Technical Talk

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Zbrush for REALLY low-poly work I'm aiming to create models with relatively low resolution in Zbrush, particularly something along the lines of this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU1fHQByrz8Before I get into the process of doing …	18 Last	astraldata Nov 2016
How did he move this finger? O-O (Zbrush) (And a quick rigging question) https://youtu.be/JL75R0K_j7g?t=631Edit: In case it doesn't put in the time, it's at 10:30I can't seem to figure out how to get this cube on my end to bend like that at all. It just pulls directly rig…	2 Last	Travisty Nov 2016
Normal maps/Symmetry seam question Hello guys, got some problems with normal maps using symmetryI've been digging this question for about 3 days and got nothing :(Here is some screens of my model:Some test cubes(standart normals witho…	24 Last	Klo Works Nov 2016
Retopologizing help Hey there, I'm a Environment Art student and I made an account to ask this but.. What's the optimal way to retopologize basic assets?I'm fairly confident in my skills in sculpting, modelling, unwrapp…	1 Last	musashidan Nov 2016
(zbrush -zmodeler) piece of cannon hi, i'm a newbie with zmodeler, and i'm trying to make a predator tank from warhammer 40ki'm tryng to make this "hider" (red circle) but i've not ideas how make the rectangular substracts from the cy…	2 Last	Falkenbach80 Nov 2016
Mental Ray Sky Portal Rendering As A Black Plane - 3ds Max 2016 I have had an issue in my scene where a mr Sky Portal at my window is rendering as black and hiding my environment:and if I shift it back, you can see the environment fine, it's only the Sky Portal b…	2 Last	throttlekitty Nov 2016
nromal map help Could I please get some pointers or some help on my normal map? I'm constantly falling into the same problem of getting black shadows and portions of my model not coming out smooth. I have made a cag…	6 Last	Ged Nov 2016
Maya - Vertex ring? Hi guys,and a new "im used to use blender - is this possible in maya, too?" question.In my modelling workflow its a common practice to start with an edge ring (no faces) and extrude it to a cylinder.…	8 Last	gestoryscht Nov 2016
3DS max 2016 Cut tool. So I am having an issue that I have not had before. When I want to cut out difficult shapes, or shapes on a plane I usually use circle for example to draw over with the cut tool. Somehow this partly …	7 Last	PeterPan Nov 2016
Displacement map seams- Final solution... Hello im playing around with scan data, doing retopology in zbrush (to get a low poly version) and then extracting displacement maps (in 32 bit exr format) to get the original hi poly detail to the l…	7 Last	JFinn_UK Nov 2016
Which BRDF? Hi guys,Do we need to set BRDF to GGX in every material (metallic and non-metallic)? I've heard that GGX is the most natural shader.I'm using V-Ray 3.4	2 Last	ActionDawg Nov 2016
MigNormalTools I've been fairly interested in using weighted vertex normals for production as of late and would like more control over the normals, I've heard of people using MigNormalTools and I'm just wondering i…	5 Last	Mossbros Nov 2016
Dell Smart Desk (Surface Studio clone?) Dell takes on Surface Studio with its dual-screen Smart Desk concept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKzXRMn9Vfs	8 Last	thomasp Nov 2016
Help - Dissertation Questionnaire HelloMy name is Nathan Kelley and I'm currently studying Computer Animation and VFX at Leeds Beckett University.I'm currently making my dissertation and I need people to be involved in the research w…	0 Last	CapoeristaKelley Nov 2016
How to render a photo realistic syringe? Hi guys,I've provided you a reference photo which may be a 3d render by itself. I modeled such an object. I tried to make such a material but I couldn't get the exact same result. As you see in…	3 Last	Scruples Nov 2016
Maya - Focus on Vertex/Edge/Face with symmetry on Hi guys,Maya beginner here - came from Blender.In Blender we have the possibility to focus on a single Vertex/Edge/Face with the comma button of the numblock - even with symmetry on. In Maya I have t…	4 Last	gestoryscht Nov 2016
Monitor Question? What would you rather have for your PC/gaming setup: one large monitor (40"-50"+?) Or two (30"-32") monitors? Why?I currently have an 6-or-so-year old 32" Samsung LED monitor (still running well), an…	12 Last	ZacD Nov 2016
