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Real-Time Watercolor Renderer for Blender

Get the addonhttps://ryh1113.gumroad.com/l/watercolor-renderer  https://blendermarket.com/products/watercolor-renderer Watercolor rendererWhat's Watercolor Renderer, as its name implies, this …
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rkt

displacement map seams in maya/Arnold

for the love of god, I juest cant figuate out what is wrong with my settings. can some living 3DCG god help me plz : (
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stephanieroach

mini tutorial - Maya duplicate along a curve (no mash, simple method)

if you look up how to duplicate along a curve in maya you will see there is no simple dedicated method even in 2024. The go-to method still seems to be MASH. MASH is good because it gives you all the…
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Alex_J

3d coat users, can you import a mesh for sculpting without triangulating it or losing UVs?

I can't seem to find a way to do this. I want to bring in quad mesh in, do some minor sculpting on it, and export as the same topology with the same UV's. I can import a mesh with quads and UV's…
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Alex_J

Pianting normals creates artifacts

I've been trying to correct some small imperfections in the normal map using Substance Painter, but every time I paint, small artifacts end up appearing (they look like small grey-ish dots).It's not …
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Fabi_G

Baking round, hard edges with blender's multiresolution modifier

In blender when baking with a multiresolution modifier from this highpoly:The baked normal-map on the low-poly looks like this when using "Bake from multires":These are the UV seams:I thought it had …
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okidoki

[Autodesk Maya] Create a shortcut on "selection highlighting".

[{"insert":"Hello,\n\nI want to create a toggle shortcut for this button, I can't find a way to do it. Even if I copy the mel script, its not a toggle.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":…
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ScareArchives

Cylindrical crap topology help

Hi, i have recently got back into 3d modelling, how would i go about fixing the topology of these booleaned cylindrical columns, i want to keep the edges of the columns so the maintain their shape, w…
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okidoki

Photoshop - Merging layers whilst retaining Blending Modes.

Hey, does anyone know if there is a way in Photoshop to merge two layers but maintain the blending modes that those layers might have applied. For example merging a layer with "multiply" with anothe…
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iam717

paste a file path in maya always adds prefix of file:///, which has to be deleted

working in windows 10 and maya 2022/2023This is probably a stupid question but it is something that bugs me endlessly and I have not found an answer. If I copy a file from windows explorer and p…
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Alex_J

(3DS Max) Skin mirror mode weighs vertices to wrong bone

Quick introduction: Hello, it's long past due that I sign up to Polycount, but a problem I'm having has made me finally do it and I know no place like Autodesk forums or something will solve my probl…
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sergsse

Triangles after baking normal map

Hi everybody! I've got the issue with triangles showing on the model after baking high poly to low poly. I try to bake the model in Substance Painter, and in the viewport everything seems to be …
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DC74

Techs (where you at?) rendering...

Okay so i find it strange i can not "stress" the p.c. i have out utilizing all of the aspects of the hardware, the img attached shows that noting or hardly anything is being used.  What is the d…
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iam717

Solid modeling vs NURBS

Hi guys,Just curious, is there a distinction between the two?As, for example, Rhino, though it has some basic boolean functionality, is clearly a NURBS modeler, whereas Plasticity uses another kernel…
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MIster3d

Mesh export settings

Hi guys, Meybe some more experienced artist could shed some light on those questions of mesh export:1. What are tangents and binormals option?2. What is split per vertex normals?3. What is prese…
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MIster3d

Skinweights lost on fbx export?

Hi all,So I had Mixamo rig and skin a model, and when I import that into Maya everything works fine.I then made some correction to the skinning (did some weight painting), and when I export it as an …
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Alex_J

Change Zbrush's default mirro axis?

I'm working on a project that uses Z axis so all the objects are facing X+ axis. I know I can change the mirror axis of each object, but how do I save it so it doesn't reset the next time I load ZPR?…
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gnoop

3ds Max: Texture Atlas with repeatables

Hello Everyone,I require assistance, I have spent at least 8 hours reading articles, watching videos, scoured the Texture Atlas articles on polycount and tested...nothing.I wish to have a texture Atl…
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Eric Chadwick

How would you model this?

modelTell me how i can model it? I tried everything,but i can't mode it(  How would you model this? Thanks in advance.P.S You can download this model and make tris to quads,if you want
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okidoki

Corrective Blendshapes breaks if it isn't in a neutral position

my blendshape for the elbow deformation completely breaks if the arm isn't set in a T-pose.Do I seriously have to create corrective blendshapes for each edge case? Is there a way for me to disable/mo…
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Eric Chadwick

Modern hardware optimization/limitations

Im getting back into game dev after a many years away, you know, because of life.So my question came about as I was considering the best way to do LoD's I got some of what I would call higher poly st…
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poopipe

Maya average normals averaged unintentionally

This is causing weird bakes, I know this because I manually changed the direction and it fixed itI believe this may be causing issues elsewhere and Im wondering why its averaging normals as such and …
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TannedBatman

How to planify atlases on large scenes

Basically that. How do you planify on grouping UVs from a set of objects - atlases as for my understanding - on large scenes to also ensure decent texel density to bake? You do it by area? - idk, kit…
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poopipe

Not combining the meshes but arranging UVs together on a single texture sheet.

