Technical Talk

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Tutorial- Zbrush- making tiling meshes for environments heres a tutorial showing a workflow i developed for creating perfectly tiling meshes in zbrush for things like cliffs that are baked down onto low poly meshes that follow the normal maps mesh [url]h…	29 Last	bugo May 2011
i made another tutorial a texturing tutorial... gee, what a surprise! [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1725586/newnoise.jpg[/IMG] if you haven't checked it out already, go see it: [url]http://www.nextgenhardsurface.com/index…	26 Last	passerby May 2011
large back up how to? I have 74 gigs of isos but not any big enough big flashes can i get extremal hard drive?	8 Last	r_fletch_r May 2011
How can i solve this normal problem ? Hi, I am working on some propps with normal maps, for practise. I am really new to this normalmap stuff. I have made a highres barrel in Mudbox,then a lowpoly in Maya. I am using Xnormal to extract…	11 Last	EarthQuake May 2011
Bizarro viewport problem 3DS Max won't let me select certain edges/verts/etc. Also, when I delete a face, for example, this happens: [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1008157/Misc/3dsmax-go-loco.jpg[/img] And this will only fi…	2 Last	Psy-UK May 2011
3dsMax direct lights Hey guys! I've been having some issues with direct lights in 3ds Max. They behave like direct lights in maya, coming from an infinite length behind them. I didn't realise this was a problem until it …	6 Last	r_fletch_r May 2011
Newbie needs help with Normal maps! Hey all, first time posting here, and also my first time making a highpoly model and baking it onto a lowpoly. Basically I'm completely confused - I've been following the tutorial "How to bake a flaw…	5 Last	Barnaby May 2011
15 instances of scvhost.exe running So I googled the process and it seems benign [url]http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-svchostexe-and-why-is-it-running/[/url] but 15 instances seems rather odd yes? 14 of them are u…	6 Last	rebb May 2011
Setup Material for Lightmap in 3DS Max I'm trying to get my lightmap to render properly within 3DS Max. I have a RGB MULTIPLY with my DIFFUSE and VERTEX COLOR connected to its inputs. I have my LIGHTMAP plugged into the SELF-ILLUMINATIO…	0 Last	ajv3d May 2011
Closed need help with mounting images and not finding any isos in my package. Do i take all the .rars and mount them because that doesn't work. How do i combine all my rars into an iso or is that not the way either? …	22 Last	Wrath May 2011
Mudbox Compatible Tablets? Hey Polycount, I recently picked up sculpting with Mudbox and was looking into obtaining a tablet for said sculpting. My dilemma is that while reading about tablet issues, I notice that some tablet…	5 Last	BeatKitano May 2011
3DS Max Alpha? I've been using 3DS Max more than Maya recently, it's nice, I could definitely get used to it. It seems alpha can be a little bit of a pain though. The texture seen in this render is a 32-bit targa…	4 Last	ajv3d May 2011
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Tf2- Liquid help So I'm a complete noob I wanted to ask how to get the moving liquid effect like it does in jarate and mad mild. Ive looked far and wide and havent found a tut. Im trying my first model as a can of b…	0 Last	BossRoss May 2011
3dmaxs Cat - Absolute Layers problem Hello every1 :) i have created a simple model to test with cat rigs, i made the biped rig and set the skin modifier to the model, now i wanted to make some poses b4 start doing the skinning process…	0 Last	Niarblake May 2011
In need of expert guidance [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/unledpc.png/][IMG]http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2958/unledpc.th.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/unled2nj.png/][IMG]htt…	1 Last	nordahl154 May 2011
A Question on Zbrush Hello I have a small question on Zbrush 4 ... I am definetly new and reading lots of tutorials and following videos but there is this question I can't get an answer for .... I try to describe the si…	6 Last	NAIMA May 2011
[MaxScript]Subdivision Reversion [IMG]http://www.scriptspot.com/files/u23514/2.jpg[/IMG] Subdivision Reversion will recreate the subdivision levels of an already subdivided mesh with 100% precision. It works with only 3ds Max 201…	8 Last	rollin May 2011