Baking normals problem. hi everyone, i have baked my normals in Xnormals and i get this weird artifacts on my tires.My UV map is 2048 by 2048. AA at 2x.On the Normal map i included, on the bottom left is the UV space for th…	7 Last	IIxDEATHxII Nov 2016
KoddeToonShader, a real-time toon shader for Autodesk Maya Hey guys,I've got a new shader for ya! This time it's a toon shader, "KoddeToonShader". This is a real-time (ShaderFX) shader for Autodesk Maya.Highlight Features-Diffuse, Normal Map, Specular, Gloss…	25 Last	kodde Nov 2016
3D coat, why you don't want to listen to me? Guys, Girls, Monkeys and fairies! UNITE! I'm working with a small scene in 3Ds max and i'm exporting an obj. (can't show pictures).Importing my mesh to 3d coat and start to uvw it. Everythi…	5 Last	wirrexx Nov 2016
Blender-color sample picker selects wrong color in vertex paint mode. So I have been experimenting with Blender for texture painting workflow. Just noticed that when I right click to sample color, the color selected is a darker color. This happens when I try to paint i…	6 Last	melviso Nov 2016
Lenovo Yoga netbook, any good? http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/yoga-book/?IPromoID=LEN982061&Lenovo have made this quite nifty looking netbook where the keyboard doubles up as a drawing tablet. It's a fairly good price (about 550…	2 Last	ZacD Nov 2016
"Add selected to Graph" not working Hey All, I'm having an issue here with adding my selected nodes to the hypershade for my rig. I had them all selected and tried adding them to the graph after clicking on "Add Selected to Graph"…	2 Last	Steampoweredman483 Nov 2016
[Maxscript] SuperClayMode My latest maxscript! I just added UI. All core functionality is from 3dsMax 2017. As always free to download and use. http://cganimator.com/superclaymode-v1-1/ https://vimeo.com/189495312	7 Last	Daf57 Nov 2016
[Blender] Can you give me advice how to improve the rig? I'm new here and that's my first post on Polycount so hi everyone!I have been working on a first person hands model that I want to use for my game. I took the model from Mixamo, and cut out the hands…	0 Last	YoungWolf Nov 2016
Local vertex coordinates Hi there,I am trying to define the local coordinates of my mesh's vertices. Here is what I have for the moment if I output the x local vertex coordinates of my mesh in a shader.The pivot is loc…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2016
Modular Level Design Texturing Hello All,I'm working on a game with buildings that will have interiors and exteriors. The plan at the moment is to build it using a modular approach where the inside and outside walls are one piece.…	4 Last	apollo580 Nov 2016
game character torn cloth help I am working on a warrior character and he is wearing a leather or animal skin made skirt type cloth , i can sculpt this , but problem is with game res character , can someone explain me how you…	0 Last	shubham kumar Nov 2016
noob question--normal map seam baking from 3ds max Hi guys,I try to pack my UV more efficient, so I break the rim to two pieces, and the result is I got ugly seam on the model.is it better not breaking the rim or is my bake setting is off? Got t…	7 Last	zuno Nov 2016
Helix-handle normal map problem (Please Help) The normal map on my helix-handle doesn’t, to me, appear correctly. (?) All that I see is black lines swirling around the handle. However, when I rotate the camera in Maya 2016, as you…	6 Last	musashidan Nov 2016
Trash Can - Trash Bag (3ds max) Hey guys,i want to make a trash bag inside a trash can. But the problem is that i always got some really strange erros when i try it out with the cloth modifier in max. I want to have a result like t…	2 Last	Mark Dygert Nov 2016
Blizzard style "half" textures Hey guys,I've always textured game assets with both sides (both hands & feet, both sides of face). I'm wanting to try a few assets on texturing just one half like Blizzard does but getting weird …	6 Last	Michael_Ingrassia Nov 2016
Crease/Folding with Displacement-Map Hey Guys,I've got one probably silly question.Let's say I have a low poly mesh which I want to render (with toolbag 2 or later with toolbag 3 i.e.) and I want to bring some creasings or folds like th…	2 Last	goetzmoritz Nov 2016
