Technical Talk

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Philipk rocks Hey polycounters, Been trying to nail down these tutorials of his, and I just cannot figure out how he did these piles or larger rocks using his workflow... Anyone know of any more in depth version…	7 Last	Sirdelita Oct 2010
New Software - PhotoSculpt - What do you think? [B]PhotoSculpt Textures Software[/B] Creates [B]3D models[/B] and [B]3D textures[/B] from just [B]two photos [/B]of the same subject. [url]http://www.photosculpt.net/[/url] What do you think ?	33 Last	hipe-0 Oct 2010
3DCoat Projection Paint Issue Hey all, So I'm checking out 3DCoats projection painting, and I'm getting some patchy mess on my mesh once I'm done editing inside Photoshop. Example: Notice the bits on the cheek and nose. [IMG]…	15 Last	Tom Ellis Oct 2010
Java: Programming a Quest System Hey Polycount I know this forumn isn't primarily geared towards these kinds of questions but here it goes anyways. Me and a programming buddy of mine are developing an android game along the lines o…	0 Last	PhattyEwok Oct 2010
Clipping polygons vs. one mesh So, this may seem like a really basic question, but I was wondering if there are any pros/cons to having polygons clip into eachother or is there some reason you would rather something just be one wh…	5 Last	PredatorGSR Oct 2010
RGB blending shader\tool? Hey dudes. I am doing some work in quite a few different engines at the mo all involving RGB masks to blend textures together on objects, and in each one there are sod all tools to help you do this i…	11 Last	animax Oct 2010
Y-junction spline 3dsmax Is there a way to create a Y-junction renderable spline in max? Currently when I try to weld the 3 verts at the centre of the Y max only welds 2 and refuses to weld the last one.	4 Last	swytch Oct 2010
Quick Wacom Question I've hardly ever used drawing tablets and I'm thinking of picking up a cheap Wacom to play about with. I saw a post here a while back praising the new Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet and was just wondering .…	18 Last	Playdo Oct 2010
Zbrush multi map exporter - help I'm having trouble with Zbrush multi map exporter. Im a bit new to zbrush. I have a very simple stone floor made in maya and UVs laid out, 8 tris, which I subdivided up and applied a tileable set of…	2 Last	cryrid Oct 2010
Model HP into LP model or use LP as reference? I just wondered how many people, especially with detailed hard body objects, block out a low poly model first and then model the high poly over the top, using the low poly as reference. Or do you b…	4 Last	Playdo Oct 2010
How can I solve distorted texture? I am getting some strange things happening with my texture in Max and Mudbox, please see the images. The texture seems to be distorting or stretching in an unusual way, kinda zig zagging. I initiall…	11 Last	AlexLegg Oct 2010
Baking from high poly to low in maya. Hi guys, been following one of Philip K's tutorials for some practice and ran into an issue. After creating a low poly mesh and subdividing them using the "3" key. (Just starting out HP modelling and…	2 Last	BreaK Oct 2010
poly to voxels? im looking for something to convert models to voxels or the like just a bunch or square blocks. anything out there, i use maya btw.	8 Last	pior Oct 2010
Maya layer shader reflection map with reznel fall off is this possible? I'm trying to simulate a in game reflection map shader in maya. This is what I have so far, layer texture, top layer is an environment cube set to additive, buttom layer is the diffuse texture, this …	1 Last	Illusions Oct 2010
Baking hi poly to low poly I'm not really sure how to do this.Are there any good tutorials on the matter?I'm using 3ds max.Does the Hi poly have to overlap the low poly and then I select the low poly and press 0.Or does the lo…	11 Last	Jacecr Oct 2010
Adding part loop selections in 3ds Max? I'm looking for a way to select several sections of edge loops. In Max, say I want to select a section of an edge loop, I use step loop. But this only works for one step loop. I can't hold down ctr…	3 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2010
