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Camera for taking references to sell them online

Hello, I registered here because I wanted to ask you for advice.I am looking for a camera (and lens) to take references photos to sell online. In terms of topic of references I am thinking about phot…
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FrankPolygon

Conform spline line over a model 3dsmax

I know I can use the freehand tool over a model but I wanted to make a more precision line along the surface of a model ... How can I do that?In particular I created a mesh pattern I want to reproduc…
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NAIMA

Zbrush: Dynamesh. Single sided object fill

Is there anyway to stop zbrush attempting to fill in these areas? It's a ma model imported in via fbx.I'm thinking dyamesh doesn't like hollow geo, right? Is there  a way around this?
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cryrid

UV'ing / Texturing Complex Scene

Hello,How can I UV / Texture a complicated scene with multiple objects to look as professional and AAA as possible?I'm hoping to upload it to multiple places once complete such as sketchfab, cgtrader…
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Eric Chadwick

3ds 2019 Max Ambient Occlusion

Hi hoping someone can give me a better method for doing this.I have 3ds Max 2019, so no Mental Ray, I want to use Render to Texture to bake the Ambient Occlusion maps for some fairly basic objects.Cu…
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Chrismartinartist

Any good standalone CSG software?

I know CSG is just an operation but I was wondering if there were any basic tools for doing modelling with BSPs and brushes like it is done with source engine or realtimeCSG addon in unity? Just to p…
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roberto_dev

Max to zbrush export. Smoothing

So I've got both my hi and lo poly in gun model done in max. I want to take the hi model into zbrush to add damage etc using dynamesh.In order to reduce faceting upon import into zbrush I have up the…
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gnoop

Houdini vs MCG 3dmax vs Sverchok/ Blender vs Cinema4d?

What's   state of procedural geometry creation in modern  3d packages ?   Where it's  more artist friendly ?     I am talking not about some complex …
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gnoop

Maya and substance painter: Issues baking a circular nut

Hi guys,Trying to bake a circular nut. However, after baking the edges are still not circular. What can I do to make the shape more circular? I have tried searching the forums and read a lot but stil…
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wannabe3d

Whats is better to import in keyshot - FBX or OBJ ?

Hi all,so fbx or obj type of files,  in doubt when importing files from 3dsmax into keyshot for quick render. Are there any pros and cons ? any advices?
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gnoop

useful natural pose?

Is there something like an ideal natural pose for a humanlike character?A typical T-pose is actually exaggerated in most cases, as the various characters rarely have their arms positioned that high. …
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Neox

Question about retopology for High Poly (after sketching)

So I have just completed a sketch of an asset in Zbrush. And I want to retopologize it for the High Poly "refining" ,where I will be adding all the details on subdivision layers. (so I am NOT talking…
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Stensword

Retopo auto-weld 3ds max

Hello. Does anyone has a good and stable solution auto-weld function for retopology in 3dsmax? I have a small mxs but from time to time it randomly weld vertices (somethimes multiple vertices) a…
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mihail.lupu

Maya - convert object selection to component

Hello,I'm working with some curves I've created using xgen and I'm running into an issue where maya is only letting me convert the curves I've elected to control vertexes one at a time. It's a major …
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hanaharu

uploading vr images

so I am wanting to upload a 360 vr image so people can view them, but artsation only does 360 panos, which is ok, but I want peopleto view them properly on their VR headsets.My images are 8192x2048 s…
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Ruz

File formats for textures

Why .exr is not used in games ? Instead people go with targa?Some say file size is smaller some say bigger compared to pngAlso why targa is used instead of png ? Only reason is alpha channel ?
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poopipe

Generating gradient textures in Blender?

I've seen some nice plugins for Maya that allow you to bake gradient textures for your models, making it easier to handpaint details after. Some even add effects on edges, etc.Does anyone recommend a…
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pior

How to mantain flat surfaces in Zbrush when polishing edges?

Hello!I have little experience in Zbrush and I've been attempting to learn about stylized sculpting for the past few days. I have found an interesting article belonging to Fanny Vergne in the Vertex …
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icegodofhungary

Blender to Zbrush for highpoly model - My Struggle

So I'm fairly new to the 3D modeling world, only been doing it about 5 weeks now. I've been working with Blender 2.8 and was introduced to the concept of using zbrush for smoothing things out and add…
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gnoop

Transfer Uvmap from a model to another 3dsmax?

I have made a model in 3dsmax, uvmapped, and exported to Zbrush , here I just moved things around , didn't remesh , didn't retopologize, didn't subdivide etc, so the mesh is exactly the same apart so…
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NAIMA

Environment art, question about workflow between modeling package, zbrush and substance

Hello, for some time Im concerned about question why some props and assets get sculpting pass others dont, and just use substance texture for some reason i wanted creating simple diorama an…
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gnoop

3D Animation knowledge/tutorials

Hi, the question may be a bit odd. Do you guys recommend any tutorials for making game-ready character and hard surface animations in Blender/Maya? There's so many things to get to know and I don't k…
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Cirmius

Zbrush - subtool groups and bake prep

Hi, just had a quick question regarding subtool groups and merging. Is there a way to setup Zbrush to automate naming subtool groups when you merge them? Right now I have in the attached example a fo…
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floon

[XGEN interactive grooming] - I can't see my hair

The hair seem to be hidden. But I can't unhide it. I press "H" or try to hit that little eye button on the tab xgen interactive grooming.On the render I see the hair normally. But I want to…
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Worldevour

[Blender] Toggle orbit/rotate similar to 3ds Max?

