Technical Talk

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Free FBX Review 1.1 is available. Hi all, The latest release of FBX Review 1.1 is now live. FBX review is a free viewing application for Windows 7 and Windows 8 Store. View all types of models, animation, textures, DX shaders and mo…	2 Last	cptSwing Oct 2013
3DS : Texture blending I've followed a tutorial but am not getting the desired results. I want the black vertex spots that I've painted to be filled with material 2. Instead it only fills the outline? I've tried inverting …	0 Last	capone Oct 2013
xnormal error with cage hey all! I'm dusting off my xnormal skills, haven't done this in about a year. I'm getting an error when I try to bake with a cage that says the cage does not have the same number of vertices as t…	2 Last	lukepham101 Oct 2013
Sculpting a Texture! Hello my friends, I'm new to sculpting and I would to like how this is possible. I was browsing on some blogs when I saw this. [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9QOFPjK6Q5w/TXhjEiTkvaI/AAAAAAAAAGw/3a…	3 Last	McGreed Oct 2013
Zbrush question - Brush sampling orientation Hey all, I've got a zbrush problem that I can't seem to figure out. I've sculpted a stone block texture using seperate subtools for each brick. I have a plane behind these subtools to use as the gro…	1 Last	Irreal Oct 2013
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3ds max MassFX Freezing Hi. I am creating a scene at work where a lot of objects are colliding at once. I cant discuss specifics but think house of cards and you're not far off. The problem I am having is that some obje…	2 Last	Artist_in_a_box Oct 2013
Rope in zbrush Odd question, but i want to wrap a rope around a character. I have the brush for it, but its hard to control as it sticks to everything near it. Im trying to have it wrap around several objects and …	6 Last	ceebee Oct 2013
Ambient occlusion on end of mesh Hello there! New member here at polycount and first post. I have a question that maybe some of you guys can help out... I have a mesh that represent a simple sci fi panel that can be "tiled" to mak…	4 Last	Grims Oct 2013
Self Illumination not showing in RPF render I'm having a problem when rendering passes from 3ds Max into After Effects. The problem is that material self illumination (arch and design) doesn't show when I take it across. I'm using rpf file for…	3 Last	STEVONATRON Oct 2013
Is there a way to mirror a specific section of a mesh in Zbrush? I have a character model and I wish to mirror one side of the top of his head on to the other side. How can I do this in Zbrush without mirroring the entire tool?	8 Last	Marine Oct 2013
Blurry Textures? Not sure what Im doing wrong, but no matter how much I've been practicing texturing lately, I am unable to achieve the precise detail that most of the artists on Polycount have with their textures. …	8 Last	Timidy Oct 2013
Zremesher problem Trying to zremesh my model, I've decimated it down to 600k polygons but when I try Zremesh the progress bar gets to about 25% then it freezes for ages and eventually it finishes but the mesh has just…	1 Last	JohnnyRaptor Oct 2013
Heightmaps blend/stitch Hey ho! Here I have 2 heightmaps. And I want the left one smoothy transition into the right one. [url=http://picpaste.com/heightmap-HKgKTByH.png][img]http://picpaste.com/extpics/heightmap-HKgKTByH.p…	0 Last	RyuMaster Oct 2013
Diagonal seams in normal map I posted this in a normal mapping thread, but it didn't get noticed. My main problem is the diagonal seams around the parts coming out of the main cylinder of the hydrant. Here's an image to show wh…	8 Last	Wayfray Oct 2013
[Max / Texture] Normal Map lighting issue I'm not really sure how to describe it exactly, but when applying the normal map to the mesh (here I'm using Xoliul's shader) the light hits the mesh....differently? This is what I mean: [img]http:/…	6 Last	LuckyNinja Oct 2013
Expand 3Ds Max Viewport Grid Just wondering if there was a way to expand the default 3Ds Max Viewport grid ? By the number of rows/columns. Similar to how the grid looks when in top/left/right viewports. [IMG]http://area.auto…	2 Last	Mistry10 Oct 2013
