Auto-Retopology

trevor.adams · ‎04-24-2018

(Copied from original User Voice forum)

Modelers want a way to automatically retopologize a model in Maya, with an option to use guides (curves) to dictate edge flow in certain areas, similar to Mudbox Auto-Retopo.

"Adding auto-retopology would save a trip to Mudbox. Auto-Retopology with booleans Union would be very powerful for sculpting."

fabrizio.arzani · ‎05-03-2018

@trevor.adams Yes!!! Please!

Plus for booleans, check this out:

http://www.hard-mesh.com/

trevor.adams · ‎05-11-2018

Yup, thanks for the link, @fabrizio.arzani. I posted an idea that speaks to that workflow, here. Let's get those votes piling up and we'll see where this goes!

mickeal_alex · ‎05-29-2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8K5CyQB_kc

fabrizio.arzani · ‎05-29-2018

@mickeal_alex very nice!

mickeal_alex · ‎05-30-2018

It was added in 3D Coat 2 years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k6TDuJkztk

mickeal_alex · ‎06-28-2018

Another one implemented in maya with source code.

https://vimeo.com/277332931

trevor.adams · ‎07-27-2018

viviannaidoo · ‎11-22-2018

This will be useful for converting triangulated meshes to quads which is usually from models generated from photogrammetry or importing a .stl file from parametric modeling tools like inventor

fabrizio.arzani · ‎04-08-2019

@trevor.adams is the polyRetopo node going to be available also for Mac? I just tried remesh and retopo on windows and they look pretty promising! But on Mac it doesn't find the procedure for polyRetopo.

andrewhake · ‎04-29-2019

PLEASE make polyRetopo available on macOS. Even in it's current state it is incredibly useful.

ballobello · ‎06-06-2019

it isn´t just autoretpo, that it will be nice, as Mudbox autoretopo or Zbrush zremesher, its to build the manual retopo quadraw with more intelligent tools

example
https://vimeo.com/291058708

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyqukJQPFU8