Technical Talk

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Mental ray material not compatible with render passes? So in continuation from my original post below I discovered that car paint isn't compatible with render elements. I was able to get some success by using the specific element shader node and plugging…	2 Last	Artist_in_a_box Sep 2014
Zbrush welded poly issue Hi all, So I am new to Zbrush and did not know about this issue until it was too late. I used Dynamesh without realising that it had actually fused the inside of the characters lip together. I have …	6 Last	Bartalon Sep 2014
Advice on Optimal UV Mapping Hi there, I've been looking around for some advice on the most practical UV layouts, in terms of minimal distortion Vs. Maximum UV space. Now I have no issues with unwrapping practically any shape,…	7 Last	cadgonegames Sep 2014
Speed up workflow with Material IDs? Hey guys, i've been looking for other alternatives to change my workflow to paint Material IDs in a HP object inside 3ds max. Right now it's taking me a lot of time to just select the surface and put…	5 Last	Finalhart Sep 2014
Using Goz between Zbrush and 3ds Max wipes Vray settings Hi, So when you use Goz to send an object back and forth between Zbrush and 3ds Max, it wipes all Vray settings and sets the renderer back to the default Mental Ray settings. Is there any way to p…	7 Last	aintnobody Sep 2014
Rendering nice cubemap skyboxes I'm working on a Unity level and i've trying to render a nice cubemap skybox to create more detail to the scene. I have been using Terragen since forever, but the result is not very nice. It looked g…	21 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2014
marmoset toolbag 2 skin and cloth Hi everyone i have just started marmoset and i want to know what can be better way to render cloth and skin in editor,i imported a character and its skin become lite in editor and cloths looks like …	1 Last	EarthQuake Sep 2014
Weird Rendering Issue, Newbie Needs Advice. Hey guys, I started working with 3D about a year ago with a focus on making art for games. I quickly got started with making a low and high poly version of the same asset, in order to get some cool …	3 Last	Bartalon Sep 2014
Applying existing rig to another model I have purchased a model pack that contains a model, it's rig and some animations. It's a complete .max file. However, i also want to apply the same rig, and the same animations, to another model. Is…	11 Last	armagon Sep 2014
Animating a logo along a path Hi guys. I am working on a logo animation for a studio. Basically the logo is a shape like these except there is a break in the mesh (as in the line isnt neverending) and the shape isnt uniform there…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2014
Best method to overlay bakes? Hopefully this is a simple one, I've got an asset for use in a game and I need to add the model bake onto a texture. I've done this before but it used to just be me setting the bake to multiply and l…	11 Last	kmahon99 Sep 2014
3ds max curved road Hi! I'm having a lot of problems with texture mapping in 3ds max and i need help... i are modeling a MK7 race track, the road modelling is done, but, i don't know exactly how can i create the road m…	8 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2014
Normal map issue heey guys, I got a serious problem. Always when i open my scene in maya i need to do unlock normals so the normals will go good again because otherwise i get the weird soften edges things happening.…	2 Last	pgamers Sep 2014
Stone Brick Wall Building Techniques Having a bit of a struggle coming up with an effective workflow for building stone brick walls. Wondering if some you could share some wisdom on the subject. I have a tillable texture that I am pre…	2 Last	mats effect Sep 2014
Levelling out lighting of seamless texture Hey all, I am trying to create a 512x512 seamless texture for terrain in unity3D The seamless part is non issue, right now I am having trouble with lighting of the texture before I begin. So here …	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2014
how do you bake a fake hole with PBR ?? first of all im sorry maybe i sound like an idiot asking this im quite new on this PBR thingy and just wondering how do most people bake a fake hole on their low poly ?? i mean albedo/diffuse map s…	6 Last	fandiwhuang Sep 2014
