Polygon flow on plane

[3DMagic]

Hello guys,

I'm modeling a plane and I was wondering if any of you have suggestion on my polygon flow mesh.

I'm allowed to have triangles.

Thank you for any feedback

[Grubber]

Hey there!

Is this going to be subdivided? Or maybe it is for a game?

[3DMagic]

It is for a game.

[mc_axe]

First your model looks nice!

Then.. what can you change..uhm.. maybe you could change the endings of the wings it looks now like the top part of a sphere (lot of lines ending in one point):
Maybe you can do:


If you are not interested anymore in equal distribution and you need to just optimize your model for a real time game, meaning that you just want to drop the polycount without affecting shape, you can start deleting entire loops that dont affect the shape at all(are between completle str8 edges **if any) or delete parts of a loop with that characteristic, triangles will come really handy to reconect with the sourounding components.

[3DMagic]

Thank you MC_Axe for your feedback, I really appreciate it.

The polycount is quite low, it is about 10.000 and I'm allowed to go up to 50.000, but I will need to do also the inside of the cockpit at a later stage.

I've modeled the tip of the wing as you suggested, I will make the rings more distantiated between each other and I may add more edges so that the curve is more natural.

I'll get back to you with other parts of the model that I think can be improved, maybe you can give me some tips

[Draise]

As always, you blow my mind with the topology tips MCAxe, and great model 3D Magic!

[3DMagic]

Thank you Draise!

MC AXE how would you solve the polygons below?

[mc_axe]

Hello, if those "vertical" lines are on a flat surface (it looks like but not sure) then you could:

remove red ones
add yelow

[rray]

Good tips, you could also try adding another ring of edges around the hole to improve automatic normal computation (in case you don't use a object space normal map in which case topology isn't so important)

[3DMagic]

MC Axe and RRay,

I've added the suggested edges and also a loop around the hole. is that correct? I couldn't remove the edges on the bottom because is geometry that I need.

What about this other close up?

Thank you for the help!

[rray]

Both looking good, if it looks smooth without the wires (and some specular hightlights visible just for testing) then it's correct.

For the air intake object and the other small sticking out parts I'd probably just have it not connected to the body's polygons at all, but just have it intersecting. This way it won't affect the plane body's normals. But that might be a matter of personal preference.

[3DMagic]

Hi Rray,

I've removed the sticking cylinder from the fuselage and made it's own mesh.

I'm adding two renders, and I'm getting some small artifacts here and there, have a look.

[3DMagic]

An update...

[rray]

Looking good. Almost impossible to notice it's not a highpoly model.

[mc_axe]

Nice, Italian airforce rdy to fly :]

Wandering what is your plan for the cockpit

Is this for a flight combat simulator?

[3DMagic]

Thank you RRay!!!

I need to model the cockpit separately and I will do so in the following days.

Yes the plane is for War Thunder, need to see if they will accept the plane at the end.