Technical Talk

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are you a swooper or a basher? Swooper: You model swiftly and return to work in the details and get things perfect after building most if not all of your model very quickly. Basher: You work on your model methodically, securing e…	30 Last	killingpeople Nov 2006
Poly/Ribbon trails from moving objects? Okay, so you know how in games with ships or flying craft you will see the strip of polys trailing behind it? You also frequently see it with close combat style games when characters swing their weap…	5 Last	Vailias Nov 2006
Maya: random texture tiling? Anyone know a good way to set up random texture tiling in maya, where you create a few different variations of a tiling texture and they randomly get placed on a mesh to eliminate repeating patterns?…	0 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2006
LODs and UVWmaps I always wondered how to make LODs withouth influencing the uvwmap.. Each time you delete a polygon and weld the vertices the uvwmap doesnt follow it leaving a open gap in the uvwmap and a seam on th…	9 Last	Shady-D Nov 2006
max organisation problem i´m working on a continuously growing animated scene and i´m beginning to get in trouble with the organisation .. the default max layer thing is not the best way to organise a lot of objects.. how …	7 Last	arshlevon Nov 2006
alpha channels using photoshop CS2, and Max 8... so, is there any reason why any time i want to make alpha planes for hair in max 8, using CS2, that the tip of the planes has a non-transparent line? i've checked the alpha texture, and its pitch bla…	3 Last	FatAssasin Nov 2006
New CG Academy HLSL Fundamentals DVDs A lot of you have mentioned that you really like [url="http://www.bencloward.com/resources_shaders.shtml"]the HLSL shaders that I've written[/url] and that you use them frequently in 3ds Max to view …	6 Last	FatAssasin Nov 2006
Maya display issues, dual monitor Hey hey, I'm having issues within Maya 7 where the frame-rates within the app drop horribly when I go in to component mode on a rather low-poly model (10k or less). The issue also happens if I drag …	3 Last	adam Nov 2006
Topology references? Yo. I could really use some good knee and rib topology reference. Care to help?	4 Last	erik! Nov 2006
Asset Tracking & Organization I'm wondering about what kinds of asset management systems people have used and would recommend. It would have to work over the net for remote access. Free is good, too. [img]/images/graemlins/smile…	33 Last	sinistergfx Nov 2006
Silhouette Masking Ok, I'm posting this before it leaves my brain, cause I just had one of those dreams that seems like a really innovative idea. Here it is: Currently game engines render the silhouette of an object …	14 Last	Sage Nov 2006
Normal map help Hey guys Arman over here i realized how much i need normal mapping on my models so decided to learn one of the members on the pod team sent me a good tutorial but ive come into a bump in the road, my…	2 Last	Armanguy Nov 2006
things you miss when you never read the manual ... for the first time ever, i've just noticed the max Lattice modifier. How good is that? I've manually built shit loads of cages in the past ... probably never have call ever to use it in the future, b…	19 Last	Geezus Oct 2006
Free NURBS video tutorials [img]http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/705/sixfreenurbstutorsye1.jpg[/img] From basic to advanced NURBS modeling. 01 [url="http://hammerbchen.blogspot.com/2006/10/videotutormodeling-body-of-volute…	0 Last	hammerbchen Oct 2006
dxt1 compression alternatives? The nvidia dxt compressor looks like junk if you give it a texture which is not really bright, unfortunately I need to give it textures and they come out horribly colour banded. Giving it the same t…	9 Last	malcolm Oct 2006
Completely f*cking batshit insane maya 8 problem In a nutshell: Im modeling away and at some point my hotkey assignments literally change on the fly. Pressing 'W' changes from selecting the move tool to 'undo'. Re-starting maya resets it. It happen…	14 Last	Slash Oct 2006
Multiple UVs, tileable maps, and viewports, OH MY! I am trying to set up a faked ambient occlusion over a tiled map that will display in Max 8's viewport, and was wondering if anyone could offer some help. I have a tiled map on one UV set set to map…	12 Last	Cthogua Oct 2006
UV Mapping Texture Does anyone have a link to the UV texture we came up with here a few years back to use when looking for UV stretching while unwrapping? I think it was the one with the circles, etc.	10 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2006
Unwrapping heads Ok, my problem is this: Whenever I unwrap a head, too much UV space goes into parts that don't need a whole lot of detail. The back of the head doesn't need the attention and love the face does, but …	10 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2006
Tile-based environments Have any of you worked on environments that used tile segments? Something similar to the sims, or any console-based level editor? I've never dealt with anything like this before, and I wanted to try …	14 Last	adam Oct 2006
PolyBoost 2.5 out! [url="http://www.polyboost.com/"]http://www.polyboost.com/[/url] Now works with max 9. Features: PolyShift Interactive transform tool to freeform shape an object by moving vertices around in scr…	0 Last	CMB Oct 2006
Standalone batch image processing tools? We're doing an overhaul of mipmaps in our game. I was wondering, does anyone have recommendations of a good batch image processing tool? Ideally I want to be able to automate precise levels, hue \ s…	6 Last	adam Oct 2006
Maya Fatal Error. Anyone help? My Maya just started giving me this error. I get the same error with every version of Maya I install on it. 6.5 - 8 are the versions I have, and each give me a Fatal Error. [img]http://img.photobu…	3 Last	Daz Oct 2006
Tank Treads Hey guys, does anyone have a good Max tutorial on making tank treads? I've seen some, but they either aren't for animation, or they cripple the mesh as it bends around the tread path. I also have s…	6 Last	FatAssasin Oct 2006
