Technical Talk

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Edge Mode in Lightwave It has come to my attention that I have never even used edge mode in lightwave, and then I started thinking to myself, does it exist? So can someone please answer this (EarthQuake hopefully, since I …	13 Last	StrangeFate Jun 2005
Create/convert an UT 200x model Hello! I'm new on this forum, I'm from italy (so excuse me for my bad english... [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] ) and i want to learn how to create 3d models for UT2003 (i cannot install the …	7 Last	el charro Jun 2005
rotating around local axis instead of global axis I'm working on a project for work where I'm moving and rotating a model. The way the code is written right now when I rotate a model it rotates around the origin, which becomes a pain when trying to…	5 Last	Soccerman18 Jun 2005
drawing hands Id say for about a good year or so, i almost excelled at drawing hands. I saw an illustration for a Poe piece and i really learned a lot as i tried to recreate it. One day i was in the process of dra…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2005
video clip downloads/reference sites? anyone know of a site that provides downloads of video clips on a wide variety of non-specific, general subjects? People, nature, events, old film, that sort of thing? I suppose what would be ideal …	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2005
Free Video Hosting (something like photobucket) I was hoping one of you knew a site where I could upload some videos of my pianfully crappy animation and then show the horrible things to you peeps. You know, the basic free non-pornograghic webhost…	5 Last	ElysiumGX Jun 2005
looking for normal mapping tuorials ??	2 Last	JO420 Jun 2005
Turn a black and white image into an alpha channel I am a noob with Photoshop and have really used it for the first time for a character skin. I was always a PSP user but decided to take the plunge [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] I have made …	11 Last	Sett Jun 2005
creating chara-textures hello, hello! I've never found any good tutorial which describes the making of a texture, for a human chracacter. I don't mean the unwrapping! I mean creating the textures, drawing them! I'm using ph…	5 Last	Marine Jun 2005
Model viewer for skinning Currently when I skin a model I use the [url="http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/forum/showthread.php3?s=7d26df4a9d7c4f195f1d99318057d30a&threadid=13789"]MS3D Model Viewer[/url] by Mijacs. I…	10 Last	jzero Jun 2005
Displaying normal maps in maya I have a 3d max model that I created normal maps for. I know how to display the normal map in max, but when I import the model into maya for rigging purposes I can't figure out how to display the nor…	4 Last	Whargoul Jun 2005
Intuos 2 vs. Intuos 3 so, is the fancy top of the line Intuos 3 really worth the money? both have 1024 levels of sensetivety, which is - bottom line - what we each use the most. All the rest is orbitting in useless mode …	13 Last	thomasp Jun 2005
What's more efficient? Well I have a question about textures. What uses more memory, having 4 separate 512 x 512 textures used in game or one 1024 x 1024 texture? A similar scenerio I'm wondering about is what is more effi…	19 Last	KDR_11k Jun 2005
planning a model hello, its my 3rd thread that week and my 2nd that day ^^ I'd like to know how you start creating a character.. e.g.: 1. drawing him on paper 2. drawing him on paper again, as often as you thing, h…	7 Last	Sage Jun 2005
Transformers: The Concepts and Engineering behind Im trying to design a vehicle for a mod that has two "form factors". Kinda having a hard time visualizing start to finish. Anyone know or have experience on how a toy is designed from going to a to…	7 Last	e_x Jun 2005
Making Two Separate Texture files For One Model Hello, I'm part of a Brothers In Arms mod team and have a question about making multiple texture files for a model of a farmhouse. When I originally got the 3D Max file from the guy who modeled it …	4 Last	PaK Jun 2005
gta style modding hello, I like playing GTA games and 3D-modeling. I already made some experience in modding and rigging some characters. Well, let's come to the point: I want to model a GTA-character.. I think its ve…	18 Last	KDR_11k Jun 2005
In-depth description of Smooth Grouping I am writting docs to make some guidlines for how artists smooth their models. I have a bunch of rules I have learned through expierence but I would like to back up my opinion with facts. A docum…	6 Last	MoP Jun 2005
Mp3s in 3D Max? Can't seem to find a plugin that can do this. Free or not. Anyone know of one? Thanks	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2005
ZBrush 2 and 3DS Max Hi All I remember a while back someone posted a video tutorial showing how to get a model from ZBrush to Max, possibly to be used to create a normal map. Can anyone remember this video? I have se…	2 Last	Fordy Jun 2005
Unreal Tournament 2004 Q in skining can I use custom attributes and influnce shapes?	9 Last	Itachi_KX Jun 2005
with your wacom intuos.. ..did you get a kind of rubber ridge with self adhesive backing? Ive been wondering what it does for a while now, I don't know where its supposed to stick. is it a (rather thin) hand rest, or somethi…	12 Last	MoP Jun 2005
Good sites for keeping up with game engine tech I know there are a lot of people on this board that really keep up with the latest changes and new technology in terms of what's possible in the gaming world. What are your favorite news site and/or…	10 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2005
Industry Wage Standards Hey, I'm guessing this has been asked before, however, I couldn't find it if it has. I was wondering about the possible wages for game artists though. Up until now I've been basically unquestioningly…	22 Last	KDR_11k Jun 2005
how do you keep a consistant light source ive been racking my brains trying to figure this out? what order do you paint?? color,lighting dirt and details? i imagine that this is a big reason for me not landing the kind of job i want and …	27 Last	JO420 Jun 2005
