Technical Talk

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I have an E-Poly question I've searched several forums for this and I haven't found an answer. My question is is it possible in edit poly to extrude an edge from and edge that is not open with out doubling the verts or face c…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2007
Modelling for Animation I've always had trouble with figuring out the best methods in modelling for animation. PoopinmyMouth's little tutorial was a little confusing: [url="http://www.poopinmymouth.com/process/tips/limb_de…	3 Last	Noren Mar 2007
tutorials im just starting out with 3ds max and im looking for some good basic tutorials, the one in max wont work for some reason lol thanks!	8 Last	xxbrightliesxx Mar 2007
low poly in cinema 4d any attempted this? I'm getting into highpoly modelling techniques for quick and easy results, with cinema 4d it's like falling off a log. Anyone out there ever tried low poly stuff in this program…	2 Last	diZzyWalnut Mar 2007
Creating a character I am currently working on a character for the Dominance War (but I doubt I'll finish it in time unless I suddenly get a grasp of some concepts quickly). My current progress on the creature Sabbit is…	3 Last	Psyk0 Mar 2007
MixMap Workaround - Advice Please! Hello again guys! Im currently trying to think up a way of using a mix map but having 3 different textures in the specific area instead of what seems like the set limit of 2. This is probably somet…	4 Last	MoP Mar 2007
Buildings reference site... I've been working on a concept for a fire station and came across this site : [url="http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/default.asp"]Looking at Buildings[/url] The exploring buildings area is wh…	4 Last	Geezus Mar 2007
Modable games? I'm not really in the habit of buying PC games these days, so I figured I'd just ask: is there nothing worth modding (character-wise) anymore? There's little better for motivation than seeing your w…	9 Last	mikebart Mar 2007
Max speed tip - for tools stuff Might be of use to some people. I was doing animation exports last week, and they were taking quite a while. One of the tools guys was doing the same exports, but his were MUCH MUCH faster than mine…	10 Last	Mark Dygert Mar 2007
Diamond shapes after meshsmooth or export (3ds) Hi I'm working on a model.. When I add the meshsmooth modifier, it looks like the way i want it: all nice squares. But when I render it or export it to zbrush, it get these diamond shapes instead of…	8 Last	mikebart Mar 2007
AO + transparency + MR I'm preparing to render out some AO magic and can't find out where, or if its possible, to render transparency masks with the AO or if it can only render the mesh itself. The scene (DW2 stage) has a …	11 Last	Ryno Mar 2007
patches Just a quick question about max patches. I miss using functions like 'align to view' and 'make planar' when using edit poly . Would it be 'reeeally' hard to make these work with patches using max scr…	4 Last	Ruz Mar 2007
MAX newbie question... I saw this windows from others using 3ds max, and cannot locate it from application. Hitting seven (7) on keyboard will make similar information, but I am wondering if I am missing it or it is plugi…	3 Last	rybeck Mar 2007
Silo 2 top tip. Apologies if everyone knows this already...but this had to be shared. I'm using Silo 2. I was creating a low poly mesh from a high poly sculpt. Target model was around 1200 polygons (triangles), s…	27 Last	Michael Knubben Mar 2007
Interchangeable UV maps. Possible? [img]http://www.davidostman.se/misc/uvq.jpg[/img] Seeing how I know next to nothing about these things I figured I would ask about them. I have this set of 1024^2px maps (diffuse, normal, spec) for …	5 Last	East Mar 2007
maya 8.5 transfer maps Q todays spam: I'm trying to render some lighting to diffuse, using mental ray with an image based lighting setup. just plonked an image into IBL, turned on global illumination and final gather, thats …	12 Last	katzeimsack Mar 2007
problem about z-brush I made this model, pretty high poly in z-brush. But after I got some crit, I need to add details around the eye area. But I do not have enough poly around that area. So I had to go sub-div one more l…	2 Last	Rob Galanakis Mar 2007
Booleans in Max I am having major issues in Max 8 trying to use booleans. I am at this point with my model I am trying to cut these capsule shapes from a box. [img]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/Dread_Reaper…	13 Last	Delaney King Mar 2007
Normal map hole fixed This is odd. There doesn't seem to be any logical reason for getting a big hole (its grey on the normal map) right there. Its identical to the other side on both the low and high poly. I've tried usi…	4 Last	MoP Mar 2007
High poly to low workflow using Maya This has probably been discussed a number of times in the past, but the terms are a bit too general to actually find anything with the search (over 1000 results). Anyway, I've started work on the lo…	30 Last	Mark Dygert Mar 2007
Deforming a plane to fit geometry Is there an easy way to deform a plane to have the same shape as another piece of geometry? I have an object that needs to have stickers on it. The mesh is really ugly and it'd be a pain to try a…	8 Last	Soccerman18 Mar 2007
Procedural Ivy... I saw this over on the Viz Depot and it looked pretty cool. Not sure how much use it is for gaming but its pretty interesting. [url="http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/%7Eluft/ivy_generator/"]http://g…	2 Last	CrazyButcher Mar 2007
Living with Meters Scale in Max Hey y'all, this feels like a newbie question but my brain isn't up to the task! It is, in fact, a newbie brain. Aww. I wanna work with some Dawn of War animation in Max 7. Looking at the Space Ma…	3 Last	Malekyth Mar 2007
most reccomended wacom? I want to buy a wacom tablet, something that is $200 maximum. Considering my price range, does anyone have any recommendations on which particular kind I should get and where the best place to get it…	22 Last	Stubbs Mar 2007
Cinema 4D r10 ... is very nice. I've been looking for a good 3d solution for a while now. I know there is something "wrong" about 3dsmax, even though I've been using it since forever. A nice touch in cinema 4d i…	2 Last	dj snyder Mar 2007
