Technical Talk

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Maya : Link Camera view to a shader in viewport ? [{"insert":"Hi everyone ! \n\nI would like to know if like in Unreal Engine I could use in maya's viewport a way to show a camera view directly into a shader like a camera feed or a mirror in real ti…	0 Last	chon59 Mar 2022
Arnorld render in Maya is black - urgent! [{"insert":"Hi everyone, I have this problem: I recently installed the last Maya version, it seemed to be working fine but when I wanted to render my project Arnold render was black. I was a Maya use…	3 Last	oglu Mar 2022
Do UV seams matter as much nowadays? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/XCWH0G9SXPSW\/1-jpg.jpg","name":"1.JPG","type":"image\/jpeg","size":54881,"width":610,"height":679,"displaySize"…	4 Last	Tiles Mar 2022
Maya hard edges..cant make them soft edges Hey guys, I've made the transition from Max to Maya recently..and I've had a recurring issue that I've struggled with. Often when working with geometry in Maya, I get to a point where I cant soften…	16 Last	fairywrenard Mar 2022
Blending height materials using displacement modifier 3ds Max 2022 OSL [{"insert":"Hello all, it's been ages since I've been on this forum!\nThis may seem kind of convoluted, but I will try my best to explain my question.\nI am looking to blend two height materials to d…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2022
References/websites/blueprints for weapons assembly/parts ? [{"insert":"Hi,\ndoes anybody know some websites with nice clean presentation of weapon assembly\/parts which can help during the modeling process ?\n"}]	3 Last	ThrashParovoz Mar 2022
Help Making Foliage [{"insert":"Hi there,\nAny good resources out there for making foliage? Happy to look at any good tutorials out there.\nI'm starting with a Fir tree. Started with a pine needle and working up from th…	7 Last	Tamarin Mar 2022
Triangulating in 3ds max before baking? [{"insert":"Hello, so from my minimum noob understanding I supposedly have triangulate the model before baking it, otherwise the game engine might triangulate it in ways I wouldn't want it to. Howeve…	27 Last	thomasp Mar 2022
Maya to Unity - Configuring Blendshapes for game Facial Animation? [{"insert":"Hi there,\nOn the game my team is making in Unity, we have characters rigged and animated in Maya. This includes several facial animations done via blendshapes. By herself, she looks fine…	1 Last	Ghogiel Feb 2022
Modeling with just a few specific polygon shapes (so they keep their proportions) [{"insert":"Hi! I need to model a lowpoly camel.\nThe problem is my client wants it to make It in polystyrene and put fragments of mirrors on every poly. For this, he can't measure every poly's sides…	7 Last	joanlluis21 Feb 2022
High poly to Low Poly baking & Bevels on objects [{"insert":"Hi there,\nI am curious to see what people think on here. I am a student at University trying to become an environment artist and I am curious as to when its appropriate to use bevels and…	1 Last	CheeseOnToast Feb 2022
How do I find the topological solution for sculpt-smoothing into a triangle shape? [{"insert":"I am sculpting a trench coat in Blender, and I am having a terribly difficult time finding the topology necessary get sharp looking rips into the fabric. \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":…	7 Last	tmeucci Feb 2022
Face capture . What you suggest?? [{"insert":"Hi everyone i working on a project, i have my metahuman character modified in maya, the rig is exactly the same and works perfectly. I am using a live link between UE5 and Maya, so when i…	1 Last	pior Feb 2022
Best Software for create realistic characters? [{"insert":"Hello, \n1) whats in your opinion is in general the best software to create realistic human characters? \n2) If I use blender, what for addon you would recommend to create realistic huma…	5 Last	tmeucci Feb 2022
xNormal - Bake Base Texture Issue [{"insert":"Hi\nI'm currently running into a problem I'm confused with. I've been experimenting with the Texturing.xyz workflow, specifically this one - "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/texturing.…	0 Last	DustyShinigami Feb 2022
How to unwrap this object? [{"insert":"Hi all. Today i faced a problem with this guitar. I was searching the Internet for the answer but i didnt get it. How can i unwrap the body of the guitar properly? \n"},{"insert":{"embed-…	4 Last	poopipe Feb 2022
