Technical Talk

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Maya paint weight issue Hi people, Using Maya since 2011 but just recently got into rigging.I need to rig a simple packaging box and I'm using the Skin Paint Weight feature on Maya but every time that I paint a j…	2 Last	throttlekitty Jul 2020
Maya - turn motion paths off Hi! I'm trying to shut my motion path up but, appart from other constraints, this one haven't got an 'envelop' option. I want to be able to turn it on and off during animation, is it possible? How wo…	1 Last	throttlekitty Jul 2020
Zbrush Questions Is there a way to subdivide a low poly model and maintain the object's original shape while smoothing out faceted edges?I know you can subdivide and keep the same shape, but you also end up keeping t…	1 Last	Epitaph Jul 2020
Blender: Baffling problem with vertices... Hi all,Got a weird problem that I can't figure out. I've posted some screens below.I'm working on a guitar body, just some standard poly modeling. Truly should be straight forward. The first screensh…	6 Last	Daf57 Jul 2020
How would you model destroyed Buildings? Hi,Thats a thing which interested me a long time i was asking my self how some Artists especially in Games like Crysis or Metro model these Destroyed buildings? Is it just a load of Boolean on the bu…	3 Last	TirvasFreeze Jul 2020
Dragon Ball Fighters Z - effects, sw00shes and visual fx Hi, I was watching this: https://youtu.be/hdnq53SdXZE?t=11m35sAnd I was wondering how do they use the "swoosh" effects on punches? It clearly looks like a sprite who´s parented to the positionof the …	5 Last	3D_director Jul 2020
Dragon Ball FighterZ 3D Character with Maya & Arnold Hello fellow Artists ! With Arnold's Latest Toon Shader do you think It's possible to render similar results with Dragon Ball FighterZ Characters ? If so, any advice on how will I do it ? T…	1 Last	3D_director Jul 2020
Why isn't it possible, to connect 2 identical uv-islands, turning them into single one. This at least seems more time saving option for me. As for now, what I see in Blender at least, mirrored face works by laying 2 identical uv-islands on the same position, but that doesn't make them a…	2 Last	monster Jul 2020
Free Checker Pattern Texture Hey, you guys over in the Technical Talk have given me so much help lately and I thought of giving back in the little way that I can.I am currently working on a game and thought of developing my own …	10 Last	3D_Lab_Academy Jul 2020
Shading/Normal problem I am making a shipping container and on the doors there is a shading or normal problem, I checked the number of edges for each face and they're all 4 edges, any suggestion?	4 Last	Fantasma Jul 2020
Jagged Lines in Textures - Substance Painter/Tips for Highpoly -> Lowpoly Workflow Hi!I come here to ask two questions.1st is, is this problem with jagged lines in textures caused by not having 90 degree UV islands?And also, I would like to know some tips on the workflow with highp…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2020
Suggestions for optimized gravel/small stones technique ? (ue4/maya) I need to put tyre tracks/imprints in but it doesn't need to be dynamic/changed during runtime so a simple static mesh is fine. The techniques I've found don't really work well in a realtime en…	2 Last	sketchem Jul 2020
Closed Moved: Lightmaps This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2020
Efficient Way To Merge Multiple Texture Sets? What is an efficient way to merge multiple texture sets? I've been trying to solve this problem on my own, but without any results.	6 Last	Taylor Brown Jul 2020
PolySmoother https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=depFDNRCPJshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKcsMUuykcPolySmoother is a professional tool to efficiently work with Smoothing Groups.It allows you to visualize and mana…	35 Last	hansolocambo Jul 2020
Zombie skin workflow problem Hi everyone. I'm a 3d art student and I got stuck with my showreel project. So I'm sculpting a model based on a painting where the main character is a zombie-like woman on a zombie horse. So the prob…	2 Last	sylvg_art Jul 2020
