Maya 2020 Fix Hard Surfaces - Automatic Remesh and Retopo

In this video we’ll look at using Maya 2020 Retopologize and Remesh operations to fix a hard surface object. These operations are now available through the menus instead of the command line and are great for speeding up the clean up objects. If you’re looking for a more detailed understanding of the settings I’d recommend checking out the documentation.
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[@JayTraversJT]

Tip: edge softness/hardness is taken into account and will give a sharper result the harder they are.

[@SnapLaunch]

Thanks for the tip :)

[@JayTraversJT]

@@SnapLaunch
your welcome!
Thanks for the vids :)

[@arashi8876]

Found the feature 2 days ago and it's really a great handy tool. Thanks for showing these in depth Methods. Thank you Sir. ♡

[@SnapLaunch]

It's a handy tool indeed. Great to hear the video was useful. Thanks Arashi

[@MeshFrequency]

Concise and to the point. Thank you for a well done tutorial.

[@SnapLaunch]

Thanks for your specific feedback, I appreciate it :)

[@williammacnamara773]

Awesome tutorial man, straight to the point, healthy bite-sized way of explaining things. easy sub

[@SnapLaunch]

Awesome - thanks for you feedback, I really appreciate it

[@nmflash1665]

Very well done! You have a talent for describing things without overkill. I learned a lot in 4 minutes - thanks for your time and effort! - Subscribed -

[@SnapLaunch]

That's great to hear - thanks for your feedback and sub!

[@brownj83]

@snaplaunch How did you get your viewport lighting to look like that?

[@satishgoda]

Great tutorial. Thank you :)

[@SnapLaunch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ManOfTrades]

This video is so good, how does it only have 633 views! Do you need to remesh before retopo?

[@SnapLaunch]

Thanks - that's nice to hear! As for re-meshing, I often find I get better results doing the remesh before retopo, but this is likely going to depend on the meshes you're working with and the target face count you're working towards.

[@OCanalDeVideoGames]

I did the automatic retopology, the same way it was bad, he messed up, it seemed that I sculpted it, the topology is messy, unbalanced on one side, it didn't work

[@d-slang]

Melted ice cream! Delicious 🤣

[@SnapLaunch]

😋

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

1:37 - Just making a bookmark for myself

[@openclaystudios]

Good to know - thank you

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

@@openclaystudios - You are welcome, my son.

[@crism2766]

I'm sorry to ask but I still don't understand why Hard surface models like buildings or furniture need retopologizing, could you explain it, please?

[@SnapLaunch]

Good question. There are a variety of reasons, retopologization can make the model easier for further editing, desirable subdivisional smoothing, easier UV mapping, better real-time performance and more. Does that help?

[@joemark8436]

10/10

[@mateomiranda4211]

How can I make the Maya with retopo have a symmetry in X?

[@emerson00789]

No le creooooo, entre más días simplifican aún más el trabajo de modelado.

[@SnapLaunch]

¡En efecto! :) (google translate)

[@fcschiavon]

when I use poly remesh, maya aplly an absurdly high amount of triangular polygons. Even setting Max Edge Length to 1.5.
Do you know what it can be? And how to fix it? I need to put a low amount of these polygons!
Ty you so much! Nice tutorial too! =)

[@SnapLaunch]

The Max Edge Length may need to be set much higher if you have a larger object than what I demonstrated with - try 10 and 100. Does that make a difference? =)

[@philzan3627]

still bad... the auto retopo in maya is just plain bad...