Technical Talk

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Displacement map creation in Photoshop Hi all I have been on the lookout for a good tutorial on creating a displacement map from a diffuse texture in Photoshop. Does anyone know any good ones because I've not had much luck. I'm wanting t…	6 Last	cptSwing Jul 2013
3DS Max - Bad Vertices Hi, Just started learning 3ds Max. Quick question. I deleted some edges and didn't realize that I had to hold control while removing them to get rid of the vertices also. How do I clean up the mesh…	3 Last	mafida Jul 2013
NOT about ZBrush, but Max - Anyway to 'hug' a mesh to another mesh? As the titles says, is there a way for me to 'hug', or warp my mesh to that of another mesh, in a simple fashioned way and in realtime, as I make the changes? I tried a few scripts, like those of Re…	8 Last	cptSwing Jul 2013
3DS Max - Pivot not at center of selection Hi, I've just started learning this software and I'm trying to do something extremely basic: Scale my selected faces from the center of the selection. But it's putting the pivot only ON one of the …	2 Last	peanut Jul 2013
Black seams where modular meshes meet in UDK I was hoping someone could help me out with this issue in UDK. I've got a modular piece here, but where the meshes meet I get this dark line. Is there a way to fix this? I tried upping the lightmas…	3 Last	Hayden Zammit Jul 2013
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Maya Crash Error... no idea how to get around it Hey. Quick Maya question here. Recently when working on the frontal polys for my characters torso maya has begun to crash on me. To sum up the issue, every time I try to extrude an edge, a pop up …	6 Last	Afrosamurai Jul 2013
Weapon with tons of accessories Hi. I have to make a weapon model with tons of accessories. Like Lonewolf's M4. I dont know too much about weapons, so I need a little help with this. First. Are these accessories (on Lonewolf's m4) …	22 Last	VeeJayZee Jul 2013
Question about matching scale in the UDK. I'm trying to get into UDK a bit more. I was just wondering about scale. I put in one of the 96 unit tall UDK character models., but when I test play the scene in the editor, my in game character …	2 Last	m4dcow Jul 2013
3ds max boolean problem Hi guys. Ive been working on a shape recently that requires me to cut one object out of another (see image) [IMG]http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/186/6/4/boolean_by_aerodyll-d6c1ymn.jpg[/IMG] …	5 Last	Artist_in_a_box Jul 2013
ZBrush - Stupid question (Curve profile edit) Hello! So how to make dot in curve - sharp/coner style not bezier/smooth. (Zbrush 4r5) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Cqj9lOH.jpg[/IMG] Please help :poly122:	2 Last	Titus Jul 2013
(GPU)advice on getting either 660ti vs Hd7970 Hey guys, Im looking to upgrade my gpu. Currently Im using gtx 460, which im not happy with. So I decided I need an upgrade. So far I narrowed it down to Either the Nvidia gtx 660ti or AMD Radeon 797…	21 Last	Kwramm Jul 2013
LOD creation for grass I`m working on a Level where certain area`s of the Terrain is covered in Grass, but i`ve got some pretty low FPS (24) because i dont have any LOD`s for my grass. Can anyone tell me step bye step what…	4 Last	_DMage_ Jul 2013
Suddenly no animations work at all anymore? I'm using 3DS Max 2013 and its being really weird with keys. I want to set a key, and then move a thing around to test stuff, and then as soon as I scrub my time slider, it'll snap back to the positi…	1 Last	rollin Jul 2013
3ds max glowing object I'm trying to make an object glow. It's a simple sphere, I want to make a ceiling light glow effect. I followed every tutorial on making something glow but when I render the scene the object doesn't …	1 Last	onionhead_o Jul 2013
Maya Fluids: Anyway to get rid of this strobing effect on moving emitters? Hi, guys! I created a 3d container and added an animated object as its emitter. However, when it moves, I don't get a nice, smooth trail. It looks like it took snapshots of all in between keyframes.…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2013
Flash Export Glitching Hi, I've been a longtime user of flash. I love it, I mostly use it to make comics on [URL]http://SparkComic.com[/URL], and I'd consider it one of my favorite programs. However, I've always been elud…	0 Last	SuperSparkplug Jul 2013