Projection painting to cover up seams What's the best way to blend seams in textures and is there a tutorial out there you can point me to? I have access to BodyPaint, Photoshop, and ZBrush only. The only tutorial I have for BodyPaint do…	6 Last	Timidy Oct 2013
Creature modeling pipeline!? You've gotta help me, fair folk of this realm! I need to create a creature from scratch for an assignment. I use Maya and Zbrush My initial plan was to both start and complete the high-res in Zbrush…	15 Last	Adrian Pieroni Oct 2013
Capturing Normal Map from 2.5D canvas in Zbrush Hi there guys, I've been sculpting some simple textures in Zbrush, but I am very new to the software and would love to know a way to render/export the canvas as a normal texture with different YZ or…	4 Last	xheinerin Oct 2013
Can you use fiber mesh to create custom alphas? Is it possible to set up some hair or fur, of which can be used to create a custom alpha?	1 Last	cryrid Oct 2013
3ds Max modeling help Please Hello, I amtrying to figure my mistake that I made. I have tried this on several different projects. I draw a head with eye, nose and mouth holes. When I do whatrver is behind the head shows through…	2 Last	Timidy Oct 2013
ZbrushPains . ZTL all greyed out Hi guys , I think I pressed some hotkeys i didnt realize, now my one particular Ztool is all greyed out (can see only grey silhouette). Ive checked the materials, colors and render is set to previe…	3 Last	1tch Oct 2013
issues with baking in max2012 ive been following this tutorial to learn how to explode bake, and even though ive followed it to the letter im getting some horrible glitches i dont know how to fix: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/wa…	1 Last	SsSandu_C Oct 2013
Maya extrude spline UV mapping problem Hi All I`ve always had issues with Maya`s extrude surface option and uv mapping, I can never get it to perform a good UV map from the off. In the screenshot attached, i have a linear spline (cross-…	7 Last	passerby Oct 2013
Mudbux UV Bleed Hi all, I transferred a paint layer to a model and I want to paint a portion of this layer a different colour. However when I repaint the model I'm getting UV bleed of the old colour showing. [IMG]…	2 Last	s0rb Oct 2013
Creating skies? Is there any good resources/tutorials for creating interesting skies that dosent rely on JUST a sky dome? There are tutorials on this website in the wiki but all of them are relatively the same as in…	2 Last	Higuy Oct 2013
How do you plan character polycount? let's say i have a character to do and max tricount is 10k. how do i plan the character topology to be around that number? do i do quick retopology and clean up or use somekind of reference? also …	7 Last	darknessbear Oct 2013
DDS Texture and Maya filter? Hi. If I export my texture as mipmapped DDS from Photoshop, do I still need to set the filter type in Maya's file node? Should I set the filter to mipmap, leave it as quadratic or set to None?	5 Last	DireWolf Oct 2013
[Max] Having vertices match the shape of another object? Hi everyone! I started working on a simple shyguy character today, and I started with the mask. I placed the holes for his eyes and his mouth and then started to make the rest of his mask going from …	4 Last	cptSwing Oct 2013
Need help texturing a tree Hello, first i feel the need to apologize in advance if this has been written about on the forums, but I've been digging around the google and polycount for a whole day now and i kinda found what i w…	4 Last	Zodd Oct 2013
Can't Start the Gun Show With Bad Topology Hey Guys, Im working on a colt 45 and I some of my parts are attached. Is floating geometry acceptable in the industry? The hammer slot is detached because if I Connect it, it will give me this nasty…	4 Last	RedRogueXIII Oct 2013
[Max] Cartoon - style problem (Ink&Paint) Hi! I've been following this forum for a while but this is my very first post! I´m working on a 2D videogame and we need a turret with more than 20 turn positions so i've decided to create a prerend…	2 Last	juan.pais Oct 2013
