Technical Talk

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Achieve game render beauty shot-XSI Hi,i'm a noob here,been lurking around on this forum stealing some good information until stucked recently,:poly121: just wanna ask about making a beauty shot like on DW and comicon,i don't know ho…	0 Last	kristyan_hadi Feb 2010
How do you uv hi-poly models? I have a high poly prop model, but I have no idea how to uv map it. I use 3ds max 2009 and 2010. I tried uving "cage" and then turbosmoothing it, but that creates stretched checkers on edges of the m…	18 Last	AreDub3D Feb 2010
ask: Achieve Game render using XSI hi,i'm a noob here,been lurking around the forum for some time now and just recently bumped on something that have been made me feel hopeless... how do you guys make the normal map on the beautyshot …	0 Last	kristyan_hadi Feb 2010
Polyboost Anyone who uses polyboost, have you ever had the issue, when you dock it to either side of your max UI... the buttons become unusable? I've tried this on fresh installs and I can't click any of the b…	3 Last	Ghostscape Feb 2010
Closed [Technical Talk] - FAQ: Game art optimisation (do polygon counts really matter?)	0 Last	CrazyButcher Feb 2010
Computer? Do me a favour and do your job? Yeah, hey, Taylor here. I've kind of got a problem with my damn pc which I didn't expect. Specs (can be found in numerous threads. Haha) 4gbram GTX 260 Windows 7 64 bit Quad core 2.6ghz I'm really …	17 Last	Caleo Feb 2010
[3Ds Max 2010] Pelt Mapping Hey there. I'm having Problems while making UVs for my Head Basemesh. So what i do is: [LIST] []Click "Point to Point Seams" []Chose my seams []Chose "Face" Sub-Level of the UVW-Modifier []Marqu…	7 Last	Famouz Feb 2010
Cast Shadows skylight in Max 2009 Hey guys, I'm trying to bake a AO map in Max 2009, but I'm having an odd issue. I place my skylight, but in the settings for the skylight, I'm unable to check the "cast shadows" box. Any reason why…	3 Last	rasmus Feb 2010
Dealing with reflective materials I was wondering how some of you go about dealing with reflective material in models that probably won't be lit. Things like Leather or metal, I don't really understand how to make these things look l…	2 Last	Jakten_hizeme Feb 2010
Straight-Edge UV seams This is one thing i've wondered for a while now. Although i've been unwrapping for years now i still dont figure how various maps like those seen in games like RE5 for instance have dead straight tex…	19 Last	G3L Feb 2010
3DS Max light rig? Does anyone have a script or file they use for lighting when doing normal/AO rips in max? A guy at work uses one, but I didn't get it from him, and I don't know where he got it from. thanks	3 Last	mLichy Feb 2010
Teach me Okay, guys. I trust your advice and skill more than anyone I know on this subject. I'm rusty, 2 years of oxidization. I'm very behind, as you all know. I need you guys to help me out, to point me in …	13 Last	Gav Feb 2010
Maya Texture paths! So i'm pretty tired of this problem, maybe someone knows whats going on... Every time i load up my scene maya seems to try and load textures from the original directory that had been assigned to tha…	4 Last	MoP Feb 2010
Smudgy shadows Hey guys, This question has probaly got a really simple solution but i have been ripping my hair out for hours now. Why am i getting smudged/blotchy shadows? [IMG]http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/…	8 Last	r_fletch_r Feb 2010
Getting good height from Nvidia-filter normalizing grayscale height My workflow on some smaller objects right now involves creating minor details (electrical sockets, small switches, bumps) as a 0-255 grayscale height map with a 128 midpoint that I normalize with the…	31 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
Photoshop CS4 not playing nice with other apps? I'm not quite sure when this started happening, but on my work computer, I can't seem to keep PS CS4 open if I want to open another graphics app, be it 3D (Blender, Silo), or 2D (SAI, MyPaint, Flash [	3 Last	LoTekK Feb 2010
Max>Zbrush workflow? Well, i just started with zbrush, this was my workflow: -Make Low-Poly model in 3DS Max -Unwrap in 3DS Max -Added chamfers to correct smooth (this fucked up the UV) -Zbrush highpoly, but now i'm stu…	9 Last	Neavah Feb 2010
