Originally posted by Jay
You may enjoy booleans, but theres really no chance in hell of an excuse for an 8 sided plus polygon.
That is just not true. I see n-gon of greater then 8-side left on top or cylindrical surfaces all the time. I have seen professional modelers that work for Pixar and ILM use n-gons with > 8-sides. I can post examples of works from ILM and Pixar that have large n-gons.
I am not a pro but I know as long as a surface is planar, then having polygons with more then n-side will make no difference what-so-ever!
Originally posted by Jay
dude a studio would have you for dinner, I would have you as starter LOL, that type of geo no matter how clean it is really isnt good.
Jay
Wow! No need to be rude to me dude. I can handle constructive comments but I don't really think I deserve to be berated!
The restriction on n-gons came in the days when rendering engines could not handle them. Go to the modo site and look at the Brad Peebler interview with master modelers Rich Hurrey and Jason Bickerstaff where this very question was asked.
Their reply, and I am paraphrasing, was "It depends on what the pipeline allows, in the end if the shot looks right, the model can be textured and rendered, and if it can help reduce time to production there is no limit to n-gons in a model"
As far as I know both of these guys are not marked as a "Starter" and in fact they are industry giants! Last I checked Pixar, and ILM were both "major" studios and these guys have done incredible work at both.
I do this as a hobby. I am not a pro and I am too old to consider trying to become one. My experience and skill is based on the things I have seen and read, some of which has been produced by some highly regarded modelers in the industry. If I was to be working for a client and there was a restriction on n-gons then I would have no problem adjusting. For now this model looks fine, will texture fine, and is rendered by mental ray fine. So I see no reason to get our undies all in a bunch!
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton, 1675
Last edited by ctbram; 01-01-2010 at 02:14 AM.