topic Re: CAD File Issues in Maya Modeling Forum

CAD File Issues

randydavisaf — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:27:23 GMT

I've attached a file for reference. Is there a method to create a better model (without redrawing), so that the models aren't so jagged?

Re: CAD File Issues

hamsterHamster — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:40:41 GMT

There is no attachment, nothing to look on.

Re: CAD File Issues

randydavisaf — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 21:50:02 GMT

https://episode11productions.com/wp-content/sample.mb

here is the file

Re: CAD File Issues

mihirsbcc — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:26 GMT

All the faces are separate. you can pull a vert it will come out on its own.

So you can select all the vertices of a single object and merge them... that is also not going to work.

The only way I can think of is using QUAD DRAW tool to re create the surfaces. It is common to see cad models come into Maya each face separate. I have not seen any magic tool which can fix it. May be some heavy duty script.

Re: CAD File Issues

randydavisaf — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:01:50 GMT

Thank you for responding.

Re: CAD File Issues

mihirsbcc — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:34:15 GMT

You can try this.

Drag a marque selection to select all the vertices of one object. Edit Mesh and use merge command with extreme low value like 0.001.

Next step go to Mesh and run Remesh. the lower the value the denser the triangulated geometry.

Then run Retopo. do not check Keep Hard Edge. Max poly count 3000 to 5000. Play with this value. Every time you do something the Retopo will start calculating from start again. So have patience once you are happy delete history.

It will be not 100% perfect. But little more editing edge loops can make it better. See the image, I converted those pieces to all quad.