Technical Talk

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Fuzzy texture for reference pic Hey I apologize if this is asked a lot, I tried searching around for a fix for this but couldn't find one. Anyways my reference pic in 3ds max is really fuzzy and I'm looking for a way to make it mor…	2 Last	Piflik Apr 2010
Mass effect artistic style So I was looking at Mass Effect today, and noticed a few things regarding it's artistic style. Why is it that the specular and bloom is totally overboard? I must admit is gives a real nice effect. Bu…	26 Last	Japhir Apr 2010
MAXSCRIPT post Object Manipulation Callback I was wondering if there is a callback option for objects that have been manipulated (translate, rotate, scale). there is one for the manipulationmode itself but that only returns when entering or ex…	3 Last	FortyOne Apr 2010
Mudbox is flipping maps? Hey, So I am having an issue with mudbox where it is flipping all my maps. (See pictures. Any idea what is causing this? This is in Mudbox 2010 by the way. I just can't find a way to flip the maps in…	6 Last	Will Faucher Apr 2010
.fx shader with UV channel selection? Does anybody have a DirectX viewport shader (.fx mat) that allows you to pick the UV channel of the normal map? I'm working on an object with different mapping channels for the diffuse and normal, a…	10 Last	GarageBay9 Apr 2010
Closed UDK - Light Function Bleed	0 Last	Flava-Fly Apr 2010
(Help?) Conversion from .MAX to .MD2 file format? Hi, I'm really new to this place, I was searching for help on how to convert a MAX file to a .MD2 file format for 3D models that I have downloaded from The3dStudio.com. See, I was working on a progr…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2010
An Angle Puzzle? Someone asked this question a while back on the 'how u model dem shapes' thread but it never got answered, so I'm asking it again. What's the best way to tackle edge flow when approaching an angle …	18 Last	Playdo Apr 2010
My bakes still look like shit! I dont know what Im doing wrong now. I used xNormals because it seems to be easyer. But when ever i calculate ray distance, i get there very high numbers. Also, things often appear warped and messed…	8 Last	Racer445 Apr 2010
UTE Additive style problem Got it working, I had to scale down the light.	4 Last	Titus S Apr 2010
A free optimizer that doesnt mess up uvs for 3dsmax 2009 Hi does anyone knows where I can find a free otpimizer for 3dsmax 2009 that preserves the uvmapping? so far I found this [B]Optimize (Mapping Fix) [/B] but I cant find any working download ..... m…	3 Last	Mark Dygert Apr 2010
Error while painting bumpmap Hi, I thought it was a nice idea to add some additional detail in mudbox on my low poly mesh. It really worked out fine, beside that i'm getting some weird lines (probably on the edges of my low pol…	0 Last	MaD Apr 2010
Maya 2011 High quality rendering not showing diffuse Ok I haven't used maya in like a billion years but the new ui caught my eye so I downloaded the trail. So to test it out I imported a model I am working on at the moment and tried to set up a view-p…	8 Last	Toast Apr 2010
Question on retopology!! Hi guys, have a problem and want to ask a question i started all the model on zspere, i finished the model on zbrush make the retopology on zbrush for each piece separately is tis way the right wa…	4 Last	Trappe Apr 2010
3d max retopologizing Shrink/relax problems Hey all I am trying to retopologizing some hard surfaces in max, when apply the turbosmooth after worth its Shrink or rather relax out the models shapes. is there any method script where I can mo…	11 Last	Harvid Apr 2010
IlllustStudio the new Sai? Hey I was wondering what happened to paint tool sai, I bought it a while ago and while the brushes are great I really really miss photoshops key shortcuts, some simple functions and manipulation too…	2 Last	Michael Knubben Apr 2010
Help with constraints and IK in max 2010 -3DS max 2010- Blue = Z axis Green = Y axis Red = x axis This is my first post and also first time rigging in max and I am looking for some help with this mechanical arm mostly dealing with constrai…	0 Last	ajharding Apr 2010
