Technical Talk

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symmetry in Zbrush? Hi, So is there a way to import a model into Zbrush using the same coordinates I exported out of MAX? I have a model with the arm pulled off to the side, I'm planning to sculpt the arm once and t…	7 Last	dolemite Jun 2010
phong shading errors in bakes Im trying to bake a simple window model and its coming out with these wierd shading errors, basically it looks like its showing all the triangles that make up the lowpoly in a very subtle way. It doe…	9 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2010
how to make a good specular? Hi I have this image but I am not able to make a good specular out of it couse the highlights on the texture itself when I pass it to black and white graylevbel are too much deuniform and look bad in…	10 Last	Shogun3d Jun 2010
precision when creating face from vertices (max 2010) It seems that in Max 2010 you need to be a bit more precise when creating faces from existing vertices...you need to be a couple of pixels closer to a vertex when clicking than in previous versions, …	0 Last	Kevin Albers Jun 2010
Import Textures into Mud2011 Any tips? I painted on a horrible history ridden, nasty mesh from maya in mudbox for awhile. Saved the .psd diff, passed the obj around a few programs to clean it up, re-imported to mud, works much b…	5 Last	oglu Jun 2010
What are the current texture maps to use in games? I'm in the process of getting my portfolio up together and was wondering what types of maps are currently being used in games, and whether to show them in my portfolio. The following I assume are t…	16 Last	Snader Jun 2010
Any way to tell a particular object to not receive fog in maya I want to tag a couple objects in my scene to not receive fog, is this possible in maya mental ray?	5 Last	malcolm Jun 2010
Lighting Tutorial - In the Making. So guys i'm planning on making a Environment Lighting tutorial and was wondering if there was anything specific anyone wanted to learn ? This is an outline of what i'll be covering: Ambient light…	5 Last	rumblesushi Jun 2010
Change size of O and U on edge display (MAYA) When editing a curve in Maya, the starting and ending CV points are represented by an O and U respectively. Is there a way in MAYA to make them appear larger than their default size? It is importan…	0 Last	Kylen Jun 2010
Going from XSI to learning 3DS max I haven't messed around with max too much, and most of the tutorials I'm finding seem for people completely new to 3D, so if anyone has any suggestions for decent tutorials that would be really appre…	6 Last	Ark Jun 2010
Acropora 1.0 released [COLOR=#fffffe][B][FONT=Arial][IMG]http://www.voxelogic.com/images/zeller_2.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=white][I]Image rendering by Samuel Zeller[/I][/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white…	1 Last	Nysuatro Jun 2010
Curly Hair I'm a bit of a hair noob, any ideas or recommendations on how to make curly hair for a character?	4 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2010
Multitexturing and decals? I just read through this thread where these techniques were recommended for texture variations/skids etc - [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=729964[/url] Could someone please expl…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2010
Sugestion on paint in mudbox Ok I have a tree and Ihave divided it into two uv region maps , one to detail the roots and one to detail the top , I want to use tiled overlapping uvs for the branches and the top part of the tree …	0 Last	NAIMA Jun 2010
pixelated texture in Maya I'm trying to use a surface shader to flat preview some textures but they look super pixelated. Its wierd because its never happened before and all of the sudden they look pixelated. It doesnt happen…	2 Last	beartraps Jun 2010
Thrusters in maya So, I've modeled a star destroyer that has been animated, now I am trying to add a light or a similar effect to the engines so it looks like the enginge is working similar to the image below, I tried…	1 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010
Texturing individual faces in maya So I did a google search for this but nothing stood out, it all seemed like regular texturing tutorials, anyhow I am trying to texture a Tie Fighter variant from Star Wars, most will probably know wh…	9 Last	warby Jun 2010
Quick/Odd Max 2010 question Just started using Max 2010 again after a reinstall, and for some reason it won't let me enable Texture Correction in the Viewport Configuration. Why is this, and how do I fix it?	1 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2010
Maya emergency: Normalmap rendering gone wtf? (Thing go unsmoothed) So hey. Haven't used maya for ages and I'm now quickly relearning the steps so employers will love me more. I'm kind of under pressure to finish this as quick as possible so any help would be greatly…	4 Last	Wahlgren Jun 2010
Artifacts in AO map Hi. I have been trying to render my AO maps using the max RTT dialog but keep coming up against the problem displayed below. When rendering the faces that are the same on the high and low polly get…	8 Last	undoz Jun 2010
Zbrush and Image Planes Hey guys, I've been looking everywhere but I can't find a definitive answer.. So I thought I'd turn to my pals at PC. How do you get image planes into zbrush? I've found a few basic tutorials, but …	2 Last	divi Jun 2010
Pixel art output Just wondering if anyone knew how to output renderings isometrically to a pixelart style. I've got the renders coming out fine isometric just need some tips of setting up mental ray (or any other ren…	10 Last	renderhjs Jun 2010
[DT3D] UDK Skin Shader [CENTER][IMG]http://www.digiteck3d.com/pages/sections/tools/dt3dUdkSkin/faceSkinLogo.jpg[/IMG] DT3D UDK skin shader is a real-time multi-layered skin model implementation in the Unreal 3.x Engine. T…	4 Last	ScoobyDoofus Jun 2010
Free Maya/max cgfx/fx Shader Hi guys [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] edit: the more recent changes on the maya shader are now stored on [url="http://www.mentalwarp.com/~brice/shader.php"]this page[/url] I recently go…	212 Last	ScudzAlmighty Jun 2010
Excluding an object from AO in max viewport? hey I'm wondering if there is a way to exclude a specific object from the ambient occlusion in the viewport? The main reason I ask is for my character's hair. I'd like to have AO enabled for the c…	2 Last	Zack Fowler Jun 2010
