retopoflow vs cats-blender-plugin

retopoflow

A suite of retopology tools for Blender (by CGCookie)

:smiley_cat: A tool designed to shorten steps needed to import and optimize models into VRChat. Compatible models are: MMD, XNALara, Mixamo, DAZ/Poser, Blender Rigify, Sims 2, Motion Builder, 3DS Max and potentially more [Moved to: https://github.com/GiveMeAllYourCats/cats-blender-plugin] (by michaeldegroot)

Mmd Vrchat Blender Mixamo 3dsmax Xnalara Motionbuilder

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retopoflow		cats-blender-plugin
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22	Mentions	2
2,200	Stars	1,070
2.3%	Growth	-
8.6	Activity	8.1
11 days ago	Latest Commit	over 2 years ago
Python	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	MIT License

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retopoflow

Posts with mentions or reviews of retopoflow. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-02.

Mesh exceeds polycount for retopoflow? I downloaded it a few days ago and bummed that it won't work or slow down blender. Has anyone experienced this?
1 project | /r/blender | 11 Dec 2023

here’s the link I saw that at. What do you think?
Just tell it to me straight - is there any way I can save this topology or do I need to start over?
1 project | /r/blenderhelp | 27 Mar 2023

https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow You can get it off Github for free if you're using it for educational purposes
What is your preferred method for making this high poly tree model's low poly version?
1 project | /r/blenderhelp | 27 Jan 2023

you can try it out for free to see if you like it https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow/releases
Is this a good way to retopologize? For anyone who's curious, this is the Grand Inquisitor.
1 project | /r/blender | 4 Dec 2022

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.
During retopology, i did all the settings, backface culling, mesh visibility to front also modifiers like shrinkwrap and displacement. but the problem
1 project | /r/blenderhelp | 23 Nov 2022

Use Retopoflow addon. It's free on github. Also in my opinion it's better than Maya's quad draw
is there anyway to retopo without using Infront / Backface Culling in Blender ? without using paid addons
1 project | /r/blenderhelp | 4 Nov 2022

Retopoflow can be downloaded for free on GitHub https://github.com/CGCookie/retopoflow
PSA: All mesh creators should learn this to Optimize their models
1 project | /r/secondlife | 30 Sep 2022

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
I'm trying to do retopology but the wrap I'm creating keeps overlapping and going inside the mesh. Can someone please help me stop this?
1 project | /r/blender | 4 Aug 2022
Resistance is futile
1 project | /r/blendermemes | 2 Aug 2022

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
This is probably a bad time to show these off, but I have learned how to make Bionicle avatars!
2 projects | /r/VRchat | 2 Aug 2022

cats-blender-plugin

Posts with mentions or reviews of cats-blender-plugin. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-08-21.

Vroid studio to fbx
2 projects | /r/VRoid | 21 Aug 2021

you can use cats blender plugin to fix the armature and texture linking after you import the model into blender using vrm addon for blender. https://github.com/michaeldegroot/cats-blender-plugin/releases.
need help on a specific issue regarding clothing creations on unity
1 project | /r/VRchat | 15 Aug 2021

Download Blender and CATS Blender Plugin and in Blender go to Edit > Preferences and install it. In Blender open the CATS menu (there’s an arrow on the right side then click CATS. Press the import model button in CATS and load your model, press it again and load the hat. Also in CATS open custom mode creation. Use the combine meshes feature to add the hat. When you’re done press export model in CATS and then open it in Unity and it should work.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing retopoflow and cats-blender-plugin you can also consider the following projects:

instant-meshes - Interactive field-aligned mesh generator

VRM-Addon-for-Blender - VRM Importer, Exporter and Utilities for Blender 2.93 to 4.1

Baker-blender-addon - Addon to automate blender baking process

VRCX - Friendship management tool for VRChat

MB-Lab - MB-Lab is a character creation tool for Blender 4.0 and above, based off ManuelBastioniLAB

ray-mmd - 🎨 The project is designed to create a physically-based rendering at mikumikudance.

BlenderGIS - Blender addons to make the bridge between Blender and geographic data

VRM_IMPORTER_for_Blender - VRM importer, exporter and utilities for Blender 2.82+ [Moved to: https://github.com/saturday06/VRM_Addon_for_Blender]

blender_niftools_addon - The Blender Niftools Addon is a Blender add-on to enable import and export of NetImmese File Formats including .nif, .kf, .egm.

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cats-blender-plugin - :smiley_cat: A tool designed to shorten steps needed to import and optimize models into VRChat. Compatible models are: MMD, XNALara, Mixamo, DAZ/Poser, Blender Rigify, Sims 2, Motion Builder, 3DS Max and potentially more [Moved to: https://github.com/e63uozicmujivxmyshivi9ao/cats-blender-plugin]