Technical Talk

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Pass with an Overlap? I'll try to explain this as simply as I can. If I render a scene with a sphere, a plane and an overlapping block, I get the render attached (see All In One Pass). I'm having trouble rendering out …	10 Last	Playdo May 2010
C++ for n00bs Trying to do this horrible horrible extra credit assignment for a class and i noticed how much i suck/hate programming. Not to get into to much detail about the extra credit assignment but it involve…	9 Last	SyncViewS May 2010
Saving texture made in Photoshop CS4 3D mode HI, I'm just learing 3D mode in photoshop. I discovered that I can paint my 3d model, imported from *.OBJ file, but how can I export painted texture? I find only 1 way, but it saves always in 1024x1…	5 Last	Xoliul May 2010
Change parent during keyframe motion [3ds Max and CAT] for reloading motion, I need to parent weapon's magazine to weapon's body in first 10 frames, and then parent magazine to character's hand during frames 10-30 and after that parent …	5 Last	omid3098 May 2010
Unwrapping a pistol, ugh I have this simple colt 1911 pistol that i want to unwrap, and its just so confusing how im going to do it. Could someone guide me through the process? Im having heaps of frustration. Im already some…	14 Last	MainManiac May 2010
Giant Model Texture So, basically, I'v got this huge water tank that I need to texture. As can be seen by the UT character, this water tank is huge. How should I go about texturing it? Because players will be able to ge…	11 Last	ridley075 May 2010
FumeFX And VRay Hi guys, I'm trying to set up a pipeline between Max and Nuke, mainly with this one click render button that myself and (mostly) Fletch are working on here (well, it's all Flectch really, cheers mat…	0 Last	javashrine May 2010
MAXScript Query Hi guys, okay, I haven't done any MAXScripting at all but now I'm in need of some desperate coding (I'm a Max noob in general)!! What I need is a little script that will assign all selected objects…	19 Last	javashrine May 2010
Script: Silo style tools in max I use Silo alot for organic modeling, its workflow is extremely well optimised for working quickly, I have had to switch more to max recently though as its simply a better tool for hard surface model…	14 Last	renderhjs May 2010
3ds Studio Noob Question - UI Issues Hello, new to polycount, and loving it very much! I have a problem I know is probably very simple, but I can't figure out what I did. The selection panel no longer has its usual buttons like Ring and…	4 Last	ToothyMang May 2010
Fire effects? tips? hi guys Any pro tips for fire effects? I've tried different approaches and none seem to be quite right, but there must be a good approach (and coupled with excellent execution) as some games (darksid…	5 Last	JordanW May 2010
Setting vertex index numbers We're experimenting with GFX in Unity and there's a particular effect that could be achieved using a Mesh Emitter on Systematic mode, where particles spawn on a mesh's vertexes at random - or, on Sys…	4 Last	felipefrango May 2010
xNormal .TGA --> Max I'm having an odd issue with Max reading Targa's generated from xNormal. I generate my 32-bit TGA files from xNormal and want to preview the maps in Max, however whenever I select the TGA file, I ge…	12 Last	ScoobyDoofus May 2010
Photoshop CS4 vs Windows7 + Classic (XP) Theme Have anyone of you guys here try use PS CS4 on Win7 using Classic (XP) theme?..It cause my PS to crash (display error warning if I remember correctly)..I wonder if anyone of you here also experience …	3 Last	watson09 May 2010
How many textures per model is too many? I feel like the answer is already somewhere on the forum, but I've searched for some time and haven't found anything... I'm working with a proprietary engine, my programmer keeps saying that textur…	26 Last	McGreed May 2010
model viewer Hey, I have been away for a while and I was wondering what everyone was using to display their models... is it still Marmoset and unreal mostly? Have epic released a stand alone model viewer - mater…	7 Last	gsokol May 2010
Boolean difference problem [FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica][SIZE=2]I am adding detail to a rifle, part of the RIS grip. Anyways I am able to do a boolean difference with one hole but if I try to create any more the larger p…	9 Last	Progg May 2010
