Technical Talk

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Convert a smooth model into edged model? I am working on a model set that was imported from an fbx , but all pieces of this model are seeming like created with primitives and have no edges, to not spend the rest of the time to manuall…	2 Last	NAIMA Feb 2020
Displacement Questions Hey everyone, I'm having two issues with this scene I exported from blender into Octane:1. How can I make the scale of the displacement unifrom? It's much bigger on the outside of the circle and much…	2 Last	gnoop Feb 2020
3DSMax UV Packing Problem Hello :)I'm kinda new to UV unwrapping so I'd like to have your help here.So, I unwrapped all my individual pieces, collapsed all the pieces together and applied an UVW unwrap modifier to the collaps…	6 Last	xMIDIMA Feb 2020
[Maya] GN Project Components To Live Surface Version 1.12:Added new option: Edge ConstraintThis option allows you to restrict the projection of each selected components to the corresponding edge direction that is closest to the current pro…	12 Last	Gabriel Nadeau Feb 2020
Blender - Parenting armature with auto-weights is just not right So, every tutorial I see people get good results with auto-weights but I’m getting complete abhorent results. My step-by-step is:create rigify meta-rig;place everything in edit mode.generate rig, app…	4 Last	RN Feb 2020
Maya 2018 Hair Shader Setup I am trying to learn how to do real time hair following the Adam Skutt tutorial. Only issue is that I cant preview the hair in Maya. He uses an outdated shader called "alhair shader". Basically the o…	4 Last	apollo580 Feb 2020
3D Modelling App Beta Access Hi!Really sorry for being silent for so long and, once again, thanks a lot to everyone who’s participated in the survey! Your opinion was really important.(https://polycount.com/discussion/210887/3d-…	2 Last	deniseich Feb 2020
UV shells and scaling!! Hello I have short question about UV shells.I've been re-thinking some uv workflows. I've layout my uv's which have been normalized. But for some Uv's shells I really need more texteldensity otherwis…	5 Last	Obscura Feb 2020
Is this head retopo ok? Hello,im doing retopo of the troll, before i finish it i would like to make sure is this mesh ok for games to be animated. Can i continue ?	7 Last	focus_method Feb 2020
Question concerning modeling process Hello all, there seemed to not be a direct form for this so I thought I would post it here. I have an upcoming project concern. I wanna make a subway cart but I wanna build the outside and inside. I …	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2020
Creating a Realtime Res Tree - High Poly to Low Poly RETOPO Confusion Hey Polycounters, I'm currently sculpting a tree asset to be used in a larger UE4 I plan to create. I'm having trouble figuring out the best workflow to make my low poly retopologized asset from…	9 Last	Ricemachine88 Feb 2020
Solved Redacted	6 Last	Jonas_trms Feb 2020
(axe 3d model) Is this mesh ok? Hello,i would like to know is this polycound ok for video game ?	8 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
How to replicate this photo? Hello, I recently dived into photorealistic renders. I have a reference photo which I'm trying to replicate, but I'm sort of stuck now. Here's my reference photohttps://imgur.com/xM84yvRand here…	1 Last	Obscura Feb 2020
Do i need different uvs for hair and body ? sorry for posting another question but i do need help :) so what i don't know right now is whether to create the uv and textures for the body eye and hair in the same uv tile or no ? should i go for…	4 Last	Vamptacus Feb 2020
My Zbrush brushes stop working. Hello guy's, I am new to zbrush and facing a problem too much.Sometimes, suddenly the brush (like clay brush, standard brush, and many more) stops sculpting my model. The only brush working is move b…	3 Last	Ruz Feb 2020
Problem with sizing/editing normal maps Okay so I'm trying to render out some 4096x4096 normal maps with the intention of downsizing them to 2048 or less, but any form of editing or just resizing will break how it displays in 3ds max. …	1 Last	EricB Feb 2020
