Technical Talk

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Back/Forth Mousebutton in 3DSMax? Hey fellow Polycounters! I am wondering about this one thing since a long time, but never came around to actually do some research on it, but today i actually remembered while sitting in front of th…	11 Last	r_fletch_r Apr 2011
Max - Repetitive Slowdown Edit: Duplicate Post, I don't know how to remove it. Please delete me.	0 Last	leechdemon Apr 2011
Newbie MaxScript Question; Creating Objects Hey guys, just started learning MaxScript and I'm trying to make a tool for work but I've hit a wall. Embarrassingly early as well :P So what I'm trying to do is this; I have an object that's brok…	14 Last	xXm0RpH3usXx Apr 2011
{Animation} Physics driven gun strap? I know I know I can animate this by hand but it seems as though the results are not really worth the time put in to it. Basically what I want to do is using some sort of physics simulation software …	1 Last	Mark Dygert Apr 2011
Maya Rigging - Hard and Soft surfaces Hi guys, here is my problem. Im working in a rigging in[B] Maya 2011[/B]. bind it with with [B]Interactive Skin Bind[/B]. The character move well but i have part of my character like the bracelets …	2 Last	badmouse Apr 2011
Maya transfer maps custom shader Hi all, Does anyone know how to use the custom shader in Maya's transfer maps to generate a normal map? I know you can already use the normal button in transfer maps but I'd like to use the custom s…	0 Last	trs79 Apr 2011
Hiding objects in UDK Any one knowe how to hid an object in UDK that so that you will not see it if you play the level. I have a back ground mesch that is am using for a refrance and placing parts around to fill in the …	2 Last	Coldeath Apr 2011
Maya use background shader with final gather bounce? Anyone know of a shader that works like maya's use background but supports final gather light bouncing?	4 Last	oggo Apr 2011
Autodesk MatchMover help I'm struggling with Autodesk MatchMover 2011 and I was wondering if anyone could help me with the following: I'm simply trying to adjust the focal length value. The focal length of my footage is 11.8…	0 Last	pand0r Apr 2011
3Ds Max Path Deform issue? Hey all! I'm currently trying to use 3Ds max 2010 to get a mesh to deform along a specified path. Simple enough, or so I thought... [img]http://www.torquemod.com/path_deform.jpg[/img] For some str…	3 Last	TorQue[MoD] Apr 2011
Learning to bake HP to LP, use 3rd party software? Simply put is it better to begin learning baking HP to LP using a program such as max and using the raytracers and cage to create the bake, or 3rd party software such as xnormal that makes it a few m…	7 Last	malcolm Apr 2011
Can't see what material's selected ...?? Max 2011: Mental Ray I've always found it really difficult to see what material is selected in the material editor. That slight difference in the corners of the material box just isn't clever. Is…	2 Last	Playdo Apr 2011
easiest way to render a movie from still images ? Hi !, I want to make a movie from still images and compress the filesize. is max ram player any good for this ? also i was wondering if anyone knows any good codecs to download for this. other …	9 Last	NordicNinja Apr 2011
File open/browse/save etc - Full dialogue box?? Is there a way to get Windows (Vista) + 3ds Max to make the File Open/Browse/Save dialogue box full size on open, or big enough to show all the files?	10 Last	thomasp Apr 2011
Poly count!!! Hi, I am bala, Studying game design. And i am new to "polycount".. And i would like to clarify some of my doubts related to game model poly counts... where as, i found that it would be the right…	2 Last	cryrid Apr 2011
Zbrush Workflow Hi, Could use some advice. I made a lowpoly in Modo, didn't UV, took into Zbrush and detailed. Took a heavily decimated version back into Modo and UVed it. UV came out... ugly. Took another decimate…	7 Last	breyz Apr 2011
3DS Max Ok, I just received an art test from Gameloft. Awesome right? Nope, I'm a little worried. My experience has been in Maya, and they would like the entire scene built in Max! I don't have any experi…	8 Last	ajv3d Apr 2011
