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General Category => General Anim8or Forum => Topic started by: Dosser on August 13, 2008, 06:33:58 am

Title: Low Poly / simplification tool
Post by: Dosser on August 13, 2008, 06:33:58 am

Hey all,

Is there a tool to automatically 'simplify' a model? By this I mean delete redundant points, or points that have no major effect on a model (they cause a 1 degree change in the edges they connect to for example).

I've heard of these tools, and they can make it very easy to add lowpoly background characters to a scene. Is there something that I can use on anim8or models?

Thanks :D

Title: Re: Low Poly / simplification tool
Post by: mcheccyb on August 13, 2008, 06:46:51 am

yes - but they usually completely destroy the topology.

http://www.vizup.com/load/index.html

thats free i think.

Title: Re: Low Poly / simplification tool
Post by: hihosilver on August 19, 2008, 05:24:33 pm

I believe Terranim8or (http://www.biederman.net/leslie/terranim8or/terranim8or.htm) also has optimization tools, and it works directly with .an8 files.

Title: Re: Low Poly / simplification tool
Post by: mcheccyb on August 20, 2008, 02:39:10 pm

kubajjz is developing a script to reverse catmull-clark subdivision.

it's on his blog on the CGN forum

Title: Re: Low Poly / simplification tool
Post by: Daaark on August 25, 2008, 10:50:25 am

There is a free program called MeshLab that has a polygon decimator. I've used it a few times. YMMV