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3DS Max Roadmap There are some really cool features in the pipe.I hope the Texture baking means we get mikk support. :disappointed: https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-3ds-max-blog/3ds-max-public/	39 Last	oglu Sep 2020
Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B deal Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B dealDoom, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, ,Starfield, Quake franchises and more now Microsofts.	5 Last	poopipe Sep 2020
Places to find good interior reference photos? I am looking for a collection of reference photos of a subway corridor for 3D modeling a small scale environment in Maya (to be rendered in UE4).I have tried checking Nomad Photo Reference and Photob…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2020
Change my username I don't actually have much to say other than I really would like to not use this awful username anymore. i made this when I was (i think) 13 and it SOUNDS like a name a 13 year old would use. i think…	5 Last	throttlekitty Sep 2020
Any suggestion for traveling on bus with a laptop to make 3d? Stands or gadgets? I'll be making a long bus trip soon (Krakow to Munich, using Flixbus), and was thinking of taking my laptop and mouse with me to try make some 3D while traveling. I've never done this, and it probabl…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2020
3D Art Challenge List So, since a lot of monthly art challenges are out there, I thought that a list of some of them would come in handy. Some of these are drawing challenges that some people use as a 3D Art challenge.&nb…	2 Last	sacboi Sep 2020
Extra-hard charcoal pencils? Looking for extra-hard charcoal pencils. Anyone have a favorite they like?I used to love General's 2H, but they discontinued making them. I found a box of 2Hs on an art store site. But they're not as…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 2020
subscribed threads Hello there jolly polycounters, quick n´ easy:How the f*ck do I unsubscribe to the "WAYWO" thread? Posted some shit there a while ago and now I´m getting BOMBARDED with emails. Dont want to to turn o…	13 Last	birb Aug 2020
Blender - Microsoft https://www.blender.org/press/microsoft-joins-the-blender-development-fund/This makes me uneasy for some reason. Glad that Blender is getting the money but... :/	12 Last	cptSwing Aug 2020
Zbrush 2021 Sneak Preview Zbrush 2021 update looks like it will have some nice updates and features. Looking forward to this release! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KITv9zJJC8	22 Last	Ruz Aug 2020
Extracting models from the game "Beyond Two Souls" Guys, I want to extract models from the game "Beyond Two Souls". Does anyone know if this is possible in principle, and if possible, how?	5 Last	Alex_J Aug 2020
Self promotion Hello people!I want to ask if there is place on this forum where people can promote their products (from Artstation, for exemple), or is it against forum policies.Thanks in advance.	4 Last	thorin13 Aug 2020
Can't have fun playing games anymore, everything becomes competitive. I have been struggling a lot the past months to just sit down and enjoy a game (mainly multiplayer games). I am that type of guy that wants to be better than everyone, i hate loosing and when i can't…	27 Last	fdfxd2 Aug 2020
President Trump Now Targeting Tencent, Who Own Riot Games And 40% Of Epic Well if 2020 was not bumpy enough Trump is now focused on the company Tencent. It will be interesting to see how this effects Tencent's share price. I am not sure what the knock on effects will be fo…	1 Last	fdfxd2 Aug 2020
UE4 Project Centered Around TTRPGs Over the past couple weeks I have begun development on a supplementary environment to play TTRPGs with my friends online. I recently had a move across country and do not want my normal weekly session…	0 Last	zachagreg Aug 2020
Is Blender taking over the 3D industry? I'm a bit worried about blender taking over the 3D modeling industry. I myself used Blender 2.79 when I started learning 3D but then, due to the gaming studios using Maya, I switched to it (I ha…	15 Last	marks Jul 2020
Which software do you love the most to work with (for whatever reason)? Just to get some balance here. Not which software is objectively the best, or how do they compare, but which 3D or 3D-related software you, personally, love and why.See the sister topic&nbs…	56 Last	Zack Maxwell Jul 2020
The Answer to Any Question Isn't Really Very Helpful In this forum I have noticed that the answer to any question is "do your own research", "try it for yourself", or "the software won't make you any better of an artist". Those are all correct an…	21 Last	DavidCruz Jul 2020
The Last of Us 2 environments I have been wondering about the environments in the Last of Us 2 and the amount of detail in them is astonishing. I am not sure what game engine Naughty Dog is using but I wonder if dynamic lig…	8 Last	Broadcast Jul 2020
Mouse clicks, I got 'em! The difference between a slack day and a busy day for us office workers: how many times we click the mouse. "My day was super busy today, I clicked my mouse 100 times more than average." That's a jok…	7 Last	ghost-d Jun 2020
Best CGI "places" to discuss/ask questions/share knowledge...(?) (forums, facebooks, discords..)? HelloWhat are the best places to discuss CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)... mainly 3D, but 2D too, VFX etc..? I mean places where you can ask questions, discuss, share knowledge etc... So far i was …	9 Last	Jonathan85 Jun 2020
30 years of MAX I started with MAX 3.1. That was 20 years ago. https://beforesandafters.com/2020/06/04/a-visual-history-of-3ds-max/	18 Last	Obscura Jun 2020
How do you log out??? So my account wouldn't log in with the new forums so I tried resetting password but no email came so I made this new account to ask about it but then saw that the email system is down.Now I can't log…	12 Last	fdfxd2 Jun 2020
Unreleased LOTR video game pitch by Travellers Tales. Game was meant to be a tie into the hobbit movies, but the pitch was based on Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Rings.The interesting part is that the graphics seem way ahead of their time (game wa…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
suggestion Would be nice if there was a comment section per post within the What are you working on 2020. Basically something on the right of a post that i can leave a comment. Ive always wanted to leave a comm…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