Environment help! hi guys i am thinking of making a small environment scene but i have never tryed it before because i am more of a Hard Surface guy but i want to give it a shot. My question is a bit dumb but i just w…	2 Last	Shogun3d Jun 2010
Maya Snap to Vertices Function -- Movement along 1 plane? Hello all! I'm having a bit of trouble with Maya's Snap feature. Is there an easy way to make the Snap to Vertexes tool snap only movement along 1 plane? As it is, if I have a cylinder cut out of …	2 Last	kodde Jun 2010
Why can't triangles be stretched over quads? Triangles are almost always kept in groups of two. It seems odd to me that one of them cannot be stretched to cover both of them. (Here, a crappy diagram) [IMG]http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/201…	23 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2010
3ds Max command line baking? Does anyone know if it's possible to bake out an object using the command line controls in 3ds max? I've been looking at the render controls, but I don't see any render to texture options. It's not…	4 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010
UV sets between Maya and Max, helpppp :\ Alright so, I'm working on a character and made kind of a stupid mistake....I have a version in Max that is setup for diffuse, and a version in Maya that is setup for a normal map. Each version has a…	17 Last	[SF]Three9 Jun 2010
making turntables in Max viewport (with real time shaders) Hey guys, do you know any tutorial about making turntables in max viewport with real time shaders? Thanks. :)	4 Last	rollin Jun 2010
motion viewport capture So after this topic came up the 2nd time and I also want such a tool I've reworked the script by Borislav Petrov to capture several images in a row without doing it by hand also I've did some changes…	0 Last	rollin Jun 2010
3DS Model Organisation and RTT Workflow I'd love to know how you guys organise your models for a complex RTT bake. To put this in context I've found it extremely useful to try and get as much info out of a RTT bake as possible. Assignin…	18 Last	StefanH Jun 2010
Equalize the square pattern scale on multiple already UVed objects? (Maya) I have multiple objects that are already nicely unwrapped. Unfortunately the uv image (square pattern) scale is different on each object. Short of manually scaling the UVs on each object ...is there …	11 Last	4d4d Jun 2010
normal Map Smoothing Groups in max Hey guys, Ive been having problems with my normal maps not working right with my smoothing groups in max. I learned that your supposed to put all your smoothing groups to 1 group when you apply a nor…	4 Last	Timothy_graybill Jun 2010
How do you create a 3D star-field in maya So I'm trying to animate a star ship flying towards a planet, but I need to create a star-field for it first, I already know how too create it with planes and paint effects, but I think i'm supposed …	3 Last	kodde Jun 2010
Maya precisision movement Hi guys i'm currently doing a job for a company and they require exact measurements in some parts of the models so that it works with their program. I'm talking at least 0.01 unit - 0.001 unit movem…	4 Last	Grimm_Wrecking Jun 2010
Level Editors and Game Engines, how do they store information? Hey guys, I've started to create a small game engine with XNA and was wondering if any of you had any knowledge of how information from a level editor is stored for a game engine to read. I figure s…	7 Last	throttlekitty Jun 2010
turboTools v1 Just put up my toolbar I made for 3DS Max over the last couple of weeks. Let me know if you find any issues, or would like some other features added. [IMG]http://www.matthewlichy.com/images/turb…	31 Last	MattLichy Jun 2010
Texturign question/advice (Maya) Every time I start texturing something huge and very detailed I always run into questions of how to approach it. I just Googled this image to use as an example. So let's say I have it all modeled and…	3 Last	4d4d Jun 2010
Need help on how to model this in blender... I would like to know how to do floating geo text like in racer445's tutorial in blender. Thanks in advance!	2 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010
New 2 Modeling Hey everyone, i'm new to modeling as seen in the title of the post. about a week ago i sent out a post asking the sames questions i will ask but then later a person moved it and sent me a list of all…	1 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010
FBX issues I am really getting a bit frustrated with fbx format , particularly for animation keys. It seems that the only way to accurately export the anims which include planted feet is to have a keyframe per …	8 Last	Ruz Jun 2010
Basemeshes on Polycount Wiki? I could have sworn they added a massive page with basemesh dl links to the polycount wiki recently, but I can't seem to find it, anyone help me out?	4 Last	CJE Jun 2010
alt+click! =) Hi all In ZBrush you can do alt+click for changing the subtool selection Is there a way to do the same in Max with objects? Even you are in subobject Level :\ ideas? thx!	8 Last	zOffTy Jun 2010
Environment tutorials? Hey guys, i'm having a difficult time finding tutorials on creating environments and getting them into UDK and rendering etc. Im familiar with the game prop work-flow but im lost when it comes to env…	7 Last	Mistry10 Jun 2010
Rendering Real-Time Shaders Hello. Like you, I am excited by real time shaders. The ones around here are particularly nice. I would like to composite some realtime animation sequences but getting the entire finished shot into…	17 Last	r_fletch_r Jun 2010
Maya - glossiness in viewport Is there a way to make eccentricity/roughness/glossiness maps work in Maya's viewport without using custom shaders? Thanks.	0 Last	undoz Jun 2010
TF2 hat problem, please help? Hi, I've been playing around trying to make some custom hats for TF2. Unfortunately I've hit a stumbling block... I can make the hat, texture it and get it into game without any problems. Unfortu…	4 Last	Brettthefirst Jun 2010
Smoothing issues on a simple colt 1873 [IMG]http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1390/sucksh.png[/IMG] The high poly and low poly were exported with the correct smoothing groups and i see no change in the normals. The guns still looks smoot…	0 Last	MainManiac Jun 2010