Technical Talk

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Cintiq for 3D Sculpting Hi folks, I wonder if you can help me.I have been thinking on acquiring a Cintiq for 3D Sculpting and after watching a lot of reviews, usually focused on 2D Art, I wanted to ask you:How important…	20 Last	mrboat Jun 2020
Remote Graphics Software - Teradici, HP-ZCentral and so on? anyone had any experience in this area? HelloHas anyone had any experience with Remote Graphics Software solutions? How was it for you, what works best, what other solutions are there, any feedback would be much appreciated. HP-ZCentr…	2 Last	littleclaude Jun 2020
Blender 2.8 Game Art / real-time learning resources Hello,Could anybody recommend me good game art tutorials / resources in Blender 2.8? I am using max but wanted to give Blender try. Main focus should be: HP modeling / Sculpting / Retopo, Low po…	4 Last	sacboi Jun 2020
Best way to rig pauldrons Whats the best way to rig pauldrons, and in my case in particular, theres an extra layer on top of the pauldrons. Should I make an extra bone for for the pauldrons? What should I parent it too? This …	13 Last	Ottomotto Jun 2020
3dsMax 2021.1 SHIFT+Drag extrude/inset + Full UDIM viewport display #3dsMax 2021.1 has been released.There are lots of fixes. But, there are also some new new features and improvement such as...SHIFT_Drag to Extrude and Inset.UDIM support for viewport via OSL bitmap.…	0 Last	gandhics Jun 2020
mopKnit v1.1 for Maya Hey folks, Inspired by the [URL="http://slidelondon.com/iv"]slideKnit[/URL] Maxscript which [URL="http://boards.polycount.net/showpost.php?p=851654&postcount=206"]EricChadwick linked to recently[/UR…	30 Last	cartoon man Jun 2020
How to Rigging a Modular Character ? Months ago I make a question about how to modeling these kind of characters and I have a good answer from Alex in this post http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem, but …	2 Last	Yerus Jun 2020
How can I bake high poly detail onto a smooth surface and maintain the smoothness? Hi! I'm a student still learning Max and Substance. For a unit last year I made this however one thing that confused me was how to bake high poly detail onto the wheels whilst maintaining the sm…	1 Last	FrankPolygon Jun 2020
uvs for inflating objects (balloons etc) I'm wondering about the best way to minimize stretching on objects that inflate/deflate like balloons or a bladder on a frog.Am I correct in the assumption that unwrapping the object in a mid-pose be…	1 Last	poopipe Jun 2020
VR moddeling props / polycount? Hello all,I've been working on Engine for end goal VR. I feel that I might have kept the cylinders to low poly. As Its also one main props.I also want to do some closeups shot of the prop.16, 2…	8 Last	Obscura Jun 2020
How facing billboards to camera works in sub-object level? I mean something like speed tree etc. With "cards" rotating to camera vector? Do they have to be separate objects , gazilion of them really ? Can it work in sub-object level…	23 Last	gnoop Jun 2020
How should i modell a Cave Hello,I want to create an big cave the problem with that i never modeled a Cave and have no clue how to model one. On Youtube there aren't much help especially for Maya User.. Maybe you know how to m…	1 Last	gnoop Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Normal seams in unreal. This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
How it's actually done ? Hello,Is it possible to have two different materials on the one single object separated by uvs? (if it works like that) For example if I have a creature or human character with mouth opene…	5 Last	oglu Jun 2020
How to Rigging a Modular Character ? Months ago I make a question about how to modeling these kind of characters and I have a good answer from Alex in this post http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem, but …	0 Last	VFVPGiotto Jun 2020
I need a tool like Daz 3D, but for Anime Girls There is this really good tool to make characters fast called Daz 3D. It has an asset store full of beautiful models, props, poses, clothing and all. Rigged and ready to use.Its only downside is that…	5 Last	OppaiRevealStudios Jun 2020
Mouse Recommendations for Maya - Soft Middle Click. Hi👋 , My 8 years old Lovely mouse near to dead and out of production. he came to his end of life 😢if you are a Autodesk Maya User You know how middle mouse button softness is important.I cannot buy 5…	9 Last	kturkay Jun 2020
Strategies for UV mapping Buildings so I have been trying out some environment work. last stuff i did was in about 2005 lolIn terms of uv strategies, i am always keen to have everytihng unwrapped properly, but since there are so manyel…	14 Last	Ruz Jun 2020
Closed Moved: How to improve substance painter performance? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
#256fes challenge is proving challenging Hi everyone!Long time lurker, first time poster here on this forum.The other day I stumbled upon the #256fes hashtag on the Japanese twittersphere, where artists are prompted to model a character wit…	2 Last	bloomingbridges Jun 2020
Cloth topology pros cons as an example i have this pants (zremeshed^^ ) with spirals, but it does take the folds in account to get a better silhouette, also the borders are good so i could cut along the edges to have pretty…	14 Last	Alex_J Jun 2020
[MAYA] Hard edges on UV seams when baking normal map. So I have this problem as you can see in the picture below. I have made the model in Maya and made the entire object have soft edges. For some reason when I bake the normal map from the high poly mod…	26 Last	Gladioluslab Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Marmoset Baking Normal Information that Doesn't Exist This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
how to model this hi,How can I model this M4 front handguard in maya ? I recently started learning modeling and having a hard time to model this for more refer image.	7 Last	dlz Jun 2020
Make stitches in zbrush or substance painter? Hello,where is better to create stitches for clothes, in zbrush using alphas or substance painter.If it can be done in substance painter using alphas then it's better to do it in substance painter m …	2 Last	slosh Jun 2020