which app produces the best ambient occlusion bakes? I have heard good things about vray bakes, but don't know a lot about it I generally use xnormal, but was curious what everyone else was doing. my issues with AO bakes are that often they are a lacki…	18 Last	Ruz Jul 2013
ZBrush leather belt Hello, It's my first thread on Polycount and I just started modelling a short time ago, and even more recently on ZBrush. The thing is I'm trying to do Finn's sword "Scarlet", from Adventure Time, an…	8 Last	ignamatador150 Jul 2013
Deviate from power of 2 in modular level design? Is it common to deivate from creating modular pieces in non power of 2 units? In my instance, power of two sizes for snapping is not quite getting me the correct scale that I'm looking for. For ex…	4 Last	Snader Jul 2013
Random edges disappearing in Maya 2013 Hi, So I began to do some housecleaning on my mesh since I realized it has too many polys and needs to be simplified. I saved a new copy of my mesh to be turned into a low poly shadow of its former …	1 Last	Brygelsmack Jul 2013
Black Normals in Unity / Marmoset Hi guys, I've been trying to get help on unity's forums with an issue where my files being exported via FBX from Maya are coming in black on the hands. But because they're unity's forums, of course …	20 Last	Vii Jul 2013
Blender's real time animation addon.. This is such a cool addon,definitely going to speed up getting animation done.I just wanted to notify other Blender users about it. Demo: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmimtiW9G7s"]Real Time A…	2 Last	melviso Jul 2013
House in Pieces Hello there! I was wondering about your professional opinion on modular houses. I've watched a tutorial, followed the instructions and I got a nasty result. Although I created all materials properly…	4 Last	.morph3us Jul 2013
Caveman Cartoon Shading! [COLOR=#bfbfbf][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Hello Everyone,[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#bfbfbf][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=#bfbfbf]I have some tech talk I w…	8 Last	stitchshift Jul 2013
Shader - Backface/Cull/Double Sided masking? Hey to all, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how I could create a setup in my shader, that allowed me to essentially double-sided mask my mesh? For those curious how to do the effect or …	0 Last	Ace-Angel Jul 2013
zbrush pile of gold Hello , I have a question ... how would you do to create a realistic Pile of gold coins in zbrush ? to create a realistic hill of gold coins with massive size that looks realistic in 3d for each coin…	16 Last	cryrid Jul 2013
FBX deleting UV's I've been having the weirdest issue, my FBX exports (which were working fine before) are now borking up my UV's when I export. In both Marmoset and UDK when I import the UV's are either completely m…	0 Last	Xenier Jul 2013
3ds max 12/13 keeps crashing Hello, :) So i've got this problem with 3dsmax. Basicaly when ever im on 3ds max 12 or 13, it tends to freeze my pc every so often. It doesnt happen just as i get into the program, it happens af…	14 Last	satheesh Jul 2013
Zbrush - Different Quads Size Hi, I want ask if it possible in zbrush fix proportions of Quads. I have low poly created in Maya but have some triangles and quads with different size. Some is wider then other and when I import in …	1 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2013
ROUND SHAPES WITH HARD EDGES.....where do I put the support lines? Hi guys. So, this has been an issue I have been avoiding for a while now. Everytime I create an object that has a combination of curves and straight edges, I have a whole world of trouble getting the…	12 Last	Michael Knubben Jul 2013
Soft normals in xNormal When I bake maps with xNormal, I seem to get results as though my edges were softened. The exported FBX looks correct when I analyze it but I'm still getting these results. In xNormal, both the base …	3 Last	jogshy Jul 2013
Pb with nDO 2 I try convert to Normal Map by Ndo2. but it crach and show error ...how can i fix it ? [IMG]http://s8.postimg.org/wrb236y05/212121.jpg[/IMG]	0 Last	caubebutchi Jul 2013
