Quick retop methods

[steelsky]

Whats the best way to retop a head... at the moment im just taking a midres mesh back into max and snapping a new simpler mesh to it... is there a quicker way of doing it?

Just curious :)

[Wayne]

You've a range of choices.... from topogun, nex, silos retop features, or polyboost or max 2010 through to cyslice. There's also a max script that can be used thats in beta.

Wayne...

[steelsky]

Cheers for the info... ill look into them... purly out of curiosity... which fits into your speedsculpt pipeline?

[Wayne]

I mainly use topogun, although I do also use max 2010's retop stuf and occasionaly silos. I get bored eaily when retopping lol.

Wayne...

[ghib]

There is also 3dCoat retopology tools. I have to say I've tried most methods out there except cyslice but 3dCoat beats them all imho.

Andrew has somehow managed to take most methods available (silo, NEX, topogun, polyboost) and integrated them into 3dCoat and even improved on some of them.

The latest Alpha version's UI has also had a fresh lick of paint and it looks much more professional for it.

3DCoat Alpha (http://www.3d-coat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1412)

It's the perfect companion to Mudbox