[3ds max] Graphite modeling tools - which of them only work with Editable Poly and not Edit Poly ? which of them only work with Editable Poly and not with Edit Poly as well or have limitations in Edit Poly either because its intended or due to bugs ?I found that Build End and Build corner work onl…	4 Last	cptSwing Feb 2020
How can I make this UV smoother ? UVI want to make it look neat but when I unfold it just becomes a mess not sure why	1 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
MicroBot simulation in real time Hi guys,I´m triyng to create for a personal proyect the effect of the MicroBots of the movie Big Hero 6 that´s the idea , create this type of bot in real time I tried to create some similar…	1 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
3DS Max Bone axis change Hey all,Quick (I hope) question. Is there a way to change the pivot of a bone in max to have it look down the 4 axis at the next bone in the chain? I seem to be drawing a blank here, I try adjusting …	3 Last	poopipe Feb 2020
How would you bake this octopus tentacle? Hi there!I'm trying to bake my high to low and i'm having some issues around the suction cup thingys. The first image shows the tentacle at the tapered end of the mesh (which lacks detail, cause of l…	9 Last	Ghogiel Feb 2020
Dockable window error maya Hi, I'm trying to create a dockable window but I couldn't figure it out. Check the code.global proc Nut() { if ( `window -exists "nameWindowss"` ) { deleteUI "nameWindowss"; windowPref -r…	0 Last	jayantbhatt007 Feb 2020
So can Maya not work with Ngons? EDIT: So I recreated the mesh exactly the same way and I noticed that when I bake the booleans down into the original mesh, I get edges in 2 of the corners of the mesh to support the ngons as @icegod…	5 Last	ant1fact Feb 2020
Torn cloth Zbrush anyone has som good tutorial to create torn/destroyed cloth edges please? I found a tut with the nanomesh but not quite happy with the look... Thanks !	7 Last	ArchElbaz Feb 2020
wireframe Shader maya viewport2.0 Hi,I'd like to create a shader for visualising the wireframe (without the tris) of a mesh. It will always be displayed on top of other geos.I have one already (MPxHardwareShader) which works fine wit…	2 Last	stuzz Feb 2020
Blender - How to render model with wireframe in Cycles (actual wireframe, not triangulized) Hello, I wanted to ask you for your help. How can I render in Blender Cycles my model with wireframe on it ?I googled and found out about wireframe node in Rendering, but this node is adding wirefram…	2 Last	AndySC Feb 2020
Maya blend parent doesn't work on MoCap Hello!I have a MoCap file, there's a character with a sword, but they are not attached. There is an option to blend parent them, but it isn't working.I'm not sure whether the problem is in the file i…	0 Last	SuleimanZhukoff Feb 2020
PostProduction Master, extension for Photoshop Hi everyone,I launched my new extension for Photoshop called "PostProduction Master". Mainly focused towards arch viz artists and the post-production workflow in the Photoshop but it can be useful fo…	0 Last	bbtools Feb 2020
Help with Modular Characters Pipeline In videogames like Uncharted 4, Saints Row, Darksouls; I could see that they use a Modular character for Skins and Armors for their characters. I want to know the correct pipeline about this. My main…	5 Last	Alex_J Feb 2020
PostProduction Master, extension for Photoshop Hi everyone,I launched my new extension for Photoshop called "PostProduction Master". Mainly focused towards arch viz artists and the post-production workflow in the Photoshop but it can be useful fo…	0 Last	bbtools Feb 2020
UV Mapping - From Maya to Zbrush to Substance Painter Hello,a month ago I started discovering 3D and its many software: Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer, UE4... If a lot of things are complex, they always (even Zbrush...) feel pretty logical to …	5 Last	zachagreg Feb 2020
What are people using for screen timelapses? Any recommended software? Looking to post some workflows as timelapses.	2 Last	Blaizer Feb 2020
