Preparing to apply armature: subsurf?

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#1

Hello, I apologize if this is a stupid question, but I was wondering should I apply my subsurf modifier before I apply armature to my model? I know that if i subdivided it, it would slow it down to the point that I can barely move any bones, so would subsurf be an alternative?

Thank you

#2

Avoid it if you can. Makes it easier to adjust the weights if you need to and outer things like Uv maps it keeps things simple to avoid applying.

#3

You shouldn’t apply either of them, just use them as modifiers, with the Armature modifier at the top.