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Problem with Maya Beziers: new beziers' tangents all break by default

(I'm on Windows 7, Maya 2015 SP6)I have no idea when did this start, but recently all newly created beziers have their tangents broken by default. The creation tool worked properly (both the Bezier a…
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nekifo

2nd channel UV mapping for fur

I'm trying to think of a way to UV map fur cards so I can use the body diffuse texture to tint the colour of the cards. I have an idea of how it would look in uv space. The cards UV's would be squash…
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poopipe

How would one divide up this vehicle by material / UV map?

Hello, I have a model here (a "Vespa 150 TAP", if you wanted reference) and am having trouble deciding how I should divide it up material-wise for UV maps / importing to substance painter. I figured …
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JackofSpades261

normal map baking problem

the normal map bakes perfectly fine except for this area that has these weird artifacts, the problem is solved by adding a couple of edge loops around this cut out, but i don't understand why, can so…
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gnoop

Best way to model this?

Hey, I need to model this, however I have not touched 3D modelling for years now! I have got Maya back, but I also thought that SolidWorks would be ideal, however that will take me ages to learn!Anyo…
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Eric Chadwick

Is there a way to bake a normal map with "overlaying layers" of objects on a plane?

Hey everyone. So I mean is there any way to do this kind of normal map in my example in just one go, one bake, one click? Maybe some magical "translucency" shader tricks? Or some plugins/scripts…
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gnoop

What to do if an unwrap is wrong after baking…

HiI have a bit of a minor predicament. I’m currently into texturing my character, and I’ve discovered that a particular piece I’ve finished texturing was actually unwrapped wrong, and the details are…
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Kanni3d

How to go from Triangle, Game-Ready Mesh -> Retopology to Quads -> Same UV Map -> Sculpt?

Yeah Skyrim modding woes. I know, I know. Bear with me.I've got quite the conundrum. I want to create new sculpts, as well as modify the skinning for a specific source mesh. Unfortunately, due to par…
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FiftyTifty

normal map artifact

i'm having an artifact in the normal map that i'm trying to bake for a gun, i used extra geometry in this area to get a good bake since the details were distorted, the distortion was gone but this ar…
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hassansheded

Blender; Does anyone know what could be causing this issue with loops and subdividing?

I'm using Blender to create this. I'm just curious of what the issue could be? It's nothing I can't easily recreate though so no worries if there's no answer.The normals are the correct way, I've tri…
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LadyPoro

Need some technical advice regarding textures.

I have blocked out a cave for our "stylized" game - inspired by the legend of zelda - wind waker. But I still struggle with the "how" in "how to make this scene look beautiful and not blocky". I…
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FritchoffArts

Can Fusion 360 quadrify when exporting?

As other similar programs, to allow deforming in 3d programs as Max. Yes, there are triangles, but with the same pacing than the quads and not breaking the flow of the polygons needed for deformation…
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alinraqus

mocap dancing and cleaning it up, is it hard or ez? Do cheap suites do good job?

Hey guys, I've been wanting to do this project idea for a while now. I want to mocap dancing and maybe do facial mocap as well (or animate the face myself) (I have an iphone I could use the iphone fa…
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sprunghunt

Grooming, methods for real time realistic or stylized hair and fur

HiHave you got any methods for real time realistic or stylized hair and fur that you can share or have knowledge about. Also any techniques for physics influenced hair in Unity, UE4, Lumberyard …
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littleclaude

How 3D model fidelity is usually measured?

Hi. I'm learning 3D art and I wonder how 3D artists and their clients usually negotiate the fidelity of the assets.Let's say I'm searching for a 3D artist who will create some game assets for me…
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poopipe

Recording ragdoll physics in Blender and mixing with keyframe animation? (Endorphin-like)

I've been working on a few basic animations in Blender, and I've been wondering how I can record physics mixed with my animations. Similar to what (not sure if anyone remembers) Natural Motion Endorp…
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BlenderBender

[Maya] [ShaderFX] Norrsken realtime PBR

Norrsken PBR is a realtime PBR shader that allows the user to display full PBR in the Maya viewport. The main goal was to make previewing game assets or animations as simple as possible. I wanted …
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warby

Modeling and rigging a low-poly frog

Hi! I'm pretty new to rigging and 3D in general and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what pose to give a frog model that you haven't rigged yet? Should the legs be straight, or …
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tomii

Maya / Arnold batch render crashing

Hey guys,I'm new to Maya and Arnold and am having issues getting my animations to finish rendering. They just stop rendering and the logs don't seem to have anything to say about it... they just stop…
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wenglish

Keyframing Joints

Is it a problem to place keyframes right on the joint nodes ?Other than its a hassle for animators to pick the joints.
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Interstella

UV Unwrapping Best Practice Factors & Priorities

Well a friend asked me about uv mapping priorities and I kind of went overboard. So as a mini-tutorial, here is a first draft on things to keep in mind when manually uv unwrapping. Any insight, corre…
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Neox

[MAYA] NDM PHOENIX - Non-Destructive Modifiers and Tools for Maya

In The Beginning of Time there were Creators and "Destructors".Thus by their help a modifier will be created then destroyed.A modifier has a non-destructive nature, it updates, it is just likethe pho…
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goekbenjamin

Help - SubD Acting strange between 2 Vertices

Hello everyone, I'm sure there is an easy solution to this and I'm just kinda stupid, but can you explain me why this happens to me?The edge is completely straight there without the subD and for some…
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PolyHertz

Bake to Vertex Colors without UVs?

Just to clarify I do not want to bake vertex colors to a texture. I want to bake passes like AO and Curvature to the Vertex Color. So the Red of the Vertex Colors could be AO and the Green of the Ver…
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melviso

Combine PBR maps to 1 map along with lighting HELP..