[MAX] Is there a fast selection script out there ? I'm coming from a maya/silo background and max is starting to grow on me with 2012, I've done some extensive scripting to make it behave how I like it but I'm hitting a wall here. In maya if you use…	8 Last	BeatKitano May 2011
Too many polygons for head mesh? I did a retopo of my character's head and was wondering if there are too many polygons if this was to be used for a game. [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/5697733033_def3e2c436.jpg[/IMG] Th…	0 Last	nocharacterset May 2011
Question about workflow for brick walls. hello like the title says im trying to figure out the best approach for making a brick wall and arch. im wanting to start a scene based on this piece of concept art [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2360…	1 Last	cryrid May 2011
Jigglebone problem w/ TF2 Model Hey there, I'm having a problem applying Jigglebones to a model I'm working on for TF2. Now, I should point out; I'm a complete novice at modelling in general. I've got one hat I created submitted…	7 Last	nordahl154 May 2011
Some Questions Hello, I have some questions about modding. 1) If you join a modding team or even an Independant game that does not require you to sign anything, do you have the right to leave with all of your wor…	4 Last	passerby May 2011
New PC freezes when playing games ok a bit back i put up a thread on building a new pc, well i got it going and am having some issues heres the bits i got i72600k 3.4 proccessor 8gb ram (2 4gb sticks) asus P8P67 LE re3 mobo geforce…	20 Last	willy-wilson May 2011
3DS Max Composite Material ? I'm building a composite material in 3DS Max and I'd like to add a MASK to a layer. I'm wondering...does the mask need to be an entirely separate image? Or is there a way to plug in the alpha chann…	2 Last	ajv3d May 2011
Subtools and Layers menus in custom palettes [url]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=47495[/url] Hi, I have the same problem as with this guy slosh, I have been trying to customize subtool layers within my custom palette. I am work…	1 Last	BeatKitano May 2011
Only 3 hours left , can someone help with zbrush prob Hi i spent the entire day texturing a model in zbrush using spotlight, then it crashed and now all the files i had saved with spotlight on them crash my zbrush instantly. Can anyone please help im ru…	7 Last	Shadowplay May 2011
Problem using New from polypaint after spotlight Hi i made a perfect head with perfect uv inside 3d max and then use spotlight and start to paint unitl is perfect but whne i wnat to extract the diffuse fomr new form polypaint my texture looks wi…	21 Last	smiljan66 May 2011
Inside, Out & outside in, Unwraps? Frustrated... I've exported 5 times both high and low's, I've unwrapped this five times, while also reseting xform, collapsing, exporting, reimporting, both to current app, and new 2012 3dsmax, I wa…	3 Last	throttlekitty May 2011
swift loop preview not shown hey. im having an issue where whenever i use swift loop in max2010, the green line that usually is there to show where you are placing the loop does not appear. does anyone know why this would happen…	1 Last	Ace-Angel May 2011
How to disable Zbrush wrapping my mask around object. Hello PC'ers. I have been using masking in zbrush with the drag rectangle stroke. However I find it drags the stroke around my model and sometimes even to the back. Is there a way I can disable th…	2 Last	Ace-Angel May 2011
(Traffic) Signs in Games - Model or alpha texture ? Texture organization ? Alright, so basically I was asked to come up with a number of different signs. [SIZE=2][B][U]Basic Ideas:[/U][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][B]1) [/B]Traffic signs that can be easy modular, like having a pole …	3 Last	Acumen May 2011
need help animating top-down level in max Me and my friends are making a top-down shooter game, now i have the game all set up so that the level moves but the ship and all the stuff stays around 0,0,0. so far i have only used a straight leve…	1 Last	Silix May 2011
