Technical Talk

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Tablet not recognised once un- and re-plugged I'm having some trouble on a laptop (Dell Inspiron 1545, 2.1ghz dualcore, Win 7 x64), where I have to reboot the machine for it to recognise my tablet (Wacom Graphire.. 3, I think? USB.). At least, u…	2 Last	Michael Knubben Feb 2010
Determining rock type Hey, I have absolutely no idea where to post this, so here I go. Would anyone happen to know what rock type this would be? I've been looking around but I can't find any concrete (no pun intended) pro…	6 Last	danr Feb 2010
Work flows for more ambitious projects? I am looking to work on an environment for my own personal portfolio and by my estimates it will be a couple of months work of work. I have never done anything as ambitious or as tim intensive on my…	7 Last	arrangemonk Feb 2010
3DS max unwrap - Bitmap Size? Hey all, I had a question using a custom bitmap size in the unwrap viewport in max, say 1024x512. I get the texture to look correctly on the screen, but when I do an unwrap or a quick planar map, t…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
Problem with normals [IMG]http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab78/cloakingturtle/whatisgoinon.jpg[/IMG] Here is my low poly with the normal map on. For some reason the normals seems to be flipped on a part of the gun(T…	4 Last	NoisyMonk Feb 2010
Maya batch render bug hey guys makin an animated show reel since some companies seem to want that instead of stills. ive run into a bit of an issue and the render diagnostics arnt helping much, all they tell me is that 2…	5 Last	Cyrael Feb 2010
Reference object = same uvs? Hey guys, im creating a gas pipe refinery theme interior. I have alot of pipes with bolts and the bases. Im trying to think how i can have the same UV to all bolts, if i create a single 6 sides cyl, …	5 Last	nick2730 Feb 2010
3Ds max Multiple uv sets Hi, I'm looking for a way to utilize multiple uvs sets in max, one set for a tiling color map texture (think a 512x512 carpet tiled), and one set to utilize an ambient occlusion map and blending be…	2 Last	Bam121 Feb 2010
Problem with Bibed Vertex assignment (Max) Hey guys! Just trying to give my lowpoly Tali a cool pose for the low poly thread and my portfolio so I thought I´d use the chance to learn working with Max´s Biped. So far it´s been kind of a pain …	4 Last	Mark Dygert Feb 2010
Zbrush 3.5 R3 Help Hey guys, I'm having a major issue with my Zbrush. More or less everytime I try to import an OBJ zbrush crashes! I have reinstalled it several time and I'm still getting the error.	13 Last	Firebert Feb 2010
[Maya 2009] To hide Light's icon in the Viewport? I am creating some custom lights for lightmap process in Maya. Some of my template are using multiple lights but I would light to hide the lights's icon in my viewport replacing by a custom of mine.…	16 Last	Lamont Feb 2010
max2010 - docking the ribbon I'm trying to get used to using the graphite tools and just read a thread where someone said they have them docked at the side of the viewport I don't like having them across the top but for some re…	1 Last	elec²ron Feb 2010
max 2009 render to texture problem Hello, I'm currently working with 3DS Max 2009 on a swamp scene that has 3 trees. I've been working on texturing the first of the three and am now trying to fix seams using a technique where i sele…	3 Last	Piflik Feb 2010
A question about Normals. I'm totally useless with them. I've been having all sorts of problems with normal mapping lately, and have been looking for some help. I can get scratches and stuff on my models no problem with mudbox or PS. Its with high poly to …	3 Last	throttlekitty Feb 2010
I've been having all sorts of problems with normal mapping lately, and have been look I'm a maya user. I've been having all sorts of problems with normal mapping lately, and have been looking for some help. I can get scratches and stuff on my models no problem with mudbox or PS. Its w…	0 Last	Hayden Zammit Feb 2010
Problem with xNormal Hey, So I am pretty new to xNormal. I am trying to make a normal map from a heightmap, but I get these ridiculously noisy result. I'll get pics soon, but it seems I have to play with the smoothness …	1 Last	gsokol Feb 2010
Height Map help!! Can somebody please tell me about Height Maps. HOW are they created and why? Also does Anybody know of a Photoshop plug in ( FOR MACINTOSH ) that helps you create Normal Maps? Please help!	3 Last	gsokol Feb 2010
Quad Modelling I was just wondering if anyone has any good tips or tricks for fixing 3 & 5 sided polys and how to cut in good mesh flow and such. i always end up using a edge loops but it always feels like a waste…	12 Last	EarthQuake Feb 2010
Kismet Question [IMG]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/plaski/scriptingquestion.jpg[/IMG]	2 Last	P442 Feb 2010
Alpha to coverage so anyway, i was reading the FFXIII thread and came across the term: "alpha to coverage". what does it mean? how is it useful? what's the best way to make alpha'd hair? what engines handle alpha's b…	10 Last	chronic Feb 2010
Closed Normal maps, Engines and dull colour palettes!	0 Last	Hazardous Feb 2010
Texture painting glass Hi guys. I have a question about glass windows in games. What are some things I can do to give the appearance of glass? Would it mostly consist of just adding some dirt/grime and maybe painting in so…	7 Last	Shogun3d Feb 2010
Unwrapping Channel 2 problem So I am trying to unwrap the 2nd channel and when I do it effects the 1st channel. I searched on the forum for other people that had problems and that didn't seem to help. When I hit the Reset UV's…	12 Last	Akkiras Feb 2010
Maya 2009: Merge from scene? Hi, 3ds Max had this really useful option to merge (Maya guys should think import) single objects from a scene into another. As far as I can tell, Maya does not allow one to merge from a scene list…	8 Last	malcolm Feb 2010
