topic Re: Smooth Mesh Creates Suboptimal Topology in Maya Modeling Forum

Smooth Mesh Creates Suboptimal Topology

evanyao1 — Wed, 10 May 2023 02:02:29 GMT

On edges close to each other, Maya's smooth mesh algorithm seems to have issues creating sensible topology. Below are images comparing the same model smoothed in Maya vs. Blender. Initially, I had assumed this was an issue with scale, but the smoothed mesh in these screenshots are both to correct scale. It appears that Blender just has a superior smoothing algorithm unless I am missing something?

Maya(left) vs. Blender (right):

Maya: Note how the edges are overlapping and the faces are folding in on themselves.

Blender: Note how the edges are spaced apart and sensible.

Re: Smooth Mesh Creates Suboptimal Topology

Christoph_Schaedl — Wed, 10 May 2023 07:27:57 GMT

Your geometry isnt clean. Fix the internal stuff.

Bad geo does create a lot of troubles later on in the pipeline.

Re: Smooth Mesh Creates Suboptimal Topology

evanyao1 — Wed, 10 May 2023 15:42:49 GMT

I see, perhaps my control edges are too close together?