create lightmap atlases in Max Hey everyone, Any Max users out there know how to create different lightmap atlases ? ...and is it possible to have different atlases on one map? Even more so, what is an atlas exactly?	18 Last	ajv3d May 2011
Cryengine 2/Sandbox queries Hi all, I'm looking at designing some environments with 3Ds Max and I'm expolring my options for a game engine, UDK or Cryengine. Do you have to buy the first Crysis to get cryengine 2/sandbox edi…	7 Last	Gooner442 May 2011
Computer Spec Help ! (crashes randomly) Whats up polycount people !!!!!!! I know very little when it comes to computer specs so bare with me, any feedback would be amazing please and thanks ! background info... got a virus on the compute…	17 Last	Artifice May 2011
Nvidia Optimus and 3D MAx !! :/ Um. What am I doing wrong? (In Max 11) I choose DX9, and rotating simple objects "pops" around.. It shows the Nvidia in use. I choose DX10 and rotating is better but now all models are triangulat…	8 Last	pior May 2011
3ds max 2012 viewport bug ok, so i started using 3ds 2012 a week ago....and i mirrored things as i'm used to do and everything, resetting xforms, once in a while...and then this epic viewport bug appeared (look at how the mes…	3 Last	Formal May 2011
Maya ao !! :@ Hey guys , i need to bake ao in maya. I have the normal baked etc, but i cant find any efficient way to render ao in maya and i am trying to export to xnormal,but unfortunately the results in ao come…	7 Last	malcolm May 2011
Modeling workflow advice - Art Test Hello Polycount in need of a hand once again. I have been asked to do a character art test. They have given me a this concept and told me to just do the high-poly and texture in 2-3days. So the c…	3 Last	Mark Dygert May 2011
Getting a ton of DataBase errors Mostly when I try to access anything on the steam-powered website. And more disturbingly a ticket I created for technical support is a 404 error when I try to view the page I feel like the world is …	6 Last	mortalhuman May 2011
ingame lightning in Mudbox ? Hi, Right now i am doing some nextgen assets with normalmaps in Mudbox. I am using the projection paint tools to paint the texture.The problem is that its really hard to get a lightning that resembl…	7 Last	jimpaw May 2011
Shading problems while importing to max. I´m exporting between maya and max, it has worked fine up until now but the model I am currently trying to import to max is freaking out. It´s fine until I try to make it into an editable poly. Once …	2 Last	KoldIt May 2011
Why are all my retopped subtools projecting into electrified fetuses? I recently retopped a figure, no porblem at all with complicated physique, now im trying to retop some of the subtools that go with her and everything is exploding in every which way. I have tried …	9 Last	Shadowplay May 2011
What he heck is going on now!? Baking normal maps now, but now for some reason something has gone wrong. Hense the result below. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Vcqx4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4wNLV.jpg[/IMG] Here is the cage s…	8 Last	cman2k May 2011
Maya: Custom Time Warp using an extra animation curve Hey guys, I had one of my students who wanted to make a "Matrix like" slow motion effect on an animation. I encouraged the student to animate in regular speed and then later add the time warp effec…	7 Last	kodde May 2011
Mudbox forgot UV example:2 Hi, I recently made a model (look at attached picture) , and forgot to uv the model. I know that i can export the lowest level and unwrap that and import that level again, but the problem is that i …	12 Last	jimpaw May 2011
Maya crashes with two 4096 textures? I'm using 4096 textures on an object. I've only had a normal map on there until this morning when my AO finished baking. I can put the AO in the diffuse, but once I check "high quality rendering" t…	3 Last	HitmonInfinity May 2011
Smoothing groups uv issue I've seen a lot of unwrap tutorials on the internet but i am stumped on how to unwrap this chainsaw correctly. It will be baked so I know about the smoothing groups and uv islands. The question is sh…	3 Last	MrOneTwo May 2011
[MaxScript] Merge Faces Merge the selected faces, by removing the inner edges. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svrxn3-k75w&feature=player_embedded[/ame]	3 Last	airbrush May 2011