Closed diffuse, specular, normal maps all the time!? it's wrong. gloss is important. they are all channels for per pixel lighting. you can't pick and choose; they all belong together in a package. you either enable a model to have the engine do the lig…	78 Last	MoP Oct 2006
Outdoor Environmental Lighting... Hey folks. Currently in the process of making a scene and I am trying to light it. Lights have just given me a wave of problems in the past and they seem to be haunting me again. The scene is outdo…	6 Last	Striff Oct 2006
.o3d models? I need a program that can open and edit .o3d models. Anyone able to help? Converters also welcome.	3 Last	kjfk Oct 2006
Max Techniques I'm looking for some techniques you guys may have while modeling in max. I'll see if I can explain it correctly without making a bunch of images [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] First is how to…	5 Last	notman Oct 2006
Seam elimination article pimp Removing seams with 3dsmax & PS. Enjoy. [url="http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061019/kojesta_01.shtml"]http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061019/kojesta_01.shtml[/url]	29 Last	Rick Stirling Oct 2006
Neat and clear wire frame. (Tutorial) [img]http://askhat3d.by.ru/wiretutorial/1.jpg[/img] [img]http://askhat3d.by.ru/wiretutorial/2.jpg[/img] [img]http://askhat3d.by.ru/wiretutorial/3.jpg[/img] [img]http://askhat3d.by.ru/wiretutori…	8 Last	Blaizer Oct 2006
Vertex bone-attachment? Hi Is there any way of selecting vertexs or faces to attach to a bone instead of using the clumsy gizmo? (3dsmax 7)	2 Last	Carl Brannstrom Oct 2006
web space and a dot com address? I'm running low on free web space and I'd also like to get a simple web address to store my portfolio on, anyone know how this works? How do I register a dot com address and all that junk?	31 Last	fogmann Oct 2006
maxscript request This should probably go in requests, but I don't know if any of our resident max scripters lurk there. Does anyone know of an existing script, or thinks they can make one that functions as follows. …	0 Last	poopinmymouth Oct 2006
Source mod I'm having a pain working with source, I'm used to unreal importing setup, so anyways does anyone have any links or tutorials on how to get spec and normal maps in the game?	3 Last	CheeseOnToast Oct 2006
architecture modeling for games ? Hello I have a question for people working in the games industry. I'm thinking of building architectural models for resale, to be used in game levels. I use 3DS Max for modeling but have no experien…	3 Last	Rick Stirling Oct 2006
How can i create Hot Metal texture i am trying to create a texture for my character where his hand and arm look extremely hot (molten lava is the best descripyion i can think of). I want it for diffuse but the character will also have…	9 Last	kunglao Oct 2006
Max FBX export When you export to FBX from Max it creates a file with different animation tracks (Take001 is the first track by default). Does anyone know how to export so that you can have different animations exp…	4 Last	Ninjas Oct 2006
Out of memory when rendering in 3ds Max? Whenever I run Mental Ray to RTT an Amb Occ or normal map, I'm getting "unable to allocate memory" errors mental ray crashes. I tried to work around this by rendering a skylight in the scanline rend…	5 Last	Jarrod1937 Oct 2006
mirroring anyway to mirror a mesh without screwing up the vertex order max should have something like zbrush for this task , like smart resym	3 Last	Ruz Oct 2006
best way to add edge loop in max hi this has probably been answered before but I can't find it. basically, if I want to add an extra row of quadrangles from point a to point b, essentially adding an "edge loop", what is the best w…	11 Last	Ryno Oct 2006
Mirroring Physique? is there any way to mirror your physique weights in max? having to switch from side to side, to keep inputting weights after i find out that it deforms nasty etc. isnt a lot of fun...	8 Last	almighty_gir Oct 2006
3DS nub question Ok,i was wonding how or if its possible to disable axis and plane restraints. I could've sworn that they were off before because i usually just model in perspective view and i was freely moving verti…	4 Last	Clint Oct 2006
XSI 3.7 Yes lol anyone know of any tutorials for this beast??? Anything will help, thanks.	3 Last	skrubbles Oct 2006
UnrealED Noob question... I am trying to select a brush and it won't let me...how come? Another thing is when I pick a Texture package....and I see all the textures and try to select one, it selects a diffrent texture below …	10 Last	motives Oct 2006
wacom trouble hi my wacom keep double clicking from single clicks, and it's getting highly annoying. I tried new drivers but it's doing the same thing on both windows and mac os. Also tried searching the web abou…	8 Last	hawken Oct 2006
XSI texture pixel consistency Hi! I am modeling some environments in XSI and having problems with texture pixel consistency. By texture pixel consistency, I mean the size of texture pixels being equal on different poygons. What …	4 Last	EmAr Oct 2006
3D Studio Max 9.. [url="http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7658360"]http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7658360[/url] Seem's that 8 just got released. Anyone w…	14 Last	arshlevon Oct 2006
Foliage and face mapping? I am stumped... I am an amateur 3d game modeler who uses 3ds max 8, I have no serious training (I have taught myself mainly using stuff on the internet), And I have 2 simple questions 1. How would one go about mo…	7 Last	Jarrod1937 Oct 2006
Merging animations - 3dsmax So, earlier i decided to try and merge an animation i had made using max's biped. both bipeds from each scene were identical (in fact, i was merging to the referance scene). it says it merged fine,…	2 Last	aesir Oct 2006
Object color thingy, 3dsmax Hi all, Does someone know how I can set a default object color when making primitives like boxes, spheres etc so they always are in the same color when created. Thanks	3 Last	Turoid Oct 2006