Hi. I wanted to import a model and enhance its features in mudbox… But it seems that when I import it, the model is very low poly and when I try to draw on it, it just moves these few polygons around… Any idea to what is going on… Here’s a picture:
Now… The model, normally, looks like this (imported in max):
Your mesh appears to be comprised of tri faces. Sculpting apps generally work optimally with all quad meshes. Did you get any errors from the .fbx export dialogue in Max?
Is that ripped from warcraft by any chance? You might find that the verts aren’t welded which is why they’re flying apart in Mudbox.
It will never sculpt well as it’s a triangulated mesh. You really need to make a new quad based model.
I don’t understand the difference between a triangulated mesh and a quad based one… 
Is the bottom-line that I cannot sculpt on an imported model from Warcraft (It is imported from Warcraft)?
If I were to desire it, would I have to model it myself…?
If so, how would I know whether my new model is triangulated or quad? Thank you.
a quad is essentially made up of two tris with the diagonal edge hidden. At render time(and real-time render) the algorithm will recognise tri faces. However, If the mesh is built initially from quads, it will be a quad mesh and will be considered such when UVing, sculpting, etc…
Most 3D apps(Max,Maya,etc) have tools to check a mesh’s properties. For instance: number of tris/quads/n-gons, rat’s nests(tri-shaped quads) overlapping verts/edges…
It’s very important that you use these tools if you intend to use a mesh in Mudbox as it can be a real headache to work with geometry with bad topology.
You should read the mudhelp files as there is a clear explanation of specs in terms of preparing a mesh for export to Mudbox.
Also, the mesh you have there is useless as it is as a sculpting base and should be scapped or rebuilt.
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