Technical Talk

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
Where Should I Start? Hey everyone, I'm new to the Polycount forums, so I figured this would be the best place to post my first thread. To say that I am an amateur would be the understatement of the century. I'm interes…	7 Last	Ott May 2011
Cloning removes the material When I shift clone in Max, the texture dissapears. I think this might be something to do with 3dsclean.	0 Last	Serp May 2011
AO leaves a slight halo around a lot of things I've always had this in my models. I believe I made the ao for this in Max. [img]http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8351/gunhalo3.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/1600/gunhalo1.jpg[/…	5 Last	Serp May 2011
Borneo Level Uncharted 2 Modularity? Discuss Hi Folks, I was reading a PDF released from Naughty Dog about some of their work on Uncharted 2. There was a part in the pdf that showed the Borneo level and how it was fully modeled and textured i…	32 Last	Autocon May 2011
Hair in Marmoset looks awful... help! So I looked through the user manual for a solution and a bit online and I don't see anyone having the same issue... Is there something wrong with my alpha mask? I have alpha-to-coverage checked so it…	2 Last	Mattaphylactic May 2011
Zbrush 4 displacement settings for 3ds Max 2010 Hi - Does anyone know how to export displacement maps out of zbrush 4 that work in 3ds max 2010? I am having very little luck with this. Specifically the renders look very inflated with standard …	1 Last	spitty May 2011
modeling/texturing LARGE scale environments for UDK Hello everyone, Im still fairly new to designing levels for UDK. I have modeled/textured/build small scale interior levels in UDK before but i want to try something new here with much LARGER scale f…	11 Last	sprunghunt May 2011
animated grass generator script hi everyone! so i'm working on a script for a school assignment, namely an animated grass generator script, that generates growing grass out of user-defined points, splines and surfaces. you can sel…	12 Last	MaVCArt May 2011
recommendations for a good 3d max shader for specmaps? It occurred to me that while watching Racer445's latest texture tutorial, I tend to fly blind when constructing my specmap as opposed to exporting it to 3d max where i can preview the changes quickly…	1 Last	Ace-Angel May 2011
Normals Baking Issue Hi guys I'm having a really weird issue baking normal maps, that I've never come across before. I'm trying to bake several high poly meshes down onto their low poly counterparts, and every time I do…	0 Last	ColonelMoore May 2011
[MAXScript] Checking if variable is integer or float Hey, stuck on something really simple here. I've got a simple line of code: [CODE]if classOf (variable01 - variable02) == integer then ( print integer ) else ( print float )[/CODE] The p…	8 Last	Wesley May 2011
Trying to hand paint clouds Hey PC crew, I'm trying to paint a sky box but I'm having a pretty hard time. Just wondering if anyone out there had any techniques or sweet photoshop brushes they would like to share. I'm trying t…	11 Last	Wrath May 2011
3ds max export to zbrush I have a character I want to export into zbrush, the character is made up of the main body and two eyes. They are all seperate objects: is there a way to export all three and have the two eyes be sub…	5 Last	Jeremy Tabor May 2011
Normal map from a texture Hi people, Got a question that I did not find a satisfying answer to searching the PC forum. I have a high poly and a low poly asset put together and got the normal maps projected onto the low poly…	10 Last	passerby May 2011
Help clipping geometry? Hey guys! So I'm currently making a model of a plane where I've finished making the exterior and now I'm trying to block in the floors and walls. My problem is making it so they don't jut out throu…	4 Last	TorQue[MoD] May 2011
Uv space question Let's see if I can explain this. [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/9k1kpc.jpg[/IMG] So the uv's on the left are on their own separate island based on the smoothing groups 1-4 and hard edges. the uv on th…	2 Last	Quack! May 2011
3DS Max - 2011 - Track Bar Hey to all, Anyone knows how to restore 3DS Max's Timeline and Trackbar? I am able to get the Timeline back with Customize - UI - Show Track Bar but the little thingy at the top which I use to scru…	2 Last	Ace-Angel May 2011
Light Maps in 3Ds Max Hey, Im wondering how to go about creating a light map for my scene I am working on in 3ds Max. My next question would be how do I make an instanced object have a different light map. If they wer…	5 Last	Delerium May 2011
Exporting Splines Is there a certain format to export splines from? Can anyone explain how to go about doing this? Im trying to export sline objects from 1 version of Max to another, and im guessing obj formats are on…	3 Last	RappyBMX May 2011
Collar topology/Normals issue I'm having some troubles with getting nice looking normals around the collar of a pretty simple character I have. I've been through several different iterations of the topology in this area none yie…	6 Last	user38 May 2011
using iray renderer in 2012 Does anybody know of a site that gives tutorials to learn iray? It doesnt seem to want to work properly whenever I try to use it as everything ends up being really dark even with lights in the scene.…	3 Last	r_fletch_r May 2011
Desperately Need Help Modeling Terrain Hey guys, I'm working on a facebook game using Unity 3D, and I can't seem to make a usable terrain. I've tried several methods, and I always encounter a problem keeping me from using it. Rather t…	3 Last	bugo May 2011
Art test help Hi all, i have an art test I am currently working on and one of the instructions have me questioning my approach. The instruction says "the model will be judged on the cleanliness of the UV's" th…	3 Last	Xenier May 2011
Need help with 3ds Max 2012 Hey everyone, I'm new to 3ds Max 2012 (and generally 3ds Max past 3ds 7) and I'm having serious issues applying textures/bitmaps to selected polygons. I'll select the polygon I want to apply the bitm…	0 Last	DarkHalo003 May 2011
Problem with uv texture on export Hi, As a 3d modeller I've been working with a programmer using an opengl based game engine. The file format were exporting the models is .obj We've been having problems trying to load up texture…	0 Last	nuvuait May 2011
