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Squeaky Clean Topology in Blender
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Squeaky Clean Topology in Blender

by Michael Steppig
December 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
248 pages
5h 45m
English
Packt Publishing
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The Fundamentals of Topology

In the previous chapter, we learned about the Blender UI and how we work on objects within Blender using Edit Mode and Object Mode. In this chapter, we will start on the basics of 3D modeling by forming an understanding of what topology is. Topology is a method that is the building block of all modeling and determines the composition of the faces and edges in a mesh. It determines the shape of an object and how many triangles it has. It determines the way that it will deform, and how materials are applied to it. Without good topology, rigging, UV unwrapping, and soft body simulations are all made far more difficult. We will understand these terms and learn why they are important in Chapter 3 and Chapter 4.

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ISBN: 9781803244082