Technical Talk

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3dsmax 8 promotion for students I received an email today from Autodesk/Discreet. The student version of max is onsale for the holidays and into the new year. [ QUOTE ] Hello, Autodesk will be having a holiday promo until Jan…	1 Last	Muffin Dec 2005
QUAKE 4 - SDK now available Hello, I don't know If anybody's seen this great news , but I prefere to post it. [b]QUAKE 4 - SDK is now available :[/b] [url="http://www.idsoftware.com/"]http://www.idsoftware.com/[/url] or …	23 Last	CheapAlert Dec 2005
Quads Vs Tris I've been trying to model very low polygon figures that can work in Poser (Stop moaning.), or be exported to a game engine. >5000 Polygons. The trouble is I've used to working mostly in quads and…	5 Last	TheRatteler Dec 2005
Max7 Normal Map render bug?! Hi there, I have a little problem here but no idea how to solve it! I have my low and high poly model set up correctly, the cage is allright too. As you can see on the picture the righten eye is rend…	9 Last	EarthQuake Dec 2005
bending objects along a spline? I have this steel beam which I would like to deform/follow the shape of a spline. How would I do this? I'm using max which I'm guessing has something built in for this. I'm using max 7.	3 Last	sevenfingers Dec 2005
Photoshop CS1 and DeepPaint3D2 Hello all I've been using Photoshop 7.0.1 and DeepPaint3D 1.2 together for a little while without any issues. Yet I recently tried to use CS1 with the latest DeepPaint3D 2.1.1.5 demo release but co…	2 Last	pior Dec 2005
Photoshop CS2: new layers system explained. Since i saw a few posts about people being frustrated (to the point of uninstalling) by the sudden change in layers' behavior, i thought this would interest quite a few people here. [url="http://www…	8 Last	thnom Dec 2005
Zbrush 2 Demo wierdness Hi I have been having problems trying to register the Zbrush 2 demo. Everytime I run the thing it gives me an error stating to email pixologic for the corretion code 2. I enter the number they emaile…	2 Last	Sage Dec 2005
[MAYA HELP!!!] Rendering and Lights for Demo reel? I am in a serious bind. I need to complete my Demo reel before the Studio closes it's doors on the 15th of this month. The problem is, in all my years of animating and modelling in Maya, (2), it was…	18 Last	Jeff Parrott Dec 2005
Heightmap in maya7 from hi res geo? Anyone created a heightmap sucessfully in maya7 from hi res geo? I've tried many times and the result is all the same. The normal map looks fine and the help file clearly states just turn on height…	11 Last	malcolm Dec 2005
LSCM live blender's LSCM unwrapping tool will have live feedback in the next release (2.4) it looks pretty handy: [url="http://orange.blender.org/wp-content/themes/orange/images/media/lscm_live.mov"]http://or…	8 Last	kat Dec 2005
3d hair?? Hello I am working on a pracitice head, to experiment with facial animation, texturing and the like, so far I have the model all built and Im happy with it for what it is, but Im totally lost when it…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2005
I wanna parralax map.. ..but i have no idea where to find something online to download and play around with. any suggestions? oh yay im a polycounter!	3 Last	malcolm Dec 2005
Found a cool program by accident [url="http://www.terabit.nildram.co.uk/tattoo/"]http://www.terabit.nildram.co.uk/tattoo/[/url] Havn't tried it yet(don't think I will,I have everything I need) but it looks pretty good for people wh…	14 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2005
Normal maps and rendering So, stoof is trying to render out an ambient occlusion map for a model. I have created parts of the model in max in a higher poly version(adding plates and rivets and bolts. that sorta mess.) and i h…	12 Last	Rick Stirling Dec 2005
Blue seams dissapearing from Unwrap UVW in 3Ds Max Hi, I'm wondering how I can change my model to edit poly and go back to the Unwrap UVW modifier and still see the blue pelt seams? This way I don't have to keep redoing my seams if I need to change s…	5 Last	Mark Dygert Dec 2005