ZB 4 Subtool Master Error Hey again, since upgrading to ZB4 Subtool Master(Multi Append) doesnt work anymore. Everytime I try and append objs(1 or more) this error appears: [IMG]http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee12/ANDEWE…	2 Last	ANDEWEGET Oct 2010
Google Sketchup help Messing about with google sketchup. I've been meaning to get to grips with sketchup for a while now. Alot of the paintover concept art I've seen using sketchup has a really nice look to it imo. Here…	1 Last	Snowfly Oct 2010
Question about script for automatic backface selection/deletion + auto face rotation Hey guys, my first post on this lovely forum. Ive lurked here for a few years now on and off but never needed to make a post until now. I decided this would be the best place to ask the question i ha…	0 Last	snah Oct 2010
Question about script for automatic backface selection/deletion + auto face rotation Hey guys, my first post on this lovely forum. Ive lurked here for a few years now on and off but never needed to make a post until now. I decided this would be the best place to ask the question i ha…	0 Last	snah Oct 2010
Modular characters for the DS- Texturing Hey, this is my first thread here so I'm pretty nervous ~I've tried searching the forums for help but couldn't find anything specific on this. I'm starting a University project (currently doing some…	0 Last	CrispinTwig Oct 2010
::3DS Max - Easy Unwrapping?:: Greetings, fellow 3Dholics. I seek an answer: Is there an [COLOR="Yellow"]EASY[/COLOR] way to UNWRAP in Max(like modo)? I want to: 1) Select ALL my seam edges on the entire model 2) Click Unwrap/Un…	22 Last	Playdo Oct 2010
Character Rig Solution I've recently looking for a good rigging solution and found out this 2 toolset; [URL="http://www.crypticar.com/"]Cryptic AR[/URL] and [URL="http://www.lumonix.net/puppetshop.html"]Puppet Shop[/URL] (…	2 Last	Rick Stirling Oct 2010
3 Point Shader problems Hi all, First time using the 3 point shader software I recently purchased. I'm using Max 2011 and I'm running into some problems: - Cube/reflection maps are doing nothing - is there something obv…	2 Last	vahl Oct 2010
array tool for photoshop? does anyone know if there is a plugin or addon of some sort for photoshop that is like the array tool that 3ds max has? it would be really useful thanks	10 Last	dansher Oct 2010
the best workflow btw maya/max/xsi and zbrush OMG! =o I recently started to learn ZBrush since I was using Mudbox and it was too slow and impossible to work with in my computer, and I found out that I can do all sort of things in ZBrush, it is s…	2 Last	Billz Oct 2010
ZBrush as first step in workflow Hi all, after reading here and there this forum, I learned a normal workflow would be: [LIST] []rough shapes of assets for game tests []creating hires versions []sculpting (eventually) []retopo …	4 Last	thinkinmonkey Oct 2010
Realistic Moss? Anyone got any tips for making realistic moss (Max+MR)? It's not for a game but for a close up still so I need as realistic as poss.	4 Last	Playdo Oct 2010
Overlapped Edges with Decimation I'm having a bit of an issue with decimation and using it in a workflow that I've picked up elsewhere. Generally what I'm trying to do is create a mesh in Zbrush (say for some cliff elements in this…	2 Last	Arcanox Oct 2010
3DsMax floating parameters box? I thought I could get used to it, but the "new" floating box inside max is seriously starting to piss me off, it moves constantly. Any way to revert it back to the old 2009 style? And I honestly hav…	3 Last	Piflik Oct 2010
Rigging character for facial expressions. Hey all, I am planning on making a character but also wanted to be able to make the character do different expressions. My question is, Do i HAVE to model each and every expression or is there an e…	6 Last	Rock Bottom Oct 2010
zbrush auv displacement map problem Hello, I was recently trying to practice with the uv mapping tools in zbrush. I had a zbrush model (top image) and was trying to add geometry to this. I learned that I should first create a displaem…	4 Last	theStoff Oct 2010
My Tool Bag aint working!! hey guys i just downloaded Tool Bag and when i try opening it my pc starts making some beeping noises and i get this error in the Tool Bag log: Particle: cannot load file"base/particle/impactwater…	5 Last	Rock Bottom Oct 2010