Is it still important to try to hide UV seams anymore? So - I'm picking up 3d work after not doing it for like four or five years and I'm curious to know if the conventional wisdom for UV arrangement is still the same as it was when I first learned to do…	6 Last	root Sep 2014
3DS Max Custom Viewport Shader Template So, 3DS Max is of course an industry standard tool. Historically it's been difficult to preview what art will look like in the final game, however. Plugins such as Xoliul have helped, but generally d…	4 Last	PhobicGunner Sep 2014
Zbrush wood sculpting Hey again, adding the question back for anyone who might be searching for something similar. [url]http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/woodrough/woodrough.html[/url] This is the tutorial I wa…	8 Last	JamesLarden Sep 2014
Minitutorials by Marcus Aseth Hi guys,I have create 3 minitutorials about hardsurface modeling inside 3ds,maybe them contain something useful informations for all the guys that are new to it,so i decide to share with the world (a…	27 Last	FishMan Sep 2014
UE4: How do I combine normal maps? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/VNBp0oA.jpg[/IMG] How do I combine normal maps in UE4? I know the info is out there, I've probably seen it before, but can't remember. I've tried to link into an ADD but it d…	2 Last	ScottHoneycutt Sep 2014
Unreal Engine 4 - I got questions!!! Here are the questions - a) REAL-TIME DYNAMIC WATER CAUSTICS - Is this feature available in UE4 or is yet to come? b) REAL-TIME LOCAL REFLECTIONS - Is this feature available in UE4 or is yet to co…	7 Last	sbiswas Sep 2014
Rotating Multiple Verts without pulling them down... Kinda hard to explain, but it's something I used to do all the time in 3ds max and probably a common thing done when modelling. Lets say there are my vertical verts: 0 0 0 I need to select them …	5 Last	martynball Sep 2014
How do you make a road normal map? In my texture, I try to provide high quality surface detail, so the asphalt and road markings are visible upon close up (like this) [IMG]http://i6.minus.com/iYrbgkYsPhgEA.jpg[/IMG] Now I need a nor…	12 Last	kurt_hectic Sep 2014
I need a refresher! 8th Gen Environment Art Pipelines/Workflows/Techniques I'm an environment artist, and I started my professional career during last gen where the asset creation pipeline was pretty straight forward and revolved around the following: - Props with unique d…	3 Last	JordanN Sep 2014
3DS Max and rotating UV shells Hey guys, I have having this issue with max 2014 in the Unwrap UVW Modifier. When doing my final layout pass I often make slight adjustments to the rotation and scale of UV shells/islands (or what e…	2 Last	jmchristopher Sep 2014
Question about Zbrush and Max Hi all, After trying to find what I was looking for in the stickies, I decided to post my question here. A tip was given to me that I should focus more on Zbrush than Max, even though I want to crea…	2 Last	AdvisableRobin Sep 2014
Modo Symmetry If I make an edge slice with symmetry activated, it does not carry over to the other side. Is this possible? I have mirrored the object and I can move polygons etc in symmetry mode and it carries ove…	16 Last	axxic3 Sep 2014
Multi channel textures in 3ds max? is there a way i can use multi channel textures in 3ds max? like if i have specular value in red channel and glossiness in green channel. Ive tried to do something with the slate mtl editor but i ca…	1 Last	monster Sep 2014
Standardize Tangent Basis? So with the recent beefing up of the Polycount wiki and just a general interest in the subject I've taken these last few days to learn up on the Tangent Basis. My understanding is that it just works …	1 Last	Quack! Sep 2014
Blending normal maps- your thoughts? Hey guys! Wondering what techniques everyone has been using for blending two normal maps together- and if anyone out there prefers using both normal and height maps over blending normals. Basically…	4 Last	Rooster128 Sep 2014
3ds Max: Turbosmooth with Edit Poly vs Editable Poly I noticed that there's a difference in how Show End Result toggle works with Turbosmooth and Edit Poly compared to Editable Poly. Can somebody explain to me why that happens and is there a way to mak…	3 Last	rexus Sep 2014
