Retopology lets you generate clean, new topology based on the features of a reference surface. You can retopologize meshes, including triangulated meshes imported from other applications, using the
Quad Draw Tool.
To retopologize a mesh using the
Quad Draw Tool
-
Set a reference mesh: snap the
Quad Draw tool to the mesh you want to retopologize.
- Open the
Quad Draw Tool by doing one of the following:
- From the
Tools section of the
Modeling Toolkit window, click
.
- From the main menu bar, select
.
- From the marking menu, select
Quad Draw Tool. (To open the marking menu, Shift + right-click in the scene.)
-
Drop dots: define vertices.
-
Create polygons: make quads and fill triangular shaped holes.
-
Refine polygons: clean up your new topology.
- When finished, click
again to exit the tool.
Tip: You can press Y to reactivate the
Quad Draw Tool after switching to another tool.