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Anonymous
hey /po/
I'm trying to use a model of a cow I found on google sketchup in pepakura designer, but obviously I've got a few too many faces. Is there an easy way to simplify models? I'm new to modeling but would like to learn.
>> Anonymous
Load it up in sketchup and try to remodel it your self using squares. The best way to learn is just to try.
>> Anonymous
dude, if this cow gets finished, please post it!
>> Anonymous
by remodel do you mean just start over completely next to it in sketchup? Or is there a better way to just smooth out some of the edges? I really don't know how to approach this.
>> Anonymous
>>84490
Start from scratch, ya rly. It's the best way.
>> Anonymous
> Is there an easy way to simplify models?
No shortcuts like a program where you click a button and that will merge some of the polygons; since a computer is kinda stupid and would mess up the design so it wouldn't be usable as a papercraft cow anyway.
You just need to look at the design, analyse it, and you need to break down the design into simpler shapes (and then model them).
Like the legs for example: instead of 6 small rings of paper on top of eachother, you can make them into one larger cylinder.
This is the part of papercraft making with Pepakura that you can't just explain to someone like "do this then that". You just recognize shapes and understand how to make them easy to build, or you don't. If you don't right now, then maybe just by making a lot of papercrafts, maybe you can kinda "train" yourself.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
It's okay to take some artistic liberties. The point is trying. /po/ is a nice board and we welcome any one that wants to give it a shot.