Making my pic for portfolio better + questions. Hi Everyone. 1.I am putting some light on a lowpoly level i did for a game company. The idea is to make it look a little more intresting, and then render a picture + animation for my portfolio. T…	10 Last	jimpaw Apr 2011
A couple of questions on Zbrush Hi I am really new to Zbrush and I am starting only now to play with it so I wanted to ask How do I do to put right the symetry brushes? I imported this model and applied the subdivision but as you c…	21 Last	cryrid Apr 2011
zbrush prep tool Hello all, I'm working on building a little tool (originally in maya, and then a version in max) to prep models for Z-brush, and I was wondering what sort of functions and tools people would like to …	4 Last	SpeCter Apr 2011
Looking for a vetex paint tut by Kevin Oxland - Unlimited_Layers.pdf There is a tutorial by Kevin Oxland that is great for using vertex paint in 3DS for terrain texturing. However, I never actually dl'ed the tutorial, i always just referenced his website and his site …	0 Last	Isop Apr 2011
Unreal BSP Question? Hello Community! I'm trying to add BSP to a BSP ground plane. The BSP sharing the same space, but for some reason I'm losing the ground within the room. Is there a way to stop this from happening…	7 Last	Apophis3d Apr 2011
Max2011 trying to reference max2010 project files.... So I decided since I was running max2011 that it was time to get rid of max2010. Thinking that it was a big mistake. Now if I try to set a project folder it will tell me the paths are not valid and i…	1 Last	Apophis3d Apr 2011
Web hosting for a simple portfolio site Hi there Guys, Does anyone here know of a great web hosting service? Something that costs no more than 10 bucks a month, and has got tools for the basic laying out of texts and pictures. Maybe it…	6 Last	Apophis3d Apr 2011
Cryengine/sandbox tutorials? With the SOON to be released cryengine3, I'm very keen to start building scenes using sandbox. I know I could just get in there and start aimlessly playing around to learn how to use it, but it'll…	5 Last	[HP] Apr 2011
3DS Max 2009: Problems with .dds filetype Well this problem has grown to be quite an annoyance and quite frankly has me stumped. My 3DS 64 bit 2009 doesn't seem to be recognising the .dds filetype at all and has resulted in me having to inst…	5 Last	jazznazz Apr 2011
Modular biped rig? Hello, I'm going to be working on some low poly human characters for a personal project, in order to save time I would like to make one base mesh with separate meshes for different heads/helmets, arm…	3 Last	Warheart Apr 2011
UDK Shadow Question Sup playas I am doing a handpainted stylized environment, and I want to remove the shadows that this fence is creating. I have unchecked most of the shadow check boxes, yet the shadow of the fence r…	2 Last	unclestan Apr 2011
Tips on UV mapping in Maya? Hey, I know the basics of uv'ing in maya but I have mostly uv'ed fairly planar/low poly stuff. This time I need to UV some high poly asteroids and do my best to hide the seams. Any tips/tricks/advic…	2 Last	Torch Apr 2011
Help With Normal Map Errors [Image Heavy] Been having a hell of a time getting good results from my normal map and hopefully some people here can point me in the right direction. I am a little unsure at this point if its just a bad cage and …	12 Last	mats effect Apr 2011
How to become a Game Designer? Hi guys, 1 question that I have been thinking a long time ago since I was young, I want to be a game designer since I was studying primary school, Game Designer is my dream but I don't know how to ge…	13 Last	KonataNX Apr 2011
Building Placement on Complex Terrain I'm building a small village, and I'm trying to find out the best way to place buildings onto my terrain. I've already created and placed all of the buildings' X and Y coords. I created terrain for t…	12 Last	arrangemonk Apr 2011
render zbrush models in maya. I'm crap at rendering, it's something I want to get in to more deeply. any advice on getting some nice renders, I can get renders out, but any tips from fellow artists would be great.	0 Last	mxdirector Apr 2011
