Technical Talk

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Maya Material & render view [Quote]file -f -o "C:/Users/Desktop/Export/[nda].mb"; requires "stereoCamera" "10.0"; // File read in 0 seconds. // Warning: The renderer ('base_OpenGL_Renderer') is not a registered renderer. Render…	0 Last	D4V1DC Jul 2011
Norms Issues in 3Ds max 2012 Hey guys i started baking down a Weapon i made but i am having issues with the Norms on only 1 part of the weapon. here are the norms: [IMG]http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb417/Enrico_Santi/hmm…	7 Last	HornyRhino Jun 2011
Unwraping a HP model Hey, I am planning on making a HP model, but unlike a low poly model I feel like it would be hard to texture. Would it be best to just use materials without unwrapping it or what I was thinking is t…	6 Last	malcolm Jun 2011
I can't unwrap for crap. Seriously, I think I've watched 30 plus large and small tutorials, read tons of info on it. And I just can't do it. I've tried multiple approaches, at one point literally did the same thing from a tu…	11 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2011
Making hat for TF2 Hello. I know how to make and export all kinds of props to source engine. I want to make my firt hat for TF2. What is the best way to make it? I mean. Is is good to import for example Pyro model to…	4 Last	Hooch Jun 2011
Ncloth Maya NOT WORKING! Heeey! I am currently attempting to produce an nCloth simulation on a leaf. I made the leaf by applying an alphamap to a polygon plane. My issue is that when I try to animate the leaf (to make it …	1 Last	Warheart Jun 2011
3dsmax + dreamscape + bake texture loop Hello I wanted to ask if is possible with the plugin dreamscape to bake a looped tiling texture of sea animation to create a set of sequenced images to use for a looping animation that is tiling and …	18 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2011
Team fortress 2 - .vvd problems... So - I'm working on some weapon modelling/texturing for TF2, and I've run into a problem - my model doesn't compile correctly, or is somehow corrupt, and I've been trying to fix it for days with no a…	3 Last	cman2k Jun 2011
Bad Seams on model why? Hello I recently been making a couple of creatures models for crysis but altough my model looks perfectly smooth in 3dsmax , in Crysis it gets really bad face subdivision , this is espeicallly on the…	11 Last	Brendan Jun 2011
Another Normal map seam thread Hey guys, been trying to find a solution/fix for this issue for days now with no luck so finally figured it'd just be better asking for help rather than pulling my hair out. In short my problem is…	11 Last	EarthQuake Jun 2011
Max: tool for selecting edges through poles? 3ds Max: Is there a tool or a script that allows you to continue selecting an edge loop through a pole? In Modo you can tap the arrow keys to continue the selection.	0 Last	Playdo Jun 2011
RappaTools v1.98 [code]RappaTools is an modeling toolset for 3ds Max (9 Sp1 +), that offers a wide range of tools for creating various types of subobject selections as well as a set of modeling tools which will mak…	56 Last	RappyBMX Jun 2011
Best low poly circle topology I have heard a few different thing s about the best way to model the top of a cylinder, and I just wanted to know what I should actually be using:] Keep in mind this is for mobile platforms, if that …	25 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2011
xsi to 3ds max-edge selection and deleting Hello guys, I mainly use xsi and Im transferring to 3ds max. Does anyone know how to delete multiple edges properly. It seems that when I do delete edges in max, the vertices for those edges remain? …	2 Last	miauu Jun 2011
Normal map..."bleeding"? So my normal map appears to be bleeding from one face to another. -The numbers represent different smoothing groups, the UVs are separated at the different smoothing groups. -I used max to bake th…	13 Last	cw Jun 2011
xsi/softimage unwrapping Hi, need good tutorials abount unwrapping/baking in xsi or softimage .	2 Last	geck Jun 2011
Polymesh Problem Hello, Im new to this website and 3D modeling too, and I just bought Zbrush the other day and had a problem. I started looking at this tutorial for beginners sculpting in Zbrush and for some reason …	20 Last	McBane Jun 2011
