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Hello everyone, I am modeling a native american. The head is modeled with a sub surf modier level 1 . I modeled the head dress separately and like the way it looks with no subsurf modifier applied to it. When I join the head dress to the head it takes on the subsurf modifier that is given to the head. How do I combine them and keep the head dress the way i want. I want to animate this model so the head dress has to move with it.
Thanks
Gary

Why joining them??
Instead you can just parent the clothing to the Head armature.Then it wont get the subsurf from the body.