Technical Talk

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Projecting high poly on low poly Hello, I made a head with a lot of details in Zbrush and then I did the whole retopology using Blender. The thing is I used the lower subdivided high poly mesh, because my computer couldn't handle a …	2 Last	kanga Jun 2020
Holding edges (bevel) while maintaining quad based geometry Hello everyone,this is my first post here, so please bear with me. I am right now trying to add holding edges to my model for subdivision. I'm doing this by beveling the edges and manually cutting th…	7 Last	Elytreus Jun 2020
How to get rid of popping up handwriting panel and small circle around cursor in win10? in Substance Designer, Photoshop etc? Formerly it was a checkbox in Wacom drivers , then something else I already forgot what's exactly, killing pressure sensibi…	2 Last	gnoop Jun 2020
Question for environment artists regarding statues Hey there! i have been creating a lot of architectural art for 3d environments and i was wondering if all the environment artists sculpt their own statues and sculptures for their cathedrals, or if m…	4 Last	Alex_J Jun 2020
Looking for fur texture workflow ideas -- Possibilities with xgen and arnold I have little experience with offline rendering in Maya and will be looking into this further, but I have a few basic ideas on how I could derive some texture maps for animal fur using xgen. 1. …	30 Last	bkost Jun 2020
3ds Max Simulation Failed Cloth Over-Stretched So.. I've seen a similar topic about this and I think my problem is that the cloth is bending on itself but that's exactly what I want and aim to do so.. what should I do?	3 Last	coven Jun 2020
Texture resolutions for movie character. How to fit UVs? I have a character that i would like to have at 2k resolution for texturing, but I don't know how to fit that in the 0-1 space of a 2048 map. The UV shells are so masive they won't fit even if using …	21 Last	macke Jun 2020
Transitioning from 3d artist for film/animation to videogame industry. Since I started to study to be a 3d artist, I always oriented it towards the film and animation industry, and all my past jobs were as 3D artist for animated films, so I all the technical stuff that …	6 Last	YoelPL Jun 2020
Blender Auto-Smooth not working on shallow edge Hey guys, I'm trying to smooth out this shape but I am getting a hard edge in the circled area even though I have auto-smooth enabled with a setting of 50 degrees. Even when I set it to 100 degrees i…	6 Last	guitarguy00 Jun 2020
Help with grip indent/texture Hey polycounters, i need your help again. I'm working on my last detail for my highpoly model but I'm kinda stuck on how to achieve it. As for the texture its self I could settle for trying to make s…	8 Last	Boosted24v Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Substance Painter - Cage not working correctly? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Tutorials on shape language Hey guys, I have a question. I'm working on some stylized assets and remember seeing an amazing tutorial on shape language long time ago (rocks etc what shapes work well etc etc ) I know many people …	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
3ds max file import/export search bar unable to copy/paste? I bought some packages that only have max files so I have to use max and then export them as fbx so I can use in maya. I'm unfamiliar with max and unable to find answer to this question via search. S…	9 Last	poopipe Jun 2020
Objects not appearing in render. I have an issue involving V-ray 3.00.03 and Max 2014; basically when I try to render my scene, the render is blank except for the HDRI map I'm using. I've looked at object properties and "renderable"…	8 Last	Jessicabnc Jun 2020
I want to consult about the 3d modeling software for low poly which I'm making. I want to consult about the 3d modeling software for low poly which I making.Purpose of the software is that a person who does not know 3d modeling can make 3d model of quality from sfc level to N64 …	4 Last	RN Jun 2020
How do i know that it has to many Triangles? Hello,I'm always confused from where I should know if a Prop i modelled have too many Triangles i would appreciate every answerThank you for your help!Greetings,Ryan	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Efficient way to texture a topographically complex mech for Unreal? Hi, I'm attempting to texture a mech but am not sure if what I'm doing is a good way to do it.The model was made in Sketchup so it's topographically "weird", I'm using 3dsmax to unwrap it and plannin…	16 Last	BlueBlankey Jun 2020
Tiny UVS in 3ds max So note sure if this is the right place to post this. but I just got back into 3ds max and im relearning how to use uv maps, I was unwrapping parts of my model and i used the reset peel button to get…	2 Last	poopipe Jun 2020
Maya normal map baking help Hello everyone! I think I figured it out. I had my envelope way too high :# It seems I can't delete my post so sorry!	0 Last	KristinMays Jun 2020
What's going on with this shading and how do I fix it ? Alright I have to do some work and present it in an online 3d viewer (left), I'm not sure what it is but it doesn't seem special but I don't understand why it looks so different in Substance Painter …	8 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Cintiq for 3D Sculpting Hi folks, I wonder if you can help me.I have been thinking on acquiring a Cintiq for 3D Sculpting and after watching a lot of reviews, usually focused on 2D Art, I wanted to ask you:How important…	20 Last	mrboat Jun 2020
Remote Graphics Software - Teradici, HP-ZCentral and so on? anyone had any experience in this area? HelloHas anyone had any experience with Remote Graphics Software solutions? How was it for you, what works best, what other solutions are there, any feedback would be much appreciated. HP-ZCentr…	2 Last	littleclaude Jun 2020
Blender 2.8 Game Art / real-time learning resources Hello,Could anybody recommend me good game art tutorials / resources in Blender 2.8? I am using max but wanted to give Blender try. Main focus should be: HP modeling / Sculpting / Retopo, Low po…	4 Last	sacboi Jun 2020
Best way to rig pauldrons Whats the best way to rig pauldrons, and in my case in particular, theres an extra layer on top of the pauldrons. Should I make an extra bone for for the pauldrons? What should I parent it too? This …	13 Last	Ottomotto Jun 2020