Custom tilable normal map has seams. [{"insert":"I want to create my own tilable normal from baking a pattern into a plane. Then using the baked normal to apply and tile it onto other objects but I get seams. But the height map doesn't …	4 Last	Worldevour Feb 2022
Small inde company making 4x4 km landscape, need tips [{"insert":"we are looking to make a 4x4 km bit of terrain, preferably generated.\nwhat tools do other indies use\/would use for this application?\nI have my eye on world creator at the moment, is th…	1 Last	Alex_J Feb 2022
DOTA 2 Shader for Blender [{"insert":"So I had a go at making the DOTA 2 Hero shader in Blender a few years ago, turns out it was pretty crap.\nJust for fun I tried again. This one shares input parameters with Valve's Worksho…	4 Last	quockhanhlk Feb 2022
Importing Textures and fixing gamma in 3ds Max [{"insert":"Hello Everyone I'm using max for a good time but I wanted to know if there's a easy way of importing textures\nThat might be a bit confusing but what I'm stuck at is that I need to use th…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Need help with texture mapping/ normal maps and getting a specific look for my model! [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/WNH0OQ3CFLS4\/mhair-albgry.png","name":"mHair_AlbGry.png","type":"image\/png","size":32399,"width":256,"height":…	3 Last	Mink Feb 2022
Looking for Feedback on my topology [{"insert":"Hey all!\nI have been working on an environment scene and this is one of my hero assets which I would like to showcase in detail later on. I would like to have some feedback on it, partic…	4 Last	quockhanhlk Feb 2022
How to create branches with leaves for Speed Tree and other modeling programs? [{"insert":"Hi there!\nI am currently so puzzled on how to create foliage for games. I have looked at the polycount guides on foliage creation but its not exactly what I am looking for. I am currentl…	3 Last	Benjammin Feb 2022
How to get this stylized metal surface detail in Zbrush? [{"insert":"Hello Everyone.\nSo I've been recently trying to replicate this stylized metal surface detail from Michael Vicente's (Orb) Artstation. This detail is only on the cutting part of the axe, …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Combining parts of different atlases onto one map... [{"insert":"I'm hoping there's a streamlined solution that I'm not yet aware of! LOL \nI'm working on some props that I use two sets of atlas scans for. But I'm using one specific part from atlas A, …	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Unwrapping mesh to existing UV map? [{"insert":"I'm just a lowly modder, and some of the game meshes I'm trying to edit have really poor geometry, to the point of not really being modifiable in any significant way. My current problem m…	8 Last	gnoop Feb 2022
Sharp corner edges on a square detail over cylinder without distortion [{"insert":"Hii everyone,\nAs you can see, I would like to keep those corners sharp without any distortion over the mesh of the cylinder.\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.…	20 Last	Neox Feb 2022
[Clip Studios Paint] How do I remove the grid? (SOLVED) [{"insert":"I created a pose with a 3D object in clip studios paint. When I create a new layer to draw over it, this grid appears and only allows me to make horizontal and vertical brush strokes. How…	1 Last	poly_troubleshoot Feb 2022
[Clip Studios Paint] How do you enable brush flow like in photoshop (SOLVED) [{"insert":"I already enabled Brush Density and Adjust Brush Density by Gap. I have enabled TabletPC and disabled Windows Ink. Even after an application restart, I am seeing no result. I know the ans…	0 Last	poly_troubleshoot Feb 2022
How to get correct Texel Density for a large model like this? [{"insert":"Hello guys, I've been working on a Game-ready Blitzcrank (League of Legends character) and I'm currently having some issues trying to figure out what texel density may I use for the whole…	3 Last	Benjammin Feb 2022
Howler 2022.2 released [{"insert":"\nHowler 2022 natural media paint and animation software is out. See below for details of what's new.\nIf you are a current 2022 user, email me. ("},{"attributes":{"link":"mailto:Dan_Ritc…	0 Last	Dan_Ritchie Feb 2022
