Technical Talk

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Change the angle of a bake? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/HY28GCUG9F1B\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":36671,"width":889,"height":765,"displaySi…	2 Last	Epitaph Jan 2023
Run into an issue of tiling seam on a trim sheet [{"insert":"After I completed my sculpting on the trim sheet in Zbrush, I exported it into Maya to prepare for texturing in Substance Painter. However, I found that two parts of the trim don't tile w…	11 Last	KayHuang Jan 2023
[3ds Max] UV Editor issue [{"insert":"Hello, so i've got some problems while doing some UV's on a character.\nWhen i select a part of the arm (on the UV Editor), some just don't get selected ? \n(As you can see below)\nDoes s…	4 Last	zippper4 Jan 2023
Convert dwx file to 3D model in Houdini [{"insert":"I am looking to convert a 2d architectural drawing (dwg or dwx file) to a 3d model in Houdini.\nI would like to know if you have any references.\n\nI would like to create a format for dra…	0 Last	madison Jan 2023
Normal map issue. [{"insert":"Hi, i have question about my normal map.\nAfter baking the normal map in any program (SP, MARMOSET) there are no artifacts.\nBut after transferring the normal map to another editor, artif…	8 Last	coolguyslims Jan 2023
[Blender] Armature - Joint Orient/prerotations like in Maya for joints, where to find it? [{"insert":"I only found Delta transform on Root joint, but i cannot get any children joint prerotations in Blender.\nAm i missing something? \nSorry, iam newbie in Blender.\n\n\n\n\n\n"}]	0 Last	LukasWH Jan 2023
Maya Baking Decals down [{"insert":"Is there a way to bake decals with alpha down and a texture down to a new set of UV?\n\nExample:\nI have a texture on a plane to replicate a wall and an a number of graffiti textures with…	0 Last	wr_uk Jan 2023
UV-place the same trim sheet evenly on several objects [{"insert":"Hi community :-)\nFor my project I am building a modular kit with Blender.\nI have several individual pieces and would like to texture them using a trim sheet.\nThe problem is that (not l…	4 Last	gnoop Jan 2023
How to approach dynamic sky environments for aircraft and the like? [{"insert":"Hi all! I'm currently working on a game taking place in part on an airship, and I've been wondering what's a good way to create high performance, \"dynamic\" sky environments?\nMy searche…	5 Last	DragonJawad Jan 2023
[3DSMAX] CAT bones not showing ? [{"insert":"Hello, i'm trying to learn basic animation using the CAT Objects, but when i try to create : a pelvis, an arm etc. \nNothing is showing on the viewport ? The elements are really there in …	5 Last	zippper4 Jan 2023
Baking models sunk into each other [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/U4I9PVQWVKUT\/3d-ibr93n0m.jpg","name":"3D-IbR93N0M.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg","size":34544,"width":586,"height":3…	2 Last	Klunk Jan 2023
[SOLVED] Problem: 3ds Max, IK parameters rollout greyed out [{"insert":"Hello,\nWhen I set up an IK chain for a bone hierarchy, the IK chain is created and functions as expected... except that the parameters rollout in the motion panel is greyed out, so I can…	0 Last	Temppe Jan 2023
[Maya/WIP] Fill my holes : quad fill tool Saw an interesting script by Swordslayer on quad filling, decided to try one for Maya :) nothing out yet so don't get too excited :p but it's almost done.Should be available in both ADN Modeler Tools…	23 Last	Axcel Jan 2023
Why is Blender not saving out all my render layers? [{"insert":"Blender is only saving out one render layer at a time and I have to do it all manually, ex. My Mist Pass, or my Combined layer. Anyone have any ideas how to get them to all save out at th…	5 Last	gnoop Dec 2022
Why do game engines have a root bones in character skeletons? [{"insert":"Hi,\nI'm (somewhat) educated in character rigging and animation, but coming from the animation\/vfx world. When I see a game character rig, I'm just wondering why there are coming bones f…	7 Last	Leinad Dec 2022
How do I instance a given number of objects to specific faces only in Blender? [{"insert":"Since I'm primarily a Zbrush user and can do this trick with Nanomesh, I was wondering how to do that in Blender. Basically, I have a bracelet with spikes (see ref below) and I want to ad…	4 Last	Lifelover Dec 2022