Closed Moved: Maxscript gizmo access This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Are there any cool VR materials / free / marketplace such ILM(labs) Hi, are there any VR materials like the ones ILM labs (STARWARS) perhaps this been done before on any Unreal projects/market place. I had a quick look, but I could find any. I also believe VR ma…	0 Last	decorix Jun 2020
Maya - Hair Primitives using different textures Hi,I'm doing a dynamic hair system through XGen Interactive Grooming method. So far working fine, but I wnated to assign different texture to the hairs (which are hair cards)if possible without …	1 Last	dlz Jun 2020
Blender - How to use the Bezier Curve to draw cube lines Hello everyone,In Blender, how can you change the draw pattern of the bezier curve from circular to rectangular or cube.Essentially trying to get the same effect you get in 3d Coat's "2D Paint" funct…	5 Last	Method14253 Jun 2020
How to Skining a 3D Modular Character Previously I asked a question about how to make modular characters, but now I want to know the correct pipeline of rigging 3D modular characters . Is necesary weld every vertex or I could combin…	2 Last	VFVPGiotto May 2020
Maya student to Blender ive been using the student version of maya for years now and am trying to learn to use blender. If a model was originally created using student maya, then later imported to and edited in blender, are…	4 Last	Vallar May 2020
Retopolgy software suggestions? I've over the last few years focused pretty heavily on sculpting in ZBrush and only recently decided I want to start retopologizing my models for game usage, but I'm having trouble finding a software…	3 Last	Arkhelaos May 2020
Clothes animation on the character Hello,so what I want to know is what would be the right way of creating cloth of the character for the production ?some recommend to have that body mesh underneath the clothes so it can be more reali…	1 Last	Obscura May 2020
Hard edge VS Support loop Baking results! Which is better? Disclamer: I am newb and i was just exploring the difference between hard edges and support loops when it comes to smoothing groupsfrom all of the tutorials I have seen everybody's advice is "Use dif…	8 Last	sacboi May 2020
How to bake this complex geometry - later to be simulated as cloth inside UE Hi, fellows! I was locked out of my previous account so I had to start fresh with this one.I was wondering if anyone can suggest me a way to create a lowpoly mesh for the cape of the character I…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2020
[Sorted] Interior Environment/Texture query Good day All, I'm in the middle of remaking an interior aparetment from an old game I've enjoyed playing over the years. I've hit abit of a snag with what techinques to use when i comes to creating a…	2 Last	BMovie May 2020
Maya LT Rig/Anims File Referencing Pipeline Alternative? Hi All,I'm currently using Maya LT and have stumbled across a problem, which is File Referencing is a missing feature TT....Currently I'm looking at implementing a clean pipeline where we can separat…	4 Last	spidlee May 2020
Half Cylinder, quad topology I'm trying to get all quad topology so that i can use Subdiv to smooth the model and such, below is the picture of the issue im having, since i used a half cap to attach onto the cube i still have th…	6 Last	Ryandec May 2020
What Does a Good UV Map Look Like? Hi everyone, I am updating my portfolio and will be showing UV maps alongside my new models. Are there any general expectations/standards for how good UV maps should look in general? My current model…	14 Last	b_beauchamp May 2020
Do i need to bake my normal map again if i change my model details? I'm rendering a face in Marmoset, she is already textured and i wanted to change some wrinkles in her face in zbrush, do i need to bake my normal map again after i do the changes?Thanks!	2 Last	Kanni3d May 2020
Radial Symmetry Modifier Plugin for 3dsMax Radial SymmetryHello friends. Here is my new 3dsMax modifier plugin Radial Symmetry:Please check out the video for more details:Youtube preview video Radial Symmetry by PolyDesign3D Radial Sym…	0 Last	batuhanozer May 2020
Photoshop AI selection? Have somebody managed to make Photoshop AI selecting and separating texture features from photos any better than before? Like cracks patterns, cell structures ,&nb…	0 Last	gnoop May 2020
[Zbrush] - IMM curve brush always uses centre of bounding box for placement? I'm making some custom IMM brushes for armour trim at the moment and I've run into an issue. Best illustrated with an image -When creating the brush, is there a way to offset where the mesh will be d…	2 Last	CheeseOnToast May 2020
Hard surface egde flow I'm trying to understand how to correctly subdivide and keep topology consistent for creating hard surface models, iv'e tried to find some infomation but i cant seem to get what i need, maybe i havn'…	3 Last	Blaizer May 2020
Best 3d modelling software for Sketchup and AutoCAD lover Hello all,I am starting to learn game design and am looking to model some fairly angular, usually static, 3d objects, probably for use on the Unity engine. I am not an artist so I'll stick to indie g…	7 Last	poopipe May 2020
Help creating these types of curved roads and then applying perfect textures Sorry if this is the wrong section, first post here. I'm trying to create these curved bits, and then apply the materials? How do they get perfect degree turns and square textures on top of that…	3 Last	poopipe May 2020
Creating inner mouth for production ?! Hello,What is the right way when it comes to creating inner mouth of the character ?I understand that teeth and tongue are separated elements/objects (or tools if we are talking in zbrush language) b…	5 Last	Alex_J May 2020
Nowadays how high is a high poly mesh for baking maps? Hello everyone!(It's my first post, so hope it isn't a trvial one and I'm in the right section)I've been looking at other posts about this topic; however, I'm still wondering really how much is it to…	2 Last	rotblush May 2020
Painting Skin Weights on Armored Character Confusion Hi all, I'm trying to skin my character but it has armor. When I rotate the atlas bone of the head the geometry warps unnaturally. I've locked all other joints and set the atlas bone-joint to max inf…	7 Last	oglu May 2020
Maya - Toggle on/off - Use Default Material ? In maya is it possible to create a hotkey that can toggle on/off - Use Default Material in the viewport ? Thanks	2 Last	Nulupa May 2020