Technical Talk

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forum for mudbox users After quite a bit of searching, I have found a sustainable oasis for mudbox users. This will be the mudbox version of zbrushcentral!	2 Last	gibson543 Sep 2010
3DS Max Material Changing Problem I recently imported an .FBX of a max file from a colleague that had this odd self illuminated looking light gray material applied to it. And every time I tried to change it, any new material became t…	3 Last	swytch Sep 2010
UDK - Animating cut scene So, I know how to animate and import animations. What if I wanted an animated cut scene that has two characters interacting with each other. How would I approach this? My thoughts are that I animat…	2 Last	seanpetitt Sep 2010
custom brushes: Sktechbook VS Photoshop I've sketched a concept for a character in Sketchbook Pro lately. So far the concept is greyscale shaded and now I wan't to go into PS for colouring it and painting in details. I use Photoshop quite…	8 Last	THE 5 Sep 2010
How should I start with this? (3D Modeling) [IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/ogxwjo.jpg[/IMG] As the thread title says, how should I start with this? I'm pretty new with 3D modeling and figured this wouldn't be too easy or too hard but I'm havin…	12 Last	Dmented Sep 2010
3ds Maxx: Want to make Quad Faced Shapes again. This may be a simple question to some but, recently my 3ds Max has been freezing and crashing, So uninstalled and reinstalled 3ds Max 2010 32-bit and got all the updates and components and so and so…	0 Last	That One Guy Sep 2010
Creating AO in Zbrush4 I know this should be posted on Zbrushcentral,however to date replies on trch questions tend to be very slow so i figured ask here as feedback has always been great. My question- I know in Zbrush 4 …	2 Last	kunglao Sep 2010
3dsmax uv editor shortcuts wont work. Hi, My shortcuts inside the uv editor in 3dsmax 2011 doesnt work. time saving shortcuts like ctrl + W (weld vertecies) and ctrl + b (brake) ,doesnt work, anyone know how to fix this ?, i am using Te…	5 Last	jimpaw Sep 2010
Speeding up modeling in Maya ? Ive mostly been using Softimage the past year, which i have grown to love, but for work I need to start doing everything in Maya - which is fine, but compared to Soft I feel really really slow. I kno…	8 Last	yeman Sep 2010
What uv program for tasks ? Quick question. I am using Headus uv for the most part but it seems like it can't render open models (mesh with holes in it like under buildings). I was thinking to try textools instead for this sinc…	17 Last	jimpaw Sep 2010
Stuck on Maya Mel Script I'm trying to create a script that will take a random selection of objects, and organize them into 3 "piles" it should be fairly simple, and I'm sure I'm just about there... but when I try to execute…	2 Last	LMP Sep 2010
keep my portifolio together I have been studying and reading lots of books, and workings hours per days, months of hard work on tutorials and projects, like cars, buildings, guns, and a lot of other things, and I was wondering …	7 Last	Dastan Sep 2010
[Maxscript] UIMod = Advanced UI for modifiers Hey everybody. Some already have seen a screen of a project I made for school in the "Tech Artist - What are you working on: 2010 Edition!" I am making this thread to get some feedback and suggesti…	52 Last	Nysuatro Sep 2010
Painting hair alpha/diffuse in mudbox? Once you have the hair planes laid out in max or Maya, bringing it into mudbox as one mesh and painting the hair in 3G seems like it might give good results. Would this be possible? And realistic?	3 Last	ablaine Sep 2010
Corrupt model Okay, been a while since I've been here! I got my new computer all set up a while ago, and just recently got around to installing Max again after being away for a month or two. Anyways, I install it …	9 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2010
I think 3ds Max is easer with its UI but I know I need to learn Maya for college. I am learning Maya more but it's sorta hard to just start creating off the bat. With 3ds Max i am able to find the objects I want to lay down and start creating objects. I know Maya is used in colleg…	10 Last	dRaster Sep 2010
3d information captured from video? Hi,, ok so I recently watched this video: [url]http://vimeo.com/7341615[/url] In the tutorial, the instructor shows how to match 3d geometry to a photo. somewhere in the beggining, he says that if th…	8 Last	Elyaradine Sep 2010