beginner Maya mel question regarding selection of children based on namespace I have the following script that selects all the children of the selected object but only those with the namespace "*Control1" (shoulderControl1, fingerControl1 etc) [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]// select al…	1 Last	PolyHertz Jul 2013
Mudbox 2014 "Unknown Error" I'm using a student license for Mudbox, and I just downloaded 2014. When I first downloaded it, it worked just fine. The next time I tried to open it, it tells me "An unknown error has occured", then…	2 Last	Fashoomp Jul 2013
Showing Small, Looping Animations online? I have a handful of props that are for a pre-rendered iOS game. But the ones I'm having trouble with are the ones that are animated. Typically, they're small looping animated for running water or glo…	4 Last	Moosebish Jul 2013
Maya CGFX Shader - Normal maps don't work Hi guys, I just downloaded lcUberShader, loaded it into cgfxShader node and loaded diffuse and normal maps, but normals are not being shown in the viewport. I did everything correctly, I added a dire…	1 Last	haiddasalami Jul 2013
Blockouts for 3D Environments I want to ask why people make environment blockouts in their 3D programs and then using that to create their environment in engine. Isn't it a hassle to arrange everything in the 3D program then have…	9 Last	NobleWulf Jul 2013
Maya Autosave? :poly127: Now I lost again 2h of work, my maya crashes everyday about 2-3 times. Do you know how to autosave maya? i have version 7, 8.5 and 2009.	22 Last	efosanice Jul 2013
Average Verts On A Curve Ok maybe I am over thinking this and it could be easier then I am making it out to be...lol! I've spent all morning reading about this and trying to figure this out so if anyone can shed some insight…	6 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2013
Source engine character model compiling Hi All, I am in the process of compiling my first modeled/sculpted/rigged charater model from 3ds Max to Source. This model is to be used as a custom "skin" to replace an existing model in a Valve S…	1 Last	k@rt Jul 2013
Subtract Geometry from Geometry in 3D Studio Max Hey, My problem is cutting out geometry from an object. I searched for an modifier, which does that, but I couldn´t find one. So yeah^^ I´m sure about 90% in here can help me.	2 Last	HumanAlien Jul 2013
Marmoset Toolbag - Animation Woes Hi, I have the latest version of Marmoset Toolbag. I exported my mesh, skeleton, weights, etc all from the maya (2012) stooge exporter. And then the animation. I loaded the .mesh, which came in fin…	4 Last	Vii Jul 2013
Can't figure out how to model in ZBrush Hello everyone, I bought ZBrush a little over a month ago and am very impressed with it. Unfortunately I've not been able to get a solid grasp on how to model even a simple wheel for a project that I…	5 Last	cryrid Jul 2013
Best Video Cards for 3dsmax 2014 Viewport performance? I currently use 3DSMax 2011 with a Nvidia 8800GTX video card. This seems to give the best viewport performance. My newer Nvidia 560ti gives worse viewport performance in 3dsmax 2011. 3Dsmax 2012 and …	8 Last	OccultMonk Jul 2013
Is it "cheating" to use photographs for textures? Hey guys, I know this is more of an opinionated thing that really doesn't have a right or wrong. I just want to get some feedback since I'm having a hard time getting my capstone project for my unive…	22 Last	maze Jul 2013
Applying image to mesh in Blend? I'm a bit frustrated! :poly127: I'm not sure how to explain this so I'll just tell you guys what I want to do... Here's the mesh. [IMG]http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y467/a9215/Roc/Mesh_zps…	3 Last	Ladytron Jul 2013
Weird line on every seam with normal map Hey guys! I have stumbled upon this problem here and I really need some help! I have offset my uv's by 1 in maya but. now whenever I add my normal map I get this visible seam on every uv island. wha…	4 Last	ponjarphy Jul 2013
3D painting in Photoshop was almost a blessing Until I found out that the color picker chooses a darker color off the model than what I want when I'm color sampling from texture painting directly on the model itself. Even with the lighting off, t…	5 Last	JohnnyRaptor Jul 2013
IBL in Max 2013 I've been searching around for quite a bit (including forum search) and can't find a decent rundown on using Image Based lighting in Max Mental Ray. I know marmoset can do it, but just out a desire f…	4 Last	DavePhipps Jul 2013