Model with quads and some triangles....bad?

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Model with quads and some triangles....bad? #66253 03/13/06 17:17 03/13/06 17:17
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 199 Scotland, UK J JamesA OP Member
JamesA OP Member J Joined: May 2005 Posts: 199 Scotland, UK	Hi there, I have been diversifying and been doing some organic animal models now I got zbrush. Firstly, I am making the low poly maesh in 3DS Max. Most of it is quads, ie each polygon in mesh is 4 sided, however a few are triangulated,each polygon made of 3 sides. Is this a cardinal sin or can I get away with this without effecting the realtime function too much. I hope to skin, bone and have the animals follow an animation loop in game. Most of my realtime work in the past are buildings etc so this is kind of new. Thanks, James.

Re: Model with quads and some triangles....bad? [Re: JamesA] #66254 03/13/06 17:21 03/13/06 17:21
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,818 Minot, North Dakota, USA ulillillia Senior Expert
ulillillia Senior Expert Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,818 Minot, North Dakota, USA	Quads are not supported by 3DGS. Quadfaces, as far as I know, are converted to triangles, of which 3D hardware is able to understand, as it takes 2 triangles to make a quad. "You level up the fastest and easiest if you do things at your own level and no higher or lower" - useful tip My 2D game - release on Jun 13th; My tutorials

Re: Model with quads and some triangles....bad? [Re: ulillillia] #66255 03/13/06 18:27 03/13/06 18:27
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 199 Scotland, UK J JamesA OP Member
JamesA OP Member J Joined: May 2005 Posts: 199 Scotland, UK	Oh right thats a good point, Ill guess ill have to make the low poly mesh and see if its ok in GS face wise when its converted in MED....

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