Hi,
I am looking for a plugin or an extension that i can use to simplify complex geometry.
Some manufacturer content on the 3DW comes in with thousands of faces. Is there a simple script that will reduce the poly count while keeping the same general size and shape? I just dont need this much detail.
For instance - a sink from Kohler comes in like this…
The toilets are even more faceted.
Im sure there is a plugin or 2 for this. Could anybody suggest one they like to use.
Thanks!
You can use Artisan which has a reduce geometry function. Pretty soon this extension will be available that I think would do a better job so keep an eye out: https://mindsightstudios.com/skimp/
If you only want to remove the triangulation, you can have a look at CleanUp from Thomthom.
You would get the cleanest result by modelling a new version. I would perhaps put a horizontal plane somewhere at the middle of the height of the sink, intersect with model and push-pull to create a simplified version. Most of the geometry bloat is in the small roundings.
Thanks for the suggestions. I will give them all a try.
for non-symmetric more organic objects you might want have a look at the remeshing and simplifaction filters (“Filters > Remeshing, Simplification and Reconstruction > Simplification: …”) of free MeshLab (OS) too.
