Technical Talk

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Max9/ ZBrush 3 importing prob. Reimporting then the brush cursor alignment /assuming the pivot is off/ no longer centered to the model. (don't know how to adjust the pivot in Zbrush) I use the x option to create a symertical stan…	4 Last	D4V1DC Sep 2007
Tablet and Paper I recently discovered that its a lot easier to draw with a piece of paper attached to the tablet. The tablet (Intuos) surface makes my hand slightly stuck on it and i couldnt make long strokes withou…	4 Last	gavku Sep 2007
Modeling enviornments for MMO I have never made anything for an MMO before and was wondering if it's similar or the same in terms work flow in modeling, texturing and restrictions in textures and 3d models for environments creat…	9 Last	Sage Sep 2007
NEX and Maya selection problem Hey quick question. I've been using NEX recently and while I'm loving it, I'm finding issues with the selection tools. NEX seems to highlight and pick which selection I want almost as a snap select…	1 Last	arshlevon Sep 2007
using photoshop brushes as splines in 3ds max ? well the title says it all , i doubt this exists, but would be cool eheh...	3 Last	HarlequiN Sep 2007
Emitter texture I see a lot of great looking tech and magical looking models that have places on the model where the texture "glows".. is this some sort of specular map? how does one go about making these? i guess…	7 Last	jmiles Sep 2007
arsh's maya questions hey there guys and girls, new job new 3d package. i have been digging through maya for about a week and its seems like its going to be a pretty smooth transistion, i have found all the tools i use in…	55 Last	Fuse Sep 2007
Maya 8.5 Bonus Tools - preserve uvs I got all exited when I found a version of Bonus Tools for 8.5 is meant to have preserve uvs. This could save me a tonne of time, but I can't get the thing to work.. The python script doesn't even se…	5 Last	pior Sep 2007
snapping problem in Photoshop Hi, i'm working on a website layout for my work, but i keep running in to the same problem... i need to slice the buttons so that every button becomes a different image, but my slicing tool doesn't s…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2007
An urgent request for Character modelling help I'm completely rusty on character art and i'm trying to build up a small portfolio to use to apply for a job at the end of next week. I need some in-game character type art tutorials really, really b…	4 Last	TheFrog4u Sep 2007
Help with selecting overlapping verts: Max 7 Skin I have not used Max 7 skin in some time and noticed that it seems to be missing the weight tool. In the weight tool you can grow and shrink your selection of verts. I'm wondering of an easy way to se…	4 Last	Sage Sep 2007
Zbrush memory issue, memory could not be allocated We've just started using Zbrush at my job and we're working on a project now where I'm getting to take a buffalo model into zbrush to detail it up and export a normal map out of it. The problem I'm…	2 Last	TheMadArtist Sep 2007
Speedtree tutorials Anyone know of any good speedtree tutorials? Just got the program and wanted to start learning it.	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2007
UVW Mapping Anyone got any golden tips / advice / methods that work for you? I'm trying to find out if anyone has any specific methods for Low Poly Characters and Environments. Other than the usual, mirror…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2007
Issues with stitching in 3DSM9 [img]http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7243/stitchxa9.jpg[/img] Whenever I try to stitch, I get this odd error. It doesn't happen on all edges. If I select the other edge and stitch, then the small…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2007
Current Gen Rigging Hey all you TA/Ds and Riggers, what's the specs on current Gen engine's rigging capabilities? Things like UE3; Doom3; etc? Specifically: limit to # of Bones total? # of bones each vertex may be atta…	12 Last	CrazyButcher Sep 2007
UED 4 (Questions to the unreal pros) Hi, does anybody work with unreal 3 engine? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] How can I use distance fog? and how can I creat/place sprites? and how can I use/create a sky?	6 Last	Phobos Sep 2007
Max 8 Crashing Max is randomly closing on me - especially if I try to go into vertex subedit mode. I exported and reimported the file both as .OBJ and .3DS files. This only created more geometry (converted to tr…	4 Last	HarlequiN Sep 2007
noob to 3d for Unreal I'd like some opinions: I map for UT 2K4 and plan to do so for U3 strictly for fun. I can't afford more than $75 for a 3d modeling program. What do you recommend as the [b]least painful[/b] prog…	2 Last	Joseph Silverman Sep 2007
Polyboost... not... working... help I'm trying to get some basic functions down with Polyboost. I'm trying to use the Curve tool the way it's used in the documentation and the 3.0 video, but nothing happens when I press the button. Hel…	3 Last	Pedro Amorim Sep 2007
Renderable vertex alphas in 3DS Max? Hey guys, I'm looking for a way to get the vertex alpha information in my meshes to show up when I do a render of them in 3DS Max. The information is displayed correctly in the engine I'm using at w…	2 Last	greenj2 Sep 2007
Mass Vertices Snap? MAX I was wondering if there was any way to snap all an objects vertices to their nearest neighbour on another object without having to do it manually? I have heard of someone using the conform boolea…	3 Last	Mark Dygert Sep 2007
CrazyBump Beta 4.7 Hail, PolyCounters! A new test of CrazyBump is ready. You can grab it from [url="http://crazybump.com"]crazybump.com[/url] Beta 4.7 sees bug fixes and improvements to the UI. (All windows have "c…	1 Last	seforin Sep 2007
practise industry art tests Is there someplace with art tests and target results so I can see if I'm up to standard and practise? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] thanks.	5 Last	HarlequiN Sep 2007
2 sided alpha planes? I was a bit confused about whether you can use single sided aplha planes with shadow volumes. Obviously its a pain in the arse to have for example a hair or grass plane with 2 sides. besided doubling…	10 Last	Ruz Sep 2007