Hello everyone,I'm relatively new to 3D Prop and learning more about creating our own game-ready assets. I have a query regarding the creation of game-ready assets, particularly when it involves mode…
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sacboi

Shadow Artifacts when Rendering with Ray Tracing

When rendering in Marmoset, I get these arifacts when Ray tracing is on. It's not due to the AO or Normal maps, as the problem still happens with them off (and the maps themselves look clean). The …
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Sidney Eliot

[3ds max] How do I export an .fbx without it triangulating?

I cannot figure out how to export my mesh without it triangulating. I export as an .fbx with triangualtion turned off. I've tried different versions of FBX as well. Also tried without preserving edge…
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poopipe

Maya ctrl+delete bug?

I want to remove those edges along with their vertexes but It only deletes the edges and some of the vertexes then selects seemingly random edges afterwards. This has never happened, I have deleted b…
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TannedBatman

Zbrush - Brush wrap mode problem

[{"insert":"To begin with - I’m new to making trim sheets so sorry if this is a dumb question.\nThis is the second one I’ve tried, the first one I had no problems with. Now though, as you can see in …
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gnoop

Roadkill live-pelting UV app

[url="http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/index.htm"]http://www.pullin-shapes.co.uk/index.htm[/url] Anyone tried this? It's a free standalone UV mapper, with live pelting. The vids are pretty cool. Offer…
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gnoop

Roughness and Specular is possible?

Hello!I was wondering why some people create the face without following the standard PBR (Roughness/Metalness).It's possible? I mean.. of course you can do it in Marmoset but in a studio it would be …
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SuSo

RoadKill Plugin (Maya 2022+2023)

[{"insert":"For any old farts like me still using roadkill, my buddy ("},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Marcus Krautwurst) "},{"insert":"just updated it to run on modern versions of Maya\n"},{…
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SolidNest

Why do I keep getting these weird bakes on my high poly to low poly?

I have tried adding more bevels and topology, I have changed the baking settings but I keep getting these weird bake spots. Any idea how to fix this?
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kanga

Maya shortcut for toggling 'preserve uv's'

Is anyone aware of a keyboard shortcut for toggling the preseve uv's option of move, rotate and scale tools?My current workflow swaps between modes quite frequently, would be nice to not have to do i…
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MikeF

Blender's Uses??

if i were to make 20 cool car models could i sell them online...would i have to rigg them all sell as a pack or what would you guys suggest
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alfonzx

What is the ideal way to UV map modular pipes of different sizes?

     For my project, I am building a set of modular pipe pieces with different diameters.  Currently all of the UVs are square-mapped from the 0-1 range so the pieces are perfectl…
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Eric Chadwick

Multiple Texture Resolutions: for those who buy 3D assets

I am getting into selling my models through various Marketplaces and wanted to know, as I'm prepping my packages, is it considered best practice to include lower resolution versions of all texture fi…
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Eric Chadwick

Is there a efficient way to auto Unwrap Uvs by material ID?

Hi all!I'm facing the following issue:I have 3d models with multiple material IDs, each with its own texture:In order to increase efficiency and reduce the number of draw calls , I want to unify all …
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Eric Chadwick

The mesh stretches when the bone is rotated

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Alex_J

Topology Assistants

Hello everyone, I am a newbie 3D Modeller and thanks for having me I await all your advanced help, of course, I also look to help people with my limited knowledge. I am creating a 3D Low poly wa…
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3DNERD666

[3ds Max script] miauu's Materials Reducer

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miauu

Seeking Advice on Focal Length Distortion in Maya

Hello everyone, I'm having a bit of difficulty with the focal length in Maya. I'm working on blocking out an environment based on a concept. I'm trying to adjust the camera's focal length in Maya to …
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okidoki

The biggest challenge I have to face is texturing

This discussion was created from comments split from: POV: You need to create a big environment, where do you start?.
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sacboi

Highend3d scripts? *Edit fixed*

So i tought i would use my winter break to follow a tutorial and up my 3D skills (hopefully)but i ran into a problem. The tutorial wants me to download these scripts;https://www.highend3d.com/maya/sc…
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Rigger0815

Zbrush - tiling textures. HELP!

There are a ton of tutorials out there on how to setup scenes, and actual creation. Yet what I've found little on is how to actually get the final images out of zbrush. (The mode where you use the "~…
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Benjammin

(solved) snapping not accurate in 3ds max

Hey guys, I'm currently trying to blockout a level for a game in 3ds max so I'm trying to make the walls and stuff as modular as possible for re-use. Hours in I realized that the vertex snapping…
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polyqueen

High poly to Low poly bake

Hey there, i'm trying to bake a high-to-low poly model but I'm having some issues,I'm using this high model as a test:first I tried to bake with Substance Painter and here's the result:then I tried t…
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GhostMasaki

Custom cages, front and rear distance?

I know with substance and other bakers you have your front and rear distance, but when I have a high poly model that has detail that is dipped lower I can grab the detail on bake by increasing the re…
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3D4Eva

how would I model the spaces for these 4 buttons?

I'm modelling a switch and I need to model the part where the 4 buttons are going to be. Basically, 4 equal sized equally spaced round 'divots'. However I have no idea how to rearrange/cut the topolo…
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wirrexx

Blender using normal edge decal

I got the problem in Blender, when I using Cycles render, the normal edge decal will show the straight shadow (it supposed to be the crack no shadow.), the decal are all one smooth group, no hard edg…
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okidoki

Could you assist me in reaching a conclusion as to why my bake is malfunctioning?

Hello there. I'm currently working on creating a barrel plank and wanted to conduct a test bake, but unfortunately it's not working correctly. The least artifacts in the bake I get when using the 4k …
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okidoki

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