blender_niftools_addon VS retopoflow

I used this plugin to import to blender (also export from blender) https://github.com/niftools/blender_niftools_addon

Use blender and https://github.com/niftools/blender_niftools_addon/releases/tag/v0.0.14

I wish you the best of luck with your ideas, the character meshes are an absolute pain to work with because they're in .nif files, which are a proprietary format. I still haven't quite figured out how to wrangle them myself. But definitely grab Nifskope which can view models. There's also a plugin for Blender that loads in NIF files but it doesn't work with NIF files from Special Edition. So you gotta downgrade them with SSE NIF Optimizer if you want to import them into Blender. I hope this saves you the hours of research I had to do to figure all that out!

Googling the issue only gives me this github page of someone running into a similar issue but has no useful replies. https://github.com/niftools/blender_niftools_addon/issues/496

Basically, I'm trying to use this niftool plugin to make myself a cool Fallout: New Vegas hat. But uhh... it's not working. Error messages below, I cannot parse this and it's clearly an issue with the code of the plugin itself.

however when I tried to import it into Blender 3.4.1 with the Blender Niftools Addon v0.0.14 I get the error log in this image, stating "String Too Long" The few old forums citing this exact issue either offer no solution, or just involve using Blender Niftools Addon v0.0.14 which I already have.

I'm using the blender niftools addon, and when I try to export it says "Some polygons of helmetK not assigned to any body part.The unassigned polygons have been selected in the mesh so they can be easily identified."

(https://github.com/niftools/blender_niftools_addon/releases/tag/v0.0.14) This is the plugin I just found.

Blender is a good choice.Fairly easy to start. You'll need an addon for .NIF importing/exporting,here's the link:https://github.com/niftools/blender_niftools_addon it also supports Oblivion and Skyrim.

here’s the link I saw that at. What do you think?

https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow You can get it off Github for free if you're using it for educational purposes

you can try it out for free to see if you like it https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow/releases

I think the best program for this would be RetopoFlow 3. You can buy it here: https://blendermarket.com/products/retopoflow/. You can also get it free here: https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow. It's not automatic, but it's capable of really cleaning up models. The free version is released by the same people that make the paid version, you just don't get support from them if you get it from their GitHub instead of buying it.

Use Retopoflow addon. It's free on github. Also in my opinion it's better than Maya's quad draw

Retopoflow can be downloaded for free on GitHub https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow

PSA: Retopoflow is also completely free on the developer's github page, you just dont get any customer support with this version. https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow

The same applies to anything that links to Blender code, including its Python modules. This means the same policy applies to all add-ons. For instance Retopoflow, which is ~$90 if you buy it, can be accessed for free on GitHub with no restrictions