Normal Map Template [url="http://www.easel3d.net/downloads/normalmap_template.psd"]http://www.easel3d.net/downloads/normalmap_template.psd[/url] Enjoy... -R	12 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2005
maya 6- add bones without detatching skin? Is it possible to add in a bone to a bound skeleton without having to re-weight the entire model.. I'm told probably no. which seems really really crap. Sometimes when I've thought maya is being rea…	8 Last	rooster Dec 2005
Tools like MAYAs Partial / Full Crease in MAX??? hello, well a friend of mine is learning maya in artschool... so he showed me a little what he learned so far... and as he was working on kind of a highpoly model he used under Subdiv Surfaces/ Part…	3 Last	Delaney King Dec 2005
Anyone using DXT2 or DXT4? We support these formats in our engine, but it's borked right now for some reason. I wonder if any developers are actually using pre-multiplied alpha? IIRC a pre-mult. texture actually costs more in…	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2005
Quicktime compression formats? Urgh this is driving me crazy. So Im outputting my reel from After Effects to quicktime using the Sorensen3 compression ( under recommendation ). It seems to work pretty well and it seems to be muc…	10 Last	Rick Stirling Dec 2005
Art Test Dimensions Alright, I just got an art test guideline and it states: "Structure polygon count: 5000. Please provide one LOD that is ~1500-2500 polygons." Now, does that mean a 5000 tri structure or does it mea…	6 Last	Rick Stirling Dec 2005
Video Format? I'm wondering what the best codec/format choice is for videos in your portfolio. I want to make sure it's widely compatible to avoid any problems of the video not working at all for someone out there…	20 Last	Rick Stirling Dec 2005
Corn troubles Hi everyone. I'm having a bit of an issue. The project I'm working on requires me to make a field of corn (and possibly wheat). It's using the Half-Life 2 Source engine, so it has to be a fairly de…	4 Last	Scott Ruggels Dec 2005
UV Unwrapping Boobies Anyone have good tips/tutorials on UV unwrapping boobies without seams and stretching? Seriously...	7 Last	Marcus Dublin Dec 2005
zmapper question..... so for those of you who have successfully zmapped things, let me get this straight. i can build a low poly model and unwrap it in max. import it into zbrush. go crazy and make it look all neato. …	9 Last	EarthQuake Dec 2005
Tablet-driven Max7 Hello there I was trying to get Max working with a tablet and came accross a weird issue. Everything is fine on the modelling side, yet problems occur when it comes to viewport navigation. I can m…	19 Last	skrubbles Dec 2005
alpha maps in Blender What should the settings be for an alpha map in Blender? I set up a color and alpha material but when I render the alpha map isn't doing it's job.	3 Last	KDR_11k Dec 2005
Switching from Maya to Max, having trouble.... So for my new gig I have to learn their app of choice, Max. We're using version 4 as all their old tools are tied to the project. I've having a rough time making the transition. So much of the int…	12 Last	Ryno Dec 2005
non square textures I was hoping to render to texture normal maps using non sqare texture sizes, ie 2048 by 1024. Does n't seem to be possible though. it would be nice if max uv editor displayed this size properly also.	6 Last	Ruz Dec 2005
Photoshop CS2 - import path from .AI? I'm trying to import a spline path from 3ds max into CS2. I saved it out as a .AI file. Now I'm hoping to use it as a Path in Photoshop, not dumb it down to pixels, as the CS2 AI loader seems to want…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2005
Any Max Particle guys/gals on here? I've messed around with Particle flow a tiny bit in max and have done a few simple effects here and there, but I'm looking to get a little more serious about VFX in general. I'm just sort of looking …	4 Last	Vark Dec 2005
3D for games. As of now I am still trying to get my foot through the door of the gaming industry with modeling. I have hit a few roadblocks due to the fact that I do not know how much detail I should be adding int…	7 Last	Rhinokey Dec 2005
