Applying the intersecting grids deformation rule
Moving this pole is an example of the third deformation rule. Always have a buffer of at least one row of faces between a pole and the specific areas of deformation. You can see our new topology deforming in Figure 3.39.
Figure 3.39 – Our new deformed topology with the third deformation rule applied
It is immediately noticeable that the transition is much smoother now that we have moved that pole further away from the area of deformation. This gave the geometry more room to do the deformation and reduced the amount of deformation the pole was experiencing as a result. Because a pole has edges pointing in more than just four directions, it is difficult to get it to deform cleanly. In Figure 3.40, you can see a plane with a regular four-edged vertex and another plane with a five-edged pole being deformed side by side.
Figure 3.40 – Comparison between a regular four...