Best Investment - tools, software, etc Do any of you have something you bought, downloaded, found, that just helped your work flow immensely. Any addition that's had a big impact on what you do or how you work. I'm talking programs, hardw…	13 Last	hijak Feb 2010
Zbrush Preview Mesh Problem Hey there, everyone. I just started using Zbrush 3.5 R3 recently and so far I really like the app. Now, I was looking at a step by step tutorial of "No More Wine" on pixologics website. I followed th…	0 Last	Elazul689 Feb 2010
dds in windows 7 Hey guys. I recently switched to windows 7 64 bit, and now when I try to load a dds into a shader in max ( 2009 ) I get an invalid file type error. Any thoughts?	5 Last	gavku Feb 2010
Crysis vegetation and speedtree Hello , since I am not an expert I was wondering something to ask you experts in the game development sector ..... I have awed at the crysis vegetation density in the game levels , I love actually th…	7 Last	3DRyan Feb 2010
Maya UV relax Hey, I was wondering what the trick was to get good results using Maya 2009's UV relax tool. The newer versions of Max have a very nice relax tool and I'd like similar results with Maya somehow. Anyo…	5 Last	AreDub3D Feb 2010
How can i revert a chamferd edge? Hi guys! Searched the forum & google but didn't found what i want to know. Ok, here is the question: [B][COLOR="DarkOrange"]How can i revert a chamfered edge? (3ds max)[/COLOR][/B] Example image b…	38 Last	Bryan Cavett Feb 2010
GoZ For 3dsmax 2010! Some guy got bored of waiting and made it for 2010! Works really well too [url]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?p=655383#post655383[/url]	0 Last	Unleashed Feb 2010
How to make glow in textures like i have a lamp uv textured. i can make it look good on mental ray but i want to use that in a game. How can i add glow to objects in texture. Ambient oclusion or what ??	16 Last	kodde Feb 2010
Weird shaded-seam problem on meshes 3D Max Hey guys, I'm redoing this one scene I'm working on and unfortunately I ran into some snags with some of these meshes. I might start a new thread for this in pimping and previews but I need to plan…	4 Last	Mark Dygert Feb 2010
beach details and details Hello , always working with my crysis thingy , I woul dlike to ask you esperts how I coul dapproach some detailing of my beach , in this moment I was thinking of some scattered shells , should I mode…	8 Last	NAIMA Feb 2010
Environment art help Hey, So I am making a new environment, but I need some help with my ideas. Simply put, how do I make an environment tell a story? I want the viewer to look at my environment, and know exactly what i…	27 Last	G3L Feb 2010
sama Mel-Script Maybe time for me to start my Mel-Script thread... I'm not a programmer, a simple 3d artist... ...But I always like to develop tools to maximise the efficiency of the members of my team. I think…	18 Last	sama.van Feb 2010
Animating a tree in max Hey, I was wondering how one would proceed to animate a tree along with the leaves (blowing in wind) in a realistic manner. I'm pretty sure I'd be using flex and a wind space warp, right? If not, wha…	11 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
maya: fbx plug-in problem Hey, i dled the maya fbx plug-in 3 weeks ago or so; it worked fine for a week and then i don't know why it just stopped working xd i can't export anymore except in the 3 old formats: .ma .mb .mov i …	3 Last	Vailias Feb 2010
Judgement on my tiling textures ? Hi I wanted to post here some picture on some tiling terrain textures Iam making to know the experts ( I am not ) opinions and suggestions .... I hope its ok to post this here... so here is my Text…	2 Last	Ben Apuna Feb 2010
High Poly > Low Poly Bake Help Hey guys i modeled a road barrier brought into zbrush detailed then rendered to texture for the high poly details. My normal map came out funky especially in certain spots its solid black? How do i …	12 Last	Tom Ellis Feb 2010
W7 : Hiden programs in the Program&Features List... In the Program&Features menu for uninstall applications, the list doesn't show all the programs I have on my computer... For example, Maya and Photoshop do not apppears and some other too... It wor…	0 Last	sama.van Feb 2010
