Technical Talk

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Modeling Help needed Hi guys , im new to this forum , some intro about me , im a student currently studying in polytechnic and now working on my final year project . And im modeling characters for my cinematic and i ne…	2 Last	praxedes Aug 2009
Max Material Editor FAIL So everytime I try and load a texture in max 2009 it just freezes, I go to the task manager and it still thinks max is running, but it is definately frozen. So I tried repairing it, reinstalling it, …	3 Last	insaneklown89 Aug 2009
Anyone have a maya script that selects faces with no material assigned. I would like to select a model, than click a button and have it select all the faces on the model that do not have materials assigned to them. Anyone written this yet?	6 Last	Seaseme Aug 2009
Very Basic Maya2009Un Help --image planes Hey I started a new model, new gun, desert eagle. I made my image plane, put the reference image on it and it's all good to go but I have a problem! When I create a rectangle to start getting some s…	3 Last	n88tr Aug 2009
Goodbye my old friend after 3 years of good good working my old friend "geforce 6800gt" had a stroke yesterday now its only capable of doing 2d stuff and creates ugly pictures... the question now is what to choose to be …	12 Last	arrangemonk Aug 2009
Photoshop CS$ is being an a-hole Hey guys, when i finally managed to get it to work somehow (without crazy brush etc lag) i found out that after few minutes (even 1 sometimes) the pan gradually starts to lagg till its unbearable so …	28 Last	\|Buddy\| Aug 2009
ATI Rendermonkey -vs- NVIDIA fx composer I have recently had the need to learn a lot about shaders so I started reading the following book, [URL="http://books.google.com/books?id=iggJf7oIly8C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=shaders+for+game+artist+and+…	7 Last	\|BILLY$CLINT\| Aug 2009
How should i Unwrap this? I'm almost done modeling this vehicle and i had a few questions on how to best UV map this in 3DS Max. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/loneraver/wolf_rightfront_iso.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i…	2 Last	whats_true Aug 2009
Weird AO problem Hey all, Im trying to render a decent AO from a low poly hoody, but they seem to just come out crap everytime, I dont know whats up, I've rendered loads before and never had this problem? Heres what …	4 Last	JohnnyRaptor Aug 2009
Game engines in relation to poly count? I was wondering if I could get a clear explanation of how game engine's effect polycount. What's to say I can't take Unreal 2003 and plop a 15k GOW character model into it? What is it that caps the p…	9 Last	MoP Aug 2009
Lost a bunch of Zbrush work Is there a backup file somewhere that gets saved in a different location? Might be a lost cause... Not sure where the file went. Strange.	1 Last	ceebee Aug 2009
Best way to make yellow hazard lines I was trying to figure out how to make the classic yellow and black hazard lines in photoshop and settled on this (majorly inefficient I bet) technique: 1. Region select with rectangle left side por…	3 Last	scourgewarper Aug 2009
noob game mesh question I've shown this mesh in another thread, but it seems more appropriate to ask the tech questions here. Currently this mesh is in several pieces, is it a good idea to join the pieces together? I was l…	4 Last	traden Aug 2009
Maya Basics - Image plane Simple question, once I get my image plane up with reference, how do I lock the image in place so it doesn't move around on me? I use Maya2009. Thank you very much.	1 Last	n88tr Aug 2009
Awesome tutorial from DW 4 winner! AWESOME MakingOf from DV 4 winner you guys can find here [url]http://slipgatecentral.livejournal.com/25838.html?mode=reply[/url]	97 Last	traden Aug 2009
Creating holes and insets in a mesh Hi i need to know how to cut a hole or inset into a mesh without using booleans. I was told not to use booleans coz it gives an un-needed poly rise, and also stuffs up textures. I found this out fi…	27 Last	BradMyers82 Aug 2009
transparency issues I am having a transparency issue. For some reason the light texture that I have semi transparent is affecting whats behind it. I am using 3dsmax 9. Any ideas to why this is happening? [IMG]http://i93…	3 Last	snake85027 Aug 2009
