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| Author: | Azarael [ Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Modelling - do I really need to make everything continuous? |
After having a few lighting issues, I decided to take a look at some of the models for Ballistic. When I looked, I saw that almost all of the models contain so-called "loose parts", including overlapping objects. So far I've been attaching every part of my models to each other to create one single continuous mesh. Which is better practice? Edit: I've just been looking up the lighting effect. Am I right in thinking the flat, solid lighting on a surface is made by disconnecting the surface from other surfaces, eliminating the need for having complex geometry and making linking things together pointless? That would speed my modelling up to no end! |
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| Author: | Sgt. Kelly [ Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Modelling - do I really need to make everything continuous? |
Xavious should know about this, his models don't have any lighting issues AFAIK. |
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| Author: | ShadowBlade [ Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Modelling - do I really need to make everything continuous? |
Hi Well firstly, you need to use smoothing groups in the right situations  Lack of correct smothing groups can make a mesh look horrible, especially a gun with only smooth edges..Making your model all attached is not required in any circumstance that i can think of, as long as it's all exported as one object, all the elements don't need to be welded together to form a continuous piece
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| Author: | Azarael [ Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Modelling - do I really need to make everything continuous? |
Thanks, ShadowBlade. I looked up smoothing groups for Blender, and it appears that Blender's way of doing this is to use edge splitting. Good to know I can be less painstaking about attaching things. |
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