maya 8.5 3d paint tool a question about this, might have more later: is it possible to draw on a model so that you are dynamically drawing the opacity map? also, is the only way to get transparency showing in viewport if …	1 Last	rooster Mar 2007
Gloss Map I need to create a gloss map for one of the assets for work but I am a little lost. I know how it works and what it does, its just that I am a little confused in how to paint it. Is it just flat colo…	3 Last	cyborgguineapig Mar 2007
shiny texture questions how do i make some parts of my texture glossy while keeping other parts not glossy...and have it all in one texture...is it possible? in 3dMAX by the way	4 Last	spider2cool Mar 2007
3DSmax Problem : Black Tris showing in renders!? Hey guys, sorry to bug you all but this is getting to be a pain in the ass for me. Im talking about the black tris in the screenshots, mainly around the motif as the other areas arent mapped properly…	2 Last	SeanDomega Mar 2007
specular and alpha problem (max8) small wired problem ok lets say i have a max shader (standart) diffuse is only grey some normalbump i have a spec map with lets say a checker pattern and i have an opacity-map with a greyscale alph…	5 Last	rollin Mar 2007
GIF file format plugin...HELP of all the plugins out there i can not find one that will let me save my animations to a freakin GIF file format! can someone please help me...or at least a free program that lets me convert MOV to …	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2007
maya 8.5 baking? hi we just got maya 8.5 (woot, massive step up from 6 hah) I was wondering if it has the same kind of projection baking you get in max- so for example if I have several high poly objects floating on …	3 Last	rooster Mar 2007
Newbie question about ambient occlusion I've been hearing a lot about ambient occlusion lately and I kinda understand what it is and how to make an AO map, but I don't know how to use it. I understand the idea of adding the AO map to the …	30 Last	Daz Mar 2007
Map Zone - procedural textures Ran across this little digital tidbit recently. [url="http://www.mapzoneeditor.com/"]Map Zone Website[/url] Most of you have probably already heard about the company producing this software. They m…	15 Last	coldwolf Mar 2007
Tutorial: Next Gen Texture Creation I did this for our game. Its part of OverDose's SDK. Feel feel to visit the rest of the SDK by using the link at the bottom, its not complete, some of it doesn't work, and most of its in just as poor…	12 Last	Mongrelman Mar 2007
Per Vertex Lighting in Normal Maps? I generated a normal map in Max 8 the other day from two models, a high and a low poly, both with a single smoothing group. For the large majority of the normal map, everything comes through, but it …	9 Last	Joao Sapiro Mar 2007
projection and alpha channels in max Ive been pulling my hair out tring to render 'alpha channels' through the 'projection modifier' in 3dsmax8, I need to render diffuse textures from 'high poly models' which have some alpha channeled m…	2 Last	mikebart Mar 2007
Well, this is fucking annoying I used to have two 17" monitors I used for my workstation. When using 3DS Max, I kept the viewport maximized on the left/main monitor and all separate panels (render, materials, etc) open on the rig…	7 Last	CodeFather Mar 2007
Polycouts and Texture Maps Hello fellow Polycounters! I am a Game Art Student and as of late I have heard conflicting messages about the polycounts of next gen models, and there textures. If anyone could help me out and give …	7 Last	CheapAlert Mar 2007
Using an image to control animation in max SOLVED EDIT: I actually managed it on my own! w00t! basically i spent today tinkering with max script and now have a working app. I'm uploading it here for people to have a play with. Here's how it works:…	3 Last	Manic Mar 2007
Per Pixel lit foliage and lighting Just a quickie, for those of you in the know. How are you guys going about solving foliage in per pixel lit scenes with regards to harsh lighting? Simple planes with local maps are used for foliage b…	20 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2007
Problems with hard edges and subd's You guys really know your stuff, probably more about subd than the guys at subdivisonmodeling.com [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] I'm having trouble with getting a simple intrusion displayin…	2 Last	coldwolf Mar 2007
Methods for hard environment modeling - interiors Heya, New question for all you pros out there. I know environmental modeling takes different forms dependent on the game or scene being produced. Just to focus, though, let's use buildings as an e…	16 Last	coldwolf Mar 2007
ps2 asset budget help? Hi we're beginning a new project soon on ps2 (or ps2 is our 'weakest link' in the platform lineup) and want some advice on poly budets etc. previously we have tended to throw stuff at the engine unti…	10 Last	Rick Stirling Mar 2007
Maya mathematics in channel box I need to edit a number of object attributes, but would like to make it simpler with an equation through the channel box. An expression is not need. For example lets say I need to add 10 to RotateX. …	2 Last	allyx Mar 2007
XSI to Max 8 I'm currently moving programs, anyone got suggestions on tutorials/websites/reading stuff to make this transition smoother?	6 Last	Ryno Mar 2007
Level of Detail in 3D Max I've just started playing with the Level of Detail utility in 3D Max and am running into that problem where it doesn't work the way I want it to. The 2 problems I'm having is that 1) the LOD doesn't…	3 Last	Ruz Mar 2007
Max 9 to Max 8 Ok so I made my entire scene, textures, models the works and now it needs to go to max 8. I was using 9. Any tips? I have tried a few ways but something always seems to get a little messed up. An…	9 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2007
Skinning realistic gold Okay, I'm working on an axe for the Game-Artist challenge, and have come to a realization: I'm not exactly certain how to texture realistic gold. Would I simply use the same techniques I'd use on st…	18 Last	coldwolf Mar 2007
reasonable free/cheap particle editor? we're in the middle of an engine overhaul, but in the awkward position of having to make a new game at the same time.. we want a decent particle editor but the coders have their hands full just getti…	6 Last	CrazyButcher Mar 2007