3dsMax 2021.1 SHIFT+Drag extrude/inset + Full UDIM viewport display #3dsMax 2021.1 has been released.There are lots of fixes. But, there are also some new new features and improvement such as...SHIFT_Drag to Extrude and Inset.UDIM support for viewport via OSL bitmap.…	0 Last	gandhics Jun 2020
mopKnit v1.1 for Maya Hey folks, Inspired by the [URL="http://slidelondon.com/iv"]slideKnit[/URL] Maxscript which [URL="http://boards.polycount.net/showpost.php?p=851654&postcount=206"]EricChadwick linked to recently[/UR…	30 Last	cartoon man Jun 2020
How to Rigging a Modular Character ? Months ago I make a question about how to modeling these kind of characters and I have a good answer from Alex in this post http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem, but …	2 Last	Yerus Jun 2020
How can I bake high poly detail onto a smooth surface and maintain the smoothness? Hi! I'm a student still learning Max and Substance. For a unit last year I made this however one thing that confused me was how to bake high poly detail onto the wheels whilst maintaining the sm…	1 Last	FrankPolygon Jun 2020
uvs for inflating objects (balloons etc) I'm wondering about the best way to minimize stretching on objects that inflate/deflate like balloons or a bladder on a frog.Am I correct in the assumption that unwrapping the object in a mid-pose be…	1 Last	poopipe Jun 2020
VR moddeling props / polycount? Hello all,I've been working on Engine for end goal VR. I feel that I might have kept the cylinders to low poly. As Its also one main props.I also want to do some closeups shot of the prop.16, 2…	8 Last	Obscura Jun 2020
How facing billboards to camera works in sub-object level? I mean something like speed tree etc. With "cards" rotating to camera vector? Do they have to be separate objects , gazilion of them really ? Can it work in sub-object level…	23 Last	gnoop Jun 2020
How should i modell a Cave Hello,I want to create an big cave the problem with that i never modeled a Cave and have no clue how to model one. On Youtube there aren't much help especially for Maya User.. Maybe you know how to m…	1 Last	gnoop Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Normal seams in unreal. This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
How it's actually done ? Hello,Is it possible to have two different materials on the one single object separated by uvs? (if it works like that) For example if I have a creature or human character with mouth opene…	5 Last	oglu Jun 2020
How to Rigging a Modular Character ? Months ago I make a question about how to modeling these kind of characters and I have a good answer from Alex in this post http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem, but …	0 Last	VFVPGiotto Jun 2020
I need a tool like Daz 3D, but for Anime Girls There is this really good tool to make characters fast called Daz 3D. It has an asset store full of beautiful models, props, poses, clothing and all. Rigged and ready to use.Its only downside is that…	5 Last	OppaiRevealStudios Jun 2020
Mouse Recommendations for Maya - Soft Middle Click. Hi👋 , My 8 years old Lovely mouse near to dead and out of production. he came to his end of life 😢if you are a Autodesk Maya User You know how middle mouse button softness is important.I cannot buy 5…	9 Last	kturkay Jun 2020
Strategies for UV mapping Buildings so I have been trying out some environment work. last stuff i did was in about 2005 lolIn terms of uv strategies, i am always keen to have everytihng unwrapped properly, but since there are so manyel…	14 Last	Ruz Jun 2020
Closed Moved: How to improve substance painter performance? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
#256fes challenge is proving challenging Hi everyone!Long time lurker, first time poster here on this forum.The other day I stumbled upon the #256fes hashtag on the Japanese twittersphere, where artists are prompted to model a character wit…	2 Last	bloomingbridges Jun 2020
Cloth topology pros cons as an example i have this pants (zremeshed^^ ) with spirals, but it does take the folds in account to get a better silhouette, also the borders are good so i could cut along the edges to have pretty…	14 Last	Alex_J Jun 2020
[MAYA] Hard edges on UV seams when baking normal map. So I have this problem as you can see in the picture below. I have made the model in Maya and made the entire object have soft edges. For some reason when I bake the normal map from the high poly mod…	26 Last	Gladioluslab Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Marmoset Baking Normal Information that Doesn't Exist This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
how to model this hi,How can I model this M4 front handguard in maya ? I recently started learning modeling and having a hard time to model this for more refer image.	7 Last	dlz Jun 2020
Make stitches in zbrush or substance painter? Hello,where is better to create stitches for clothes, in zbrush using alphas or substance painter.If it can be done in substance painter using alphas then it's better to do it in substance painter m …	2 Last	slosh Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Maxscript gizmo access This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Are there any cool VR materials / free / marketplace such ILM(labs) Hi, are there any VR materials like the ones ILM labs (STARWARS) perhaps this been done before on any Unreal projects/market place. I had a quick look, but I could find any. I also believe VR ma…	0 Last	decorix Jun 2020
Maya - Hair Primitives using different textures Hi,I'm doing a dynamic hair system through XGen Interactive Grooming method. So far working fine, but I wnated to assign different texture to the hairs (which are hair cards)if possible without …	1 Last	dlz Jun 2020
Blender - How to use the Bezier Curve to draw cube lines Hello everyone,In Blender, how can you change the draw pattern of the bezier curve from circular to rectangular or cube.Essentially trying to get the same effect you get in 3d Coat's "2D Paint" funct…	5 Last	Method14253 Jun 2020
How to Skining a 3D Modular Character Previously I asked a question about how to make modular characters, but now I want to know the correct pipeline of rigging 3D modular characters . Is necesary weld every vertex or I could combin…	2 Last	VFVPGiotto May 2020