Managing consistent texel density [{"insert":"I have lately been trying to better understand texel density within a modular environment because of a project I am working on where I have adjacent surfaces where light bakes in unreal a…	16 Last	poopipe Dec 2022
Maya USD and matX First Maya 2020 USD binary is ready.Thats a huge step for maya in the right direction.Unreal and Unity are both ready to load USD Stages.https://github.com/Autodesk/maya-usd/releases/tag/v0.1.0Materi…	41 Last	poopipe Dec 2022
[Zbrush] Missing options in interface [{"insert":"Hello, just a simple question, because i didn't find anyting on it, I recently manage to make my own Zbrush Interface and i sadly \"deleted\" on of the \"Freehand\" Square selection, and …	6 Last	zippper4 Dec 2022
Improving viewport of 3ds Max [{"insert":"Hello everyone ! Can anyone help me for increasing the visibility of 3ds Max viewport like blender ? Here i have attached the Screenshot of same model in 3ds max and blender. \n"},{"inse…	4 Last	zippper4 Dec 2022
Question about clothes and hiding/deleting geometry underneath for game purposes [{"insert":"As far as I researched I saw that in cases where the character won't change clothes you'd delete the hidden parts of the body underneath. However, my question is about those case scenario…	3 Last	Lifelover Dec 2022
How to make Rainbow Color Reflection? Please Help [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/WIT0IC9C6JPY\/capture-jpg.jpg","name":"Capture.JPG","type":"image\/jpeg","size":79065,"width":674,"height":635,"…	8 Last	poohchung Dec 2022
[3ds Max] How would you rig and animate a simple ponytail or short rope? [{"insert":"As a secondary animation (no more than, say, a dozen bones or half that), relative to the flow of the main animation.\nI'm using Spring Magic (3ds Max script) for now, but it doesn't alwa…	3 Last	Bleed Dec 2022
Machine learning demos of what Nuke can do. [{"insert":"Have a look at some of the machine learning demos of what Nuke can do.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/community.foundry.com\/cattery"},"insert":"https:\/\/community.foundry.com\/c…	0 Last	littleclaude Dec 2022
Where can I edit multiple PBR textures at same time? [{"insert":"Looking for software where is possible to edit multiple textures at same time, mostly i need to move edges on baked maps, photoshop doesn't fit for it since it doesn't let to edit multipl…	3 Last	gnoop Dec 2022
3DS Max: Way to Zoom on Mouse Cursor? [{"insert":"Hi Polycounters! \n\"Zoom on Mouse Cursor Region\" -I think Photoshop does this by default, is there a way to enable it in Max? I've been searching Google etc but haven't found anything s…	4 Last	Dubious_Fellow Dec 2022
Maya - thicker lines permanent In Maya there's an option to draw thicker lines in the viewport. As Im using a hi res display it's much better for me to have the thicker lines however Maya forgets this settings. I have this MEL c…	7 Last	Axcel Dec 2022
SOLVED 3ds Max - Duplicate Layer with the same content inside Hey, i cant find the feature in 3ds max 16 but maybe could be reached with a bit of scripting. My problem right now is: I`m working on a very big project of my own with multiple layer…	13 Last	lego9430 Dec 2022
How many textures sets for game-ready character? [{"insert":"Hi\nObviously, this depends on the project\/game\/scope\/requirements etc. but what is a good maximum amount of UV sets for a character to have?\nI mean, with the Arthur Morgan model I ha…	11 Last	Neox Dec 2022
[3DS MAX] Rendering Camera Lens using Vray [{"insert":"Hello i'm modeling a camera to make a render and an animation, but i was wondering, how would you texture or shade the camera lens? Would you just \"fake\" it with a still image and some …	2 Last	zippper4 Dec 2022
Zbrush 2022 error [{"insert":"Hello, \n\nAnyone knows how to fix this. \nI get this error time to time. At start zbrush works fine but after some time when i click \"quick save\" program crashes and gives me an error.…	1 Last	kanga Dec 2022
GOB: Neither Blender nor Zbrush send all objects to each other except for the selected one [{"insert":"My ZB version is 2022 and Blender 3.2.2. I've been trying to send over models from Zbrush to Blender and back using the GOB plugin. However only the selected subtool gets sent and if modi…	1 Last	Ghogiel Dec 2022
Resize normals? [{"insert":"Hi all,\nSorry for the newie question, but is it possible? I have some models with very huge 8k and 4k normals.dds textures and I want resize them to 1k to improve performance. To resize …	6 Last	Socorrista22198 Dec 2022
