I don’t know how technical you want to get, Martin and Dwayne are super knowledgeable, but my thinking for my dumb brain is, usually going too deep doesn’t really matter, there’s always limitations in systems, you can ask “why” to every answer over and over until infinity. So I guess my advice would be, meh, don’t worry about it, Subdiv only works good with quads, it is how it is, I’m usually like ok cool that’s how it goes, there’s this and that other rule? Ok got it, and move on.
In the end, for me, I’m pursuing a cool art piece, a great render, as if building a house, I want my result to be the coolest house on the block, if I stop too long on why the hammer hammers nails down but why does it not work good enough with that nail and not with this nail, I’m never going to finish my house. So I’m like ok cool I just wont use this nail, it just doesn’t work with that other nail, so be it, lets get hammering.
Again, I’m not saying is wrong trying to investigate what’s up with each nail, it’ll depend if you’re interested in the technical aspects, but if your main goal is to build the house, don’t think about it too much, go with the flow. And again, also not wrong wanting both, to know the technical and build the house, just saying that it is also ok to work with what you got and not feel like you are going to get stuck or be less productive if you don’t know all the nitty gritty.