Retopo? question Hey guys I'm working on a character and was retopologizing it, however i keep getting the feeling that I'm doing something wrong. Weather its size or its vertex's or its vertex locations. How do you …	3 Last	cw Apr 2010
Closed TEXTURING FUTURE - MARI AAAAAHHHWWWEEESSOOMMMMEEE... [url]http://media.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv-ep078.mov[/url]	2 Last	MoP Apr 2010
NEED TEXTURING HELP- UNWRAPPING.......... hi please i want to learn in 3ds max hard surface texturing and organic texturing.i want to use unwrapping. but i am using original texture i.e jpg. i am trying so much time to learn this but i am f…	3 Last	[Deleted User] Apr 2010
3dsMax2010 - FBX export scaling Has anybody ever came across anything similar to this? I have an asset, it is to scale with real world measurement. Units are set to Meters, Home grid is set in Meters, and I measured the size of t…	1 Last	renderhjs Apr 2010
Shortcuts not working [UVW] Hey, I set up my shortcuts for 3dsmax /UVW Unwrap. I assigned "Q" for Quick planar map. I wrote the keyboard chart. I even deleted the hotkey for the selection tool, but every time i try to use quic…	7 Last	lloyd Apr 2010
3ds Max 9 - Selection got tiny Sorry for the stupid title but I didn´t know how else to describe it. Appereantly I hit some hotkey or something that shrinked my modifier thing when you select vertices or faces. This makes it real…	7 Last	Slaught Apr 2010
how do you think Ashley Did this? [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2583729/ashleyjukes-captain-america-bust.jpg[/IMG] How do you guys think she did the Scales? some sort of Displacement map? I am trying to figure it out. You guys have a…	38 Last	MoP Apr 2010
texture from mudbox to PS? hi yall, I had some fun painting textures in mudbox. I can see that it saves off my texture layers as images in the working directory. Is there a way to export the entire texture as one big image…	2 Last	dolemite Apr 2010
Viewport canvas/seam fixing problem when I want to use these features, they both (3d max viewport canvas and TexTool seem fixing part) will grab low quality of texture(what actually 3d max default viewport shows) so after fixing seems …	9 Last	omid3098 Apr 2010
MRV Development Framework - Preview MRV is an open-source multi-platform python development environment to ease rapid development of maintainable, reliable and high-performance code to be used in and around Autodesk Maya. MRV adds a l…	0 Last	Byron Apr 2010
A question about GLSL shaders Hello all! I'm trying to develop my 3D skills, particularly GLSL, but unfortunately I've gotten a bit stuck as I want to do something that I can't find any online documentation for. I've been a lo…	9 Last	Viento Apr 2010
Zbrush default export settings? Anyone know how to make Zbrush default to having the "Grp" button switched off in the export options? I'm sick of having to do it for every single subtool.	0 Last	CheeseOnToast Apr 2010
The process of sculpting the female form Hey guys I'm taking a self study class at my school I was hoping to create a 3d model of this Character. [IMG]http://www.wizards.com/magic/images/cardart/PLC/Radha_Heir_to_Keld_640.jpg[/IMG] I've st…	3 Last	Binxx Apr 2010
Retopology in Maya Hey guys, I like to think of myself as a native Max user, as I have have used that application for a number of years and feel very comfortable working in it. However a few years ago I had to make t…	33 Last	pior Apr 2010
Larger Outputs from Textools? This will probably be a fast one, thanks in advance. Can I get a larger bake from [URL]http://www.renderhjs.net/textools/[/URL] than 512x512? UPDATE: Urr durr durrrrrr slobber [IMG]http://j.imag…	4 Last	mortalhuman Apr 2010
Easier way to place lots of duplicated meshes? I'm looking for a Max script where I can feed it an object, then click on another object where the original one is placed, with its normals being used to orientate it properly. Re: I have a [I]lot […	12 Last	yiannisk Apr 2010
Looking to buy a new GFX card Right now I'm running a Quadro 370, which is pretty mediocre. I'm using it primarily for PS and MAX, though I'm not even sure the card effects 2D performance. I play games pretty rarely, but I want a…	16 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2010