Need to save bitmap textures, help Been asked to save textures in Bitmap Format and am a bit confused as have never done this before (usually it's tga, tiff, png or jpeg). The only option I see in Photoshop is 'Portable Bitmap (.PBG…	1 Last	glynnsmith Oct 2010
Mudbox Edge Bleed Issue I have been trialing different programs which support 3d painting trying to find a good fit. In my list was 3D-Coat, Photoshop, Bodypaint, Zbrush and Mudbox. [LIST] [*]3d Coat would have been the…	1 Last	oglu Oct 2010
How can I add hit force? Hi. I created a ragdoll using CAT bones. now I want to shoot his shoulder. how can I simulate this? I can not affect ragdoll by space warps or helper->reactor as I don't know which object works like…	0 Last	omid3098 Oct 2010
Blender: UV Project from view with Perspective I've been trying to UV map an object relative to a flat plane, so that at the right angle, the object blends with the plane like a chameleon. Problem is, the "Project from view (Bounds)" option only…	4 Last	lehua768 Oct 2010
UDK issue..maybe i only have one light in my scene, should it be taking 15+ minutes to build lighting. It didn't take that long on the first build, but now it's taking forever.	1 Last	se7ered Oct 2010
3ds max MR rendering issues I don't know what caused this, it's the second time that it's happened. The first time, I just merged the entire scene to a new file to fix it, but I really don't want to do this every time it happen…	0 Last	couto607 Oct 2010
Maya Mapping Technical Hi guys, im working with maya for 6 years and in game develop for 2 years. I want to lern more about types of mapping and i heard that in Polycount are the best :) Im used to use Diffuse, Transpare…	3 Last	kodde Oct 2010
AUV tiles, Trouble in MAX I have a highpoly ZBrush sculpt with AUV tiles and I am trying to use this AUV tile texture in MAX and Render to texture it onto my properly unwrapped Lowpoly game mesh. But the AUV tiles look lik…	3 Last	knak47 Oct 2010
UDK dominantDirectional poor shadow qualtiy? The shadow casting from my one light (DominantDirectional) is really low, i know ive seen in other games using udk, really crisp real time shadows. do i need to up some setting or something? i'd like…	2 Last	Mypeople Oct 2010
Baking Issues Maya. Hey guys, just wondered if you could offer me any feedback to why my bakes are coming out in this way. Along the edges there seems to be dark lines, where polys meet. Is there a simple explanation to…	1 Last	CheeseOnToast Oct 2010
Weird AO baking problem in max with light tracer. Help? I've been trying to bake AOs with the light tracer button inside TexTools on max 2009. [img]http://imgur.com/dpBaH.jpg[/img] As you can see, the shadows are a bit shifted to the left. Does anyone k…	0 Last	Bruno Afonseca Oct 2010
Baking (good) normal maps in Max? Hi all, Despite of countless tutorials, I'm still having issues with normal maps. I have tried several different ways of setting up UV seams for example, but I still don't get clean results. I'm b…	26 Last	EarthQuake Oct 2010
How to do a weave on a axe Hi Im new to the forums and was wondering what is a good route to getting the handle done efficently in silo. All help is appreciate, Thank You in Advanced. [URL]http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/sanguina…	0 Last	Jit08 Oct 2010
Good Texture Pack? Hey guys, I'm asking for a friends account. Does anyone know of any good texture packs? Preferably with diffuse/normals/spec. Both commercial and free is of interest. This is going to be used for a…	4 Last	Xoliul Oct 2010
First Sculpt/Zbrush issue Hey guys, This is my first ever sculpt in Zbrush. I started with a sphere and didn't use any references at all for this one. I was really just trying to get comfortable with the tools more than mak…	5 Last	Bibendum Oct 2010
XSI to Max 1. Are there any plugins out there for Raycast Selection inside of Max? Paint selection works kinda similar but is a bit flaky and innacurate with it selections. 2. Is there an equivalent of XSI's …	13 Last	pasha_sevez Oct 2010
3Ds Max 4096 Normals seen as 1024 Hey guys i need some help my 3Ds Max is Rendering all funny after i formatted my PC and tried to render to texture a model and after render i applied it to my Mesh and it was on extreme low res only …	13 Last	Xoliul Oct 2010