Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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i need to delete some faces of hull armor because of turret...
is it a good way?
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The way you have created the hole will work but the topology is a bit messy and the hole may not need to be extruded inward at all.
Because you have constructed the chasis as a single object to cut the hole and not have triangles and ngons you will need to carry the geometry around the entire model. You may be able to reduce some of the edges by merging 3-1 though. Ngon's on planar surfaces that will not be deformed will render just fine but in a studio pipeline they might raise eyebrows as will triangles.
Another approach might be to construct the hull more like the way it was actually constructed as a collection of plates. This would make adding the hole a bit easier as you would not have to route geometry around the entire model by localizing it to the front plate.
You could also do away with the need to smooth and could go with just edge beveling. This will reduce texture stretching as well.
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dave, the whole area which turret is covering ?
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You might be able to do this part simply by adding the hood and then use a flat black texture on the inside to give the illusion of an opening.
To get quads you'll have to add more geo throughout the model or break the model up to localize the geo. Negative spaces are one of the real pains of poly modeling, especially if you feel compelled to bow down to the quad-god.
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