XboxSX and PS5 Specs are looking fine but all the good Games are in the PS camp.https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/02/24/what-you-can-expect-next-generation-gaming/?ocid=Platform_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Video_lrn_2.24.1	36 Last	Dihemi Jun 2020
Likes on artstation are important. Let's be honest. Some people say its not about number of likes. That's bullshit, it's all about likes, it is a matter of a quality. I've never seen a bad, non quality piece of art on artsation that has 200 likes…	63 Last	guitarguy00 Jun 2020
I can't log in to my main account Hey,I'm having problems logging into my main account (obrien.art@gmail.com). I've tried resetting the email but I just get a "Sorry, permission denied" message.I'm not seeing anywhere that I can mess…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Nvidia Studio Drivers or Game Ready Drivers for Work/Gaming PC I am using my PC for Work (Maya, Substance Painter, etc) and Gaming, Ryzen 3600 and 1080ti. Would like to know what drivers you guys are using for Work and Gaming. Since the Studio Driver releases ar…	12 Last	Blaizer Jun 2020
Whiteboards for brainstorming/notes? I want to be able to quickly make notes, and make quick graphs, and looks at them and found that a whiteboard actually worked well for me, though it has it has it's advantages and disadvantages compa…	5 Last	McGreed Jun 2020
Autodesk Acquires Blender Just found out that Blender got bought by Autodesk. Today can't get any worse... https://www.facebook.com/Autodesk-Blender	13 Last	raysosher Jun 2020
The most amazing abandoned 3D sketching program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl1I7ZtsJtY The last time I was in this forum is 2015 !!! Man it is good to be back.Of all the sketch to 3D program I have came across, this is the closet that come to…	15 Last	Bracer Jun 2020
Music You've Made I'd like to mention that I created an cinematic ambient track. It's released under the basic attribution creative commons license so you're free to use it however you wish in whatever commercial or …	249 Last	Ashervisalis Jun 2020
New banner artists! Please join us in congratulating the artists who are responsible for the Polycount banners this month! Remember, if you see something that's banner-worthy, use the Flag > Report button an…	1 Last	LuisCherubini Jun 2020
Jimquisition on game studios having "their artists look at real (and traumatic) violent imagery" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffNaGxlFDQQToday's Jimquisition talks about how game studios have their artists look at real (and traumatic) violent imagery for no real good reason."Figured some artis…	13 Last	almighty_gir Jun 2020
Is this fake? Hello,so for example if i'm crafting a 3d character for the portfolio purposes, character have one mechanical hand, if i use kitbash to assembly the hand out of various mecha tiny parts is it c…	11 Last	GnarlyPotato Jun 2020
The Ascent Teaser Trailer, IGN exclusive and more Super excited about the new game from Neon Giant. https://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2020/5/12/ascent-teaser-trailer-and-morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gaWV-5hXg&has_verified=1	8 Last	fdfxd2 May 2020
Will we have another Riot Creative Contest? Hi! :) I've seen in 2014 and in 2017 (I didn't know it till now :'( ) there was a fan-made creations's official contest about the League of Legends universe which had several categories a…	0 Last	Beebbit May 2020
HighEnd3D (formerly: Creative Crash) is gone? Anyone who regularily download scripts, tools and plugins for Autodesk Maya will know that HighEnd3D (formerly Creative Crash) is no more. The website is down, and has been down for weeks - even mont…	15 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2020
Virtual Reality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo&list=LLs0dUXWTvIONxc63-UDQsSg&index=2&t=0sVery excited about this. Pretty sure the trailer alone is going to make some jobs for us. Very inspir…	38 Last	another caveman Apr 2020
Happy 22nd Polycount Happy 22nd Polycount, enjoy.	33 Last	Lamont Apr 2020
WAYWO usage We thought this would be a pretty clear little bit of netiquette, but perhaps it could be spelled out better.In the What Are You Working On (WAYWO) threads lately, we've been seeing single posts with…	123 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2020
Subscribing to a topic via email Hi,Is there a way for me to subscribe to a topic / subforum and receive notifications via email?Thanks.	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2020
Join our discord for zbrush enthusiasts :) https://discord.gg/fH7NcYFor the most part, we just post our WIP and give CC.. but while its a zbrush enthusiast group its obviously not limited to that. Hope to see you there :)	0 Last	lukaskut Apr 2020
How they made COD Remastered game? Hi right now so many game studios are releasing remastered version of their games. I have one doubt recently call of duty Modern warfare 2 released remastered version did they model each …	2 Last	jayantbhatt007 Apr 2020
Whos playing hl:Alyx? This game is awesome, cant even get all my thoughts together. This is the culmination of 6 years of vr r&d and truly a leap in game design and mechanics i havnt seen the likes of since hl2. Whos …	10 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2020
new forum layout Excuse me, but it is there a way to have a normal scrolling layout instead of this one? Once the posts get very long, it becomes impossible to read until the end, 'cause the contents disappear under …	6 Last	sympatik Apr 2020
New banners needed, suggest some art? Hey there. Crowd-source time. Can you please help me identify some recent art for the banner? Should be posted within the last 30 days, and should be something that will show up in that extreme lands…	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2020
Alternative to Jira and Confluence Looking for any input on good replacements for Jira and Confluence. indie to AAA sized studio, Ideally open source solutions.I know there are a lot of alternatives our there, I am not looking fo…	5 Last	JacqueChoi Mar 2020
Some ppl say - concept art is dead - WHY ? Hi,Can you tell your opinion ...?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbYvImd7Bw	11 Last	sprunghunt Mar 2020