Refining poly objects
 

Hi all,

when trying to refine a poly object which has both sharp angles and smooth flowing areas - what process do you use.

As you can see in the picture I lose a lot of the definition when smoothing the mesh. Should I bevel the hard edges, subdivide all the faces?

I am never sure what is the best method - if any for this.

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Using bevels can do wonders.

yeah I am beginning to see that I am not using polys correctly :(

cheers for that.

about the image, I am having that problem all the time, have been for some time now :(

You could also average the normals on you model to get a smoother look. Have you tried that?

-Carl