Technical Talk

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General advice or tips for low-poly modeling? [{"insert":"Hello,\nI've finished a couple projects with good results, but I see people mention sometimes to maintain good edge flow on low-poly models. Does edge flow matter if the model is not bein…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 2022
How to flow from high to low edge loop amount on a subdivided mesh? [{"insert":"I want to have more edge loops in some areas, while having less in other areas. \nHow to you go about that while maintaining good topology? \nFor example, here is a car I'm modeling. I on…	8 Last	Neox Aug 2022
Looking for some general advice developing art pipeline for 2d props [{"insert":"Hi guys, I am exploring some ways that I might create 2d props (mostly natural environmental stuff like trees, bushes, rocks) for an isometric, top down game.\nI am looking at creating so…	6 Last	poopipe Aug 2022
secondary props for games [{"insert":"every tutorial out there speaks about the hero assets that of course use uni"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"qu"},{"insert":"e textures, but what about secondary assets, assume …	3 Last	hassansheded Aug 2022
i dont like how these ue renderings look, why is this? (not me) [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"body":"The environment of a modern company with an area of about 800 square meters with all sections and high quality equipment","photoUrl":"https:\/\/cdn1.epic…	17 Last	Ghogiel Aug 2022
How do I create elastic and taut meshes? [{"insert":"I'm working on a DBAL-A3 IR laser and illuminator and there are a few lens covers that are in a taut or bendy position.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.…	3 Last	FrankPolygon Aug 2022
Texel Density Question/Maya [{"insert":"Hello everyone\nI am facing an issue with texel density and it might be going right over my head so every help is appreciated. I am creating a very simple asset (at least the low poly ver…	7 Last	RandyBatty Aug 2022
why is dynamic foveated rendering not the standard in flatscreen pc gaming? [{"insert":"flatscreen=not vr.\npls dont come at me now with \"cause u need to buy hardware for it\". u could say the same to m&k. \nor because the tracker costs 300 euro? is tobii the only one who s…	7 Last	poopipe Aug 2022
exporting a model from a blender to zbrush [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/DTX9LQFSPJKM\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":14964,"width":338,"height":185,"displaySi…	7 Last	Tiles Aug 2022
Can't hide seams [{"insert":"Baked in Marmoset\ntryed this tutorial (doesn't help) "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wPcrhqiVAKc&t=185s"},"insert":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wPcrhq…	8 Last	guitarguy00 Aug 2022
Hard Surface Modeling - Standard SubD Modeling VS ZBrush VS Houdini Booleans/VDB [{"insert":"Many months ago I felt that SUBD modeling was really holding me back to produce highly detailed objects\/characters\/vehicles, like the simple fact of, adding a manifold extrusion would c…	17 Last	kanga Aug 2022
3D game design performance tips [{"insert":"Hi everyone,\nSorry if it`s a newbie question: What is better for performance, use seams or not?\nI've discover that I can unwrap without using seams (but it's more laborious), just unwra…	5 Last	poopipe Aug 2022
[SOLVED] ShaderFX - Stingray Viewport PBS Not Rendering Correctly For a while now I've been trying to figure out a way to get a PBR shader working inside my Max viewport. Whenever I use the ShaderFX Stingray shader however, my roughness map always becomes splotchy …	22 Last	LeoBounce Aug 2022
is INSTALOD any useful when sculpting game assets for VR for Unreal Engine? which vr workflow? [{"insert":"hard surface. rn i use zbrush and its decimation master. its lovely.\nare normal maps recommended for vr games? \nive read to only use parallax for details bigger than 5mm. normal maps on…	1 Last	Kanni3d Aug 2022
Tilt shift in character renders [{"insert":"Is tilt shift (vertical tilt) a no no in character renders, because it maybe destroys the proportions and more, or is it fine to use?\n"}]	2 Last	Alex_J Aug 2022
Motion Capture Advice! [{"insert":"Hi, I have a project with 400 short exercise animations like pushups etc. Some movements will include equipment like dumbbells\nhow long would it take to apply the mocap exercises to a m…	0 Last	CTS Aug 2022
