Technical Talk

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Max not responding to keyboard? For some reason, Max 9 (32bit) has stopped responding to all keyboard shortcuts. It doesn't matter if its a macroscript, CTRL-S for save, F4, whatever. The only keyboard input that is responding is m…	6 Last	Slipstream Dec 2008
Can someone define "a clean model"? I am really struggling with this idea of what a "clean model" is. I feel it is holding me back as an aspiring high-poly artist. Let's look at what employers "ask" for... [URL]http://www.epicgames.c…	15 Last	Junkie_XL Dec 2008
Question: Real time rendering I am a 3d modeler with an interest in the more technical aspects of rendering and 3d optimization. I primarily use 3ds max and unreal engine 3 and have been trying to get a more advanced grasp of how…	5 Last	scourgewarper Dec 2008
I wanna like paint INREALLIFE : D Just wondering if you great people of polycount could give me some links so tuts or tips for traditional painting. Oh and like also just any traditional art lighting, theory of, all that stuff would…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2008
Question: Projecting polypaint between meshes ? Anyone know if its possible to transfer polypaint between two meshes? something similar to project all for subtools, but in this case for the colorinformation ?	2 Last	JohnnyRaptor Dec 2008
Cartoon style textures I have big problem with cartoon style textures like World of Warcraft. I very like that style, but don't have any idea how this is painting. I'm new in 3d modeling/texturing and maybe this is stupid …	5 Last	kredzio Dec 2008
Re-topology tools I work in 3Ds Max 2k9, and it's getting very time consuming to build a low res mesh using the standard poly tools that are provided. I downloaded PolyBoost, and it looks extremely powerful. Having w…	9 Last	Snowfly Dec 2008
First UT3 character tutorial OK, let´s start modelling! It is not by me, I just found the link ;-) [url="http://www.ut40k.planetunreal.gamespy.com/unreal-Dateien/UT3_Character_tutorial_1.htm"]http://www.ut40k.planetunreal.games…	17 Last	ae. Dec 2008
Maya 2008 graphical problems - 'Little Help!' Hello, I'm frequently encountering graphical problems with Maya 2008. In the UV editor window it often displays a white screen instead of the texture rendering it useless!:poly118: [IMG]http://i2.p…	7 Last	malcolm Dec 2008
Show Joint trajectory in maya Is there something in Maya that works like "show trajectory" in max? something that marks the path a joint takes in 3d space frame by frame.	2 Last	Hito Dec 2008
Wacom issue in Vista I just got a Vista machine a few days ago, and I've been having this really annoying issue where when I click and hold the pen (Intuos3) tip anywhere on the screen a swirl will appear (Pic: [img]http…	1 Last	kylehug Dec 2008
Context-sensitve maxscript UI? Just curious if anyone has created a context sensitive maxscript UI. Basically what I'd like to do, depending on suboject level, or if a radio button is pressed, etc, change UI elements to present di…	7 Last	Rob Galanakis Dec 2008
Shader Map (generate normals, etc.) Anyone use this yet? Just found out about it. [url]http://www.renderingsystems.com/index.php[/url] [quote]ShaderMap Pro automatically converts photographic textures to height maps, normal maps, dudv…	29 Last	adam Dec 2008
max skinning problems ok so my prob is, i had to scale a character down, to avoid rebuilding my biped i used the rescale world utility, that was all good, but when i go to load the ENV i saved out it is treating the small…	10 Last	kite212 Dec 2008
symmetric poly work hi folks does anybody of you know some trick or plugin to give max some kind of a real symmetric work ability? point is: I want to easily edit a symmetric model with unsymmetric UV´s without loosin…	9 Last	rollin Dec 2008
Texture Update issue? Phtoshop > max Hey guys, i m having this weird problem at work.While doing some texture work...i keep coming back to max to see how everything's coming out...but it doesn't update the the latest texture by itself.…	12 Last	animax Dec 2008
which games support easy moddding? I know unreal has some great tools for artists to import and work with the engine, what other games out there include the toolset to do similar? Crysis?	1 Last	Neox Dec 2008
newbie needs help =) sup guys, i have been working on a 100 percent custom multiplayer map for UT2004. right now i'm trying to get a single material id setup for for a rocky cavern type mesh to sit outside windows to gi…	1 Last	Ott Dec 2008
Problem in baking normal map I'm making normal map according to this simply tutorial [ame]http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=LOfbr6Ew_6M[/ame] but my result is: [URL]http://upek.pl/img.php?id=16967[/URL] That's not a normal map:(…	3 Last	Jonathan Dec 2008
SOE posted some of their maxscript tools I am Allergic to Max so I dunno how useful they r? [URL]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3870/an_environmental_pipeline_in_.php[/URL]	0 Last	claydough Dec 2008
Closed CharacterHead-Comments/Critique	0 Last	Mcbiskit Dec 2008
Tell Max not to set back to Windows Basic? 3dsMax2008 x64, on a Windows Vista Machine. By default, it switches to Windows Basic, and as such, causes issues with Photoshop stuttering. Is there a way I can tell Max not to do this, and instead…	3 Last	cow1787 Dec 2008
Help with texture painting. HI guys I'm a longtime modeler but one of my weaker points is texture painting. I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to share one of their PSD's or such so I can take a good look and decip…	7 Last	Farfarer Dec 2008
I think I broke Max's keyboard shortcuts The past couple of day's whenever I've started up Max2008, I've found my keyboard and Quads setups reset to the default settings. I'd saved out a file with my settings for both before the problems o…	4 Last	Slipstream Dec 2008
