Levels of Detail (LODs) - Game Character Development with Maya - page 622

Hair Reduction
Begin by working on her hair.
1. Focus on her hair geometry by selecting it and pressing F.
2. Select the edges shown in Figure 10.20 (left) and then collapse them ( Figure
10.20 , right).
FIGURE 10.20 Begin reducing the polygons in the hair.
3. Delete the triangular faces at the very bottom of the hair and then weld the separate
strips together, making the mesh solid.
4. Optimize the hair further, removing polygons not only from the outside, but from
the fringe of hair at the forehead ( Figure 10.21 , left).