Hi everyone,

I'm testing a new particular workflow, to use when I need to explicitly transform a Low-Poly/Low-SDS obj into a Nurbs object.

For this particular case i'm testing two alternatives, one requires Rhino V6 WIP while the other one requires Moi+Max's ImportObj and SubDiv scripts.

Obviously the two strategies produce different results.

Strategy 1.
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I will use it mainly when the Low-Poly/Low-SDS obj contains Ngons :

1.A) Import the obj into Rhino V6 WIP

1.B) Run the experimental SubDFromMesh command onto the imported obj.
I use in this case the lowest PatchDensity value, that is two, in order to minimize the number of resulting Nurbs patches.
I'm testing SubDFromMesh with these parameters :
Creases=NO Output=Nurbs PatchDensity=2 ClampKnots=Yes SetPatchName=NO

1.C) Joining the resulting Nurbs patches to obtain a joined surfaces

Strategy 2.
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I will use it mainly when the Low-Poly/Low-SDS obj contains only Quad+Tris :

1.A) Import the obj into Moi with Max's ImportObj script

1.B) Run the SubDiv script onto the imported obj


Here's two links of a simple test i made :

The zipped .3dm file : http://take.ms/7CIiP

The Moi's screen cap : http://take.ms/1lllH


Who knows if the experimental SubDFromMesh Rhino V6 command will have a future...


Good experimentation to all and have a nice day!

- Marco (mdkm)