Understanding Topology and Edge Flow in 3D Modeling

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After watching this tutorial, you will learn 5 tips for better understanding topology in any 3D software. Maya will be used for this demo but the concepts and workflows discussed here can be applied to any 3D Software.
I came up with these tips after many years of modeling professionally and teaching students over the years to improve their understanding of topology
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Software used in Tutorial: Maya 2020
#topology #retopology #edgeflow #retopo #autodeskmaya #3dmodeling
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Table of Contents
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Tip 1 - Localize topology
6:48 Tip 2 - How to clean up ngons and triangles
11:15 Tip 3 - Adding edge flow for form
13:32 Tip 4 - Holding edges and face loops
19:00 Tip 5 - Practice with retopology and quad draw
24:08 Recap all tips
25:52 Conclusion
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13 июн 2024

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@OnMars3D Год назад

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@ChrisCohen 2 года назад

I played a game where I had to drink every time you said "go ahead and" in this video. I passed out after 30 seconds. 😆 Thanks, really important lesson on topology here, I learned a huge amount.

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Haha, glad you found it helpful! :)

@DrakZhull 2 года назад

I would just like to add a little comment to the first tip for everyone, be careful when using cutting and welding vertices so you don't create so-called spiderwebs (welding several edges into a single vertex without proper edge flow and loops). It can screw with smoothing and overall shadows from lighting very easily, leaving ugly artifacts. In certain situations, it can occasionally work and seem extremely efficient but it is not worth the potential clean-up work when it doesn't. Great Vid! 👍

@cioelle 2 года назад

this is exactly the lesson i needed, there's not enough simple yet detailed videos talking about topology like you do - especially w/ localising topology. thank you so much for this

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@user-ju9uo5sn8e 2 года назад

YOU ARE MY PROFESSOR. YOU DESERVE MORE RU-vid PEOPLE.

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Thanks, more to come!

@chandragrahaifanka635 3 года назад

yes please, more topology lesson. Btw, thanks for this video

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

More to come!

@MrPanker 2 года назад

@@OnMars3D why maya looks very similar with blender

@user-fn5es1wh7u 2 года назад

@@MrPanker It’s the other way around.

@kasperesbjornsson9163 4 месяца назад

@@OnMars3D1

@addictedfoolgamer1970 3 года назад

This was so useful! I’ve started looking into using Blender from total novice position and was finding it hard to get a decent non confusing explanation of topology and what retopology actually is.

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

Happy to help!

@cinnamocole 2 года назад

I'm in my first year at college studying 3D animation and was told that the only area I had to improve was my topology (specifically, stop using NGONS) - thank you so much for this tutorial, I really think this knowledge you have passed on will help me get the best grades I possibly can now. Thank you a million times!!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

That's really great to hear, glad you found it helpful!

@ThBlueSalamander 2 года назад

Hi I'm doing Computer games art

@ninja_tony 2 года назад

If it makes you feel any better, that's a common problem just about everyone goes through when they are starting out! I doubt any of us got into modeling without having a problem with ngons in the beginning, and I know in my case, it took me forever to understand (I was learning all this stuff close to 20 years ago, before RU-vid even existed, so you all are so lucky to have these resources!)

@JRichardGaming 7 месяцев назад

This is now one of my favorite videos on RU-vid.

@risingghost2809 2 года назад

I'm a blender user. Found this to be an excellent explanation of topology (something I have an issue with.) Thank you!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad to hear that!

@klauszwegert6382 2 года назад

Sorry for commenting on an older Video but i can advice people to not force yourself to model everything out of one object. I personally did the mistake that i treid to really have something as one whole object. If you can get away with modeling it seperate withouth it being to inaccurate from the concept it should be fine. Great video, our school recommend your channel

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad you found this helpful and appreciate the recommendation!

@user-zi1ru7ru8f 3 года назад

I'm not very good at polygon modeling, so it's very helpful for me to have this kind of instructional video. Thanks!

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

Glad to hear that!

