Model polygons visible in the render?

FIGAROCMS2018 · Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:05 pm

Hello,

I downloaded a free model off of cgtrader, and here's what it looks like in C4D:

https://i.imgur.com/Z8ubquS.jpg

The problem is, - as you can see - that the polygons are showing in the render. How do I get rid of that? Do I have to blend polygons with eachother manually? Or is there a special setting to get rid of this effect?
FYI : the end goal isn't to retexture the object, I just want to have it one solid color. But without seeing the polygons!
Thank you.

Beppe OctaneRender™ Italia Blue Sky · Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:54 am

Hi,
check the c4d Phong tag, and convert the materials to Octane materials.
ciao Beppe

FIGAROCMS2018 · Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:55 am

Hello bepe, thank you for your answer. However, even with a phong tag (I tried many combinations), and with an octane material, I can still see the polys.
Here is a picture :
https://i.imgur.com/h7KxJQI.jpg

Here is a link to the .obj file I'm having trouble with.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gTOUp ... iw8CQYeCJ9

Do you have another idea of what I could troubleshoot? Thanks

Tue Jun 26, 2018 2:10 pm

FIGAROCMS2018 wrote:Hello bepe, thank you for your answer. However, even with a phong tag (I tried many combinations), and with an octane material, I can still see the polys.
Here is a picture :
https://i.imgur.com/h7KxJQI.jpg

Here is a link to the .obj file I'm having trouble with.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gTOUp ... iw8CQYeCJ9

Do you have another idea of what I could troubleshoot? Thanks

A little poking around seems to say there's a problem with the vertex vs. face normals of the model, where the two don't agree. Unfortunately C4D's normals tools aren't the most powerful, so the only way I could fix the problem within C4D was to Triangulate the model, forcing a full normals re-build. I generally avoid modeling in C4D, though, so there may be better way.

If you've got another tool, like Maya or Blender, they should be able to fix it without adding geometry. In Maya, try selecting all faces, unlocking normals and using Set To Face. In Blender, the "recalculate normals" tool should do the same thing.

- Frank