Strange behaviour while performing retopology in Retopoflow [{"insert":"So I’m trying to retopo a hand with Retopoflow, which I’ll mirror across the X axis once I’m done. However, when I enter Retopoflow’s room, it instantly adds the mirror modifier and thus …	0 Last	Lifelover Jul 2022
How u model dem shapes? Image Ripped! [CENTER][COLOR="SeaGreen"] [I]So here you have it, all the images from the 'How u model dem shapes?' thread easily viewable in one spot. Due to the nature of the script I used, some images may or ma…	21 Last	okidoki Jul 2022
WHAT IS A GOOD LAPTOP FOR BEGINNER? [{"insert":"Hi,\ni have been developing an interest in 3d modelling for a while now and have started to approach Blender with my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad 700-17ISK). As i had already predicted, i encou…	11 Last	poopipe Jul 2022
Convincing 3d that looks like 2d.... Wow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKGPhKu3jNg F**king magnets how do they work. Seriously how?	404 Last	Mask_Salesman Jul 2022
Zbrush - Invisible subtools So I have this stupid problem where my subtools are invisible. I must have activated some obscure option because any visibility settings I try does nothing. The only way I can even view and locate th…	4 Last	ArdyOlt Jul 2022
3-link watch bracelet rigging ¿? [{"insert":"Hi! I need to rig in Maya a metallic bracelet for a watch I have modeled and I can't find any tutorial that covers all I need.\n\nI know It mustn't be a very difficult rigging, but I lack…	4 Last	sarasumm Jul 2022
"...mesh with zero number of vertices and polygons." Zbrush dynamesh error. Hello, I have got that problem sometimes. I make highpoly in 3ds Max (, and sometimes when I try to dynamesh it with DynameshMaster, this window appearsI checked my geometry in 3ds Max, and it's perf…	6 Last	batuhankksl Jul 2022
why does decimation master give better result than prooptimizer? ive heard they have same algorithm? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/QTVXQRUSB0U8\/bxudqtc0uf.png","name":"bxUdqtc0UF.png","type":"image\/png","size":1688844,"width":2769,"height":1…	9 Last	killnpc Jul 2022
Suitable software for ambient scenes and composition [{"insert":"Hi,\nI would like to create an ambient scene to place on YouTube. I envisage the scene having a castle as its focal point, surrounded by forest, with a glowing moon hue, failing snow, and…	1 Last	Alex_J Jul 2022
Bevel or use normal maps in VR? Hey guys. I've been developing a VR project for a little bit and have a question about making assets for VR compared to assets for a regular game.Is it better to just bevel edges instead of using nor…	10 Last	Ruz Jul 2022
Baking - where do the rays come from and go? [{"insert":"Im reading up on some baking guides and was confused on where the rays come from and where they go because some guides say the rays start at the low poly and go out until it passes throug…	8 Last	3D4Eva Jul 2022
Light Tracer Render -- Fast and simple renderer for web and desktop [{"insert":"Hello polycount community!\nIf you need an easy-to-use, convenient and fast tool for high-quality visualization of your models, please check out the fresh release of Light Tracer Render 2…	0 Last	DenisLTR Jul 2022
Only some UV faces Inverted in 3DS Max?? [{"insert":"Hey guys, I did a check for Inverted UVs in 3ds and I flipped all the ones that were completely inverted but I noticed some of the faces within the same UV shell were also flipped? Why is…	4 Last	guitarguy00 Jul 2022
VR - How to reduce polycount of these landscape assets without destroying the shape? tried zremesher [{"insert":"zremesher cant handle it without creating 10m faces lol. vr asset. thus normal maps are bad. parallax perhaps? how?\ncan i bake all the details as parallax and put it onto a 50k poly asse…	10 Last	napelazam Jul 2022
how do i create this clay material in UE? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"height":500,"width":540,"imgurID":"fITJNho","url":"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fITJNho.png","embedType":"imgur","name":""},"loaderData":{"type":"link","link":"https:…	1 Last	Fabi_G Jul 2022
What's the best AI for textures currently? [{"insert":"I do try Sampler once for a while . Here is my last one \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/VN02U5X50QHF\/bricks.jpg","name":"bri…	0 Last	gnoop Jul 2022
Blender material normal map into Akeytsu trouble [{"insert":"Hi\nBlender 3.0 Win10\nJust textured my character in TB and trying to get it into Akeytsu from Blender. Finally got the texture included with the fbx but it seems only single nodes are re…	0 Last	kanga Jul 2022