Applying Maps to Model 3DS Max 2011 help pls! Hey guys i have finaly got 3Ds max 2011 but there is a small problem that i cant understand whats wrong i cant seem to apply my Baked maps to the model i use the Xoliul shader 1.5 but when i add the …	10 Last	Rock Bottom May 2010
reflections in mr/scanline with normal maps hey i've been using Xoliul's shader lately, and really like it, but for what I want to do with post work and stuff I really want to render it out in scanline or MR what's holding me back right now…	4 Last	catstyle May 2010
Deco brush in Photoshop? Or something... Hey gents I've been trying to do some caligraphic typed strokes (you know your typical sweeping pointy at one or both end typed deal) but am finding it difficult to get the fine pressure required to …	4 Last	Steve Schulze May 2010
maya/max duality? ui conversion? some questions that are bugging me! 1. is it possible to work with max and maya in the same pipeline (e.g. max for modeling and maya for uv)? 2. where can i find any plugins that convert maya's ke…	5 Last	PredatorGSR May 2010
Texture Help!!! Hey guys, well in my new model of clouds Ultima Weapon, the blade is like a crystel/ glass, im textureing the whole thing in photoshop, how do i go about making the main blade a crystel/glass texture…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2010
UDK and Max are fighting over my normals... So I've been fighting with mapping, baking, and finally painting a modular shipping container (I'm building it so different sections of the walls can be cut out). I built a simple hi-poly, got my lo…	16 Last	GarageBay9 May 2010
Closed Sculptris 1.0 is here This is a nice little sculpting app I've been playing with lately. The new release just came out. It's free too. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DNRg6pdNeE[/ame] [url]http://www.sculptris.com[…	1 Last	MoP May 2010
A newb question - low & high poly I'm very new to modeling, like days new, and I'm trying to learn everything from tutorials, but they all seem to address more complex problems. Assume i have learned enough, or can learn enough, fro…	6 Last	yoplatz May 2010
Mudbox Materials Hey, I was looking around for some other mudbox materials, and I can't seem to find any. The ones that come shipped with mudbox don't please me all that much. I'd love the bronze material that zbrush…	3 Last	ianucci May 2010
Ref Image SIte? Hey guyss, does anyone have any good image sites for weapons? because DeicideNBF gallery is down , SO does anyone know any good weapon/gun ref image sites?	5 Last	sltrOlsson May 2010
uvw mapping help for a noob can any1 help with a quick overveiw of uvw mapping. it seems that when ever i try to apply a material it adjusts to the size of the object. how can i get it to all be the same size for tiling purpose…	2 Last	Mark Dygert May 2010
Modeling: Maya Vs. Max I assumed this would be something that was discussed pretty frequently, but was pretty disappointed with search in this forum and few others. Basically, this is what I have come to understand. Most…	220 Last	Harry May 2010
Newbie rendering with Blender needs tips I'm working a developer working on an independent puzzle game in which the whole thing is an animated painting hanging on a wall. (I go into more detail about it [URL="http://www.gamedev.net/communit…	0 Last	jwezorek May 2010
Bulk Character Model Workflow? Is workflow the right word? Anyway, how do you guys usually go about the character modeling process when you have a large amount of characters to do? Do you completely finish one character (Modeling,…	8 Last	r_fletch_r May 2010
Blueprint Help :( Hey guys, im new to this stuff , so dont be mean, ive got my blueprints of my car cut out and everything, and now when i try have then as my blueprints in 3ds max, they just dont line up, btw im doin…	9 Last	r_fletch_r May 2010
Game rendering definitions on the wiki [URL]http://wiki.polycount.net/CategoryRendering[/URL] Started this page today, hopefully to start to fill in the gaps of my understanding about game rendering terms. I'd like to clarify things lik…	6 Last	CrazyButcher May 2010
