Improve Your Understanding of Topology #01 

I rewatched the video and my gosh you are right! I have no idea why I'm fidgeting with the model so much. Makes for a very unpleasant viewing experience. I might just redo this video at some point. With respect to your question. The topology of the first model is "good enough". However, if you want to achieve better reflections that are true to reality the second model would be better because of shifting the 3-spoked and 5-spoked poles. The extra control/supporting loops are there just to create a nice bevel and reduce the bowing effect caused by adding a subsurf modifier over the model. Applying the additional control loops to the first model will give you the same result but the reflections won't be as good as the second model.

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Thanks for the tip! Was not aware of this.

You're missing the point. I'm merely using this shape to explore and discuss different topology-related concepts like pole-shifting and ctrl loop to subsurf behavior. Perhaps, I should have explicitly stated that from the get-go to avoid any confusion.

They exhibit very different behavior. I'll go over this in a future video.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CZXQfXgRUAU.html I address the difference between the two in this video.

You'll get there. :)

I appreciate that!

Just hit shift tab to activate snapping and make sure to select vertex from the drop down box. The X Y and Z keys will allow you to snap along their respective axes.

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your feedback and your concern for the quality of education on RU-vid. However, I disagree with your assumption that pronunciation is a reliable indicator of formal education or competence. There are many factors that can affect how people pronounce words, such as dialect, accent, etc. Moreover, there are many ways to learn and teach besides formal education, such as self-study, online courses, or peer-to-peer mentoring. RU-vid is a platform that allows anyone to share their knowledge and skills with others, regardless of their background or credentials. I believe that this is a positive and empowering thing, not a sign of moral decline or stupidity. I hope you can respect the diversity and creativity of RU-vid creators and learners, and refrain from making hasty judgments based on superficial criteria. Thank you for watching and have a nice day.😊

Wow thanks for pointing that up grammar nazi. People are learning blender here not English language

this is an insane thing to assume based off pronunciation alone LOL

I assure you that the topological ideas presented in the video would not be any more or less valid if he had said "vertex". You may find it shocking, but many truly immoral and stupid things have been said in perfect grammar.

nah the world is fine.