@TranquilMarmot 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the recap at the end! I have a feeling I'm going to come back and reference this all the time. I've been a casual Blender user for almost a decade, but I'm just now learning more about topology and kicking myself for not learning it earlier.

@naqabposhniraj 2 года назад

Absolutely Yes. Please more topology lessons & a big thanks for this tutorial 🙏!!

@ang2733 2 года назад

Your tutorials are fantastic and very helpful. Thank you!!! Wld love to see you go deeper into topology in Maya

@kookio4284 2 года назад

Holy crap this really opened my eyes even today as someone who has been having problems with not going over my class’s tri limit in Maya.

@tuxedoblackfoot Год назад

Working with blender, started to get to where I needed to model hands and feet. Very helpful tutorial.

@lukasallenbaugh4728 2 года назад

Thank you ! This is the clearest video on topology I've seen to date. Very helpful!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@kammm1203 2 месяца назад

I watched a lot of toturials about topology in youtube and I think this is the most detailed and informative one so far in RU-vid.

@OnMars3D Месяц назад

Happy to hear that!

@christianlee1423 3 года назад

more topology/modelling complex objects please! u are a great teacher

@Mahim270 3 года назад

Very helpful video,would love for more of this same kind.

@JoySenseKO 2 года назад

Amazing, thank you! Clear, structured explanation with good voice

@moonchild8105 11 месяцев назад

Such a precise and helpful tutorial, thank you a lot.

@Timeshlft 2 года назад

So it's the best topology tutorial! Thanks you good men.

@willraz5497 7 месяцев назад

fantastic very helpful much needed

@RichellyItalo Год назад

The best video about edge flow ever.

@danieldallagnol5523 2 года назад

Ty so much!!!!! I was struggling with some triangles

@federico8342 2 года назад

this is pure gold

@galacticbroadcastingcompan8756 2 года назад

Wow. Thank you. Can't believe this was free. Subbed

@dennispfund9202 4 месяца назад

Super interesting, much thanks really.

@hobbieretardo 2 года назад

Thanks for the good explanation and multiple examples, now i finally get it the use of this.

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Great to hear, that was my goal showing all these different types of models!

@lovdiesty 20 дней назад

Your channel is everything. I love your videos so much, thank you for these essential tips

@OnMars3D 2 дня назад

You are so welcome!

@hamidrezasalami4620 2 года назад

Very useful tips! Thanks a lot!

@blairzettl3933 2 года назад

11:00 Luke would have never made those turns. Great tut, thanks!

@Grrrlikeme 3 года назад

Wow, that was extremely useful. Thank you so much for this video!

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@sillylittlecartoons4335 2 года назад

You are my hero. This makes SOOOOO much more sense to me now. Ty!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

I always appreciate comments like these, always happy to help!

@Ponk_80 Год назад

Thank you so much for explaining this so well.

@mbattee 2 года назад

Amazing video. Thank you.

@racheleprojects 2 года назад

Great video. I’m self taught so seeing a structured video on typology will def help me improve my work. Thank you!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@maurogamer5135 Год назад

Probably one of the best video I have ever found about Topology, thanks so much for sharing it! I left like , bell and suscription for ever!

@OnMars3D Год назад

Awesome, thank you!

@kamolhakim3688 2 года назад

Very powerfull video, Thanks a lot Ser

@antonbayda2571 3 года назад

This is freaking awesome! Extremely useful video, keep up the great work)

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@Jason-gs6hd 2 года назад

very useful vod, thanks

@sagardchavda2873 3 года назад

This was really helpful, would like to see more topology lessons

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

More to come!

@milagroswarnholtz2137 3 года назад

AMAZINGGG so useful! thank you for doing these videos and shearing your knowledge! i really appreciate them

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

Happy to share!

@BarrettSmithBB 2 года назад

Thank you for this! Even though I don't use Maya, the fact that you go over the basic fundamentals that bridge many different softwares is amazingly helpful for a novice in any 3D modeling software.

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

No problem, happy to share!

