Technical Talk

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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
UE4 Experimentation. Trying out Koola's ue4 technique. [url]https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?28163-ArchViz-Lighting[/url] In the BaseLightmass.ini, it says: Documentation for all of these is in UnrealLight…	17 Last	melviso Sep 2014
Modo To UE4 (finally) Just a heads up modo peeps, This was Farfarer's suggestion and it works :thumbup: [QUOTE][B]You should be able to bake in Modo and just let xNormal do the conversion from world to tangent[/B][/QUOT…	22 Last	DInusty Sep 2014
First UV, how do i do it? (Modo) Long time i have not touched UV's at all (i use Modo 801). Time to change it, but i got an understanding problem of how i should apply continous textures on objects. For example i made a simple cup,…	3 Last	Cyclope Sep 2014
Need help for deforming bags Hey, guys. I've been given a scene from my contractor containing a duffel bag of sorts. The sides are hidden so he wants it opened without the sides. Imagine a fly trap opening up or something like t…	1 Last	SuperFranky Sep 2014
Adjusting walking animation for different directions I just started working on a new engine and it appears that there's no support for animation blending inside animation trees, like in Unreal. The coders asked me to create walking animations for NW, N…	4 Last	armagon Sep 2014
Question about ZBrush Problem I have imported my own base mesh into Zbrush, and have it subdivided and have edit mode on but i still cant sculpt. I click on it with the brush and nothing happens. Please help if you can.	4 Last	Valandar Sep 2014
Photoshop brush settings Hello PolyCount, i'm finding it difficult to start painting in photoshop because I do not know what brush settings to use, it always seems to come out muddy and the highlights look very unnatural. I…	3 Last	Cyclope Sep 2014
Few questions on game character rigging Hi guys allow me to ask several questions. I learn from tutorials and I can understand almost everything on modelling, UV mapping, paint weight tool, except rigging. Here I learned from digital tuto…	4 Last	exoddinary Sep 2014
Maya Position Transform Recently, I started learning Maya because why not and because its industry standard now. Its nice overall but there are a few features that i use during my workflow in 3D Max which i haven't been abl…	7 Last	Sims_doc Sep 2014
[ZBrush] Decimation master only decimating half of mesh As the title suggests, ZBrush's decimation master is only decimating half of my mesh. I've basically created a diff mesh from a morph target. All the data on the diff mesh remains while the origina…	0 Last	zombie420 Sep 2014
(NRM Bakes) I keep cooking but the food keeps burning, Need help with the Oven Setup Reference Image Attached. Hey Guys Im having a serious baking problem. I've been successful with it before but today I am getting some serious errors. In the image provided, You will see my low poly…	10 Last	EarthQuake Sep 2014
difference between Xnormal direction map and flow map What is the difference between Xnormal direction map and flow map? I am trying to make hair. I was hoping I could bake it in. Most of the post talk about painting it but if you have a hair mesh can …	5 Last	deohboeh Sep 2014
Need to get my head around 3DS Max rendering and baking... Hi folks, So this is my first proper post here, I've been using 3ds Max for about 5 years and I've noticed that although I'm comfortable with modeling, the presentation and rendering side of things …	0 Last	kmahon99 Sep 2014
Vertex Paint/Vertex Colors? What is Vertex Painting / Vertex Coloring? Which software supports them? Oh, I also need to know how to do this? (Picture below) [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/nightmareturkey/LerpMat.jp…	10 Last	Shadownami92 Sep 2014
Scale issues between 3ds Max and CE3 Hi all, I cannot seem to get the scale right between 3ds Max and Cryengine 3, its getting right on my tits!.. In principle its simple, Ive followed this link [URL="http://docs.cryengine.com/dis…	2 Last	sulky Sep 2014
[Melscript/python] Selecting influenced polygons from a joint What I'd like to code is: With a rigged character If I select a specific joint. I'd like to run the script, which would return the selection of polygons influenced by that specific joint. (As if I …	2 Last	StephenVyas Sep 2014
