Bablo & ScanPatch
ScanPatch
Bablo, I've been looking at how the quality of a scan directly translates into its resale value. Clean UVs, perfect topology—those details can make the difference between a project breaking even and pulling a profit. Want to dig into the numbers?
Bablo
Absolutely, give me the numbers and let’s see where the margin sits. The cleaner the mesh, the higher the price point—let’s turn that quality into a cash flow stream.
ScanPatch
Sure thing. For a 1‑million‑poly, 4096‑Tex‑DPI scan with pristine UVs you can command about $3–$4 per 100 k polygons on the market, so roughly $12–$16 for that whole mesh. If you trim it to 800k polygons and keep the UVs clean, drop the price to $2.50 per 100 k, around $10. The margin swings by about $2–$4 per 100 k when you cut the polygon count or add a bit of detail. Keep the seams tidy, and you’ll see the numbers rise faster than the file size.
Bablo
Sounds like a solid math playbook—keep the UVs crisp, trim those polygons, and you’re tightening the spread. Just remember, the bigger the detail that still stays clean, the higher the premium. Keep the seams tight and you’ll see the price climb without blowing up the file. Let's keep the margins lean and the profits leaner.
ScanPatch
You nailed it—clean UVs are the bread and butter. Just watch the edge loops; too many can trip up the seams. A quick batch script that auto‑removes isolated vertices will keep the file lean without losing that premium detail. Keep iterating, keep the stats in a spreadsheet, and the profit will follow.
Bablo
Right on point—clean seams and a tidy vertex count are the real currency. That script will keep the file lean, and logging everything in a sheet turns data into a profit engine. Keep refining, keep the numbers tight, and the margins will follow.
ScanPatch
Got it, I’m tightening the script now, pruning stray verts, and pushing the logs into the sheet. If we stay under 700k polygons with flawless UVs, the market pushes to $3.5 per 100 k. Keep the topology clean and the seams tight, and the margin will climb.
Bablo
Nice, lock it in and keep the numbers moving—every clean vertex is a dollar earned. Let's keep that margin climbing.
ScanPatch
Locking the script now, pruning the stray verts, and pushing the numbers to the sheet—every cleaned vertex will be reflected in the margin. Let's keep the data clean and the profits climbing.
Bablo
Sounds good, keep tightening it and watch the numbers rise.
ScanPatch
Fine, I’ve locked the cleanup routine in, flagged the vertices, and the spreadsheet is updating in real time. Every trimmed edge is a line item, so the margin should tick up steadily. Keep the file lean, keep the logs tidy.
Bablo
Nice lock‑in, keep it lean and the numbers will keep climbing.