Invisible Mesh My new pistol for Engie shows up invisible in TF2. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong in my qc here or smd export to do this ? QC $cd "C:\Documents and Settings\Cooljay\Desktop\TradeSecret\mode…	3 Last	PixelMonster Jun 2011
need help to paint better Hi everyone! Im new in this universe of foruns but im a illustrator and a drawer, and i really need all the advices i can get to became better with these skills. I will show here 3 examples of my sk…	0 Last	indusmind Jun 2011
Adding UV Layout from external software to Zbrush after completion So I am currently working on a model and I got a little ahead of myself in my workflow. So my lowpoly is 4k and was created in 3ds max. I subdivided the mesh and reworked the polys partly in zbrush a…	7 Last	DaveHansan Jun 2011
[MAX] Select visible Hey hey, Does Max have a way of, when sub-object mode (say, faces) to select visible only? So if I am viewing a mess of triangles and drag a marquee box it will only select faces visible to me? Igno…	9 Last	pasha_sevez Jun 2011
revolver cylinder in zbrush hey, i've been lurking about these forums for a while and i've decided to finally register because i'm having a modeling problem. i'm a blender user starting to use zbrush in order to add extra detai…	0 Last	Biomechd Jun 2011
UVlowpoly to UVhighpoly I create a Rock with Zbrush , I retopoly it with 3Ds max. next step , I UVunwrap lowpoly mesh complete . but I dont know how i can use UV (lowpoly mesh ) accept to highpoly mesh . So I want use highp…	8 Last	Envart Jun 2011
Exporting UDK to 3dsmax? Hi, I know i'm gonna have problems never having done this and thought I would just ask the pros. Is it possible to export a UDK block-in to 3dsmax in some fashion? Ie. I blocked in my level in U…	4 Last	Ark Jun 2011
Scale in Max Hey, silly question about Max's unit setup. I typically work in Meters, since that's what our engine accepts. My Units setup is "Display Unit Scale: Meters" and "System Unit Scale: 1.0 Meters". Every…	7 Last	leechdemon Jun 2011
software filesizes... wtf? okay... so i dug up an old disc earlier, Photoshop 7, and then CS1. fully installed, both applications came to ~100mb each (including their respective Imageready bundles). and then there's CS5.... …	8 Last	Ace-Angel Jun 2011
ZBrush Remeshing? Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has any good advice in what to do in this situation. I'm trying to create new topology to make sculpting easier by remeshing my character. It's not working correctly th…	7 Last	ajv3d Jun 2011
Rendering Normal Maps in 3ds max Hi, so first of all hello everyone, first post here :) I wanted to ask if anyone may have an idea what is the solution to the problem that I have: I create and object in 3ds max and then in mudbox…	9 Last	GeeDave Jun 2011
Unwrapping Multiples of the Same Object I've looked around, read, and watched a lot of tutorials abotu UVW Unwrapping a little question I have still isn't quite clear. I have modeled a square for example, and instanced it 2 times to have a…	7 Last	Noors Jun 2011
3ds max user learning MAYA Hello folks, I want to become more conversant with maya. I love max, though slightly less nowadays thanks to a ever laggier interface and sometimes 'quirky' tools. We are getting more maya guys on…	14 Last	Wrath Jun 2011
3D Text issues? Me again. I think anyone can replicate this error/problem/issue. Can't get around to getting It to work for me. [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum"]FONT DOWNLOAD LINK:edit[/URL] Went into Maya a…	2 Last	Giometric Jun 2011
modeling race tracks (futuristic) I'm modeling futuristic race tracks in 3ds max and having some difficulties with banked/curved sections. The track itself is flat, with some side walls that go up 25 degrees (this is the shape I've …	5 Last	Mr_Drayton Jun 2011
3DS Max - Reseting Hotkeys for Quads since 2005 Hey to all, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to deal with 3DS Max and it's non-stop resetting of my keys. For example, I set Shift+X to be a specific Quad command, but for some reason,…	2 Last	Ace-Angel Jun 2011