3d Industry Standard: Wacom, 3dconnexion, or Mouse? Hello all, I'm just wondering what is most commonly found on a 3d modeler's desk in any given 3d studio. Or what you all prefer. The only 3 options I know of are listed above. If you know of another…	5 Last	seth. Oct 2013
Low Poly Rocky Terrain Techniques ? Hi, I'm modelling a desert based track, that runs through a mountainous pass ( personal project in Unity ), and I'm wondering if anyone could help out with some techniques to help me come up with so…	5 Last	sprunghunt Oct 2013
Anyone know how to fix this poly that think's it's a magnet? Okay so, I'm finishing of a peice of work, using the same workflow as everything else i've made. Yet for some weird reason. When exported.. a polygon from the right arm decides it's going to connect…	1 Last	Kukkitero Oct 2013
Zbrush radial symmetry and brush problem. Hi All Zbrush Noob question here. I have an issue when trying to deform my mesh with a radial symmetry. It doesnt seem to be deforming with the mesh normals, but with the camera view. Any ideas? Tha…	6 Last	pr1970 Oct 2013
Tree animation 3dsMax Hello guys i just wanted to know if anyone has got some nice tutorials on animating trees moving in the wind with 3dsMax! Thank you very much. Bob:)	6 Last	knacki Oct 2013
Advice needed on how best to create a very simple landscape with a cave system Hi, I am new to 3D modelling and currently learning Unity 3D, and experimenting with a few ideas. So, I find myself needing to create a simple low poly landscape (hills, overhangs, etc) with interc…	6 Last	8bit Voxel Oct 2013
Maya UVW mapping Hello all, I am new to maya and just had a few questions: in terms of UVW mapping, how can I get the unselected faces in the uvw editor to stop disappearing when I have a face selected? Also, The p…	47 Last	peanut Oct 2013
Free Image Viewer anyone recommend a free image viewer like Acdsee that will view TGAs. The windows one sucks for doing any work using Targa	27 Last	nieaCry Oct 2013
Talk to me about Lightmaps. It's common knowledge that college only teaches you 10% of what you need to know in a professional setting. For my college experience, lightmapping fell into that 90% that wasn't discussed. Unfort…	15 Last	djoexe Oct 2013
Rendering Help with My Logo Hey Polycount, I'm fairly new to modeling and I could use some help with rendering my personal logo. I mocked up this logo idea for a class a while back, and wanted to bring it into 3d. My concept …	3 Last	Memory Oct 2013
Normal maps not projecting properly I am wondering if anyone knows why my high poly crate will not project on to the low poly. As you can see in the uv render, all bolts and details are no there. [url]http://i.imgur.com/vVPiS6E.png[/u…	7 Last	BARDLER Oct 2013
New to Max...having a few issues with rig hey guys, some quick help would be awesome. I have this rig and Iv been working with it in maya until now. Iv had to start animating in max on the fly and Im hitting a few walls. Bare with me I dont…	3 Last	zerafian Oct 2013
Help on Maxscript callback Hi ! I'm trying to make a script that displays the drawcalls count of a selection. It only works on editable poly for now. I'm looping through the mesh to get all mat id. [code] global winW…	2 Last	Noors Oct 2013
Searching for an old maxscript - MapThief Did someone have this script - [URL="http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/mapthief"]MapThief[/URL]?	8 Last	miauu Oct 2013
Planning to buy a cintiq touch ...advices? Hello I am planning to buy a cintiq touch had 22 , any advices that I should be aware of? Like particular codes versions ? I will look for it on a cheaper site rather than main site but as happens so…	16 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2013
modifying instanced object is there some way i can add a modifier (like bend) to an object that is instanced, without making it unique but also without adding the modifier to all the instanced objects.. when i try to add it, …	2 Last	Olli. Oct 2013
video capture software Does anybody have a preference in video capture software? I'm currently using FRAPS but am currently alarmed at how compressed the footage seems. And every now and then some shadows flicker to full b…	7 Last	whisperer Oct 2013