Technical Talk

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Severe UVW Map Error (Can anyone help) Okay I got this model sent to me via gmax format, and I exported it to W3D, and imported it into 3D Studio Max using a W3D Importer, whenever I attempt to use texporter on the model, the unwrap does …	8 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2005
Tip: Using Point Cache in 3dsmax ! A point cache is a model which has its animation stored as a point cloud. In a point cloud, every vertex has a position for every frame. Its like how Quake does its animations... no bones. Now why…	3 Last	Delaney King May 2005
Body Paint 3d R2 Just picked this up last week, been fooling around with it this weekend. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you guys have experience with this program. Any specific parts of the program you have fou…	6 Last	Delaney King May 2005
selecting polys in gmax has changed Somehow the method of selecting polys in gmax has changed to how it is in Max. It used to be that any poly that was touched by or in the selection box would get selected. So if I wanted to select j…	3 Last	Delaney King May 2005
Biped, mocap, and possibly crowd(?) I've been using biped and mocap data awhile now, and it works great for making game animations that usually are small loops and such that blend in-game for character animations. I have yet however, …	10 Last	Delaney King May 2005
max animation preview Hum, just found out something interesting about the animation preview in max (animation>make preview), just thought I'd give a heads up. If you are making one don't tab out of max while it render…	5 Last	Delaney King May 2005
Unreal Ed_max static meshes ok, my question is this: I want to make my next environment entirely in max, and bring everything in as static meshes in Unreal Ed. My only concern, what scale should i be working in max to accomplis…	6 Last	Delaney King May 2005
how to make a light actually emit light. 3ds max this may seem like an odd question but I'm in need of some help. I am attempting to build my first hi-res environment and am struggling with getting my lights to, well, look like lights. I've tried s…	3 Last	Delaney King May 2005
UT2K4 Mesh->StaticMesh conversion (Maya) anyone using Maya and ActorX to export character models to UT2004 ever tried converting said models to static mesh in the Editor? seems those models exported from Maya & Maya PLE via the unEditor…	11 Last	moose May 2005
Selecting Faces in MilkShape3D... It doesn't work like I need it to. The only way that it kind of works, is if I have Select -> Face -> By Vertex checked, then I can select a vertex and it will select ALL the adjoining faces. …	10 Last	Empty May 2005
New Silo Beta Silo 1.4beta c is out. It's been out for a few days now, and seems rock solid to me. There are some nice movie files here to show off: [url="http://www.silo3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3499"]http:/…	0 Last	Rick Stirling May 2005
Mouse wheel zoom in Max? Ok, this has been annoying me lately... I often find the mouse wheel to zoom too far, so I have to use the mangify glass to get the right amount of zoom. Is there any way to make the mouse wheel zoo…	14 Last	Delaney King May 2005
Car paint surface material in UT2k4? there was a thread on here a while back (i believe) where someone went over creating a material / shader in UT2k4 for car paint.. anyone happen to have that laying about or remember what the setup wa…	2 Last	flaagan May 2005
Kameleon Colors shader in UT? [ QUOTE ] KAMELEON KOLORS (KF) Kameleon Kolor is a revolutionary base coat that changes color as the angle from which the vehicle is viewed changes. Rounded surfaces, and sharp angles alike will hig…	5 Last	Scott Ruggels May 2005
Rocky caricature Does anyone remember who did the Rocky caricature in 3d? I know it was in the pimps and previews, but I can't find it in the searches. Anyways, the reason I'm looking is I spotted the same image han…	2 Last	notman May 2005
High Poly Models and Normal Mapping Up to this point Ive only made characters for Quake III and Unreal2k4. Im looking to update my skills so naturally Ive many questions. High Poly modeling and normal mapping seem to be the next step…	23 Last	Badname May 2005
Where my menu go? Maya help pls i lost my menu in the viewport and i just cant seem to get it back. Please help a mayanoob out here hehe	7 Last	Steve Schulze May 2005
Maya parenting/constraining/??? problem I'm using Maya PLE 5. I'm building a UT2K4 character with custom animation. I have a gun blank mesh that, through trial and error, is shaped such that most guns that the character holds will fit th…	0 Last	Mooseboy May 2005
Baking lighting-Normal mapped object (maya 6) I'm nearing completion of the modelling/normal mapping bit of my first full character done with normal maps. Before I start on the colour maps I'd really like to be able to bake some (subtle) lightin…	11 Last	Whargoul May 2005
Tuning Animation Blending?? I'm working on a UT2K4 model which flies while running. (A gargoyle with flapping wings.) This is fine up to a point, except when UT blends the rifle & biggun burst & aimed animation with t…	4 Last	Mooseboy May 2005
Soul Calibur 2 animations - what's going on? Every character has their own unique animations and proportions, but then there are characters like Inferno and that floating eye who just mimic the other characters' fighting styles. Is this real-t…	2 Last	Downsizer May 2005
Max 7: Projection (Normal Map) Shows Wireframe What error am I making when I render a projection map, and it renders a blue wireframe of the object over the normal map?	12 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2005
Photoshop Normal Map fixer: Photoshop script This script takes the current layer, reduces the levels of the blue channel, from 255 down to 128, and then sets the layer to overlay mode. This is necessary when combining a grey scale layer that h…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2005
Pipes? Things are busy at the old fort as I move to a new one, but I thought I had time to throw together a nice motorcycle model before I packed my machines. Thing is I always seem to have problems with th…	7 Last	Delaney King Apr 2005
3D Studio Max/dual monitors Well I just picked up a new LCD and got dual monitors working now. I'm already loving it and have been messing around with different settings. I've just started to try it out in 3dsmax, currently it…	10 Last	Delaney King Apr 2005
