Technical Talk

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3ds capping holes I'm trying to get a 3ds model into Gmax. It has many holes in it: [img]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l43/Marshal_banana/capholes.jpg[/img] Whenever it gets imported, the holes are capped, and …	4 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2007
tris versus quads in game art hello mates, i have a question regarding an art test im making. Im asked to create a lowpoly character using a maximum of 700 triangles. By triangles do you think they mean that my mesh should be t…	13 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2007
DDS photoshop plugin explained I got tired of not knowing what all the different options in the Nvidia DDS Photoshop export dialog box did, so I sat down and tried them all. I also did some online research for the types that weren…	33 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
Ambient Occlusion baking question I have an important question. How do i transfer a AO map from a High poly model to low poly using render to texture? I been struggling with this all week. Also,Is there a bug issue with this menta…	1 Last	fritz Oct 2007
In game industry which work fllow you will choose low poly - highpoly low poly -highpoly-low poly topology rebuilding or other great way:)	12 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2007
texture art test wip (update: Toilets!!) So I'm working on this 2nd art test (popular guy eh?) that was sent to me by another company. this is a texturing test. one of the bullets in the directions state: 3. The lighting should be baked …	31 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
I lost my sunglasses on top of my head In other words i think im missing the obvious... Ive been reading over some of the normal map tuts suggested in my project thread (Poop's and Andrei's), and after looking them both over and comparin…	8 Last	FikusOmongus Oct 2007
Using someone else's work... I was wondering if there was any legal problems with taking someone's concept art like Dylan Cole or Feng Zhu and modeling it and putting it in my portfolio? I'm not planning on making any money off …	9 Last	Ruz Oct 2007
Demo idiot needs help. Hi guys, I have some models ready, but do not know how to make a demo reel at all. I know basic after effects stuff and rendering in Maya. I need to know how to put your short reels on DVD for recru…	9 Last	Sage Oct 2007
Upcoming TopoGun beta 1.3 SubD's to Mudbox video Hello, There is a new video on [url="http://www.topogun.com"]www.topogun.com[/url] showing how you can recover the small details from a highres mesh and import them in Mudbox.	1 Last	Pedro Amorim Oct 2007
xref .... hi i have some funky wunky x-ref problems and it would be so nice if max would learn to handle them correct but no.. it don´t want to.. so maybe there is some trick or some other solution, maybe som…	1 Last	dejawolf Oct 2007
ZAPPLINK v3 released. Nice Link: [url="http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=052099"]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=052099[/url]	1 Last	Panupat Oct 2007
vista, 3ds max 8 stutter [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvosFZrcYUA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvosFZrcYUA[/url] brand new vista, and max 8, side by side comparison with a 3 year old XP computer.	0 Last	dejawolf Oct 2007
Vista + CS2... weird stuttering problem Hey guys - I just recently bought a brand new machine and I got it with Vista (Home Premium). I've had Photoshop CS2 installed since I got it (2 weeks) and have noticed that it (CS2) stutters/lags on…	16 Last	IronHawk Oct 2007
Texture Splatting I was just wondering if anyone can give me a point in the right direction as to how to use texture splatting. I am asking as a project I am involved in needs to texture large areas and we obviously c…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
Specular theory So anyway, i'm trying to explain specular maps, how they work, why we use blue for skin etc etc. and there's obviously something i'm missing in my explaination, because he doesn't seem to get it. is…	1 Last	MoP Oct 2007
about create tangent normal map use node in maya I know the way to get world/object space normal map in maya 7 (not use plus-in), but how can I create tangent normal map?use lighting or something?there is a link(I have no a visa card:(): [url="http…	5 Last	MoP Oct 2007
Texture size vs. quantity I've searched but couldn't find a discussion on what kind of performance impact textures have. Is it better to have fewer, larger textures or many smaller ones? It depends of course, but if that's y…	11 Last	Black_Dog Oct 2007
ZBrush 3 - Importing UVed model into current tool In ZBrush 2 I often used to work on high poly, then decide I want to bake normal map onto lowest level - it had no UVs, so then I was able to export it, do the UVs in Maya, and import the model back …	20 Last	Khanongsouk Oct 2007
metaBALLS! Hi all I've been looking around for a freeware metaball modelling program. I know it sounds silly since a/apps like Max, Maya, XSI and even Zbrush have tools for this and b/metaballs don't have much…	16 Last	pior Oct 2007
Max 9 - Changing UV-Map Channel Hi there, everyone. I made one of my first low-poly characters in Max. Modeling was done with orientation from the low-poly-character-tutorial, that comes with max. But i made a few things on my own…	10 Last	aniceto Oct 2007
Question about Normalmap Mirroring I've been experimenting lately with normalmap mirroring. 1. I've been able to use duplicate normalmaps with no problems in 3ds max. 2. Any flipped uv's don't get their normalmap flipped properly in 3…	3 Last	Chai Oct 2007
how to make a hard surface normal map in this link [url="http://www.iddevnet.com/quake4/ArtReference_CreatingTextures"]http://www.iddevnet.com/quake4/ArtReference_CreatingTextures[/url] there is a hard face normal map, the high polygon m…	16 Last	onrew Oct 2007
Collision meshes for levels I have schematics for 18 levels for a side scrolling platformer that I want to block out collision meshes for, but since I'm not building for a specific engine yet, will I be able to create the meshe…	4 Last	CrazyButcher Oct 2007
Headus UV Layout Demo [url="http://www.uvlayout.com/"]UVLayout[/url] I've noticed that they've finally finished beta testing it, and have a public demo now (Before you would have to email him directly for a 40 day trial…	21 Last	Illusions Oct 2007