Half-Life Alyx :: Rigging Is there more info out there about the rigging system from Alyx?I found only some twitter snippets.Looks like it based on a muscle system with PSD on top.https://twitter.com/i/status/1275868553913069…	11 Last	throttlekitty Jul 2020
[Maya] UV Mapping already placed duplicate help! So I've already placed a bunch of chains in spot and I forgot to UV map the first one and then just duplicate that one. So now I have a bunch of un uvmapped links all placed in my scene. Is there a w…	1 Last	Alex_J Jul 2020
Pattern Tracing & Outfit Composition in Marvelous Designer Hello there! I recently made my first course for an ArtStation challenge, but because of the deadline, I uploaded the first half at a reduced price until I manage to do the voice-overs for the rest o…	3 Last	andeecoolkins Jul 2020
[Photoshop] Modificator: quick access to your favourite tool settings on one compact panel I've finished a new extension for Photoshop: Modificator. It's a panel that offers quick access to your favourite tool settings. Every setting comes as a customizable module that can be freely positi…	0 Last	kritskiy Jul 2020
Script does not work in maya 2020. When I try to use the script, i have an error:# Error: line 1: NameError: file <maya console> line 1: name '__main__' is not defined #.Script is in the attachments. Who can help with this?	2 Last	TeZzy Jul 2020
Maya tutorials for Max / intermediate 3d users Are there any tutorials, or either video or text that give an overview on maya? I'm trying to switch to maya and i keep reverting back to max every time I'm actually doing a project. Most of the…	0 Last	Ottomotto Jul 2020
How can I make this smooth without Ngons or pinching? I can't find a proper edge flow to make this all smooth without Ngons. I want to keep a slightly hardened edge without the pinching seen in the top half of the image	2 Last	FrankPolygon Jul 2020
[SOLVED] How to key layered material alpha? (Maya) Sorry in advance for something that likely is, and certainly should be, simple, but I'm new to and a total noob at animation. I've got a layered material in Maya 2019 (a lambert, if it helps) wi…	1 Last	jod13 Jul 2020
chamfer or subdivision surface in C4D Hi,Maybe it is an obvious question for some people but I can't find a clear answer. My question is about what the difference is between Chamfer and subdivision surface. (I have been trying to mo…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2020
Seamless textures in modern video games Hi guys!Does anyone have any good videos of GDC talks or whatever that showcase the use of seamless textures in modern video games? I remember seeing some videos of I think The Division 2 showing the…	0 Last	karl1206 Jul 2020
[Maya] Snap 'Empty Group' to Polygonal Face Maya users:How do you get an empty group to snap and orient to a component face when you can't Snap Attach To from an Empty Group?I find myself having to use a proxy mesh, and this feels wrong.What I…	2 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Jul 2020
Maya/Blender - Any mesh unfold scripts for making 2D meshes reflecting the UVs? I was wondering if there were any scripts floating around for these apps (specially Maya) that would take a mesh that has UVs, and create a flat 2D mesh "unfolded" according to its UVs, like you can …	1 Last	throttlekitty Jul 2020
Reparenting joint adds extra transform node When I reparent a joint, an extra "transform1" node is added above it. How I can fix this?	1 Last	throttlekitty Jul 2020
Does anyone know the art pipeline for Ratchet and Clank? Ratchet and Clank (2016) is a gorgeous game. I'm halfway through it and I cant help but to stop and stare at the environments and beautiful texture work. Is there anything public about their design p…	3 Last	njbrown Jul 2020
Mixing triple edges technique with creased edges Hi guys, there another question has been arose: it's possible (legal) to mix between manual creasing (triple edges technique) and mandatory creasing (saying like that one in zbrush), its not pr…	4 Last	cjw Jul 2020
Closed Moved: Pixel Depth Offset not working on multiple meshes using the same PDO material. This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2020
Adding a turned off modifier Is there a way to add a turned off modifier, make some tweaks and turn it on manually?Sometimes i have very complex geometry and i want to add a chamfer modifier, but i don't want it to affect every …	2 Last	Mohamed_Salah_Bchir Jul 2020