@LuisLopez-lm3lk 2 года назад

Amazing, thank you so much for this video, whas exactly what I needed

@5SecondsOfFrames Год назад

the video was so helpful thank you so much

@danielsonderhoff5882 11 месяцев назад

Great help. Thanx

@TheOscarGamer_ 2 года назад

Might watch it later, this will be useful next time I practice a bit with Blender

@TheGrayKPlays Год назад

What a fantastic video! I have been modeling for ages as a hobby and topology is one of my least favorite subjects and most videos I find on the subject bore me to death this was simple to the point and INFORMATIVE! Thank you!

@OnMars3D Год назад

Happy to share!

@russelloverland9508 2 года назад

wow! Thanks for the tips!!

@osantinello 7 месяцев назад

best youtube video I ever seen!

@VishnuMenon 8 месяцев назад

Great stuff!

@the_3d_cookie 2 года назад

beautiful man thanks for this mate 😁😁😁

@TheSatzy6699 6 месяцев назад

Excellent content and explanation 🎉

@TheOfficialTimro 2 года назад

Sheeeeessshhh low key gonna watch all your tutorials so that I can bring back the Lancer one day ;)

@drewbigelow4979 8 месяцев назад

Massively underrated my dude!

Год назад

amazing video! thanks for sharing the knowledge!

@growupempresas3698 2 года назад

Amazing thoughts organization! thank you so much

@espinafreAzul 2 года назад

I'm glad I found your channel, I'm going to apply to my study right now!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Good luck!!

@johnathandoe8577 2 года назад

amazing models

@dazecm Месяц назад

Good explanation of Linear Edge Reduction. You can also apply the same techniques to Radial Edge Reduction when extruding shapes from a surface.

@TherealSam561 2 года назад

amazing work thank you !

@pyre753 2 года назад

Great video. Looking forward to watching more of your content in the near future.

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

More to come!

@curlyt8198 2 года назад

Agreed 🙃👌🏼💪🏼😍

@vitlaska 2 года назад

loved it! definitively will be sticking around for more hahaha

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

More to come!

@Aljan_17 2 года назад

Your video was very helpful! Thank you for this!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@avdeshk3553 9 месяцев назад

really helpful 👍

@jmrm_ 8 месяцев назад

nice tips, my friend!

@Rosa-ng8uu Месяц назад

Finnaly good tutorial about topology.

@OnMars3D Месяц назад

Glad it helped!

@Barreta91 2 года назад

Thanks, high quality content!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@nicolevreeland3027 2 года назад

Thank you so much for making this video. I've been taking classes to learn Maya and this video was so helpful.

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@btovdeo 11 месяцев назад

Excelente!!

@vrtech473 2 года назад

this really helps me out Thanks!

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad to hear it!

@Mamika_AFK Год назад

Very useful lesson and easy to apply in any 3d software! Thank u so much! Just subbed 😄👍

@OnMars3D Год назад

Thanks for the sub!!

@D31T7 3 года назад

realllllly helpful on my workflow !

@OnMars3D 3 года назад

Glad it helped!

@nickliu7736 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing about this！

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Of course!

@TheDorianTube 2 года назад

Well, you just cleared out my doubts. Like you said, a looooooooot of people barely use holding edges. I was taught to use them pretty much always, but started to have doubts whenever I compared my models to people that are way more skilled than me. Their models always looked so clean, while mine had all those holding edges around, so I started to use them less and less. Now I have peace of mind lol

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@pyrotechnick420 Год назад

Thanks for this refresher, I'm not sure if we ever properly learned how to guide edge flow back in the day in school. I've been struggling using the subdivide workflow for years now, being unable to control my edge flow properly. Thank you for this.

@OnMars3D Год назад

Happy to help!

@snazziington 2 года назад

this was really useful! will definitely implement these tips on the model i'm currently working on :D

@OnMars3D 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@IZNT-0 Год назад

Thank you so much

@piounanomia3480 Год назад

holy fuck i feel so smarter rn jokes aside, great tutorial explaining topology even for someone who's into 3D modelling for 2 months now, really well explained!

@OnMars3D Год назад

Happy to help!