Technical Talk

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Zbrush- Can you PERMANENTLY disable 'save undo history'? [{"insert":"For the love of god, please someone help me. Is there a way to permanently disable 'save undo history' in zbrush? Having it on by default is perhaps the most idiotic thing I've ever come…	4 Last	Silverthunder Jun 2022
BLENDER deleted shortcut key map item [{"insert":"i pressed x button for the shortcut to the right of it and now this action disappeared. I can't find it in keymap search menu and also can't just assign new shortcut with rmb -> assign sh…	4 Last	Sani Jun 2022
ASK/HELP ¿How many texture sheets needs my AT-ST? ASK/HELP [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/0C84VD1IMBFO\/captura-png.png","name":"Captura.PNG","type":"image\/png","size":270012,"width":650,"height":753,"…	5 Last	RaúlHG Jun 2022
Zbrush strange noise [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/R7BRC7DCGMG3\/noise-png.png","name":"Noise.PNG","type":"image\/png","size":365845,"width":1460,"height":862,"dis…	0 Last	Summer18 Jun 2022
Armor plates rig problems [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/QDNYNIAR317R\/picsart-06-01-01-01-33.png","name":"PicsArt_06-01-01.01.33.png","type":"image\/png","size":370702,…	0 Last	emilko309 Jun 2022
Maya: Align Internal UV Edges of multiple Shells [{"insert":"Hi All, \nIm looking for a way to align the internal edges of multiple UV shells, so all edges of all shells match in the x axis for example.\nThe image will illustrate what i mean by tha…	6 Last	Benjammin May 2022
Blender selecting vertex snapping move tool? [{"insert":"Hi there! I have used Maya for two years now but I am now having to move over to Blender. As I have been teaching myself Blender I can't seem to get used to the gesture-based movement sys…	2 Last	pior May 2022
How to Combine Several Nurbs Curves into one Object (Maya) [{"insert":"I need to combine several curves objects in the outliner to a single Nurbs Curves object. How does one do this? Parenting does not solve my problem. Below is my outliner. It's for a groom…	1 Last	oglu May 2022
maya scales as i rotate. so. i've run into this twice so far. Randomly, i'll have an object that get's squished when i rotate it. picture A is it's normal state, picture B is it's distorted state after it is rotated 90 degre…	6 Last	ElisaMoriconi May 2022
Maya import problem [{"insert":"I have a scene in Maya that has a character with a rig and a standard unreal engine skeleton. When I import a standard mannequin from unreal engine into a scene, I have this strange probl…	4 Last	Summer18 May 2022
[3ds Max] How can I adjust distance gap between groups / elements? [{"insert":"Hello!\n \nI'm trying to adjust distance between groups \/ elements.\nIs there any possible way though...?\nFor single objects, there's a script called Scale Move Tool by Joel Hewitt\nI h…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2022
Approaching the texturing of clothes [{"insert":"Hi\nI'm looking for some advice in order to improve my workflow for texturing clothing. I already ran into a problem with the way I unwrapped a shirt, which made a simple striped pattern …	11 Last	sprunghunt May 2022
Importing meshes that contain ngons into zbrush? [{"insert":"Hi, it has always been my understanding that you cannot import any mesh that contains ngons into ZBrush, however, I have seen alot of hard surface tutorials and workflows were artists imp…	3 Last	kanga May 2022
Maya. Evenly distribute vertices along an edge. [{"insert":"I googled this, and all I found is an old script that wasn't updated for a while and doesn't work on newer versions of maya. \n\nBasically, what I want is to take this piece, for example:…	3 Last	Kligan May 2022
Best topology for modeling letters like this W? [{"insert":"Trying to model out a logo with letters in it but I'm having trouble understanding the best topology for the corners and turns on them. \nI'm trying to keep the corners sharp by beveling …	5 Last	okidoki May 2022
Clo 3d - Sleevs problem with sewings [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/561L14330HCY\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":134819,"width":1195,"height":620,"display…	0 Last	scraffcoff May 2022