Premiere loss of video quality Hey guys and gals, Im trying to put together a new animation reel, and I have all these quicktime movies, but for some reason, when i import them into premeire, the picture quality is absolutely dem…	3 Last	reiro Jun 2011
3D Max Displacement map map height question I am creating a displacement map in 3d max using height map in the render to texture. How can I create my map and make the surface of the low poly mesh come out as black on my displacement map? When…	1 Last	Sevv Jun 2011
Editing my user profile Hey Guys, I want to edit my user profile so when i post it has a tag "Looking for work" that will open a emaIl with my address. And also one "portfolio" that will link to my website. Many thanks.	0 Last	kunglao Jun 2011
UDK - Weird, green shadows, what the? Hi guys, I have this one part of my map in UDK, that is looking almost as if there is a green point light located somewhere. The green is only showing in the shadows of a couple meshes in this partic…	3 Last	snow Jun 2011
Modelling low-poly tracks Hello everbody, I'm currently working on a tank and I want to start modelling the tracks. But I'm looking for an efficient way to model those, don't want to waste thousands of polys on the tra…	12 Last	Valandar Jun 2011
Maya adjust game curve of shader? Anyone know if there is a way to adjust where the terminator happens on a shader, I'd like to push it backwards from it's default so it is a smooth linear transition rather than having a realistic ti…	10 Last	Warheart Jun 2011
Help on tiling rock tutorial Hi all, I'm working through this tutorial [URL="http://stephenjameson.com/tutorials/tiling-rock-tutorial/"]http://stephenjameson.com/tutorials/tiling-rock-tutorial/[/URL] but a little stuck with the…	2 Last	Gooner442 Jun 2011
Bathroom Tiles I know I know, when you read the title you probably went to the wiki preparing to copy and paste the Bathroom tiles tutorial link. Anyway, I'm sorry if this may seem like a really dumb question, but…	37 Last	biofrost Jun 2011
how do you make brushs in Sculptris ? Edit: sorry I figered it out, I have a just as valid question how ever, how do you use a triangle or square instead of the default sphere in Sculptris ?	1 Last	SsSandu_C Jun 2011
max2012 viewport issue I have been using max 2010 for a while now, but it stayed pretty unstable, and I started hearing great things about max2012, so I decide to download the trial and try it out. now at first sight ever…	2 Last	EVIL Jun 2011
Non-Planar faces bother me. A lot of people have said to just not worry about them, but they bother me so much when I see them. I work in Maya, and I just can't stand them. You can see where they twist when I'm modeling a low-p…	1 Last	Piflik Jun 2011
Super quick question When I'm in editable poly mode, and I select faces, it selects the edges that make up that face instead of highlighting the whole face in red. I just like when the whole face is in red, anyone know h…	7 Last	Scizz Jun 2011
Set Flow - Max 2012 Hey ive been wondering. i set a hotkey for set flow in max 2012, and when i try to do this with an edge i get a maxscript error, saying "Setflow wanted 1, got 2" i imagine because its trying to do …	2 Last	Oniram Jun 2011
Poly Flow [IMG]http://www.scriptspot.com/files/u23514/sdfsd.jpg[/IMG] Poly Flow is a set of script designed to help the modeler with the everyday boring task of rearranging edges. It makes predictable change…	2 Last	obliviboy Jun 2011
Where are my triangles? I am using 3ds max 2012 and when I use the option "Edit Triangulation" my tris do not appear. Is there an option for having them show up? Please direct me to how to fix this. Thanks.	7 Last	BeatKitano Jun 2011
Shameful newbie question I'm working on some custom animations for TF2 characters. I managed to rig heavy for CAT but I'm hopelessly stuck at... applying textures :/ The model comes with two textures, one for body and one f…	9 Last	SpeCter Jun 2011
Maya 2009: A Better Hotkey Editor? Hi guys, I have a script/plugin request. Can you help? It would work similar to creating a new shelf shortcut on the fly (holding Shift+Ctrl, left-click on a menu item) Id love for the ability to c…	6 Last	PolyHertz Jun 2011