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(Question) Should I do a single large texture or UDIM for an object like Human body?

Hi guys,Should I do a single large texture or UDIM for an object like Human body? (what are the pros and cons of them in this situation)For example:x1 texture set for Face ( 2048 square )x1 text…
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oglu

Frustrated with what's possible with game engines

Just want to commiserate a bit about the limitations of game engine rendering. The workflow for making assets is just grating (retopo, baking). You can't model details individually, especially with v…
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fearian

SDR vs HDR Monitor

For texturing, lighting, set dressing etc.. how much do they both compare, I don't want to like buy SDR and later find out that HDR was more worth.(except if I find a used one)Also it nowadays it see…
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gnoop

[xGen] Problem not enough hairs

Hello guys, how are you doing? I am trying to create hair using xGen, following along some tutorials, and I think I am doing something wrong but I can't tell what. The issue is that when I creat…
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Lucapleo

3DS max animated object moving along a spline

HelloI have animated my character with keyframes in 3ds max, just doing a simple idle animation, and i would now like it to continue the idle animation while moving along a spline. Is this possible? …
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Squiggle

Having trouble to remesh and bake normals to a .OBJ mesh

Hello there,I am trying since weks now to understand why I am getting weird results on my normal bakes.I am taking the lowpoly OBJ from a game where you can download them to reskin them, the UV map i…
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shaia

Clothify Pro for 3ds Max released

Clothify Pro is a modifier for 3ds Max that makes modeling and animating cloth easy, controllable, artist-friendly, fast and non-destructive. You get instant results, no waiting around for a simu…
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obliviboy

3ds Max Normal Map Errors?

Can anyone explain why I keep getting this weird error on my normal map bake? It is a complex object, and they are diagonal in orientation but everything is within the cage. I can't find what is caus…
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Eric Chadwick

Infinity 3D real-time ray tracing engine

Edit 2021: A new top image for forum preview.I introduce a new tool, Infinity 3D real-time ray tracing engine with unique features that is available to try out today.One of the main features of Infin…
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dreamylake

Weird Texture Glitch with Personally Made Maya Rig

Issue with textures in Maya here: This is a rigged model I'm working on and ran into an issue that happened one day from opening it up. The textures are seen as disconnected or missing although thes…
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weichen7771

3DSMAX - Flow Extrude

Just released a simple script for extruding selected open border edges while maintaining mesh topological curvature. Here's a brief video of how it works:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILz7YNDtxAgYo…
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Kanni3d

PS Action Scripts - how to use chromatic aberration ATN file?

Hi I am trying to use this specific action (free download btw): https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/Lgq6/chromatic-aberrations-script-for-photoshopBut after I click play on the action I hav…
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Method14253

Velvet shader in PBR format for realtime engines

Hi Polycount community,I was wondering what is the best method to achieve a velvet-looking material using standard PBR metallic workflow maps (roughness, metallic, specular, albedo, normal ..etc). Mo…
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Eric Chadwick

3ds max how to properly set background on landscape scenes?

Hey everyone,+++++youtube.com/watch?v=9UwOrl036_A&t=96s  (COPY LINK, age  restricted)    Reference   (SKY&SMOKE background)How to add a background to a scene whe…
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Eric Chadwick

Field Of View

Quick questionI am modeling something I have in house, I am using the real object as a referenceWould it make sense If i change viewport FOV to human eye FOVProportions would be more accurate ? 
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KebabEmperor

Help with UV mapping

How to uv map it so that texture curves along surface with minimal distortion, it's a flat surface, is it possible?
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AbhiMahant

Topology critique?

I have a game character that needs a rudimentary facial setup. I'm only now getting the grasp of topology but I wanted to see if anyone had any tips or cc for me before I finalize it and move on to r…
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poopipe

How to create animated game play footage

Hello!Thank you all for your time on anyone who reads my query.I am an artist, and have been tasked with creating some animated game play footage of a simple dodging mobile game, and am rather stuck …
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Eric Chadwick

[Maya 2018] Re-generating vertex & poly normals?

I finally figured out what was wrong with my mesh, when exporting it as FBX and punting it into UE4. I'm so close, but have hit a snag. The normals are screwed for the top half of the head mesh, wher…
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FiftyTifty

Instant Mesh Weird Problem...

Hello When i use instant mesh to auto retopologize any mesh (to around lets say 10 000 quad polygons), export it to obj format and try to import it to 3ds max. It doesnt have any smoothing group…
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tyronemackay

3ds Max, skinning doesn't seem to work quite like it used to?

Hi, I used to do rigging and skinning in 3ds Max 2012 and was able to get everything working the way I wanted.But I haven't done rigging and skinning for a long time and I am now using 3ds max 2019.N…
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Graylord

Help pls

How do we create something?
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knukle2212

How can i be sure i'm not exaggerating polycounts on my low poly models ?

Hello,How can i be sure a low poly props/assets i'm modeling are not too heavy?for example -  if i model a ww2 helmet how can i be sure what polycount is fine ?if it's 12k low poly then it's pro…
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PolyHertz

xNormal Error - Vertex UV indices not the same as Position Vertex Indices

I've been trying to use xnormal like I usually do, but this one particular 3D model is causing me a lot of trouble at the moment. Any time I try and generate maps from it and its high-poly counterpar…
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Alfax

3ds Max Arnold maps workflow

I'm really confused with the best workflow for my project. I'm using 3ds Max with Arnold Renderer. The scene has 20 or so objects, all are UV'd, some I need to be multiple materials others only one.…
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sprunghunt

Baking trim sheet struggle

hi so I'm studying games art and I have a reaaaallllyyyy hard time understanding trim sheet and I've got to the furthest point and now I'm stuck. basically I'm baking in substance designer after mode…
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sprunghunt

3DSMAX - Length Tool (copy/paste edge or loop lengths)

I just released a new script for 3DSMax which lets you copy and paste (or unify) the length of selected edges or edge loops. It also lets you get/set the distance between verts or objects. There are …
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PolyHertz

Question, Rigging in blender 2.9, any tips before I start?