UDK general question I'm mainly using unreal to showcase my models. i have a scene with my character and the environment i put him in. i just want the environment to bake lighting and it keeps baking lighting on my ch…	8 Last	cholden Sep 2010
[Photoshop] Mouse + Tablet Issue So, I'm at a bit of an impasse here, thought I'd try a thread for input. Suggestions from other threads haven't helped. MS touch stuff is properly disabled. The cast: Windows 7, Photoshop CS2, Waco…	2 Last	throttlekitty Sep 2010
Marmoset - procedural textures? Is it possible to do tiled textures in marmoset, or does everything have to have unique textures? I'm a bit confused on how to do this if it is possible. Any help is much appreciated :) Thanks	6 Last	100Chihuahuas Sep 2010
Animating a separation I want to create the effect sometimes seen in 3d diagrams. Example: A camera that looks normal and then it suddenly breaks apart cleanly in either horizontal or vertical directions and stops at a poi…	6 Last	tremulant Sep 2010
baking texture - 3ds Max 7 Hey all. I've got a question and all the searching I've done hasn't really got me past basic baking questions. Bascially I have started messing with trying to do LOD models and higher poly bakes. …	5 Last	Baddcog Sep 2010
Help With Marmoset Errors? Hey, I just started using the trial of Marmoset to see if it was worth getting a license for. I really love the results as well as the controls you get in the program but on my first test i'm getting…	3 Last	GoodDreams Sep 2010
How do I convert to a poly, but keep the bones parented? When I convert my mesh to a poly, none of the bones work anymore. Any way to keep them parented? I only need to convert it into a poly to apply more than one texture.	2 Last	Buzzy Sep 2010
Bevel Edges/Hard Surface Modelling Hi guys, could do with some advice about beveling edges. Are there any steps/techniques involved to get the disired look? Ive attached an image of what I've got so far, its the butt at the end of …	0 Last	BreaK Sep 2010
Specular in UDK Shaders Having some trouble getting the two specular slots to behave the way I want them to in UDK. By my understanding, Specular should be specular [i]color[/i], and with a texture map plugged into it, s…	8 Last	Neox Sep 2010
maxscript problem, array modifier I got a problem with a modifier I'm trying to make in maxscript. The idea is to have an array as modifier on a object, so you can quickly and dynamically change properties on the clones. It works oka…	4 Last	McGreed Sep 2010
whats the best way to model texture a flint wall? I want to model and texture a flint stone wall. I want to produce a high poly wall in Mudbox and then then a low poly in Max. The wall will be an individual object, so it will not make use of modular…	4 Last	AlexLegg Sep 2010
Refine Spline Problem Hi, i want to manually select a point on a spline (line) and refine the spline exactly there. The selected point is even select and i can move it away. Should work like adding new polygons: hold shi…	0 Last	SimonT Sep 2010
Animation not working in udk Ok so i have this character rigged and skinned in 3ds max. I used actor x to import him into udk. I also imported his animation, simple run cycle. For some reason, the animation isn't working when i …	8 Last	RawRanator Sep 2010
Zbrush Image planes, need help setting up references hey pc, looking to set up some image planes behind my ztool for reference. having trouble finding a method will work in zb 3.5r3 i want to have an image plane with my reference art behind my tool so…	5 Last	Hoopla! Sep 2010
Reflective metal in UDK / Alpha backfacing question Hey all, I've got a couple questions regarding material setup in Unreal. Firstly, what would be the best way to approach a decent metal texture. Specifically a wheel rim / bike frame. Obviously I do…	10 Last	Tom Ellis Sep 2010
PC performance - texturing while rendering question Hey there! I am wondering if there is a way to limit (assign) 3ds max 2010, a certain amount of computer power while doing renders stills. The problem I am often facing is that while I render my comp…	16 Last	maze Sep 2010
