Once you have a new low poly mesh, you can transfer the details from the high poly mesh to the low poly mesh by using a process called baking. Bake details from the high poly to the low poly mesh. You can use various tools such as Blender, ZBrush, or 3D Coat to retopologize your mesh.Ģ. This process helps to optimize the geometry and create a new mesh with a lower polygon count while preserving the original shape and details. Retopology is the process of creating a new topology or a new mesh over an existing high poly mesh. You like up two objects, one visible, one invisible, and the very next frame you have them swap visibilities.To create a low poly version of a high poly object while maintaining its stylish and beautiful appearance just follow this algorythm: I'm mostly used to doing this in maya so there might be an easier or slightly different way to do this, but basically it's like this. You can also keyframe the detailed model being visible here on frame 0 just to make sure nothing goes wrong.

Mark and frame the low poly model as invisible. Turn on visibility for the low poly one, or turn it off and on and keyframe it etc. Turn off visibility in renders for the detailed model and have that keyframed.

On that frame make sure their positions are both keyframed, an easy way to do this is press the record button and then move them but remember not to leave that on.

Assuming you're using one to be a placeholder for the other in the background aftet a certain point what you do is you use the timeline at the bottom to go to a frame you want to have then switch off.

Low poly to high poly blender