I'm coming from 3ds Max where I'm used to pressing a keybind (CTRL-R) to enter Orbit mode (rotate around selection), in which left click and drag rotates the view and right click exits the mode. My q…
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Yadoob

UV copy bug

Hello Polycount community. I am facing a frustrating problem that I don't know how to solve. I am trying to copy my UV from a mesh to another, but visual artifacts shows up when I do so. The 2 meshes…
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Toglik

Normal map bag

Hi guys !I am studying normal maps and have some problems in practice.I watched some tutorial videos on this topic and you tube, but I still have problems when I bake my mesh.I subdivided UV - island…
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redrobberx

Best practices for making proportionally accurate models

So this is something I've been struggling with at work. Whether it be the arch of a headboard isn't as smooth as the reference, the spacing in-between parts of the model are too wide/small compared t…
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vzdragon

Workflow for creating game levels: lighting first or texturing?

Specifically, for X-COM-like games that have isometric 3D perspective, tile-based environment and gameplay where the environment is mostly cosmetic and seen from a distance.I've seen some workflow th…
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poopipe

PolySnow Plus | New Snow Plugin For 3dsMax

PolySnow PlusPolySnow Plus is a C++ based & multithreaded 3dsMax plugin that creates realistic snow with a click. It includes 5 custom objects and 6 modifiers specificly designed for sn…
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batuhanozer

How to texture straight lines?

Imagine u modeled a nice cloth  hanging on a nail on a wall , its so all folded, but how to do to texture it so that has a specific design , text, straightlines etc  without distortions ? H…
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NAIMA

Hair Cards Tool for 3dsMax

I decided to upgrade my old tool for hair cards creation to the latest version of 3dsmax and make it public on artstation store.HairCards Tool is a 3dsmax tool that will speed up your work for real t…
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mihail.lupu

Maya - Simulate cloth thickness goes terribly wrong

Hi!I'm trying to simulate cloth physics with an extrude node applied over it (workflow indicated here: https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-maya-blog/rendering_thick_cloth_objects/)But, when the …
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oglu

baking tiled materials in blender

so it seems you can't bake out procedural texture so they tile in photshop, which is a real painanyone have a solutionhere is a normal map I baked from the brick texture, but as you can see it does n…
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Ruz

(Solved!) [Maya] How do I wrap combined objects around another shape?

As you guys can see I'm trying to wrap this pattern I made around the cylinder to the right. Ive done it in the past but I've forgotten exactly how to do it. When I try to apply a non linear bend to …
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Irraka

Topology in curved flat meshes?

Hello, so I have this model:I have been trying to think of ways to do the topology here but I can't really come up with something that is very clean and I'm not sure how it's supposed to be done. I t…
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Eric Chadwick

About workflow

Hello :) I'm fairly new to Zbrush, still experimenting and discovering new applications, and tweaks.I'm sorry if it souns silly but i'm here to find help after all.I must say i'm kind of "lost" when…
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birb

Cylindrical Normal Map Problem

Hello, someone can help with normal map, I bake several times normal map and still cant fix this issue from what this waviness come from, i cant understand 
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Radio60Hz

Texturing authoring for 10bit HDR. What should I know ?

Hi,Is there any diferences when authoring textures for 10bit-HDR rendering ? like export formats or bit depth ?Is there anything special that I should know ?
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GlowingPotato

Tiling Photogrammetry textures

Hey fellas!I've been taking some photos these days inside a medieval castle in my hometown. To capture some of the walls that haven't been restored yet, to get an authentic medieval wall material.The…
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gnoop

UV unwrapping modular organic corridor

I am working on a model I would describe as a modular segment of organic corridor. There are 2 alternative segments, one with additional entrance on the side and one without it. Both are large, acces…
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Eric Chadwick

Why is it recommended to make all UV seams hard?

I was having some uv problems and the person helping me told me to make sure I split my uvs up if there is a hard edge which I understand. I am confused about being told that all uv seams should be h…
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3D4Eva

Max/zbrush smoothing topology

Hey everyone. Above is a bolter, made in max with support loops and open subdiv My aim is to take this model into zbrush and apply some dents, scratches surface noise etc, take exported hei…
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MancD

SOLVED: Smoothing groups and hard/soft edges

Hey guys, I'm a Maya user and recently I've started using 3DS Max, so when I found out about smoothing groups I was okay, because in my head all that it was doing was adding hard edges between each s…
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sprunghunt

Maya Transfer Attributes (for Vertex Normal) Giving Undesirable results -- Help!

Hi guys, I've done an extensive google search but can't anything to help with my problem, hopefully the smart people here can help.I have a mesh with some hair cards, and I'd like to get the nor…
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Ghogiel

Maya Control Object not zeroing out

Running Maya 2019.What is a good method for having a control object attach to a deformer, so when you move the deformer by way ofthe control object , they will both snap back to the dag pose when zer…
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Interstella

3ds max 2020/21 distorts UV along the edges

Hello! Facing a really terrible problem here, solution of which i cant find. The problem is, as its said in the title, is that 3ds max suddenly started to distort UVs along edges. This has not been o…
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Neox

Tutorial: Floating Geo on Awkward Shapes

Hey guys! I was discussing the placement of floating geo on more awkward shapes with Joost the other day and came up with a solution which worked pretty well. I haven't seen it anywhere before so I …
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Radio60Hz

Marmoset UV Channels

does mamroset support multiple uv channels. i have a model with 2 uv channels, my normal is on the first uv channel and my diffuse is on the second. is there anyway to get this to work?
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agile_fox

[Blender] Bake Stitches Geo to Texture?

Hi, I’m trying to create stitches for my cloth. They are initially as a 3D object because they are just easier to place and manage. I want them to convert to textures through baking. It works b…
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bentraje

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