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Yep, hard to reason with industry people pushing slop on commercial production teams. Low-poly re-mesh tools have been around for ages (some better than others), but there are good reasons pro's still do this step manually all the time. Primarily "good" is based on _where_ the quads, loops, and unavoidable n-gons end up in the model (or stuff ends up looking retro 90's.) There is also the complex legal side of algori…
That's fair, as someone pretty proficient in 3D modelling I understand your point. However, it also boils down to the scale of the project. Imagine recreating part of real life city, creating a digital twin, for scientific purposes (testing human behaviour in fire hazards, or simply iterating on better park planning and road design for greater perceived safety). There's a lot to be done, and it's difficult to use pro…
The problem is when groups start gleaning styles and artwork from 3rd parties to make something in the same style... they cross an ethical line, and a legal one in some situations (even if the original work is completely isolated from the output.)
Thus, while a stochastic parrot may be able to dodge outright plagiarism, it cannot sidestep copyright laws in some Markets.
I'd rather pay folks for royalty free content like Poly Haven offers to the community. =3