Retopology generates clean, new topology based on the surface features of an original mesh. Mudbox preserves the shape of the source mesh while producing a production-ready model with uniform quads. You can also specify whether you require topological symmetry in the resulting mesh.
The following steps let you exercise as much control over the retopology process as you want. You decide whether to guide the operation with curves, or let Mudbox run the operation and construct the topology solution for you.
To retopologize a mesh
If you draw guide curves on the mesh, Mudbox gives those curves higher priority than the surface features of the mesh when determining the final edgeflow. Otherwise, Mudbox analyzes the flow of the surface features to define the direction, distribution, and placement of edges in the resulting mesh.
The preview plane shows the center of the model on the desired axis, and the green check mark shows which side of the model will be copied.
A progress indicator displays near the status line as Mudbox validates all meshes and starts the retopology process.
For information on troubleshooting any errors that can appear, see Troubleshoot retopology operations.
Mudbox creates a new mesh based on the source mesh, and the original mesh is hidden.