Hello Experts, I need a realistic graphics but can't use PBR maps in my game due to optimization, I saw a Combine map bake feature in Blender which allow us to bake all PBR maps to 1 image(combines m…
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Aditya18102

How can I make a simple tileable texture to follow the edges / shape of the 3D model?

Hi all!I'm trying to improve and ease the way I create the textures for my 3D models and as a point of reference, I'm looking to achieve this level of realism:The issue I'm facing right now is that I…
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gnoop

Newb's Question about asymmetrical face topology

Hi, so I was sculpting a head, then retopped it, made UVs and now planning to bake, texture and render this one in real-time engine. At some point I've broken a face symmetry to look it more interest…
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Massadi

Hard Surface Model - Decals vs trim sheets

Hello Polycounters!      I am currently creating "game ready Hard Surface asset" for my portfolio. My goal for this project is to create an asset, meet standards, and put it into …
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sprunghunt

HELP - How the hell do fix this eye?!!

Hey I'm working on a character which I've exported from CC3 to Marmoset for rendering but my characters eye keep ending up like this and I have no idea why?  Anyone know why? Would be extre…
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Alex_J

PixaFlux - PBR Texture Composer - Open Beta Testing

Hello,We're happy to announce a new Beta version of PixaFlux.For the past 6 months we have been upgrading PixaFlux from a node based image editor into a powerful PBR Texture Composer.These are some o…
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pixaeiro

export Goolge maps data to external 3D shoftware

Hello, Can anybody recommend me a specific program to export  3D meshes  from google Maps to a external programs such as Maya or Blender? or any tutorial or thread where I can document mys…
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another caveman

Double monitor stand

Hey guys, if anyone has this type of monitor stand can you tell me if it would be possible to use it having one screen at the middle and one on the side, something like in the drawing.
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spacefrog

Help Recovering entities in scene.

Hi, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but I didn't know where else to post regarding the issue. I'm using Maya 2020 and recently opened up an ongoing scene and found that all but 3 …
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MangoPirate

Maya 2020, Match Pivot of two meshes

Is it possible to match the pivot (position/rotation) of one mesh to another mesh?for example:here the pivot of mesh "B" is desiredthe pivot of "A" is:I know i can "modify -> match transformation …
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goekbenjamin

Polygonflow - New CG Software Company

Hope it's already to post this here! ^^'I've been teasing the existence of "Polygonflow" here for almost 3 years, and it's been an incredible ride seeing how this idea evolved from a basic Maya macro…
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gnoop

Best ways for creating Albedo Maps?

Hi everyone, I would love to see a list with explanations about the best ways to create albedo maps (i.e. diffuse maps without any lighting informationen in them) from photographic textures. Here ar…
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CreativeSheep

Blooming plants solution?

Looking for a way to show a plant growing from a bud to full-bloom. Would blend shapes work for this? I have 2 models of the plant - one is a bud/non-bloomed version and the other is a full bloom ver…
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SebKaine

Need help in modeling Mauser C96 trigger guard area

Hi, I'm learning 3D modeling and right now I'm following the tutorial of Simon Fuchs where he creates a game-ready asset of Mauser C96. In his tutorial he uses zBrush hardsurface polish workflow (or …
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sacboi

Zbrush visualization error

Hi, people. I need help to solve a visualization problem in Zbrush.I have this wooden door:The sculpting is finished, but as you can see, the vertical lines of the wood on the right side of the frame…
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arkaneXXI

[QUESTION] Move Particles Along a Custom Path | Unreal Engine 4

I've been experimenting with particles while learning UE4 and I have a curious question. Does anyone know if it’s possible to have a particle system move along a custom path that you setup yourself i…
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SCSquiggles

Ray Trace problem with material. [Marmoset 4]

When I render with ray trace my eye lenses material goes very dark. Do you know why?
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Worldevour

Starts/Stops in an animation blend tree

Does anyone have any examples of start moving (Idle>Walk) or stop moving (Walk>Idle) animations working with common blend tree setups (Idle, walk forward, walk left, walk right, run left, run r…
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AlexAng

Maya autobump settings?

i just saw some tutorials on displacement map maya to figure out how this workand.. on newer version, there are options for autobump and i can't find what these options docan anyone tell me what thes…
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oglu

Rigging low-poly ("PS1 Demake") style characters

Hi Polycount,I am a user of Autodesk Maya, so my terminology when talking about this may relate more directly to that software and its features.There are some questions I'd like to ask regarding the …
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Alex_J

xNormal Baking Problem

I've encountered a weird problem I've not had in my previous bakes with using xNormal. Trying to bake a simple base colour texture, it's now coming out red. Looking through older threads on here, the…
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DustyShinigami

Best modelization practice for games assets.

Hello everyone, This is my first post here on Polycount :) I started building a train station platform for a game environment in unreal engine 4 and I'm wondering what would be the best way to model…
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Axi5

Simulate a light diffuser

Hey, ive not touched 3D for years now, so i'm out of touch. However I have recently purchased a 3D printer, I want to print off a light diffuser for a custom indicator, however is there a way I can u…
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martynball

anyone heard of HXF file format?

Im trying to figure out stuff about the inner working of the game Pacman World 2 and we can extract the level geometry files and open them in blender. but we cant seem to find out how to view these H…
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PolyHertz

Maya - use same Z up orientation as Unreal, other programs

Hey guys this is just a PSA. Looks like in newer version of Maya (2020 is what I am on) you can change the world axis up from Y to Z. This makes parity with other applications like Unreal a lot …
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Alex_J

3ds Max imprecision in selecting vertex

Hi,As you can see selecting a vertex is a nightmare whatever if is in edit poly or even UV.I try several things like reset preference in max 2019 and 2020, reinstall the driver of the video car…
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FredCM

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