Zbrush: Matchmaker - How to Conform below highest point? At least from Pixologics example: http://pixologic.com/zbrush/features/brushes/matchmaker/The conforming vertices should be below the highest original point on the conforming mesh. On my test, …	0 Last	oXYnary Jul 2020
Problem with displacement in corners on Zbrush Hello! I'm having a problem when I do a displacement in Zbush with in objects that have a sharp corner. I put some image as example with a cube.In my situation I'm trying to do a crystal shader, so I…	2 Last	AlberMR Jul 2020
Maya - Duplicate with all inputs on Hi!Is there a way to copy an object in Maya and keep every propertie assigned? (like skinning, deformers, custom buttons, etc)I want to be able to do that without instancing, so I do not lose control…	1 Last	throttlekitty Jul 2020
export iclone a-pose Hi, I have probs to import an a-posed character from iclone to my 3d modeler: it imports always a t-pose. Any workabouts?	0 Last	sympatik Jul 2020
How do I "deactivate" bending limbs with rigs on Maya? Sorry for asking this, but I honestly don't know how to do this. I have searched some tutorials but, they haven't helped at all. Let's have a look, I have this humanoid character that I want to rig, …	2 Last	Ghogiel Jul 2020
Closed Moved: Substance Designer study This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2020
Looking for new laptop for 3D Modelling, Rendering, UE4 Hey everyone,I am ordering a laptop and I am looking for some help on what to get. My budget is about £1300.I previously had an ASUS TUF FX505 which met the needs for 3D modelling and rendering but i…	5 Last	sacboi Jul 2020
Maya - freeze related to animation layers and shape editor Hi, I've made a post at the autodesk forums as well but maybe somebody here has some experience too: im using maya 2018problem is after adding blendshape nodes (created from shape editor) to an anima…	12 Last	Alex_J Jul 2020
Closed Moved: How do you bake a bent normal map from a mesh with a normal map on it? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2020
How to improve this bake? Hey guys,I am still trying to figure out how to get a good bake so I test with simple objects like this. I uploaded it here so everyone can check it out:https://we.tl/t-4GG1l2wALmSo I think the bake …	22 Last	Obscura Jul 2020
Maya - Export SoftMod animation? I am trying to figure out if I can use softmods as part of animation process. For instance, to create a persons stomach moving in and out breathing, without adding extra bones. It seems like softmod …	1 Last	TeZzy Jul 2020
Help with molded plastic shapes/transitions (weapon modeling) So this was my latest attempt at my Sig Sauer M17/P320 model, which mind you is 1000% better than the last, but, I'm still struggling with the plastic body. I Think I nailed the metal portion, though…	12 Last	Boosted24v Jul 2020
Are Tileable Textures used on the whole Building? Hi,Normally you use in Games Tileable Textures for big Buildings (because of the Texel Density) so my Question is do you use the Textures on the WHOLE Building so for example Tileable Textures on the…	9 Last	poopipe Jul 2020
Interesting Research Thread Hi I thought I would share some findings for: Resources, Research Papers, Creators, Visionaries, Pioneers, Ideas and people at the forefront of the game industry. I would greatly appreciate it if you…	78 Last	littleclaude Jul 2020
Do low poly game assets that are using normal maps have to use smooth shading as well ? Just wondering, because as far as I saw when baking normal map, marked sharp edges are evil, they will just mess things up. So I guess, if I don't want to put on my mesh seams everywhere where there …	1 Last	Obscura Jul 2020
Sceleton rigging ( maya) Hellow everyone! I have some problem. I need to add а new joint into sceleton with ready skinning. I am create joint, put it the bones hierarchy. But when i whant to paint new weights with…	1 Last	Alex_J Jul 2020
Question: texturing sculpted cliff-faces Hey guys,I'm working on some large cliff faces in Zbrush, and I'm wondering the best approach for texturing these for rendering in UE4. I'd like to have them game ready.Normally i'd have a smaller sc…	6 Last	Tetranome Jul 2020