What kind of vert / triangle count are employers looking for in game ready props? [{"insert":"I'm moving from the 3D printing space to the games industry and have no problem baking the high to low, but I'm having a hard time finding out what \"current gen\" polycounts actually are…	7 Last	ZacD May 2022
How can I improve this topology? [{"insert":"So I started with a low poly base humanoid mesh:\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/0GCQGCJEZUA9\/mesh.png","name":"mesh.png","type"…	4 Last	killnpc May 2022
Ambient Occlusion map has a grid pattern [{"insert":"I am sort of in a predicament between bad normal map but good AO or good AO but bad normal map.\n\nI either make my \"high bake object\" lower poly and my AO map has terrible lines and wh…	7 Last	Benjammin May 2022
Understanding Modular Interior Workflow [{"insert":"I have been stumped on interior assets and I cant seem to find an answer about it. I searched and searched about individual topics but nothing that really encompasses the whole idea. \nSo…	4 Last	Benjammin May 2022
weird distance ligthning on foliage [{"insert":"Hello , i tried to ask this question on Unreal forums but never got any answer, I tried to search online , yet to no solution , I was wondering if someone here can point me to the right s…	3 Last	Klunk May 2022
Maya is destroying vertex normals ? Hello, I wanted to ask you for your help with vertex normals in maya. This is quite weird for me.Mesh looks fine in maya. But when I import it into Substance Painter, it looks like this:I tried makin…	14 Last	sprunghunt May 2022
Tips for Cleanly Baking Continuous Overlapping Cloth? [{"insert":"Hey Everybody, \nI'm curious to hear some tips on how I might go about getting a clean bake of a continuous mesh that touches or folds onto itself. My current conundrum is a sash that i…	2 Last	Alehr May 2022
white noise all over renders [{"insert":"I wondered if someone could advice step by step on how to get rid of this white noise on my GPU renders. I am rendering for my showreel but cannot get rid of this noise on my renders. Th…	3 Last	sprunghunt May 2022
At what point do I use more than one texture set(for a weapon)? [{"insert":"Hey guys, I'm almost done modeling an Uzi, now there is alot of parts on this weapon and I'm thinking keeping it all on one texture set would just result in low density textures. If it we…	7 Last	guitarguy00 May 2022
UV Practices for modern workflows Hey just wanted some clarification on UVing practices. I know that the entire topic includes so many different workflows and practices. But specifically for non-hero assets is it better to lump a bun…	7 Last	Ibrahim Aysan May 2022
Smoothing groups issue after rigging [{"insert":"So I hired someone on fiver to rig one of my character and I didn't saw it at first but all my smoothing groups are GONE, all the edges are hard !\nI tried to transfer the vertex normals …	6 Last	Neox May 2022
Question about how professionals use references [{"insert":"Hello,\nI've been modeling firearms for video games for a few projects now and occasionally I run into a problem where I just can't seem to find a reference for something no matter how ha…	9 Last	Klunk May 2022
Quick question about knife tool in Zbrush [{"insert":"Hi All.\nI was wondering is it any option to rotate knife rectangle mask in zbrush.\nI will try to explain it better\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net…	0 Last	Don_Wasyl May 2022
V-ray: Add thickness on render to flat object [{"insert":"I need to add thickness on render to flat object. i'm using v-ray + Maya. Is it possible? \n(This is cape of the character after the simmulation which need to be added thickness. Like aft…	2 Last	AIM_alexandr May 2022
What's your advice for doing this effect? (3ds max, tyflow, phoenix fd) [{"insert":"Hi everybody, i work with 3ds max, tyflow and phoenix fd, now i'm working on a commercial and i want your advices, how can i do this effect? when breaking the chocolate bar there is the c…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2022
Zbrush Remesh by Decimation question. [{"insert":"It's a pretty cool tool for making low poly models, that saves time on manual work.\nHowever, I was wondering, is there a way to set target poly count lower than 500? Sometimes it's way t…	2 Last	Kligan May 2022
Do 3D weapons generally contain a bullet in their texture maps? [{"insert":"Hello,\nI recently completed a game ready handgun model following Eugene Petrov's Handgun for Videogames series. In the series he includes a bullet with his texture maps. I was wondering …	23 Last	EarthQuake May 2022