xNormal vs. Max bakes Hey people, I've got some questions about xNormal normal bakes vs. Max (3.18.9 vs. 2013 PU6). This may be an extreme example and some of these problems are likely to be invisible in game but I'd li…	9 Last	Kroma! Sep 2014
MEL script For Loop problem I'm fairly new to MEL so please bare with me. I'm trying to create a script that will create a polyCube with a spotLight after pressing a button, but each time you press the button in the menu it wo…	5 Last	claydough Sep 2014
character animation with objects for game engine hey so i was wondering if when making an animation for a game like my character attacking with his sword, would the sword be a separate object or the same object just a different mesh part? im guessi…	3 Last	bryansouza Sep 2014
ID maps I'm using Max to bake color maps, the problem is that in some places I get blended colors instead of consistent colors. This works with ddo but makes masking in Photoshop more tedious because in area…	7 Last	Alex262 Sep 2014
Texture map general rules? Hi all - I'm making a small scene that I plan to import into Marmoset. It consists of a few objects - trash can, garbage bag, boxes and cans. Should I be trying to fit all these assets on one textur…	2 Last	Chimp Sep 2014
Closed Announcing B2M-3. The first image to PBR converter!	0 Last	Jerc Sep 2014
Modo normals Heres another shot of the issue with the wireframe included. The back face is removed, however I have closed it before and it still has this issue. I can post an obj if that would help find a solutio…	2 Last	axxic3 Sep 2014
Physically based rendering in games ***** NINJA ADMIN EDIT ***** Some of the recent conversation in the UE3 thread has centered around physically based rendering for games, this is really a topic that deserves it thread so here w…	305 Last	cw Sep 2014
Screenshots too dark/colour off I'm having an issue where things look right in Toolbag 2 or 3DO, but when I render them out and open the image in photoshop or an image viewer the colour just doesn't seem right. It appears darker, a…	8 Last	ghaztehschmexeh Sep 2014
Zbrush decimation master GRID modification Hey guys I`m currently working on something in zbrush. I`m now using decimation master but with 2048, i do not have a very good poly resolution for the size of my mesh. I know I should scale up my…	2 Last	frwanque Sep 2014
What am I doing wrong with these normal maps? I'm using Blender. Here's the first model and normal map: Blend file: [url]http://www.pasteall.org/blend/31741[/url] Normal map: [url]http://www.pasteall.org/pic/77592[/url] Here's the second mode…	1 Last	GlowingPotato Sep 2014
Maya Rig+Model Rotation I have created a model spent the time to rig, weight, and animate it. I have later found out that the direction in which my model is facing is incorrect. From all the things I have done I only know o…	2 Last	GlowingPotato Sep 2014
Maya 2015: Maya 2015: Blending multiple texture with ShaderFX and vertex colors Hey guys, I was contacted by someone who asked if I could help out with solving how to author vertex colors in Maya with real-time preview. I took the opportunity to try out the new ShaderFX in Maya…	2 Last	kodde Sep 2014
Hide title bar in 3ds max 2012? Has anyone figured out how to hide the title bar in 3ds max? Also the yellow outline around the selected viewport? I've managed to get rid of everything else. They're just minor annoyances, but anno…	1 Last	Joost Sep 2014
3ds max backface cull So ive been out of the max scene for a while, and now im starting to come back. with 2015 im noticing that when backface cull is turned on, i cant see any internal edges of my objects, just the borde…	2 Last	spacefrog Sep 2014
Export Decimated Mesh With UVs from zBrush How can I export a high res mesh that has been decimated from ZB without erasing the UV layout? I need it in order to properly reconstruct it in Mudbox as it uses the UV layout to sync (the other way…	1 Last	hooblegooblin Sep 2014
BlendShapes Head Thing I was trying to follow this super complex rigging tutorial on how to rig the human head and face and i got to a part where you use blendshapes to control the lips of your rigged head and the other b…	0 Last	nelson_press Sep 2014
maya specific smooth problem Hi i tried to smooth my poly modell in maya. i get weird mesh results and of coarse my bake fails then. what i did: i used Smooth Poly Options // ********************************************* //…	3 Last	pachermann Sep 2014