3DS Max game asset thats multiple parts to Unreal hey first time starting a thread here, i think this might of been asked before but im not sure. I haver a character thats split into 4 parts, head, torseo, legs and clothes. should i attach all the m…	2 Last	Nathan3D Sep 2014
Cryengine Terrain Material...how to increase/decrease tiling? Hi erybody, Probably a simple fix to this but i can't for the life of me figure it out so i am hoping somebody can help. I have applied a grass material on my terrain in Cryengine and simply want t…	5 Last	CollinBishop Sep 2014
Cryengine Texture Compiling Hey guys, When I Import my textures into cry-engine it shows the "compiling" texture. This used to happen for a couple seconds before the textures in the shader were fully complied, but now it take…	2 Last	CollinBishop Sep 2014
xNormals Highpoly normals override I havent been able to get anything close to usable with this method. Ive set it up as follows: The low-poly mesh is in both the High definition meshes list and Low definition meshes list. …	0 Last	Zyth Sep 2014
3DS max 9 interface glitch :/ I've searched everywhere for a solution for this problem, this never happened with 3DS max 2014 or 2011 or 2013. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/rvyBBuV.png[/IMG]	6 Last	fdfxd Sep 2014
Faogen 3 - per-vertex and texture AO baking Once upon a time there was a tool for baking ambient occlusion, Faogen. Somewhere in 2008 it's development stopped. But finally, it is back with new version. Faogen 3 is a complete rewrite with use …	15 Last	ryhor Sep 2014
Quixel Suite - Substance Designer - should I use them? Okay, first of all, let me explain to you guys something! I am graduating this year :D and I will be creating my graduation reel soon. I know the in and outs of nDo but I never really touched dDO, 3D…	7 Last	fdfxd Sep 2014
strange viewport orientation when i press "B" for a bottom view it shows the bottom in an isometric view? image attached. how do i fix this? it also happens with "L" for left view.	2 Last	[Deleted User] Sep 2014
Noob Question - Tri's vs. Quads Hi all, Newly registered to the forum, so a proper noob in every sense of the word. The thing that got me to register are the challenges set on the forum based on concept art. As an aspiring 3d art…	6 Last	Chimp Sep 2014
Stuck Planes in Zbrush? Hey guys. I hope some of you can help me out with a problem I've encountered recently and can't find a solution to it anywhere. I found a great tip where one exports fibermesh into Maya and extrudes …	0 Last	ShortCake Sep 2014
PBS/PBR? I am totally new to this concept of PBS/PBL/PBR. I know that the normal shading and rendering method involves the use of maps like diffuse, normal, specular, admbient occ., reflection, gloss etc. map…	2 Last	AdvisableRobin Sep 2014
Comparing wireframe topology in Games compared to Films I know it’s hard to pin down a single best practice method for creating models for baking but I was wondering how you like to have your wireframes before taking them to Zbrush, Mudbox, Mari and…	34 Last	Justb Sep 2014
How to repeat circular modules? (pivot issues) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/BacahRe.jpg[/IMG] I've been struggling throughout this environment project to figure out the best way to step and repeat these circular elements. Any help is appreciated. As …	6 Last	Loutrattitude Sep 2014
Normal Map on Cylindrical objects I am having the same issues over and over when I do normal maps on hard surface cylindrical shaped objects. I've been trying different solutions but nothing seems to fix it. Does anybody have any sug…	10 Last	FelixL Sep 2014
modo 601: pixel painting in UV window hi, I'm experimenting in modo with the 3d paint and low-spec models- pixel art rez textures etc. It's working out just fine except for painting in the UV window. When drawing on the model, I can use…	1 Last	mrlemonyfresh Sep 2014
Zbrush exporting running out of ram Hi everyone. I'm having some difficult exporting a part of my zbrush sculpt into an OBJ due to running out of RAM's during export (baaaaa). I'd hate to have to go down to a lower subdivision level if…	2 Last	Chrishq17 Sep 2014