New maxscripts Hello, I have just released an update to my maxscripts for 3ds max 7 and I thought you might like to include them on your website [url="http://www.jimjagger.com/JPages/JJTools/Tools_JJToolsV7.htm."]…	0 Last	Jim Jagger Apr 2005
Rigging an arm/elbow? with weights only? Is it posible to make a good looking forarm rigg with only joints and weigthing. Making the forarm rotate 90deg´s is no problem im just having a real problem when it comes to 90+deg´s. Is ther a good…	7 Last	Slinker Apr 2005
UV mappping Ued vs. Max Ok vs. is wrong but.. In Ued you can select your faces then with a few simple clicks and some alinement you can get the texture to look almost the way you want it to. I know how to uv map in max t…	2 Last	Delaney King Apr 2005
Texturing Books - Are there any good 1's? Hi guys I've been trying to expand my library of books, pappers, journals you name it,,, I'm really into finding new ways to do things! At the moment I'm interested in how people paint / go abo…	2 Last	Delaney King Apr 2005
I need Reference! I cant find reference of 80's surf clothing anywhere!! Ive googled, checked every reference thread on all the forums. Anybody please! If you have or know of where to get reference of 80's surf clothe…	4 Last	robioto Apr 2005
3dsmax7 OpenGL and DirectX It's already been noted on a few occasions that max has problems withDirect X. I need to use DirectX to view my materials in real time, but I want openGL for speed. I can load max, and switch the re…	6 Last	GoK Apr 2005
Importing sound into Maya animation slider Hey all, Being the huge procrastinator I am, I need to basically make a short video clip for my Maya class final by the end of this week. I have a rigged character and wanted to import the sound for…	2 Last	Kovac Apr 2005
maxscript release: link bipedroot to object as by request in a recent thread here it is. The macroscript allows a biped to be linked to another object. The Biped's horizontal/vertical/turning keys will be modified to match the objects'. Option…	2 Last	ScreaminBubba Apr 2005
MD3's with Max 7 So I looked at the tools page of the polycount quake 3 resources, and all I could find there (and on google) was an md3 exporter and importer for max 4 and prior. What is the solution for working wi…	11 Last	Showster Apr 2005
I need help with Light's (effects) well in case you guys wona know what im talking bout heres a link of a work i need help on [url="http://www.loadingcreations.gamehorizons.net/Loading%20Creations/Art/Fortune%20Teller.jpg"]http://www…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2005
environment "limits" Hi all, I recently got interested in creating some environmental pieces for my portfolio (mainly because the ones from Resident Evil 4 just blew me away!) My question is, in a game such as Resident …	1 Last	Mojo2k Apr 2005
color management on dual monitor setup Argh, I have a dual monitor setup, I used a Lacie Blue Eye Vision calibrator to create an ICC profile for each monitor but it seems like windows only lets you have one color profile loaded at a time.…	4 Last	ironbearxl Apr 2005
character sheets ? Hay does any one know of any sites where I can find character sheets. I tried Google but all I get is D&D type sheets.	10 Last	Frankie V Apr 2005
Unreal numeric conversion from Max I need to find a max script or a conversion table at least that converts max units to unreal units.. Meaning though say we have a pivot point at x=234.5 y=123.12 z=21312.33 the numerical conversion…	6 Last	oXYnary Apr 2005
On the job: Time spent on asset creation/revision? Hi everyone, I've got a few questions for those that are working in the studio environment (well, for freelancers as well). How long do you/are expected to spend on creating models and appropriate …	6 Last	Erol Apr 2005
Ibeam reference? I am attempting to build a structure made entirely of Ibeams. The only problem is I can't seem to find reference on how the beams join up. I've hit google but only found beams that join in 90 degree …	6 Last	Moz Apr 2005
Render layers in Max? Hey all, I've been learning Max at my new job and was wondering if anyone knows whether or not Max has anything like Maya's render layers? It would be nice to render out different pieces of geometry…	3 Last	Cthogua Apr 2005
Illistration to Video game art,any advise? hey guys Im posting this on behalf of a friend. she is currently an illistrator but wants to migrate to videogame art or the concept art aspect mainly. Do any of you guys have any advise for her o…	4 Last	Gmanx Apr 2005
----How to export you car in Trackmania Sunrise--- As [url="http://www.trackmaniagame.com/"]Trackmania Sunrise[/url] will hit the stores soon (April 6th 2005 in Europe), you'll be able to make you own custom cars (within the limitations). I conside…	8 Last	OgrO Apr 2005
Zbrush questions So I finally decided I could ignore its existence no longer and on sunday forked out the 500 bucks. ( God, how annoying that my recently arrived work copy doesn't work at home too! ;-) ) Im so hati…	15 Last	poopinmymouth Apr 2005
Maya Personal Learning Ed. Well I made a nice model in Maya Personal Edition that I'd like to use as a Quake 3 model. So I was wondering if its possible to use a model created in this version, and if so how?	2 Last	Aruix Apr 2005
Multiple UV channels? I read something somewhere about a model containing multiple UV channels, and my question is this... Do any current game engines support this? Would it be efficient? I suppose it would be useful if …	8 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2005
lookat constraint I've got a weird joint on a robot to rig, a lookat constraint would be perfect but I only want it to rotate on one axis, is this possible? I've been trying for ages to no avail :/. I've also tried pl…	1 Last	FatAssasin Apr 2005
Freezing UVs in Maya Is this possible? I've got 3 LODs, one of which has a texture. The other two haven't had their UVs laid out yet. Probably I should have UVed the initial model before making the LODs, but I didn't qui…	5 Last	Steve Schulze Apr 2005
DUDV maps? Well I'm starting to toy with a lot of the new technical eyecandy stuff with Half-Life 2 and I've noticed this thing called a Dudv map used on mostly crystals, water, and combine shield effects.…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2005