling.com forum.<
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  >gotwires.blogspot.de Got Wires is all about Subdivision Modeling: Video Tutorials, Sub-D Wires and Modeling Resources.<
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  >Subdivision surface - Wikipedia has good technical info about sub-d.<
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Hard Surfaces

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  >Double Smooth - by Ben 'poopinmymouth' Mathis<
  >Video tutorial demonstrates the double-smooth technique for fast sub-d modeling.<
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  > Matte Metal Tutorial - by Philip 'Philipk' Klevestav<
  >Modeling and texturing a sci-fi metal plate wall using 3ds Max and Photoshop. More modeling and texturing tutorials at http://www.philipk.net/tutorials.html.<
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Making paneling lines as a floater for 3ds Max by Ralphie 'boyluya' Agenar. From the Polycount Forum thread Firefall - Hard surface Art Dump.<
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Hard Surface Fundamentals for 3ds Max by Grant Warwick<
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  >Using ProBooleans in 3ds Max for sub-d modeling Polycount forum thread.<
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  >Minitutorials by Marcus Aseth - by Marcus Aseth. Modeling gun parts, etc. <
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FAQ: How u model dem shapes? Hands-on mini-tuts for mechanical sub-d AKA ADD MORE GEO from the Polycount Boards<
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Creating a Next-Gen Sci-Fi Prop video tutorial by Evan 'racer445' Herbert. Shows the "double smooth" modeling trick for 3ds Max: use smoothing groups to define hard edges, add a TurboSmooth modifier set to preserve smoothing groups, then another without on top.<
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Model a Detailed High Poly Fire Hydrant in 3ds Max - by Ben Tate<
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3D Tutorials from Per Abrahamsen aka Per128<
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modeling hi poly weapons is painful, any tips? from the Polycount Boards<
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Technical highpoly workflow tutorial and scripts from the Polycount Boards<
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How to create circular holes by subdivision by Etereae Studios (translated into English by Google)<
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ModelingBathroomTiles - by okkun<
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Organic Surfaces

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The Making of Moff - High Polygon Realistic Character Creation - by Darren "Daz" Pattenden<
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Modeling shoe laces, boot laces... etc. from the Polycount Boards<
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  > Modeling chainmail in 3ds Max - by Steffen "Neox" Unger<
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More Information

• FAQ: How u model dem shapes? Hands-on mini-tuts for mechanical sub-d AKA ADD MORE GEO Polycount forum thread
• BaseMesh
• CharacterSculpting
• PolygonCount
• ReTopologyModeling