ZBrush - Feature-Request I don't know if that's the right place for some feature requests for ZBrush but I will post it here for now.Reason for posting that thread:1.I hope that this thread will motivate other ZBrush users t…	0 Last	goekbenjamin Feb 2020
ZBrush - Plugin - http-request via script Is it somehow possible to make a HTTP request via "zscript" (as a zplugin)	2 Last	goekbenjamin Feb 2020
ZBrush Spotlight seems to be blocking all brushstrokes I'm using Zbrush 4r6. When I load up an image in Spotlight on the workspace then turn off the spotlight menu to go back to sculpting, I'm not able to sculpt or paint on my model. As soon as I disable…	5 Last	abhishek_sain Feb 2020
How To Design Robots!? Hello, I would like to start a thread about designing robots. Someone here inspired me with similiar idea about spaceships and I think that many of us could share or learn something new about this to…	3 Last	RN Feb 2020
[H] Has anyone developing for Mobile seen this render error before and fixed it? Those bands that run through the fog and ocean are from the depth fade node I've used in my shaders built with ASE. It has something to do with the depth texture. It only shows up on some devices. It…	1 Last	RN Feb 2020
Transform texture to fit an existing UVW map with 3DS Max Hello, im very new and i dont really know how to look for information, for what im trying to accomplishSo i hope someone can lead me to ressources, to what im trying to do.Im trying to do some b…	2 Last	Yaldabaoth Feb 2020
UV unwrap in symmetry (World X) in Maya 2019 Hi Guys this is my first time unwrap uv in symmetry, so I'm looking for help. my scene that I'm working on is all about symmetry, as I mirrored and welded each object in zbrush on X-axisIf I want to …	2 Last	Nadra_Nagy Feb 2020
Blender 2.81 - bones dissapeared Armature completely disappeared in object and pose modes, I didn't hide it, it's not because of viewport overlays, they are still there , animated, but not visible or selectable in obj and pose modes…	0 Last	Yerus Feb 2020
Closed Moved: Maya Python, inconsistent results when running script. This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2020
How to make this debris? (One Low Poly obj from hundreds of objs of milion of polys?) HelloHow would you make this debris?https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/008/249/427/large/ben-wilson-manhattan-debris-comps-02.jpg?1511468205From this guy:https://www.artstation.com/ar…	7 Last	sacboi Feb 2020
3ds Max not showing vertices NEVERMIND! Reset Max, Open scene = DONE. Actually I am curious to know what causes the problem mentioned below Now here's a funny thing.. As of right now, Max has ceased to display vertices. Well, …	54 Last	steve1222 Feb 2020
2020 Contemporary Dota 2 Workshopping Good morning Polycounters and Polycountees!!!I have been making a series of posts over on Reddit regarding the Workshop. I'm looking to generate content and renewed interest for anyone that wants to …	3 Last	pior Feb 2020
[rigging] How do you make controllers like these? at 00:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7EYvhazTIAnyone know how to make spherical, coloured controllers like those?	5 Last	throttlekitty Feb 2020
3D Coat Texture Exporting Hey, I would like to know if there is any way to increase/decrease the amount of pixel it takes to "blur" the borders of the texture. I have seen many textures that also cover the whole image file.&n…	0 Last	JosethSegura Feb 2020
Octopus - Pie / Radial Menu for 3dsmax HI ALL GUYSI would like to show you my newest plugin for 3dsmax. It is called Octopus a radial menu which is pretty easy to customize. It has really cool features, which will come in handy in your ev…	9 Last	pi3c3 Feb 2020
How do I go about creating this geometry with what I have now? I want to give my low poly character a high poly hand since they will use their hands a lot. I want to use this hand...But I do not have the sufficient geometry at the base of my hand, the wrist, to …	3 Last	RN Feb 2020
[Blender 2.81] Snap points from physics simulate curve Hi!I'm trying to simulate a softbody dynamics in a curve, and there are old videos (from before Blender 2.81) showing that, once u have the curve parented to sth, the curve's first point become …	0 Last	Yerus Feb 2020