Photoshop PSD to TGA file Does anyone know how to get rid of the damn copy text when you save a PSD as a TGA file? I sometimes wont get the copy text in the name but the majority of the time it always will say copy when savin…	17 Last	Michael Knubben Jul 2009
shooters with custom weapon capabilities? hey guys, are there any good, recent FPS games that allow you to model your own weapons and put them in game? What about characters? thanks	9 Last	\|BILLY$CLINT\| Jul 2009
Office Monitor/emissive map help I am working on a office type setting and I just finished modeling the monitor. I started to unwrap it and wanted to test how an emissive map would look but I can't find anywhere to add the gayscale …	3 Last	hansedr Jul 2009
looking for a the photos to normal map paper I remember a while back someone posting a paper talking about the use of three photos from different angles being used to produce a normal map. It was created for archeologists as a replacement to th…	6 Last	\|BILLY$CLINT\| Jul 2009
Max 2010 / 2009 icons, Main Toolbar So....... I hate Max 2010's main toolbar icons. Out of habit I generally know what all the icons are but it slows me down a lot having to second guess. Is there any way to customize the main toolb…	3 Last	mLichy Jul 2009
Maya - Normal VS bump map issue Hi, up to this point I have been working with greyscale bumpmaps. They work great in Maya software and mental ray renders. For importing into game engines I have been converting all of my bump maps…	10 Last	whipSwitch Jul 2009
Making a Toon-like Environment help? I've been playing Tales of Vesperia on the 360 lately and the graphics have blown me away. I want to make some scenes using the same sort of art style. The modeling looks like it would be easy enough…	6 Last	Justin Meisse Jul 2009
Configure Max for tablet. Hi, I've seen and heard some people talk about using their wacom for modelling. The thing is, i cannot get it to be smooth in any way. Especially viewport navigation is a pain. Rotating and panning …	16 Last	Autocon Jul 2009
Cory Kanakis Design Progressions Hello All!	47 Last	joert99 Jul 2009
Import multiple images as layers in photoshop? I often work in 2048x2048 documents and have to select multiple reference images/bake maps and bring them into the document. Is there a way to select multiple images and have them brought in as separ…	10 Last	Snakebit_Samurai Jul 2009
How do I do these UVs? Ancient Roman Scales model I'm working on a cartoon-ish Ancient Roman general's office. At the moment I'm making a set of measuring scales, but I'm having trouble with doing the proper UV layout. I've attached pics of both the…	4 Last	MoP Jul 2009
Quadro FX video card plus + Maya + Photoshop. We're upgrading our video cards at work and I'm wondering if anyone has used these cards with maya 2008 and photoshop cs4 and has an opinion on them. We are currently using the quadrofx 1700 and it d…	4 Last	HandSandwich Jul 2009
What Are Maya Shelf Must-Haves? (semi-Maya n00b) Hello, I'm Zilk. I've been with Max for many years now but I'm trying to make amends with Maya after giving her the cold shoulder for almost 3 years. I'm dominantly a 3D modeler and texture artist…	9 Last	Karmageddon Jul 2009
PLugin tut? Hey all, I have tried to put plugins in Max for months but I cant figure it out. So far all I get it "Put the plugin in the max folder" I need to Know where that folder is and where to put the pl…	4 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2009
Maya + MipMap trilinear + DDS Curently working on iPhone I have lot of problem with the mipmapping.... I would like to know if in Maya I can use the Mipmap Trilinear option with my DDS file? It means I work my mimap level in p…	4 Last	sama.van Jul 2009
Staying Organized: File Naming Conventions We all know it's important to stay organized especially when your working on an entire environment and have many files to deal with. I'm curious what kind of naming conventions and folder structures…	3 Last	jocose Jul 2009
Max is only using 1/8th of my i7 Hey guys. I have a bit of a problem and man it has been bugging me. So i have an i7 in my comp with a good amount of ram. Stupidly ive got 32bit vista but ill be putting 64 bit on the weekend so th…	6 Last	\|BILLY$CLINT\| Jul 2009