Bone Copying Max script This s a work in progress, and not fully working. Its for the animators to mirror face bones - key a left bone, mirror to the right. It assumes that all bones are prefixed by l, L, r or R If anyon…	3 Last	Ruz Jun 2005
Impossible? Hexagon/Honeycomb repeatable pattern In, I repeat, In 1X1 1X2 dimensions. Without distorting. I never made to geometry. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]	10 Last	CrazyButcher Jun 2005
Maya 5 PLE image plane crash? Zooming in or out in an ortho viewport with an image plane consistently crashes Maya 5 PLE. I've also had crashes with viewport pans using an image plane. Persp camra doesn't seem to be affected. Any…	6 Last	chip Jun 2005
Anti-Aliasing Question on Mental Ray Renderer Hello, I'm working on a model and have a question concerning the mental ray renderer. Please view the jagged lines near the arrow: [img]http://www.gamingvault.com/forum/render.jpg[/img] Is there…	3 Last	HonestWork Jun 2005
Blender: Radiosity baking helper script Since Blender's radiosity code is long overdue for a rewrite and still stuck in the NAN age, I've written a little script that makes it possible to bake radiosity to a texture. The problem was that …	1 Last	JKMakowka Jun 2005
3ds max as a level editor Does anyone use 3ds max for level editing at work? I'm talking about a pure 3ds max workflow, no exporting content to editors. Can anyone disclose how that would work?	15 Last	AstroZombie Jun 2005
Max7 Baking procedural bumps into a normals map? Maybe I'm missing something but does anyone know of a way to bake procedural bumps into a normals map using the projection technique? I thought it might be a nice way to add some additional flavor.	2 Last	sledgy Jun 2005
unwrapping tubes, cables, pipes etc. was wondering how some of you guys go about unwrapping objects like tubes, cables etc that are bent and/or crooked. Im currently unwrappin the nuke tractor i posted about in the wip thread [url="http…	9 Last	Delaney King Jun 2005
poly/mesh question. i've been looking for information on this but i can't seem to find any. my question is, what is the difference between a editable poly and an editable mesh in 3ds max? and what should i use the two f…	16 Last	Delaney King Jun 2005
Unwrapping - Maximizing Texture Area Ok, it's been a while since I've done any modeling and things have changed a bit since the 500-polygon limit days when I did anything serious, but back then it was critical to make use of as much te…	9 Last	MoP Jun 2005
alpha'd low poly fur can anyone give me some tips or possibly even a tut for short-ish hair/ fur? i wanna make something approximating this, without going nuts on the poly count: [img]http://www.shoarns.com/Lar%20Gibbo…	4 Last	Badge Jun 2005
Reduce Polygons 3DS or X model Hello, I need a tool to reduce polygons in my models, in format 3DS or X. It should be free if possible, I don't have 3DS Max. I already Googles and found Pixel3D, it seems to do the job but I cann…	2 Last	firlefanz Jun 2005
problem with unhiding ok I was working on my model when I selected the helmet. I clicked to select the whole element, then clicked hide selected. I went to edit the underpart of the eye where the helmet was in the way. …	2 Last	spider2cool Jun 2005
smooth w/o destroying edge sharpness What i [b]really[/b] want to do is figure out a way to: -despeckle -smooth out -retain edge info for an uprezed image such as this: [img]http://www.easel3d.net/forums/polycount/_H_example.jpg[/img…	8 Last	PaK Jun 2005
Photoshop Hotkeys Here's a great thing to print out and have hanging on the wall... [url="http://www.digitalretouch.org/download/hotkeys/Photoshop7HotKeys.pdf"]http://www.digitalretouch.org/download/hotkeys/Photoshop…	2 Last	Michael Knubben Jun 2005
question about optermising with alpha layers.... Howdy guys Ok so ive been working on my lightsabre for the challenge most of the afternoon,I got carried away (blah blah) turned it into some normal mapping practise..blah blah...and now ive got stu…	3 Last	Rick Stirling Jun 2005
Two-sided cloth menace Hi. I'm having a problem making cloth for a character, where both sides of the cloth must have it's own UVs. I also want to use alphatesting to make some tears at the edges of the cloth, so I can't…	4 Last	Assbeard Jun 2005
Max: Reflecting boned animation I need to reflect animation across the z axis. Basically I have 4 "legs". I want to reflect the position on rotation of the left side legs unto the right side. I first tried mirroring the leg with …	19 Last	oXYnary Jun 2005
Max-to-Maya migration tips? I could use a few tips in learning Maya. Mind you that I do most of my stuff on a Mac now for the most part (stuff like compiling textures for Unreal are still on Windows though) and I'm looking into…	32 Last	Tulkamir Jun 2005
Phtoshop CS2 question.. selecting all opaque . in ps7.. all ya had to do was Ctrl+click on a layer and it would select everything that was NOT transparent. In CS2.. That function is not longer the same buttons. Its for selecting multiple nonc…	2 Last	swampbug Jun 2005
Fully Interactive Surfaces [url="http://www.battleteam.net/tech/fis/"]http://www.battleteam.net/tech/fis/[/url] All I can say is WoW and why are most developers not doing this? Imagine playing a spy game where you actually …	2 Last	ElysiumGX Jun 2005
Max: 1:2 Textures and correcting UVW What is the solution to get max to correctly proportion uvws in edit uvws? It internally even if the texture is 1:2 with bitmap size set to reflect a rectangular area still places the planar maps as…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2005
Colored Maps in lightwave 3D 8.x Hey, just been wondering if there is a feature in Lightwave which lets me make colored UV maps (A la 3DS Max) or some sort of plugin which will let me export colored maps, it's really useful for peop…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2005
Maya 6 PLE problems I'm learning Maya and have started texturemapping. I notice that in the UV texture editor I can't right-click and select UVs. Anyone else have this problem with the PLE, and how do they work around…	4 Last	T_Reynolds Jun 2005
Mirroring Biped Editing I was wondering if there is a way to mirror a biped so if you edit the hand on one side it does the same to the other in figure mode. Whether it is a script or Max option I don't care [img]/images/gr…	1 Last	MoP Jun 2005