What is TopoGun?
TopoGun is a specialized standalone application designed for retopologizing high-resolution 3D models and baking texture maps. It helps artists modify or recreate the edge flow of digital sculptures or 3D scanned assets, making them more animation-friendly and suitable for gaming or further detailing. The tool includes both manual and automatic retopology features, along with a high-performance maps baking module that transfers details from high-res to low-poly meshes.
With support for multithreading and GPU acceleration, TopoGun handles extremely high-polygon counts efficiently. Its user-friendly interface, subdivision surfaces, and Morpher feature streamline the retopology process, allowing artists to recover fine details and adapt to changes in reference meshes. Available for Windows and macOS, TopoGun offers perpetual licenses with cross-platform compatibility.
Features
- Dedicated Retopology Tools: Specifically designed for editing and creating new topology over high-res 3D scanned meshes or digital sculptures
- Automatic Retopology: Includes Retopologize and Remesh features for automatic mesh generation and optimization
- High Performance: Supports multithreading up to 256 CPU cores and GPU acceleration for fast processing
- Maps Baking: Bakes normals, displacement, ambient occlusion, color, curvature, transmission, and cavity maps in a single pass
- Subdivision Surfaces: Recovers details from original meshes by creating high-res subdivided versions
- Morpher Feature: Updates retopologized meshes when reference meshes are modified
- Friendly Interface: Customizable UI with industry-standard viewport navigation and pie menu
Use Cases
- Creating animation-friendly 3D models with optimized edge flow
- Generating low-poly versions of high-res digital sculptures for gaming
- Baking texture maps to transfer details from high-res to low-poly meshes
- Retopologizing 3D scanned assets for production-ready models
- Updating retopologized meshes based on changes in reference sculptures
- Preparing 3D models for rigging and texturing workflows
FAQs
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Are TopoGun licenses permanent?
Yes, TopoGun licenses are perpetual and do not require renewal. -
Can I install both TopoGun 2 and TopoGun 3 on the same computer?
Yes, both versions can be installed on the same computer without interference. -
How many machines can I activate a TopoGun 3 Standalone license on?
You can install and activate it on up to two machines, but only run one instance at a time. -
Does TopoGun support automatic retopology?
Yes, it includes automatic retopology features like Retopologize and Remesh for certain use cases. -
What operating systems does TopoGun support?
TopoGun is available for Windows and macOS, with cross-platform licenses.