Normal map issue! Bad distortion. Hey guys, Having some serious issues with my normal mapping. Please help me if you know what the problem might be. I'm got this very weird issue with normal map where half of my model is badly dis…	2 Last	Will Faucher Apr 2011
Poly count for games!! Hi friends, I am a game design student..and I am new to Poly count forums, Right now i am working on creating models for games. where i came up with some doubts and questions to be clarify. What i…	4 Last	balaji_md Apr 2011
Help with dreadlocks technique? Hey guys! I'm self taught and working on hair for a 5-6k poly character. Well... he has dreadlocks, which puts me in a bit of a bind. One, I'm not too good with hair in the first place, and two, I'm…	5 Last	Farfarer Apr 2011
jim [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=white]I'm successfully running Autodesk 3D Studio Max8 in Windows7 64 on my system, but have a problem with the hair tools styling module not c…	0 Last	jimi2tee@gmail.com Apr 2011
Vray Glass Issue (3ds Max) I am having a problem with my glass when rendering with Vray. I followed 4 different tutorials, but they all have the same outcome. I am not sure if its one of my settings or if Vray is going wonky o…	8 Last	Joshflighter Apr 2011
Maya Distance Tool Hello, I am currently trying to place edge loops along a curved object that has been extruded along a CV Curve. For texturing purposes, I want to place an edge loop every 1000 units, and I figured t…	8 Last	ToxicInsanity Apr 2011
Maya Rendering Issues Hey I'm new to the site, but followed for a long time and had a small issue. Whenever I render a jpeg out from Maya, the image quality degrades to a pixelated quality. I was wondering if anyone new o…	2 Last	Inverted Judas Apr 2011
Mirroring normal maps? Hi guys, I'm having trouble getting proper normal maps from xNormal, when I have opposite sides of a model sharing the UV space - I really thought that I had done this before without any problems, b…	6 Last	wannabeartist Apr 2011
Unity 3D Water Hey guys, I was hoping someone could help me with this. I'm looking to tweak the existing night time water shader within unity to allow it to reflect (probably faked) and allow for a bit of depth. …	23 Last	Brice Vandemoortele Apr 2011
A exported model with a alpha map on a seperate mesh. Hey guys, I really need some help with this. So basically I'm trying to get this working properly into someone elses game engine. These are the texture maps I have: Diffuse Spec Normal Camodiffuse-…	2 Last	Bad Spleen Apr 2011
Maya, is this a normal problem ? Hi !, I just exported an old model from Blender as obj, when i open it up i Maya it becomes really strange, you can see throught the model at wrong places. Normals look fine, so why ?	2 Last	jimpaw Apr 2011
selecting by saturation is there a way of doing this like channel selecting...tried doing it by messing with the channels but only succseeded in confussing my damp grey stuff cant figure out how to do this easily in Photosh…	3 Last	SHEPEIRO Apr 2011
texture painting tool Hey, I'm looking for the best option for texture painting. So I was wondering what you guys use and why you like it. any other input is welcome. cheers	0 Last	sueds Apr 2011
UV Display Help Hey all, I've tried everything I can think of including unwrapping the UVs again. I'm just trying to unwrap the head of this axe at the moment. Any suggestions and instruction is welcome.	9 Last	Animesh Apr 2011
Is there an alternative to using Booleans in Maya Every time I use a Boolean to cut a hole in a mesh with a beveled edge it destroys my polygon mesh leaving tears at all the corners, and at two of the edges. I searched all over the google to try to…	6 Last	bugo Apr 2011
Sculpting Wood hey all, ive been overlooking PhilipK's tutorial on sculpting wood. [url]http://philipk.net/tutorials/materials/woodrough/woodrough.html[/url] and generally im having a hard time grasping how th…	10 Last	Oniram Apr 2011
TF2: Team specific textures I was hoping someone could give me a hand. I know how to convert my models and textures to steam formats (.mdl .vmt .vtf etc) but I'm not quite sure how to specify team textures. I have two separate …	0 Last	Sussy Mar 2011