{"id":787,"date":"2012-02-02T04:16:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T04:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/?p=787"},"modified":"2012-02-02T04:25:50","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T04:25:50","slug":"lesson-07-polygonal-modeling-part-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.manibogstudios.com\/blogger\/2012\/02\/02\/lesson-07-polygonal-modeling-part-2-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 07 Polygonal Modeling Part 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

… Continued<\/p>\n

Refine The Head<\/h2>\n
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  1. Delete The Construction History\n
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    • After all the operations done so far on the model, the Construction history is starting to pile up in the Channel Box. Delete the history of the model and the entire scene.<\/em><\/li>\n
    • – MAIN || Edit > Delete All by Type > History<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Insert Edge Loop Tool\n
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      • The head is very simplistic and we need to add more geometry to play with. To do so, use the edge loop tool.<\/em><\/li>\n
      • – With the body geometry selected, POLYGON || Edit Mesh > Insert Edge Loop Tool.<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • – CLICK + DRAG on any vertical edge in the top facial area.<\/li>\n
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      • – Release the mouse button to execute the tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Offset Edge Loop Tool\n
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        • – With body <\/em>geometry selected, POLYGON || Edit Mesh > Offset Edge Loop Tool.<\/strong><\/li>\n
        • This tool will add two edges on either side of an existing edge loop.<\/em><\/li>\n
        • – CLICK + DRAG on any horizontal edge at the top of the neck.<\/li>\n
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        • – Release the mouse button to execute the tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Delete Edges\n
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          • You can simply select an edge and press the delete key. But this leaves vertices on perpendicular edges that are not wanted. Instead use a special command to delete edges and vertices.<\/em><\/li>\n
          • – POLYGON || Select > Select Edge Loop Tool<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • This tool requires you to DOUBLE CLICK on the edge to select the entire loop.<\/li>\n
          • – Deselect any edges by clicking in the empty stage.<\/li>\n
          • – DOUBLE CLICK on one of the bottom edges you created from the offset edge loop tool.<\/li>\n
          • – POLYGON || Edit Mesh > Delete Edge\/Vertex<\/strong><\/li>\n
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          • Insert an Edge Loop\n
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            • There are several ways to access the different modeling commands other than with menus.<\/li>\n
            • – Deselect any edge from the body geometry.<\/li>\n
            • – Pick one of the horizontal edges on the side of the head<\/li>\n
            • – Hold CTRL + RMB on the geometry. This brings up a polygonal marking menu.<\/em><\/li>\n
            • – From the marking menu, Select Edge Ring Utilities > To Edge Ring and Split<\/strong><\/li>\n
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            • Note: that the splitting edge loop will keep splitting polygonal faces with four sides. If it encounters faces with more or less than four it will stop.<\/em><\/li>\n
            • Notice: how the edges split the toes adding unwanted geometry.<\/em><\/li>\n
            • \"\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
            • Split Polygons\n
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              • You can control how many edges are split and the path the tool takes by allowing you to pick the edge.<\/em><\/li>\n
              • – Undo last command.<\/li>\n
              • – POLYGON || Edit Mesh > Insert Edge Loop Tool ><\/strong> \u25a1<\/li>\n
              • – In the popup window, turn OFF<\/em> the Auto Complete<\/em> option.<\/li>\n
              • – Click [CLOSE]<\/li>\n
              • – Pick the central horizontal edge on top of the head.<\/li>\n
              • Note: This tool requires you to now pick subsequent edges in order to define an edge loop<\/em><\/li>\n
              • – Pick an edge on the hips of the model.<\/li>\n
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              • – Pick an edge on the ankle of the model<\/li>\n
              • – Split straight down into the foot sole edge.<\/li>\n
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              • – Continue splitting across the foot sole and up into the crotch.<\/li>\n
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              • – Hit the [ENTER] key to complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Tweak the Inserted Vertices\n
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                • There is now more geometry to refine in the head.<\/em><\/li>\n
                • – Delete the instanced geometry. The instanced geometry is the geometry that was created for the mirrored geometry. Probably labeled body1<\/em>.<\/li>\n
                • – The only geometry left should be body.<\/em><\/li>\n
                • – Select the body<\/em> geometry.<\/li>\n
                • – Select POLYGON || Proxy > SubDiv Proxy > <\/strong>\u25a1\n
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                  • SubDiv Proxy Options<\/li>\n
                  • – Mirror Behavior: Full<\/li>\n
                  • – Mirror Direction: -X<\/li>\n
                  • – Merge Vertex Tolerance: 0.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                  • Note: Since your geometry has been split in half, setting the above options will create a mirrored and merged geometry.<\/em><\/li>\n
                  • – Click the [SMOOTH]<\/li>\n
                  • Note: Subdiv creates body1 and body2 that has transform values. This is the history that will be deleted once you delete history.<\/em><\/li>\n
                  • – Select the proxy geometry<\/em> (the boxy geometry)<\/li>\n
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                  • – Go into Component<\/em> mode with vertices<\/em> selected.<\/li>\n
                  • – Move the head vertices<\/em> to the following below.<\/li>\n
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                  • Tweak The Rest of the Body.\n