About floating lines and bevels around corners Hey all, would love to hear your opinion on this. Very often I see people floating geo like on the left side of the image. It's fast to put out quick normal maps, it's simple. The cost of doing that …	15 Last	musashidan Nov 2016
Rotational distortion Hi,3ds Max 2017 - box modeling. Rotating polygon scales edges in. How to rotate (to change direction) and keep exact scale? Or do you have to manually adjust vertex after the rotation? Thanks	11 Last	.Wiki Nov 2016
Photoshop CS - managing brush sets does anyone know a method (script, plugin, native ps method i've missed?) for managing different sets of brushes - for example, copying a brush from one set into another, without the painful arse of …	11 Last	solarnoise Nov 2016
Baking Zbrush polypaint through 3ds max? Baking Zbrush polypaint through 3ds max without xNormals. Possible? Thanks!	20 Last	hansolocambo Oct 2016
Set Align to edge as a hotkey in maya? Does anyone know if it's possible to set the align to edge option for the translate tool in maya to a single hotkey? The tool option is hidden inside menus and it's slowing down my workflow. The mar…	29 Last	Bartalon Oct 2016
3ds/ collapse 2 Edit Poly Modifiers at the top of the stack without collapse everything behind? hello i have this doubt in 3dsmax:For example:create a boxAdd bend modifierAdd Edit Poly Modifier A Remove Polygon 1Add Edit Poly Modifier BRemove Polygon 2my question is how to collapse edit po…	3 Last	fedemas1969 Oct 2016
Realistic Skin with ZBrush or Substance Painter Hi everyone,very quick question I hope someone can help me with:There is any good tutorial on how to paint realistic skin with ZBrush owithout any projection mapping?I've found a really good one for …	0 Last	AndreaCammarata Oct 2016
Maya explode mesh for baking script Is there any scritps for Maya to explode a mesh? The mesh needs to be baked in Maya specifically.Also what tangent space Maya 2016-2017 uses? Will Maya 2014 tangent space work?	0 Last	dzibarik Oct 2016
Zbrush uv and posed mesh Dear All,I imported a retopologised/uv mesh, I transfered the details into it. I rigged it with spheres and duplicated because I have to make two different poses. I have made it, and I would li…	1 Last	montressor Oct 2016
The world needs a Maya script for creating hair for games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phanI1WkWgUThis is an inhouse Maya script developed by Airship Image. Read more here: http://airship-images.com/division-hair-breakdown/Making hair for games is a…	8 Last	rayle1112 Oct 2016
Snapping to Rig instead of the Grid in Maya Hey everyone, I'm having issues in Maya with the CV Curve...I'm trying to finish the foot controls for my rig but i'm stuck on the CV Curve snapping to the ball of my heel when i'm trying to sna…	2 Last	Steampoweredman483 Oct 2016
Normal Map Issues Hey everyone, I'm having an issue with my Normal Map that I cant seem to figure out what i'm doing wrong, I thought It could be the way that I had UV unwrapped it but it doesn't seem to be the c…	2 Last	Steampoweredman483 Oct 2016
Maya 2016 woes - Subdividing mesh when deleting history Hi guys, not sure if this has already been brought up, but having some issues with Maya 2016, I think specifically to do with Legacy default viewport - afaik this has already been brought up by a few…	4 Last	Torch Oct 2016
Alpha texture problem Hi. I have some white lines at the top of my image alpha (leaves). How do I resolve this? My image texture seems fine and dandy, I have absolutely no idea what the problem is.	3 Last	Synaesthesia Oct 2016
Maya wrap deformer, ugly results? A simple sphere with another lower poly sphere as its wrap deformer:I edit the vertices of the deformer:As you can see, it gives ugly results when compared to a regular lattice.Just for comparison, h…	2 Last	Jarmade Oct 2016
File management Hey guys, I was wondering how people manage their assets whether its models, brushes etc. For instance do I put this banana in a food folder.... or a weapon folder. I`d love to know any sort of hiera…	10 Last	Ruz Oct 2016
Size for scratch disk? Quixel-Suite - Zbrush Hi, I need advice. I am planning to buy a dedicated SSD and use it as a dedicated scratch disk. According to quixel's website I need at least 16GB. Would 100 GB be enough? I have another questio…	2 Last	micropolius Oct 2016