Gaea/World Creator workflow [{"insert":"Hi!\n\nI'm wondering about more precise workflow of Gaea\/Work Creator with UE4. I watched some tutorials and I have a feeling (maybe because of my lack of knowledge) that it creates just…	13 Last	Alex_J Feb 2022
Question about hard/soft edges and normals? [{"insert":"Hello! I've recently been working on this project, really trying to focus on manual retopology and uving. The big issue for this model is around the one outer edge. I used hard\/soft edge…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Zbrush Posing High and Low Poly at same time? [{"insert":"I have a model that I want to put into a different pose (using Zspheres). I have a high and a low poly model, both with a lot of subtools. I there a way to pose both models at the same ti…	0 Last	KotBigimot Feb 2022
Zbrush unable to open ztl [{"insert":"hi,\nso i was working on my sculpt and suddenly next time after i started zbrush i can't open my project ztl file.\ni got these 3 messages straight one after another:\n1\n"},{"insert":{"e…	6 Last	kanga Feb 2022
Terrraman for Maya/Terragen - beta testers wanted! [{"insert":"I'm currently developing Terraman for Maya, a Python application that bridges Maya and Terragen.\nFeatures include:\n• Supports Maya versions 2017 - 2022.\n• Supports Python 2 and 3 for M…	0 Last	digitalguru Feb 2022
Texturing: How'd they make this diffuse map? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/I4L1VBWAO7HU\/diffusesample.jpg","name":"diffusesample.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg","size":1114568,"width":1355,"he…	5 Last	pior Feb 2022
Should I straighten my UVs or not? [{"insert":"I recently learned that straightening our UVs is a good thing to as it reduces seams and helps in better UV space utilization. I tried the same on a model that I am working on and now I a…	13 Last	parikshittiwari Feb 2022
3ds Max - Bake/Collapse an animation with IK? [{"insert":"Hey all,\nSo I've made a simple animation for my game project but I added in IK solvers just to make it easier to animate the sequence because I thought you could easily just bake\/collap…	4 Last	TorQue[MoD] Feb 2022
"Light" tree generation solutions [{"insert":"Hopefully this is right place for this...\nSo, i'd like to know what are nice vegetation\/tree\/plant software kits or plugins that you may recommend as \"light\" solutions aka model outp…	4 Last	poopipe Feb 2022
Eight questions from a newbie graphic designer on creating 3d models for computer games [{"insert":"Hello. I address the following questions with a view to a computer game for the PC (RPG from isometric projection). This should help you a little bit with answering my questions.\nCan one…	2 Last	poopipe Feb 2022
Moved: High to low baking issues in substance painter. This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Moved: [MaxScript] Accessing motion mixer clips on a non biped object This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
Why does low poly appear weird shadows？ [{"insert":"Hey guys,I recently found a problem, such as this model , although its surface is flat, it still has this fake shadow on low poly mesh.Does anyone know what could be causing this? If anyo…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2022
3ds max inset [{"insert":"I use mainly Maya, starting to learn also 3ds max. How can I make the distances between the outer edge and the inner equal, for example, on a rectangle? Tried using different tools, inset…	3 Last	ChildeRoland Feb 2022
3ds blender [{"insert":"Hello, I am asking if it is possible in 3ds max 2022\nI need this for Second UV\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/F1…	2 Last	Xerion Feb 2022
Working On New Modelling Software [{"insert":"Hello everyone,\nI’m an AI engineer and software developer. I’ll cut to the chase because I know your time is precious. Game development is hard. I don’t need to tell any of you that. My …	4 Last	Trendz Feb 2022
How do i split up my model like this? [{"insert":"So i'd like to create a sculpture simillar to this one, and i am wondering how this artist would have split up his model into printable sections. \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":…	1 Last	Neox Feb 2022
JLTV vehicle materials and UV mapping [{"insert":"Hello, I have been working on this jltv military vehicle for a while and I don't know how many different materials\/UV maps I should use. I have previously made only small items like guns…	0 Last	otmaster6 Feb 2022