This is something I worry about a little bit later. I'm learning the important stuff first. When I am ready, I will export some reference objects from CryEngine into Maya and start working on the...

First prototype by the tutorial of Rick. I tweaked the bridge a bit more to my liking but all in all I worked pretty close to the instructions.

Awesome, now it's a better looking model than before...

@Rick

Instead of inserting the edges to make them quads, can I also leave the subdivision caps at 1 and remove the unnecessary edges in order to create quads?

I figured it is a better workflow...

Okay thanks for the insight! Soon I will be able to start modeling for today. Looking forward to apply your tipps.

Wow :o thank you guys for both of your efforts :)

I will look into both solutions.


EDIT: Quick questions regarding quads:

a) Quads are polygons with 4 corners right?

b) Does inserting...

Well I will look into that once I got some models clean and finished, and I figure this might take a while :P

But the journey is supposed to be fun not the result alone.

I actually got to learn how to sculpt in one single peace. I just don't know how to build a cylinder out of the top bridge piece for example.

Regarding the game engine: I don't want it to be...

So, just finished my first rough prototype. It's getting in shape but I'm far from satisfied with the proportions and all.

So in terms of polycount, wouldn't it be wiser than to just subdivide the bridge like I did a few posts before? The ellipses wouldn't be touched then and I should have a lower polycount at the end of...

How do I get the 'roundness' of the smooth display (Button 2 or 3 pressed)?

If I smooth the whole model it has tons more polygons than in the smoth display preview. But if I don't smooth at all,...