video capture and editing advice I'm trying to record footage of a game project I'm working on, but my attempts so far haven't been very nice in image quality/smoothness Ideally I want free or very cheap solutions to: 1- capture s…	8 Last	rooster Apr 2010
Hair and Eye help. Ahoy. I've always had a problem regarding hair and eyes even after looking as such great tutorials such as Paul Tosca's Vargas. I finished this guy today however I don't feel that his eyes and hair…	4 Last	rooster Apr 2010
XUI Tool and Video Does anyone have any experience using the Xbox UI Authoring Tool (XUI)? I'm trying to add video to a background, but when I create a video element and choose an .wmv file all it displays is a scaled…	0 Last	jonlauf Apr 2010
Normal Map Issue HELP PZZZZ! (maya 2008/transfer maps) ok I have been having this issue for time now with my normal mapping. A seam will appear, despite having my uvs merged and softened smoothing groups. This has been bugging the hell out of me for so…	20 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2010
DotNet Checkbutton/checkbox Does anyone know how to code this? I tried this... and it made the checkbox, but now idk how to properly set it's appearance as a button, and then setup the on check/uncheck callbacks. [CODE]dotN…	7 Last	mLichy Apr 2010
A question about GLSL shaders Hello all! I'm trying to develop my 3D skills, particularly GLSL, but unfortunately I've gotten a bit stuck as I want to do something that I can't find any online documentation for. I've been a lo…	0 Last	Viento Apr 2010
Xnormal Baking problem HI PC! I'm looking for some help, about a baking problem. I have some weird distortions on my normal map, my occlusion is wrong also, and my cavity map, is just full of black x_X. I had a very big …	2 Last	jogshy Apr 2010
Maya Transfer Maps Problem I am trying to create a normal map using a model from zbrush and one in maya. When I try to use transfer maps it won't let me change the size of the envelope after changing it once or making it visib…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2010
3DS Max - right click menu colour? After having to do a complete format and re-install of my home computer after my Anti-Virus software went haywire ([url]http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=71187[/url]) I am in the process o…	3 Last	FAT_CAP Apr 2010
WACOM problems on Windows 7 64-bit I searched but it doesn't look like anyone else has asked this yet. I'm running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, and I have a WACOM Intuos 3 6x11" that I sadly neglect all too often. I decided last nig…	15 Last	renderhjs Apr 2010
Face Normal Extrusion in 3DSmax It seams like the face normals in 3DSmax are messed up. I can't get them to extrude along the normal like I can in any other app. Anyone have an idea what I'm doing wrong? EDIT: Looks like there …	7 Last	mLichy Apr 2010
Chuggnuts UV Tools - Where to find? I keep seeing reference to Cuggnuts uv tools for max in lots of threads, but the site doesn't exist anymore. Does anyone know where I could download the tool from? Alternatively, is there another to…	11 Last	PredatorGSR Apr 2010
Interior Levels and UV's Hello everyone. I'm working on an interior level. I chose to do the same method that TimeSplitters editor did. This is aimed at people who have experience with the way timesplitters works. Essentiall…	5 Last	System Apr 2010
deleting un-seen polys + unreal so ive been wondering, been told several different things so i wanted to ask you all and get an idea. been trying to look it up but haven't found any useful information. so in max can you delete fac…	5 Last	Mark Dygert Apr 2010
GTX 260 not working with Trilinear textures preview inside maya :( Anyone passing through that? Might be a driver issue. I'm with the latest driver.	26 Last	sama.van Apr 2010
3dsmax: Visualizing Instances I'm having a hard time figuring out what is an instance of what in my scene. Is there some easy way to visuzlize all relationships between entities so I can tell what is hooked up to what. I looked…	4 Last	jocose Apr 2010