Smoothing a polygon object but keeping sharpness to corners/edges

[thedaemon]

I am guessing you mean smoothing groups?

[JeePee]

i have no idea how it's called
i took some screens from the video i am talking about as an example

[Jed]

It's the crease option in edge sub object mode in your editable poly.

[CapnPanic]

another solution is to select the edge u want and chamfer it a bit. the less it is chamfered the sharper the edge will be.

[3dsmax5]

Smoothing groups is the best way to do it. Check the "separate by: smoothing groups" button in the meshsmooth modifier. Of course, your model need to have correct smoothing groups for it to work.

[Aaron Moore]

I totally disagree... use the crease tool instead... that way you can still use smoothing groups for the rest of your mesh!

[JaseP]

Wow, i didn't know about the crease tool until now.

*looks embarrassed.*

[qu2k]

i like chamfering a lot better than smoothing groups and crease because nothing is really ever completely creased, it has a very little ammount of roundness

[Aaron Moore]

qu2k: you want to avoide making the mesh complex for a simple crease. What you should do instead is apply a second mesh smooth, set it to classic, and use the strength option to create a nice small bevel on the edge. This method will keep the base mesh cleaner.

[markdc]

Great tips:) Thanks.

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