Batch Rendering questions (lightly off topic) Ive been given a project at the day job that's driving me ever so slightly [more] nuts.... Ive done some basic research and asked on some rendering forums, but haven't got any useful info, so I figu…	4 Last	Mechadus Sep 2010
Non-planer Quads, when to worry Hello folks, To some extent, I'm finding myself stopping and trying to learn as much as possible about getting a mesh right before moving on with my game project. I had that thread on getting a shou…	5 Last	die_Kröte Sep 2010
3dsmax: Pelt mapping only wants to use eye for seams I'm trying to pelt map a head model, and I'm running into a problem I've never had before. I've got the seams set up as best I know how: [IMG]http://imgur.com/1Zc0U.jpg[/IMG] But when I go to pelt …	4 Last	TH98 Sep 2010
Baking problems :/ Ok I Made The Low Poly Ak74u , Uv Mapped It And Trying To Bake But i've Been Having Alot of Errors Which Are Really Annoying me And Wasting My Time. I was testing the bake on 1 part just to make th…	14 Last	FrozenCore#6 Sep 2010
Unistall scripts in max ? Is any good and easy way to uninstall scripts from 3dsmax? , I am using Textools and it has messed up my uv editor so that i cant select any vertecies inside the uv editor anymore,how do i unistall i…	4 Last	jimpaw Sep 2010
Cloth folds/wrinkles for games. I've always had problems with painting cloth folds for game characters so I would need some help from you guys. The problem is simply that I can't make it look right. I've checked out some tutorial…	8 Last	Chai Sep 2010
Maya normal map artifacts on low poly edges. Hey so I'm having this issue with my tangent space normal map generated from a high poly mesh in maya 2011. Pretty much anywhere the low poly mesh does not have nice uniform quad modeling I get these…	1 Last	EarthQuake Sep 2010
"Affect Pivot Only" Arrow Gizmo is Invisible The little arrow gizmo that pops up when you turn on "Affect Pivot Only" in Max has vanished. If I start a new file and create a cube, it's there, so it's something I toggled off somehow. Anybody ha…	2 Last	TychoVII Sep 2010
Baking AO, what options do i have? Hi fellow polycounters. Probably an obvious question to all of you, but before that im going to explain the situation. Im making a bunch of models, theese models have no "highpolyversion" and i want…	15 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2010
Zbrush 3.5r3_Normalmap problem Hi. I can´t get my normal map to generate to a lowpoly objekt. My workflow is. I do my highpoly mesh. Then I append the lowpoly under in subtools. (whit a uvmap). Then I have the highpoly mesh a…	3 Last	cryrid Sep 2010
Mental Ray issues. Hey Guys, The other night I was trying to render out some Ambient Occlusion maps in Max using mental ray. Usually when I do render to texture AO maps, I just throw a skylight into the scene and use l…	3 Last	shinobix Sep 2010
Any general way of getting rid of tris and n-gons? Hello all, I'm rather new at maya, and after about an hour and a half of looking at topology reference for the human face, I'm still not sure how to get rid of tri's and n-gons. I read a coup…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2010
3dsmax, how to best organize hierarchys Okay, coming from Maya I used to work like this: Set up a hierarchy that consisted of a series of parent child relationships. Then I would hit a toggle button that would auto select the top most no…	3 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2010
got my new toy just picked up my new 21" cintiq today... futzed around with a bit but I've run into a small snag lol. For several reasons my system's default locale is set to japan, so the radial menu for the expre…	6 Last	sir-knight Sep 2010
UV mapping a revolver I use the cylindrical mapping there and I get this weird line of UVs that apparently seen to be a repetition of the top/front wow just to the left, Why is that?	10 Last	CheeseOnToast Sep 2010
Vertex Colors from Maya to xNormal Hey guys, I wanted to ask if anyone knows any format which I can use to export a high poly mesh from Maya with vertex colors to be used in xNormals. I'm going to use the "Bake highpoly's vertex colo…	3 Last	kodde Sep 2010
zbrush export gone wierd Um, so when I export one of my subtools, it does this: [IMG]http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac83/itsjustrevenge/stupidexport.png[/IMG] this isnt where it is supposed to be... I mean, a few expor…	3 Last	stickadtroja Sep 2010