FLV Setup Its a bit straying from the norm, but I was wondering if anyone out there that uses FLV (Flash videos basically) on their websites. I'm having some difficulty understanding some of these "tutorials" …	5 Last	JasonLavoie Dec 2008
My Unreal level is the wrong scale Hi, I have mapped an entire Unreal 3 level using custom meshes but have realized that the scale is too large! Is it possible to proportionally scale an entire unreal map (all static meshes and terrai…	1 Last	Em. Dec 2008
Deep Paint 3D color loss I noticed DP loses color whenever it exports maps, whether directly to PS or to a file (TGA, PNG, BMP, etc.). Maybe once its not a big deal but after saving over and over you lose quite a bit. It's l…	0 Last	shotgun Dec 2008
simple vertex paint question Hey guys, sorry to make my first question such a simple one on here but... I`m trying to simply switch on and off vertex paint mode in maya 2008 so that I can see the changes that I have made. (as a…	1 Last	Ryno Dec 2008
Color, saturation, & cartoony-ness I have to confess that I am more of a coder than an artist, but needs must as they say. Anyway, the big problem I have with my game art is it comes over as 'too cartoony' & needs to be 'more realis…	8 Last	frubes Dec 2008
UV Relax on an Axis? (Max) So let's say I have this convenient image that explains my problem. [IMG]http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g304/krasnoarmiich/UVWire.jpg[/IMG] Basically, after I get a level of distortion I'm comfor…	11 Last	Uly Dec 2008
New CrazyBump beta! Dear Polycounter, Are you brave (and/or) foolhardy? If so, please download CrazyBump 1.1 rc4 New features: [LIST] [][I]Extra Super fast! [/I] [][I] More Hotkeys! [/I] [*][I] Not likely to …	21 Last	EarthQuake Dec 2008
Overlapping UVs Hi there, I had this site recommended to me by a friend for asking game art related question so here goes. When i am unwrapping and texturing I often overlap large areas of UVs intentionally because…	1 Last	MoP Dec 2008
my face loops , crit ? Hi , this is my faceloop , what do you think of it ? [img]http://static3.filefront.com/images/personal/3/3dgurus/155231/juxvubwqpv.jpg[/img]	4 Last	Neox Dec 2008
Help with lighting map for environment! Hello everyone! Heres what i posted in my thread but figured i should post here as more people might check in (i really need to see how to do this so i can start texturing :() Ok so here is what i d…	3 Last	Jeremy Lindstrom Dec 2008
Max exporting issues So, in my "Learn Max from Maya" journey I've run into another problem. 1. I'm trying to export my model for Max into UE3 so I can mess around with some in game renders but I keep running into this …	5 Last	praetus Dec 2008
zbrush / xNormal map generation issues when i try rendering out a normal map in xnormal, its giving me this: [URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7315/92358993hu0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://g.imageshack.us/im…	3 Last	indian_boy Dec 2008
3d Max - Shortcut keyboards don't work I know that button 'Keyboard Shortcut Ovierride Toggle' should to be enabled to work properly , but when Im trying to do it - nothing happens, it doesn't turn on :/ Have you got any idea ? I've g…	0 Last	pittek Dec 2008
What kind of machine are you running on? Hey, just wondering what kind of specs all your machines are running on while you model, as my current PC isn't holding up to the strain of 3D. (It's getting a little legacy for my tastes) Mine's a…	72 Last	killingpeople Dec 2008
Why are my render to texture maps so screwed up Im trying to render to texture my my high tire to a low one, but the treads on the maps looks as if its overlapping and I cannot figure out why. Ive tried using local,world and screen, but nothing wo…	3 Last	MoP Dec 2008
[Zbrush into Max] UV Mapping/Normal Map not fitting Hi there, First let me introduce my problem: [b]1. I modelled a low poly head in max and then did all the detailing with zbrush. 2. When i finished the detailing stage in zbrush i took the low po…	3 Last	butt_sahib Dec 2008
Picking Groups in Projection Modifier in 3dsmax2009? Title pretty much says it all, seems kind of silly if you cant.	0 Last	mikebart Dec 2008
budget software? Where can I get modling software for the buget n00b? :\	6 Last	Toast Dec 2008
photoshop cs3 I'm really good with photo shop but there's 1 thing i having problems with i keep losing my courser on a blank screen lol is there a way we change the cross air ? in their brush option none of those…	1 Last	pior Dec 2008
3DS headache - Construct backgrounds uuuugghh...... why..... Ok heres my original picture made as a reference for a character [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/JesterBox/COnstruct.jpg[/IMG] It's level enough to use, not pe…	5 Last	Psyk0 Dec 2008
Maya 08 Light problem So I'm trying to light my environment before panel review this coming Monday and I'm getting weird lighting on the doorway on the right. any suggestions on how to fix it? I'm using mental ray with GI…	0 Last	Gannon Dec 2008
.t3d to .fx I'm looking for a way to convert unreal shader code in .t3d format to .fx and vice versa. Has anyone had experience of doing this? Is it possible?	0 Last	Psixos Dec 2008
Sewer Water Hey guys, Need some knowledge of the all knowing polycounters. I have been working on an orange box mod for some time now. We have this sewer level, where the player will take a controlled ride thro…	0 Last	AnimeAngel Dec 2008
maya object axis alignment got it... should have just googled it first.	0 Last	Hito Dec 2008
3d Max hotkeys questions Hi, I'm starting to relearn 3d max and setting up my own hotkeys for it and was just wondering a few things; 1) In Silo, ASDF = sub object mode hotkeys to quickly go from vertex to face etc. I've br…	7 Last	hobodactyl Dec 2008
Low poly clips High poly - Render to Tex So, I don't work too much with high poly/normal mapped stuff at work, but this one project I've made a high poly model and a low poly to project for the maps. Right now I'm having trouble rendering …	8 Last	cow1787 Dec 2008