Modo Painting Questions This should hopefully be a quick and simple question. I'm getting fairly decent at painting meshes in Modo, and am actually getting to the point where I prefer doing my UV texture work inside it in…	5 Last	Renzatic Feb 2010
Windows 7 - Any good stories? Lately I've been reading a lot of discussions about upgrading computers and I am in the same boat and looking to buy a new one. The biggest upgrade I'm looking forward to is going from my old 32 bit …	43 Last	pior Feb 2010
When to Float. So I have this Plane/Ship thing I am working on. And I will be adding some flourishes. I know things like bolts can float on the surface, but for some thing like vents, should I take the time to cut …	19 Last	Mark Dygert Feb 2010
Mouth reconstruction (Face talk) Hello fellow polycounters; I have been self learning 3ds max and practicing creating my own character. Right now I am at the dead-end and will have to recontruct the head that I am making due to mo…	10 Last	DrunkShaman Feb 2010
anyone know how to render vertex alpha in maya mental ray? I've been helped out with vertex colour but we can't figure out how to render vertex alpha in maya mental ray anyone know?	11 Last	Julinoleum Feb 2010
perfect normal for sand beach Hello I am struggling to make and find a good level of detail and how to make a decent sand for Crysis , I want to make at least 2 types of sand : underwater , smoothed on the shore and messy with w…	19 Last	NAIMA Feb 2010
Max 2010 OBJ Export error? When I export an obj file, for some odd reason it isn't exporting the UV's the way I saved them, and it's not saving the coordinates... Let me show you some screens: [IMG]http://i251.photobucket.com…	2 Last	nick2730 Feb 2010
Low to High / High to Low ??? The current project I am doing will require some SubD, hard edge, modeling. I was going to just -go- for it, model the crap out of it, add some details in Mudbox, and then use PolyCrunch to distill a…	15 Last	Ghostscape Feb 2010
Photoshop Pixel Bender and HDR I usually do scripted image manipulation using maya's hardware rendering and cgfx. But in this case I want to generate RGBE/RGBM images to workaround the fact that maya can't load HDR maps (yes I nev…	5 Last	Brice Vandemoortele Feb 2010
Any "crysis" expert modder or dev here? I have a problem with custom textures , whenever I make custom textures and apply them they look jagged don't blend well with each other and the hardness bar dont work , I have tried increasing the t…	6 Last	NAIMA Feb 2010
3dsm biped + prop question Hey guys I have a question about an animation I am trying to do. I am very new to animating, but I think I have a basic idea of how to work with a biped (I have created a few walk cycles using the f…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
Moving Mirrored UVW pieces exactly -1 in Maya 8.5 Hi guys, Im trying to move my mirrored pieces of UVW to occupy the same space but -1. Im using maya 8.5 and I could line them up by eye - but I want to get it exactly right, is there a translate / m…	8 Last	oglu Feb 2010
Subdividing Help Hey guys, I feel so dumb for asking this but i cannot figure it out. Im making a simple roadblock that im going to bring into zbrush and detail in. I cannot figure out how to sub divide it correctl…	4 Last	nick2730 Feb 2010
Maya Help with toggle script I'm having trouble with a relatively simple script here, can I get some help? It toggles a selection constraint for all or hard edges only. the -q flag isn't documented for polySelectConstraint, but …	6 Last	throttlekitty Feb 2010
Problem saving Photoshop files Hello I am trying to save photoshop files in the dds format or crytif format , but whenever I go to save in crytiff format I get this error ... [url]http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1179/42751234.jp…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2010
Is my Max 2010 messed up or is this what people deal with? I've been using Max 2010 for a bit now, and so far I'm having nothing but issues with it. I'm not even talking about the terrible performance, slow load times, but the crashes and bugs. I find it …	15 Last	Frump Feb 2010