A new page for Akeytsu [{"insert":"Hello there,\n\nI'd like to bring to your attention that akeytsu has recently changed its pricing, and is now free to use. You can learn more about this news here on the official website …	4 Last	Vexod14 May 2022
Extra uv seams in rizomuv [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/F4JO58BLER16\/screenshot-1.png","name":"Screenshot_1.png","type":"image\/png","size":49934,"width":532,"height":…	1 Last	poopipe May 2022
How in the world do I camera match photos of cars? [Pic related] [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/8VQKFT6UR12I\/5d2869b6c2c68.jpg","name":"5d2869b6c2c68.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg","size":398671,"width":1918,"hei…	12 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2022
Shading problem with Maya/Blender [{"insert":"Hey, I just swapped Modo to Maya and while I was doing UV's and assigning edges I got this shading problem. I'm not great with Maya so I imported the model to Blender but I can't figure o…	2 Last	MoistMittens May 2022
Efficient Ways to Decrease Polycount Mesh [{"insert":"I use ZBrush's Decimation Master often when I need to reduce the polygons of a mesh.\n\nI would like to leave this topic open for possible workflows and their efficiencies.\n"}]	4 Last	sprunghunt May 2022
Yet.. New Marvelous designer challenges [{"insert":"Spent half a day trying to do the dress, without success. The decorative fold pattern is very hard to get : \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/502106…	6 Last	Alex_J May 2022
I need to scan a house [{"insert":"Do you have any tip to make a photogrammetry scan of my house with my phone ? I need to use that environment for a digital twin and I would like to be precisely spatially referenced but I…	12 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2022
Moved: Importing edited mesh into Substance Painter problem This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2022
Non-Overlapping UVs for game engines [{"insert":"I found this sentence in a job posting request as :\nUnderstanding Non-Overlapping UVs for game engines ...\n\nBut what does that actually means? \n"}]	8 Last	Neox May 2022
"Galaxy" type skin in older engines [{"insert":"I'm using a older game engine from the early 2000's and I want to create a texture that resembles that of a galaxy skin.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn…	4 Last	OrangeBlueHue May 2022
Having trouble modeling this in MD... [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/4CMOUWU0OJBU\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":1821775,"width":1920,"height":2774,"displ…	24 Last	Stensword May 2022
How do studios organize and keep track of game art assets and updates over years of development? [{"insert":"Hello,\nWe're a small team looking to improve our game assets management, tracking and storage capabilities. As our projects continue and we generate more assets, I'd like to help make it…	2 Last	poopipe May 2022
How to approach baking clothes [{"insert":"Hi\nI was wondering if some experts could help me out with something... What's the best way of approaching the baking of clothing? Is thickness added to the low poly meshes first? I figur…	16 Last	DustyShinigami May 2022
rebind ctrl-backspace? I have been building a lowpoly from a detailed sub-d cage for the last few days and it really slows me down to have to pull my hands away to hit ctrl-backspace. Any way to rebind this to another key?…	28 Last	Kanni3d May 2022
Texturing workflow technical help! [{"insert":"A lot of us remember This breakdown of Darksiders texturing workflow. I was wondering, if this setup can be applied to SP if the bent channel was baked in an external program. Why I am as…	6 Last	pior Apr 2022
Curve rotation in Zbrush? Does anybody know how I could change the rotation/angle/orientation of a curve stroke in Zbrush? I created this feather IMM curve brush: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JbDVqvu.jpg[/IMG] and there is a lot …	3 Last	sergentdimanche Apr 2022
Whats the best software with a zsphere alternative? [{"insert":"Im hoping on finding an alternative to zbrush’s zsphere tool from a different 3d sculpting software. \n"}]	5 Last	Alex_J Apr 2022