3ds Max Toolset Question Hey Guys, I've been trying to educate myself about building low res meshes off of a high res sculpt. I just went through a fantastic tutorial that demonstrated a workflow to this end with only one…	1 Last	Mark Dygert Feb 2010
system specs & OS help I just wanted to see what your thoughts about my rig are, if its acceptable for modeling/rigging/mapping characters, Also, what operating system is recommended for commercial modeling/texture appli…	2 Last	Rurouni Strife Feb 2010
photoshop cs4 brush size stops working. I'm having this problem where after working for about an hour in photoshop cs4 using the bracket keys to increase and decrease the brush size they just stop working. It's really fucking annoying happ…	5 Last	malcolm Feb 2010
Adding snow to textures Hey, Yes I've done searches regarding this, but non catered specifically to my question, and I didn't feel like necroposting. Now, I am trying to make snow rest upon the top of some rocks I've mad…	8 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
Supported constraints between Max and Maya? What type of constraints from Max is supported in Maya? If I have a scene in Max with lets say look at and position constraints do I have to re create them in Maya or will they transfer intact? che…	0 Last	Christian Hjerpe Feb 2010
Simple Detail Around A Corner Quick question. I've been trying to create some simple trim around the curve of a building, but outside of manually copying, pasting and rotating each shape*, I'm not sure how to best approach this. …	8 Last	CheeseOnToast Feb 2010
Maya AO maps OK, [url="http://www.daz-art.com/images/ao.jpg"]what gives?[/url] I get this beautiful clean result out of XSI on the left, but no matter what I tweak in transfer maps, this nasty blown out pos on …	57 Last	getSumNotAll Feb 2010
3ds Max 2010 - Reaction Manager Woes Howdy all, I am trying to rig a character and currently am stuck at trying to get my foot control object to drive the motion of the foot bones. When I try to input my values in reaction manager It …	1 Last	leslievdb Feb 2010
sketch tools for cs4 [url]http://nkurence.com/blog/2010/01/nks3/[/url] Grabbed this link from ZBC. Looks pretty cool.	8 Last	nkurence Feb 2010
Seams in Normals when Creating Tiling Environment Trims and other Tiles So I was running into a problem where I was getting a "ghost" seam on my in game mesh that for the life of me seemed to be stubborn about going away. No mirrored UVs, no UVs overlapping, no discolor…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
Maya Rigging Help - Constraints Ok, Im having an issue getting my constraints to work the way i want them to. here's the deal.... I have a character with two hands. i have a mace. what im trying to do is make it so i can switch b…	3 Last	chronic Feb 2010
3DS Max 2009 Viewport problem. Hey guys, after a while of doing something serious, I wanted to make a F-107 Starfighter. But when i setted up the blueprints I noticed the polygons showed the triangulation, and where doublesided. A…	3 Last	DaBeast Feb 2010
ZBrush Subtool Merging/weilding problem Well I'm still pretty new at zbrush and I'm running into a problem, currently I have a zbrush file with multiple sub-tools the problem is that i need to merge two sub-tools together and wield them to…	2 Last	Binxx Feb 2010
maya scale issues Got a stupid question here, just cant seem to figure it out, I've got a rectangle and i've scaled the top inward to create a triangular shape, now i thought doing this would keep all the faces in li…	8 Last	MikeF Feb 2010
Building Modularly....Advice So I have a very curious question for all of you here at PC. We have a game world we are working on that includes many different styles of environments, everything from snow covered mountains, to ci…	4 Last	Enlighter Feb 2010
Loft Help Is there a way to manipulate the direction the "get shape" uses across teh spline as the path? I have a spline in the shape of a chair leg, then another spline is the shape i want, everything works …	2 Last	nick2730 Feb 2010
video card or integrated graphics? Does anyone think that having a dedicated video card is really necessary for doing light 3D work on a laptop? I'm thinking about getting a laptop, with the idea that I might end up doing some amoun…	15 Last	DarthNater Feb 2010
Closed UDK Arm Swap/Counts/Texture Sizes	0 Last	Autocon Feb 2010
Texturing theory problem that is kicking my butt Right now I'm doing several assets for a semi-futuristic office environment. Computers, keyboards, data erasers, office chairs, desk lamps, cubicle walls, that kind of thing. All the hard surface t…	16 Last	StefanH Feb 2010
ATI Radeons with OpenGL Hey guys, been looking into upgrading my computer, or pretty much overhauling the whole rig, since it is dying, and fast. The only reusable part at this point is my Nvidia 8800GT graphics card, whi…	7 Last	crasong Feb 2010
Animating a growing tree I know animation isn't what most of you do, but I'm going to ask anyway. I have a project where I'm supposed to make a tree grow out of another object. So basicly a stem needs to come up, and from …	5 Last	ivars Feb 2010
Closed UDK speedtree into max.	0 Last	Will Faucher Feb 2010
Closed UT3/UDK issue	0 Last	P442 Feb 2010
3ds Max slowing down after a while. Hey guys, as the titles says, i've noticed that when working in 3ds max for a while, it starts to slow down. And I don't mean while adding new geometry ot subdividing, just cleaning up or adjusting a…	3 Last	osman Feb 2010
What to look for in an art style? Hey, So I am working on an environment, and I would very much like to mimic Square Enix's art style. What are some things to keep in mind/look out for when you are trying to replicate ones style? I'…	4 Last	Will Faucher Feb 2010
number of polys for model Hello I was wondering if this can be considered an acceptable low poly model for the game crysis : num of polys = 561 num of tris = 1064 [IMG]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7554/37695626.jpg[/…	10 Last	Mark Dygert Feb 2010