Filling UV Space vs Texel Density [{"insert":"Hi\nI was wondering if I could get some advice when it comes to UV unwrapping. I know both texel density and filling up as much space as possible are equally important, however, if you ha…	11 Last	DustyShinigami Dec 2022
Foliage vertex normals editing in Speed Tree ? I wonder how big games do it ?from Horizon Zero Dawn pdf . for exampleI have no problem to do it in any 3d package but we need it inside Speed tree editor to…	38 Last	Hieromagus Dec 2022
Where to get/how to make/ detailed 3D model of Everest summit [{"insert":"Hi 3D Pros! I’m looking for an advice where to get or how to make a detailed model of the Mount Everest highest peak. I looked in sketchfab, but from the previews it seemed that the peak …	2 Last	Joopson Dec 2022
A little Zbrush Question [{"insert":"This is one of those issues that if I knew the actual terminology for what I need, then I would find it myself immediately.\nI would like to make a brush that when used on a surface, it o…	1 Last	Firebert Dec 2022
How do you export instances and UVs from Blender geometry nodes? [{"insert":"Blender geometry nodes are super cool and easy to use. Finally a node modeller and scatter system I like , more or less. \nStill I have problems. To export instances into a game …	0 Last	gnoop Dec 2022
Maya Locking components, modelling toolkit help Hey, I was looking for a better way to lock specific components in place and I ran across this on the maya help site:To lock verticesIn your scene, select the components you want to exclude from your…	2 Last	Axcel Dec 2022
Looking for a character modelling/clothing software to supplement my concept art [{"insert":"Hello polycounters! As the title states, I'm looking to purchase some type of software that is primarily for adding characters to scenes; I've spent years mostly using free assets or mixa…	1 Last	Neox Dec 2022
XMD Custom Zbrush / 3D Coat / Substance Brushes Hello everyone! I have had these listed on my site for a while and have had 1000s of downloads. I linked them on zbrush central a while back and got some good feedback. Here are some custom brush…	169 Last	Cl3m Dec 2022
Best software to retopo hard surface CAD topology to use in games? [{"insert":"Hi, \nFusion360 -blender(?) \nI wana adopt this workflow. Many studios are using this workflow already and its actually going to save me a ton of time going further. Im talking about guns…	6 Last	SebKaine Dec 2022
[3ds max] Keep UV shells respecting objet orientation [{"insert":"Hi! \nIs there a way - could be using some script or plugin - to unwrap a model but keep the shells respecting the objet orientation? \nThanks!\n"}]	4 Last	Klunk Dec 2022
Maya keeps crashing when using the multicut tool [{"insert":"Hey everyone\nI'm having trouble multicutting this plane. Maya keeps crashing whenever I try using it. Any way to fix this?\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-…	11 Last	Ozwaar Dec 2022
Zbrush workflow for sculpting long bended objects [{"insert":"For example, I need to model snake and want to be sure it looks good when when it will be deformed at rigging stage. Also I need the mouth to close and open right. How I usually do this: …	2 Last	kanga Dec 2022
Alpha Image to Zbrush Brush Icons? [{"insert":"Does anyone remember the hotkey or shortcut to make your Alpha into your Brush Icon in Zbrush?\n"}]	0 Last	Xicano3d Dec 2022
Maya problem - snapping brushes when sculpting [{"insert":"Hi,\n\ni have this issue where everything snaps in maya while im sculpting , even when im trying to resize brush holding B i can see snappings.\n\nMy snappings are turned off.\n\nI tryed …	2 Last	focus_method Nov 2022
Normals in Movie Production [{"insert":"I need a hint on what could be a good guideline when to use normals for movie production.\nSee on my example mesh i've done, i did all the paneling with actual geo. Most smaller details i…	3 Last	sprunghunt Nov 2022
[ZBrush] Memory problem (Locked main mem in list-out) I get this message whenever I try to save my file, any ideas?	12 Last	iam717 Nov 2022
Pro Game Studio Animation Workflow for Asset Interaction? [{"insert":"Hello all, I'm new to posting to this Forum but I've been reading articles here for years. I am creating a game and am doing all of my modeling and animation in blender 3.x. Before i get…	0 Last	polymath256 Nov 2022