Was armor in oblivion zbrushed? (pics) Im trying to learn high res normal mapping, i have a low poly character in full armor and i wanted to jack him to high res, similiar to oblivion armor. The problem is when i imported into zbrush as a…	18 Last	Slash Oct 2007
Maya CgFx - 3dsMax Fx transition issues while porting Brice's BRDF shader, I made some notes on the differences of each, so when the job needs to be done again, it would mean less work. [code] /////////////////////////// // GUI / Texture …	0 Last	CrazyButcher Oct 2007
Next gen Scene Ideas/help Hey guys so Ive been working for a while now on my characters, currently I have 1 last character to go which mostly will all be a skulpt for the most part. So I should have that done within the next …	1 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2007
max 8 viewport normal/opacity bug? Been having a horrible time getting max to draw out normal maps w/opacity(and normal maps in genral) in the vieports in real-time...always turns to gobbly gook.. and I have to hit the redraw button …	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
dds compression problem Hi all! I never had lot of problems with dds compression. But actually I don't understand why I have bad render with gradiant colors on DXT1 compression (RGB only). - PNG file : 313ko - DDS file : …	11 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
a simple question well im no polycounter. i dont make my own models, but the other day i was messing around with a model and changing it to make it pink, which i did sucessfully. and then I decided to put in my own s…	5 Last	Brice Vandemoortele Oct 2007
Um....hello? Topology tool? Ok, im trying to find the topology/adaptive skin/rigging menus in Zbrush 3.1 Im finding a ton of documentation on it but it doesnt seem to exist in my app. Am i completely retarded that i cant find…	3 Last	aniceto Oct 2007
Where Have All The Edges Gone? [img]http://vigville.com/forum_images/WhereDidAllTheEdgesGo.jpg[/img] I have 3ds Max 9 SP2 installed when we export almost any mesh that isn't base geometry to .obj (no matter what settings quad, p…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
Max 9 and File Sizes Memory I guess I should have done more research before jumping. I just remembered how everyone was raving about it being faster. Here the thing, my file sizes have jumped from 25mb to 90, to now even 160!…	6 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2007
anyone have an xbox with HDMI output? and is it worth it? is there that big of a difference between 1080i and 1080p??	7 Last	Joshua Stubbles Oct 2007
Maya and Normal Maps Ok, so I've run into a bit of a snag. I've got a normal map I wish to use in Maya. The normal map was baked out using transfer maps in Maya. However, it looks like complete ass when applied to the lo…	7 Last	rooster Oct 2007
WHAT IS THIS I didnt do much research cause i figure one of u douche knows this. soo Is there a way to removed or change that godamn monkey crosshair in Z3, i mean, when u want to do small details, its so useless…	39 Last	b1ll Oct 2007
Wouldn't it be great if during crunch... Wouldn't it be great if during crunch the exec's and managers were required not to cut there finger nails. I wonder how long and how often they would decide to crunch then. [img]/images/graemlins/l…	8 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2007
Mirrored normalmap in Maya I'm making this character for a game and it's UV s are mirrored, like the chest and the face. My problem is that when viewing it in maya it looks weird [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img], although …	9 Last	Mique Oct 2007
3ds max 8 no longer recognizes .HDR, .PIC files As the title suggests my 3ds max no longer has the option for "Radiance Image File (HDRI)(.pic,hdr)" I've come to the conclusion that I have deleted the plugin by accident went deleting other plugi…	3 Last	thomasp Oct 2007
Photoshop lazybrush? I've been wondering this for a while: Does Photoshop have an equivalent to zb3's lazybrush, or something for drawing clean/smooth lines outside of working in vector?	13 Last	coldwolf Oct 2007
Zmapper prob, please help hi guys, I'm currently in the process of trying to render out a normal map as a test, what I'm basically running into is a weird distortion in my normal map render from zmapper. I'm using the custo…	6 Last	soulstice Oct 2007
How to copy animations from one biped to another.. Hi there. Is there a way to copy the animation from one biped to another? Like, i have a biped that is animated, and i want to transfer that animation to another biped which is riged already and put…	6 Last	Pedro Amorim Oct 2007
Max render frame skip I'm using Max 9 64bit. I'm curious if there's a method out there that will render every-other frame in a given range. Say for example I have an animation that lasts 64 frames. I want to render out 3…	2 Last	Slum Oct 2007
Maya Questions Due to a zany event here in the office, our team will probably be switching to Maya. I learned 3d modeling in Maya, so this should be no problem, but I haven't used it in a good 7 months as the offic…	1 Last	Tulkamir Oct 2007
Max bug.. Does anyone else ever have a problem with max when you use undo and it screws up your mat. id's? It ranges from changing my mat id's or going as far as changing the textures in general. Very annoyi…	6 Last	Noren Oct 2007
Zbrush and overlapping uvs? Just curious if some of the problems i've had lately using zmapper to bake out a normal map was related to my uvs being mirrored. Zbrush doesn't like this?	3 Last	fal$eProfit Sep 2007
Sorry: Max 9 + Vista 32bit? Hey hey, I've tried searching the net but I'm not finding much for anything recent on the subject. Just things from RC2 days or early 2007 where people said Autodesk was going to do a patch for Max 9…	11 Last	Jay Evans Sep 2007
Arm Joint position Does this look right to you? I thought it is already a little bit too broad as it is. I had it further in initially. Or do I need to go further out on the arm? (I hope not, I will have to re-posi…	12 Last	oXYnary Sep 2007
Next gen rigging separte meshes Hi all, im working on a mod that will be on crytek2 engine. I know in some games(like gears of war) they have 2 separate mesh for textures(head and arms, Body and legs), so i was wondering, when it c…	1 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2007