HandHeld Model Specs I know there was a thread about this already, but i cant seem to find it. What are the average polycount specs for psp, ds, and if possible, cell phones. I'm looking for texture map info and size asw…	2 Last	MikeF Sep 2007
AO in max using Mental Ray I've been searching for the solution someone posted here a while back for AO baking in MR but I cant find it, it was something to do with making the low poly non-renderable (i've tried a few settings…	3 Last	solar Sep 2007
Help with Silo Well, I would like to get into using silo but everytime I tried I end up getting annoyed. I just find certain things weird with it. Why, I like Max and it Silo can sort of model like Max, but... Wel…	11 Last	Sage Sep 2007
Head banging in Maya Hi all, Something has been driving me nuts ever since I started using Maya - I actually enjoy using the app but this one problem alone spoils it all : [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/pi…	28 Last	pior Sep 2007
Texture seam tutorial - UVW alignment problem I'm working through the tutorial at: [url="http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061019/kojesta_01.shtml"]http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061019/kojesta_01.shtml[/url] I'm not understanding page …	3 Last	nicedwar Sep 2007
UV unwrapping in 3ds Max9 hey all, i've got a quick question. It feels like i am doing this whole uv unwrapping process the most complicated ass backwards way possible. --For example i have a beveled box that i plan to gi…	4 Last	greenj2 Sep 2007
question about Normal map When I render my model with Maya, it seem the front side receive light much better than the backside. I had to double the light intensity even quadruple the intensity to render a clear shot. Has anyo…	11 Last	Krisonrik Sep 2007
UED 3 Bone Weighting,, I would hope this isnt a NDA question. What is the limit of bones that can be weighted per vertice? In UED 2.5 it was 3, so I'm wondering (Ok hoping) that UED3 allows more given the complicated faci…	2 Last	oXYnary Sep 2007
zbrush 3 question bout tweak and move.... i never noticed this...but the tweak brush seems to have a lock on it, to a degree. i can move geo with it...but only to a certain point...then it stops. there a setting i'm missing for this? also…	4 Last	fritz Sep 2007
3d studio max 8 questions. Hello, after 8 years of using Maya I must use max for exactly one product cycle [insert sarcastic comment here]. I've got the draster plugin working and that is a huge help using the app and now I'm…	58 Last	malcolm Sep 2007
Very general environment question Hows does one go about getting started with environment modeling? I know that's a broad question, but I'm at a loss. I'm very used to (for character modeling), starting with a box, creating a torso…	3 Last	Ryno Sep 2007
Crazybump Beta 4 Hi all, New CrazyBump is ready: [url="http://www.crazybump.com/beta/CrazyBumpSetup.exe"]www.crazybump.com/beta/CrazyBumpSetup.exe[/url] changes include: -A pretty new renderer (requires dx9) -Vie…	35 Last	IronHawk Sep 2007
Enzo - 3d paint for PS [url="http://www.electriciris.com/"]http://www.electriciris.com/[/url] Not sure how good it is...just grabbed the link from the XSI mailing list. 30 day demo.	41 Last	enzo3d Sep 2007
Interior lighting Hi. Im looking for juicy tips and tricks when it comes to interior lighting. Could be from cinematography, next-gen games and theater sets. Have been looking around some on internet. But have not fo…	5 Last	o2car Sep 2007
How to turn two tris into a quad in max! I dont know this to my shame! I had a max file corrupt and had to import it back in from unreal, unfortunatly its triangulated! Is ther any way of selecting two tris in max and forcing them to become…	9 Last	Michael Knubben Sep 2007
Making a tree I'm having problems making a tree. Does anyone have any good tutorials on making a realistic looking tree?	5 Last	Em. Sep 2007
Hair woes I am trying to make long hair for my current WIP but I can't for the life of me get anything to work the way I would like [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I had an idea though... Can I use th…	4 Last	fogmann Sep 2007
Baking Hair & Fur for Games MiniTutorial My tutorial writing skills are no where near where they should be. Re-reading it I think I can make it much clearer. I'll take another stab at it. [img]http://vigville.com/forum_images/Hair04.jpg[/i…	17 Last	Xaltar Sep 2007
Reconstructing the ZBrush Wax shader Since the nVidia shader contest was extended, I thought I'd try my hand on remaking the ZBrush wax shader that everyone loves oh-so-much (I just switched back to zbrush from mudbox and wow is it awes…	5 Last	CrazyButcher Sep 2007
zbrush flipping face problem ; ; I combined few pieces of polygons into one mesh and imported them into zbrush for some detail works. But when I import it, the helm and the ring around knee cap is flipped for some reason. And I don'…	4 Last	Rhinokey Sep 2007
Anyone know Java? So I have this intro to Java class and I am having difficulty because my teacher is a senile 75-year old lady who thinks that teaching us how many bits are in different thing is more important then t…	16 Last	HarlequiN Sep 2007
What app to retopologize in I was just curious as to which apps most people here preferred for reconstructing concept mesh into workable mesh?	21 Last	Pedro Amorim Sep 2007
Helper Bones and technical deficit This is a good spot for a helper bone right? [img]http://www.oxynary.com/downloads/Helper_bone.jpg[/img] You know, so to move the bottom of the short so it squishes into itself versus intersecting …	11 Last	oXYnary Sep 2007
Question regarding ingame hair I have a little dilema regarding which techinque to use when making hair for a "game" model (its not really going to be in a game but you know what I mean) The haircut I wish to make is a "helicopter…	2 Last	PixelGoat Sep 2007
3ds 9 Hello, this is my first post, and it's probably a stupid one. I'm working on a car from some blueprints, using a quad patch converted into an editable poly. My problem is that I can barely see the ed…	7 Last	almighty_gir Sep 2007