Vertex Colour in Source Engine anyone know if the source engine specifically tf2 has support for vertex colour. im working a level that has lots of caves and tunnels in it and i rather model these in maya so i can have more contr…	5 Last	Zipfinator May 2011
Zbrush - turntable using highest subd without having each tool in said subd? So I've got a very high poly model that I want to get a turntable render of in Zbrush. This all works fine in the lower subd's of the model but when I want to capture the high rez I have to take eac…	0 Last	naked_chicken May 2011
Dynamic Array Is there a way to create create in-between boxes between two boxes like in the attached image, the gap between them is always 0 . And when I move one of the corner boxes the whole thing to update(t…	0 Last	obliviboy May 2011
Rendering AO, Normal, and lighting information in maya This is sort of wierd, but I am rendering some UI elements and I need to render out an object in mental ray with a nice shader and lighting setup and then also render out a normal map of that object.…	2 Last	Laughing_Bun May 2011
Image layout in photoshop Ok, so I dont know if this was posted or not and im not sure what I would search for but I was wondering in photoshop how to get "slices" of my texture maps. So in one image you would be you would be…	4 Last	KennyTies May 2011
Capturing a cavity map out of zbrush 4 I created a tile-able texture in zbrush that Im capturing materials from. The normal, diffuse and spec worked well. However I am having trouble getting a good material setting for capturing cavity ma…	4 Last	synergy11 May 2011
newbie Ambient Occlussion questions Hi to every body!, is long time that i have been watching your works and the most part that i see here is amazing I wish become an artist like you, but nowadays I'm starting in the world of 3d graphi…	6 Last	AnimeAngel May 2011
zbrush to 3dsmax , 3ds max to zbrush ???? I created a model in zbrush with scult ( no UV ) . I export to .OBJ file and import it into 3ds max . I making UVW in 3Ds max and re-import into zbrush . But I don't know how a model have UVs in zb…	4 Last	AnimeAngel May 2011
3ds max: Toggle perspective/orthographic view I usually have the perspective mode set to space bar but I frequently need to go between this view and orthographic mode. Is it possible to set the space bar so that it toggles between these two view…	2 Last	scourgewarper May 2011
Normal maps. Hey, new here :) . I am having a problem with a normal map, well, more of a question regarding them. My problem is a did a low poly model in max, imported into zbrush sculpted dings, scratches, and a…	32 Last	passerby May 2011
Sci fi Panels with Photoshop Hey was wondering if anyone could direct me to some good tutorials or techniques that I could use to help get these types of results. With my current workflow I would model all of this to a plane an…	2 Last	J.D.* May 2011
precisely scaling uv coords Basically, I want the exact proportions of this map in relation to the top left corner to just be scaled smaller from the bottom right: [IMG]http://imageshack.us/m/228/786/howpn.png[/IMG] I need to…	3 Last	Oniram May 2011
Character Rendering and Displaying I am currently trying to learn how to render my characters. I've been using maya but I don't feel I've set up my shader properly because nothing ever comes out to be very clean. I've also been findin…	6 Last	theStoff May 2011
(Blender) Need help with Team Fortress .mdl files Firstly, just wanted to say this is my first post on Polycount. I've been trying all week to make models and stuff for the game Team Fortress 2, to not much avail. And since such amazing additions to…	6 Last	ZombiePlasticClock May 2011
Foliage Implementation in UDK? Hi polycount. I'm trying to throw flora textures into my scene like this image below. How exactly does this work with UDK 2011? Anyone know? There used to be some kind of "foliage actor" that you cou…	15 Last	Sean VanGorder May 2011
Zbrush: Align camera to normal Is there any way align the camera to a specific plane on the surface of a tool? Thanks :)	2 Last	jocose May 2011
Best Software to Create a Video Game I was wondering if you guys know which is the best software out there to create a video game, free or not (preferably free though). Me and my friends are working on a video game together, we have the…	12 Last	AnimeAngel May 2011
Zbrush Displacement Bake troubleshooting Hey guys, I think I got myself into a pinch... I made the lips a separate UV shell than the surrounding mouth (didn't feel like fighting UV Layout at the time :() and I'm not sure how to work out th…	10 Last	mdeforge May 2011
Logic behind multiplayer physics I know there are a few technical guys here and hopefully one of you has worked on a multiplayer game and has some idea of the logic behind it. I'm possibly going to add multiplayer to my first game …	10 Last	rumblesushi May 2011
Skinning help for 3ds Max? Hi! Does anyone else find character skinning difficult in Max? I have tried to skin a couple of humanoid characters, based on biped, and the results are not that awesome. Especially the upper-arm /…	20 Last	wannabeartist May 2011
Shop Windows I'm curious to hear peoples ideas on how to approach windows for shops/bars/cafe's etc in street scenes for example. Specifically for buildings that won't be entered by the player, but may be viewed …	16 Last	mortalhuman May 2011
Baking issues Hey all, so I have been searching the forums for the answer for this, and I'm sure it has been asked a million times before, so I hope I don't piss anyone off be reiterating this. Here is my issue…	8 Last	Ben Apuna May 2011
modelled into a corner? Aloha fellow counters! Despite the jovial greeting, I've found myself in a wee bit of a spot and I'm hoping the collective ether of genius that it polycount can help me out. So here's the situati…	6 Last	3shold May 2011
Learning how to optimize Geometry I'm currently in school learning about game design, and game art production. My school teaches us how to model, texture, and light as well as getting our work into UDK. However since learning how to …	9 Last	samcole May 2011
Show me the right angle! [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=lemonchiffon]Hello, I need some information on what techniques I can use to match the max camera to a concept art so I can build my mesh very close to the concept…	12 Last	D4V1DC May 2011