Zbrush antialiasing discussion I was just wondering if anyone has tips on making the cleanest looking render possible while still hiding jaggies?...like, catmull-rom quality, but in zbrush. I've tried the trick of doubling the ca…	4 Last	Helixx Jul 2009
problem with my car model i made this car whit subdivide but that isn't good and now i got some artifects as you can see does any one knows how to fix it i also asked it on blender forum but i think it is not a blender proble…	3 Last	blingtwink Jul 2009
Unreal3 Skylight not baking? Hey guys, me again with another U3 lighting conundrum. Basically i just tried putting a skylight into a scene for the first time, oddly enough when i try to build the lighting, the skylight's contr…	21 Last	\|BILLY$CLINT\| Jul 2009
Multiple UVs in Maya I'm trying to get two textures to show up on a single object. I want each to use a unique UV set. One needs to tile and the other needs to wrap around the object. I can get both UV sets to export …	3 Last	jocose Jul 2009
Tire tread normal mapping? Hi guys, just want to ask how to normal map a tire tread without seams. I tried using the cylindrical mapping but the seams are still noticeable, or maybe I didn't do it right. Is it possible? Thank…	9 Last	boyluya Jul 2009
Best way to go about texturing this? Hey all, I'm working on a small snowpark scene for the iphone, well it's actually pretty big, and I need to know of the best to go about texturing it. I was thinking of a 128x128 snow tiled texture,…	8 Last	Cyph3r Jul 2009
Sculpting eyes - open or closed? Trying to get into sculpting shit some more. Seen some sculpts with the eyelids closed, and a lot with the lids open. Is there any particular reason for doing them open/closed, or does it just boil d…	3 Last	Mongrelman Jul 2009
OBJ viewer? Anyone know of a .obj Thumbnail viewer? Like if u have 200 obj files in a folder and u want to scroll through them like images? I know it has to exist somewhere.....or do OBJ files not hold image dat…	7 Last	empeck Jul 2009
Seeking "work ready" building texturing suggestions I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to approach the texturing of the buildings in this scene I've been working on. I want it to be portfolio worthy and I also want it to show that I can texture building…	0 Last	alexk Jul 2009
3dsmax - hide seams in Unwrap UVW Is it possible to hide all yellow seams [U]on object[/U] during unwraping? [IMG]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4422/1122p.jpg[/IMG]	4 Last	MoP Jul 2009
Unreal 3 Phat editor Anyone have experience using the skeleton mesh PHAT tool? my mesh is bouncing/exploding off the floor of the tool. Is this normal? or are there any settings I should be messing with? Thanks -Lee	20 Last	\|BILLY$CLINT\| Jul 2009
Next gen graphics in OGRE? Hai guise, I'm working freelance on an indie game and we're using the Ogre engine. I've created some environments and characters for this game, but we're having a bit of trouble exporting these to Og…	4 Last	Sage Jul 2009
No seams in Max, seams in Unreal Trying to get my hands dirty with making a simple box building and running into a problem. In max, my building has no seams but after import into Unreal Editor, there are seams. Heres a screenshot: …	5 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2009
Is there a way to force the old PolyBoost UI in max 2010? I really dislike the ribbon. It is slow, quirky and I'm just used to the old PolyBoost interface. Any technical artists out there figure out a way to get the old interface back? By luck I was also…	7 Last	Junkie_XL Jul 2009
[Tutorial] Paths to 3ds max 1: Open photoshop and draw some damn shapes. [IMG]http://deelekgolo.wmclan.net/pathsto3d/screenshot1.Png[/IMG] -------------------------------------------------- 2: Make things a little interesting…	12 Last	Jaco Jul 2009
Maya/MEL Spherical selection shape? All, I have converted a displaced sphere to geometry (it's a globe with raised continents). I now wish to select and delete the "ocean" part. I have tried a Boolean subtraction with a smaller sphere…	3 Last	calvin1649 Jul 2009