Geo-loop Anyone familiar with Geo poly from polyboost? You select a face, of any number of sides, hit it, and it makes the poly perfectly planar and equi-angular. So an 8 sides face becomes a perfect octagon…	77 Last	cdrose May 2010
Mirrored geometry+Normal map/Texture? Ok, so Im building a small robot, Ive modeled half of it and mirrored the other half, Im using the normals i captured from the original by keeping my the uvs of the mirrored geometry the same. I have…	3 Last	EarthQuake May 2010
CAT - path constraint loop Hello everyone ive been animating a little firefly, nothing special, but i want it to wander around in circle on the same place (follow a path, closed spline). unfortunately i have no idea what i hav…	0 Last	noktek May 2010
Maya batch render & transparency I'm using maya 8.5 rendering in mentalray draft mode. I have objects with alpha maps that also fade to being completely transparent. I did this by having the shader's transparency controlled by th…	1 Last	kodde May 2010
A couple of Unity questions I have recently started working more with Unity engine. It's rather fun to work with so far and an easy to use editor. However coming from an Unreal engine environment it's a big change. So naturally…	1 Last	commander_keen May 2010
How to tackle this? Can anybody show a way on how to model and sculpt this window entirely in Zbrush 3.5. I'm having a hard time making this circular shape shown in red. Sry bout the bad picture quality. [IMG]http://…	10 Last	OBlastradiusO May 2010
Maya 2009: combining geo w/o affecting pivot Whenever combining geo, the pivot is automatically centered to the newly created bounding area of the adjoined geo. I'd like the geo being combined, or attached, to the parent, to adopt the parent's …	7 Last	greuh May 2010
Character Modeling Progress Hey there, I'm currently working on my Head Mesh. What i got is the Basemesh and UVs on it. So my Question is: What to do next? i think making the HighPoly is he next step. And then make a Displaceme…	3 Last	3DRyan May 2010
mudbox tuts? Im finding it had to get free mudbox tuts for users who are just starting to use the software. You guys know any good beginners tuts? (im not completely a beginner, ive used 3ds max for 3 years)	5 Last	LosPescados May 2010
Seamless textures(Painted) Hy i am wonder when you guy's paint textures, how do you make sure that they are tileable? What i have done is copying the left side and flip it and paste it on the right, and the top and flip that a…	32 Last	Revel May 2010
PathDeform (WSM) deforming my object? Hello, I'm trying to use the PathDeform (WSM) modifier in 3ds Max 2010 on a spine like collection of cubes. I want the cubes themselves to be rotated 360 degrees UP a line spline, which is does for…	8 Last	r_fletch_r May 2010
Ok to use UDK assets to help put portfolio piece in an environment? Hi all, I just finished an entire tent environment, including props inside the tent and exterior. I'm building it in UDK at the moment, and it looks far better(obviously) when I put it in a proper …	4 Last	Shogun3d May 2010
Maxscript Idea: Sort Alpha Order I keep reading how often people have problems when displaying alpha transparency on Max's viewport. As far as I know it is dependant on the order you create the objects, right? If that's the case cou…	8 Last	felipefrango May 2010
how do I delete edges whilst keeping UV mapping? I making a complicated, twisting, turning length of rope, that joins back onto itself. I've have a 6 sided cylinder, mapped with a tiling rope texture. This then follows a spline path to make the c…	5 Last	AlexLegg May 2010
how do you make hair? i realise that this can be largely dependant on the engine you're using, and how it handles alpha channels and the like. so here's the question: how do you handle hair? how would you go about recre…	11 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2010
Lightmap baking problem_new Hi, I have a scene and just wanted to bake a lightmap for it. So everything for diffuse is on ch 1 in uv and for lightmap everything is unique mapped in ch 2. here is the scene and the baked lightmap…	4 Last	SunSetter May 2010
How to Take Screenshots on an Xbox 360 has anybody tried taking screenshots on their retail kits? any kind of special hookup/software for it?	1 Last	ZacD May 2010