Milkshape Map object help?? i have animated an extremely simple model in milkshape, and the model is not a player model, but a map model, for q3. i started digging through pak0.pk3 to see how they animate map models, only to fi…	11 Last	Sage Dec 2005
Odd post... Good Graphic Design forums. Hi I'm wondering if any of you know a good sites to show off graphic design, logos and web design material. Well my mother is trying to start her career as a Graphic Artist, and she can do all kinds …	3 Last	Sage Dec 2005
Max UV Question Whenever I UV map something, it's always in the wrong orientation in the UV edit window. Is there an option or procedure that I'm forgetting about? It's flipped the wrong way, too. Yeah it's easy to…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2005
Maya Pelt Mapping Tool There is a new and free pelt mapping tool for maya 6 and 7. [url="http://sunitparekh.com/pelting/"]http://sunitparekh.com/pelting/[/url] Looks cool. Has anybody tried it already?	11 Last	Gmanx Dec 2005
Vig the destoryer? Here is my dilemma, I made some low poly buildings and I need to destroy them beyond repair but still retail most of the original shape and detail to make them recognizable. I can't do it the easy wa…	6 Last	Moz Dec 2005
Final Fantasy X and X-2 model viewer I just came across this model viewer for FF X and X-3 3D assets. The character models are amazing and really worth taking a look at. If you want an instant education on the right way to make charac…	51 Last	master of unlocking Dec 2005
Lee's Noobie Zbrush'in Been learning zbrush this week, inspired by other polycounter zbrush threads. Created a simple barrel and brought it into zbrush. [img]http://art.lee3dee.com/art/zbrush/maxviewport.jpg[/img] When …	2 Last	Lee3dee Dec 2005
What do you think of this model? [img]http://members.gamedev.net/dogcity/Axiom/bob1.jpg[/img] [img]http://members.gamedev.net/dogcity/Axiom/bob2.jpg[/img] [img]http://members.gamedev.net/dogcity/Axiom/bob3.jpg[/img] [img]http://me…	5 Last	Chunkey Dec 2005
.FX authoring tool with a visual interface? Has anyone ever used a shader/.FX authoring tool with a good interface? Like RTzen...but accually for sale. RTzen is no longer availiable. We need to make shaders with a nice user-friendly tool th…	6 Last	PaK Dec 2005
Digital Painting Alright, so for some reason I have an ability to paint realistically in real life... I can draw, and I can paint over it in detail with some nice shading happening. For some reason though, whenever I…	4 Last	Erol Dec 2005
My own ZBrush questions! Yep, now it's my turn to ask about a few things Zbrush/3dsmax related... I'm currently working on an animated character for university, it doesn't have to be anything spectacular, but I figured I'd …	13 Last	arshlevon Dec 2005
merging rigged characters in max 8 I can't wait till max 8.1... I'll just C&P my question from other places: Have of you fine folks encountered a problem in max 8 (yeah, I know itd be news if you HADNT) where you cant seem …	13 Last	Rick Stirling Dec 2005
Max to Z-brush I hope everyone is doing well. I was wondering can someone help me figure out how to export a Max file to Z-brush? I've been seeing some of the work that's been done using the 2 programs and would …	4 Last	FatAssasin Dec 2005
Bevel tool in maya This may already have been asked but does anyone know a good (read "at least like the one in max") bevel tool for maya (plugin, script, whatever) because the one bundled in maya is just...well...crap…	19 Last	Steve Schulze Dec 2005
Combining Animations in Max Hey all, I posted this on cgchat but havnt received any response [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img], hopefully you polycounters can help me out! I have a series of animated Bipeds, saved into se…	1 Last	thomasp Dec 2005
Maya hardware renderer no longer works! wtf? Neither the hardware renderer nor the 'high quality rendering' in the viewport ( displaying spec, bump etc ). I posted this a couple of days ago on cgtalk with no response: "So, it seems my hardware…	6 Last	malcolm Dec 2005
what exactly is an environmental map? is that basically a reflection map? if so, does anyone know a quick tutorial or description? thanks!!!	16 Last	Squid Dec 2005