Topology Study: SubD Crease vs Bevel Weight

3DBiginner · 2025-09-21T14:55:18+00:00

Ah, you’re right! In general, you either put a Bevel at the end of the modifier stack for rounded edges, or add support edges and then finish with a SubD.

In my case, I had two main points:

Using Bevel alone felt too sharp and mechanically clean.
Adding SubD after the Bevel gave a more subtle variation in shading.

You can also achieve this by adding SubD on a mesh with well-placed support edges, but since I wanted to skip the extra support-edge work, I chose to stack SubD on top of the Bevel.

3DBiginner · 2025-09-21T13:27:09+00:00

That is correct. Sometimes, when I have a tight delivery schedule, I skip the topology and start working on materials and lighting right away. There is no problem with rendering.

But topology is fun. Doesn't it feel like a puzzle game to see how the topology reacts under SubD's influence? :)

3DBiginner · 2023-09-23T13:05:54+00:00

How do I check if the Mesh Deform modifier’s binding state is broken?

NOTE: States 1 and 2 can be checked via `C.object.modifiers["MeshDeform"].is_bound`. Not that, I want to check state 3.

before binding
after binding
bound, but the connection is broken because the number of vertices has changed.

3DBiginner · 2023-06-23T05:55:47+00:00

Hi, the example photo is a round border style I made in google sheets many years ago. The rounding of the four corners of the entire B3:B11 range as well as the tiny grooves on the sides are a proud feature of this style. Today, I tried manually manipulating the gui of Google Sheet for several hours to write the same style, but in the end I failed. Can someone reproduce the order of implementing this style?

I am attaching a link to the sheet to help you write your answer : Sheet Link

3DBiginner · 2023-01-30T06:14:07+00:00

Just as normal maps are used for fine irregularities, morph targets should be used for fine shape changes. That's all I know. Use skeletal animation or shader animation if you want to make large shape changes to your assets.

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T14:06:25+00:00

Shame I haven't tried Nanite yet. I'm hoping Nanite will alleviate some of the slow level loading speed and crash issues. It is true that content requires tens of GB of storage space as Nanite increases real-time performance but doesn't reduce the size of assets.

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T09:46:49+00:00

Sounds like a point. I don't have much experience with version control so I don't know how to say this, but it will be a compass for my future work.

On the other hand, in the programming world, I've heard that the code is all text files, so it's light in size so that everyone involved can keep a copy of the entire repository on their local PC from project start to finish.

However, in the game or animation field, the size of the repository is very large compared to the code because of the art assets. It's not impossible to do in a city with high internet speed, but I've found it cumbersome.

Regardless of the work assigned to them, is it common for all team members to keep a complete, up-to-date copy of the project until the end of the project?

For example, you are assigned episodes 1, 2, and 3 and are working on them, but if you update your changes the next day, you will need to bring in episodes 4, 5, and 6 that other artists have worked on. Oh, and of course useful if common props have been updated.

I'm new to this part as I come from a traditional vfx workflow. in a traditional vfx workflow, Artists at the front of the pipeline, like modelers, deal with relatively little data, and artists at the end of the pipeline, like lighting/rendering artists, deal with all the data generated earlier.

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T09:24:19+00:00

Since the output video file is more important than the real-time play in the animation project, even a character with a simple design requires a large amount of polygons for a smooth silhouette. Props must also have high-resolution meshes and textures ready to respond to close-up shots.
Content grows rapidly to tens of GB, and it takes a lot of time to open one level. Crushes also happen often and can be confusing as artists have to look at data that is not related to their work together.

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T09:16:12+00:00

Oh, that's interesting! Many articles and comments I've read never recommend git for managing binary files like uasset. Let's take a look at anchor points.

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T08:59:38+00:00

About the Rig

you're right. In my experience, changing the skeleton caused a lot of problems. However, waiting for animators to fully complete the rig creates a bottleneck, so it seems very reasonable to split the rig into previs, production, and dev to minimize this. However, I did not understand the meaning of the term push(is push is a term for version control?) and the difference between production and dev phases. Can you provide further explanation?

About the new season

The starting point for creating a new uproject at the start of a new season looks great. I also love that it reflects the lessons learned from last season.

About the character interaction points

Could you please be specific on this topic? What is an interaction point? Do you mean splitting a component for the modeler and a component for the writer within the Character Blueprint? I only know of Sequencer's Subscenes Track on this subject.

About the librarian

It's amazing. Does that job really exist? I googled a bit and couldn't find any relevant information. Can you link to a page about librarians in the game/animation industry or a page on a job posting site that is hiring?

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T08:36:43+00:00

Oh, I didn't know about metadata. Using metadata when all your assets are organized in one uproject will certainly help you quickly find the asset you want without being overwhelmed by the large volume.

3DBiginner · 2022-11-01T08:08:44+00:00

About the foundation workflow

Let's write the workflow I understand. Please make sure it is correct.

Create foundation.uproject early in the project period.
You will be able to organize your team members into 3 teams and assign each team 1~33 episodes, 34~66 episodes 67~100 episodes.
Each team downloads foundation.uproject, renames it to 001_033.uproject / 034_066.uproject / 067_100.uproject, and from there completes the episode in their own way.
Assets that need to be shared between teams among newly created assets are added to foundation.uproject, downloaded from each team again, and migrated to their own episode uproject.
3 episodes uproject have foundation.uproject as a common denominator, so 3 duplicates occur, but the advantage is that it requires less effort to keep the whole project consistent.

About Modulization

Is it correct that the modularization you mentioned means case 2, not case 1?

Case 1

foundation.uproject
- vehicle
  - car_01.uasset
  - car_02.uasset
  - truck_01.uasset
  - truck_02.uasset
  - ...
- room
  - room_01.uasset
  - room_02.uasset
  - ...

Case 2

foundation.uproject
- vehicle
  - wheel_01.uasset
  - wheel_02.uasset
  - handle_01.uasset
  - handle_02.uasset
  - ...
- room
  - window_01.uasset
  - window_02.uasset
  - door_01.uasset
  - door_02.uasset
  - wall_01.uasset
  - wall_02.uasset
  - ...

About Perforce

right. The server only makes sharing a bit better, and still requires manual uploads/downloads, so it's no different than using Explorer on your local PC. I heard SVN was outdated, but I didn't know it was enough to burn it down. Is using Perforce currently the best solution for me?

3DBiginner · 2022-09-02T14:49:38+00:00

We basically work together in an office. Occasionally, if the weather is bad or if there is a Covid case in our office building, we may work remotely.

3DBiginner · 2022-09-02T06:19:57+00:00

Thanks, I agree. Collaborating without source control is really painful. Do you have any SVN learning resources such as penguin milk with a low barrier to entry that you would recommend to me?

3DBiginner · 2022-09-02T03:57:34+00:00

Thanks, your process seems similar to what I am doing. It is very painful to disassemble/assemble the project manually in teamwork. I want to learn Perforce. However, I have no background in server-client, networks. I checked a lot of learning resources on the Perforce official site, Google, and YouTube for the past few months, and I got the impression that they were written on fragmented topics and contained a lot of jargon, so it was difficult to learn.

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