Automatically generate a solid complex mesh like on example

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone! I am wondering is there in Maya any tool that allows getting the result similar to Blender's skin modifier? The point is: you create a basic structure (from splines, vertexes, joints... doesn't matter for me) and then convert it into a solid mesh structure (the idea is also similar to ZSpheres from ZBrush). The mesh at this point gives a nice solid topology without stitches or holes. I found this plugin here. But it is not available for free anymore. So I wonder how can I achieve the same result without any extra plugins?

[hamsterHamster]

If I understood correctly, then you are looking for polyRemesh AND polyRetopo. If you are on M2020 or newer, then it should be somewhere in the Modelling menus; if M2018/2019 then you should execute both commands in the scriptEditor with your mesh selected. Watch some demos, to get idea about what can you achieve.

[Anonymous]

No, I am not asking about retopology. I am asking about creating a mesh from scratch. It was explained by the link in the main post. Here, I am also adding a video example of such a tool in Blender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXSD4LLtKfw&t=366s&ab_channel=JoeyCarlino 

[Anonymous]

No, I am not asking about retopology. I am asking about creating a mesh from scratch. It was explained by the link in the main post. Here, I am also adding a video example of such a tool in Blender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXSD4LLtKfw&t=366s&ab_channel=JoeyCarlino

[hamsterHamster]

Your initial post also contains 'automatic mesh', yet there is no automatic mesh creation within your examples.

I am not too familiar to Zbrush, but afaik its Z-balls modelling is based on metaballs, which in Maya comes more of a rudimentary hack, not an established technique. As for Blender, then those techniques rather resemble SmoothMesh modeling, where you extrude lowres poly and can preview (and render) its smoothed/creased version. The automatic skeleton creation is present only in a form of HIK Autorig, or you can use one of many auto-rig scripts/plugins, or Mixamo's skinning is quite ok.