HiI have a question about rigging in blender 2.9, any tips before I start? I am new to blender and I am switching over from 3DSmax/Maya so I am slowing going over everything and chipping away at the …
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littleclaude

Zbrush Active Subtool Transparency

Does anyone know where i can find the slider to set my active subtools transparency? The help says it's under preferences->Draw but it isn't in Zbrush R3
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odiezgz

New Maya retopo plug-in

Hi there,This is the kind of tool that can speed up your workflow. Try this out!You can see it in action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ehmPPQRtm0Download: https://gum.co/zirailHere's a discount co…
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goekbenjamin

Avoiding texture repetition on big walls?

How to avoid texture repetition on big walls?I am exporting the texture from Substance Designer in my case.Is there any randomization method you can do in Materials in Maya do so such thing?Any ideas…
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triton

Ztrol - a new plugin for ZBrush

Hey everyone. I'm developing a plugin for ZBrush, called Ztrol. (I'm going to be needing testers for April, details at the bottom of this post.) The plugin is focused on speeding up your workflow. I…
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prototyp3

greey mustard in normal map

so baked this from prcedural textures in blender, but where there are right nag;es ie a kerb on the road in this case there is a weird greeny mustard coloris this normal( not a joke ), would have exp…
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Ruz

FBX -> 3DS Max -> Maya -> 3DS Max -> FBX Export - Gimbal Lock Exists error despite resetting XForm?

I've been faffing about with learning the workflow, which I've currently found to be:1. FBX File2. Import into 3DS Max3. Adjust it by moving bones and removing polygons4. Collapse to Editable Mesh5. …
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FiftyTifty

dread hair look

hi everyone .. can anyone help me how i can make low poly dread hair 3ds max  , any idea ? thank u
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q8suger

Zbrush Error: unable to open file objOut Zremesher 4r6

unable to open file objOut Zremesher 4r6 hi all :) I've just upgraded the 4r6 version for Windows at my studio according to some WIP in the old version for a while back then. I tested the Zremesher b…
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cgsignal_nyc

how do I export Zbrush models to marvelous designer

Hello everyone, I need help on exporting Zbrush models to marvelous designer. When I do import it it's either too small, upside down, or huge. I've tried using the scale master, which didn't work. I'…
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goddessjuno

Texture stretches on UV flatten mapping (3ds max 2017)

Issue: UV flatten mapping stretches the applied texture in some cases. Tried fatten mapping with two max projects, in one max project UV flatten mapping doesn't stretches the applied texture (Max Pro…
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Eric Chadwick

UVs braking in Zbrush from Maya - Displacement map not working like if Uved in Zbrush.

A confusing title but i honestly did not know how to convey what i meant in words too well. So i was testing stretched vs cubed uvs for this displacement method but when importing this - Fr…
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GarethStandfield

Can someone provide insight on knee animation

I don't aim to be an animator but I rig my models to see if such and such geometry deforms correctly so I can produce animation friendly models in the future. I don't have any trouble with the knees …
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maytreejane

Should I bevel edges for a First person game asset?

I am making a weapon for first person use and would like to know if I should be beveling the edges on the model. I cannot for the life of me figure out this part or how I am supposed to uv beveled ed…
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gnoop

Shading Error on Geometry Help

Hello all. I have been working on this project for a bit now, and I ran into this error a couple of weeks ago and haven't been able to fix it. It is almost certainly an issue with the shading on the …
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Poseidon8734

Max's New Remesher is INSANE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2GiaEu9ZQ
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gandhics

How can I easily model tied around tape (Do Not Cross tape)?

I'm making an aftermath crime scene environment art. I going to make a mesh that is a simple long rectangular shape that has a wavy surface and a "Do Not Cross" yellow police crime tape texture on it…
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vzdragon

Bypass VrayFur 1 strand per face

As the title says is there a way around this? I'm using vray next and 3ds max 2020. Vrayfur seems to always set 1 fur per face, You can set the per area value to zero and it will still generate furs.…
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vzdragon

Modern 3D race track tools?

I've been recently getting back to an old hobby, racing games, and began revamping some old engine code I wrote ages ago. After a few weeks of refactoring and plugging in a new renderer, I'm eager to…
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gnoop

3ds max Remapping and texture tint issue

Hello recently i have to make a remaping form one UV to another via 3ds max. I made it throught render to texture by diffuse channel. But i have two issues.Render Setings:Defalult Scanline Rende…
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Eric Chadwick

Maya Poly extrude tool keep planar face topology ?

Hi guys,i would like to know how to extrude in maya by keeping planar topology. i can' t find any options that match what i want :  basically i want that the edge that are in blue, stay ali…
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SebKaine

Maya C++ API --> draw guides on live surface

I recently "dived" into mayas c++ api and oh god is that API complex and somehow weird -.-What I wanted to achieve is that I want to be able to draw guides onto a "live" mesh, like that: (t…
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goekbenjamin

Advanced Skeleton character rig issues

Rotation and movement is locked. Anyone know the key to unlocking them?
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TillieTadjer

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