3ds max - Auto Separate Mesh Into Material IDs? [{"insert":"I've got a lot of single meshes that are using multiple material IDs within the same mesh and it's tanking performance in Unreal. I was going to separate them into separate meshes to help…	13 Last	TorQue[MoD] Jul 2022
3D Artist's Handbook (wiki) [{"insert":"I've been working on a 3d character artist's handbook(github wiki) that covers the entire workflow as well as other things like composition, anatomy and so on. I think it's now at the poi…	0 Last	Sidney Eliot Jul 2022
Extreme pixelation after Xnormal bake Hey guys!I'm currently creating hair cards for a character of mine and encountered a problem while baking the Alpha and other maps in Xnormal - the bake becomes extremely pixelated. No matter if I us…	6 Last	poopipe Jul 2022
Confusion with producing Flow maps [{"insert":"Hi\nAfter some discussion in another thread of mine, someone mentioned Flow Maps. However, I'm still really unsure and confused with how to produce them or if I even really need them at a…	5 Last	DustyShinigami Jul 2022
Trim Sheet question: mouldings and cornices [{"insert":"Hi, i'm working on my first trim sheet and I have a question.\nHow I'm supposed to map the parts highlighted below on my low poly model ?\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"h…	20 Last	poopipe Jul 2022
Baking curves with low geometry gives poor results, inevitable or fixable? [{"insert":"Hello,\nI'm creating a bake for this muzzle device that I'm working on, but I encountered an issue.\nHere is the mesh in full:\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us…	1 Last	poopipe Jul 2022
Why using Star like tris? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/B9MDKHZUHZDS\/screenshot-281355-29.png","name":"Screenshot (1355).png","type":"image\/png","size":1201113,"width…	1 Last	poopipe Jul 2022
Relax tool in 3DS Max doesn't work well Hello everyone. I want to unwrap my model but I have problem with one piece. Relax tool in most case can do the job but in this situation it doesn't do anything or it will make worse. Even when I wan…	4 Last	Empierius Jul 2022
Does it matter what size you bake at? [{"insert":"ZBrush often works in meshes that are super tiny compared to what needs to be imported into engine. What I generally do is just export from ZBrush and scale up both the high and low poly …	4 Last	jordank95 Jul 2022
Looking to make PSX style particle effects; where do I start with Unity (or Blender!)? [{"insert":"If you've played a PSX game, ya'll know what I mean; those particle effects that are often used to convey things like magic, smoke, lasers, fire, sparkly stuff; examples are attached. Whe…	1 Last	motionblur Jul 2022
Distortion under arms [{"insert":"Hey everyone, I've been making assets for a mobile game but the style of clothes is relatively realistic. So what happens a lot is I'll bake from a high res onto the low and it looks fine…	13 Last	pior Jul 2022
Low poly model resulted in smooth shading not hard. [{"insert":"Hi, so I try modeling the pieces for tabletop sim. The board game is called quadular and there is not a bord existed in the workshop. So why not try make it my own. Well I use 3ds max to …	1 Last	Neox Jul 2022
Creation Engine and others [{"insert":"I am just asking ut of curiosity , why do you think Bethesda Games Studios sticks with their Creation engine rather than move to something that seems better in graphics and else like Un…	16 Last	Benjammin Jul 2022
A huge Soviet electric locomotive for UE 5. [{"insert":"Hello everyone, I was given an order to make a detailed gaming version of the MID POLY of this model for UE5. I work in Blender, I know how to work with unique textures. I know about mid …	8 Last	Vassk Jul 2022
Ice Cube Realism [{"insert":"I'm stuck in the uncanny valley I think with my realistic ice cube renders. I'm attempting to produce this style of cube (wet)\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"postID":"CXzL51KhZ…	1 Last	rexo12 Jul 2022
The basics of creating pseudo volume textures in Substance Designer - Tutorial I've been working with a lot of volumetric rendering related stuff recently, and sometimes it involves creating volumetric textures. The another method is to use procedural content in the volumetric …	41 Last	anniezhao Jul 2022
XGen - Advice on changing direction of specific hairs [{"insert":"Hi\nI'm currently having problems getting specific hairs to point in a particular direction. At the moment, these fly-away hairs are all facing to the left, but I want one to face to the …	5 Last	Neox Jul 2022