Technical Talk

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Closed Moved: Substance Painter Not Responding This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
Closed Moved: 8 hours per day is good for be a great artist and improve skills? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
Closed Moved: UE4 triangulation problem This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
Closed Moved: [SHADERFX] Offsetmapping with ShaderFX wrong result if not at the center of the world This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
3Ds Max UV Unwrapp Disappears after adding smoothing groups to the object ! So, in 3ds max, while uv ing i noticed that one face did not have a smoothing group. So I went to the Editable poly modifier, added a smoothing group to that face, and when I went back to the Unwrap …	11 Last	Ghogiel Nov 2019
Constant creases when adding edge loops with smooth preview Hi, does anyone else have great difficulty when adding edge loops to tighten up geometry then when they smooth preview find they're constantly getting creases? I'm modeling a minigun and I've got a f…	2 Last	madstylesnz Nov 2019
Bevel / Chamfer Edges vs Normal Map Bake Hey guys, in your opinion, what is better: Beveling edges directly or baking a high poly with beveled edges onto the low poly? I'm trying to figure out what would be better also from an optimization …	8 Last	VanessaCeline Nov 2019
How do I set up the bakes for a Sci-Fi trimsheet? I have modeled my details in Max, and set all of my details over the plane to which I want to bake the details on.I think that the normal details are coming out barely okay, still needs a bunch of wo…	5 Last	Danielfyang Nov 2019
How to connect 2nd monitor with vga cord to pc?? My PC recently took a visit to the Dr. for a new power parts, now I cannot get the second monitor to connect again. I've tried different cords, and have tested the monitor with the graphics card…	5 Last	PotatoCake Nov 2019
Maya and displacement maps for hi-poly detail Hi,I have an issue with using displacement maps for creating high polycount meshes for export to an external renderer. (Maya/Arnold)The problem is that I'm having to create so many iteration levels t…	6 Last	BobbysWineGums Nov 2019
For those with a chequered past - or future. RizomUV Megathread Hi, and welcome to the RizomUV thread. Who, and what are we? RizomUV is a fast, standalone UV mapper created for speed and ease. The currently two and a half person team is working…	5 Last	Justo Nov 2019
game like clash of clans in unreal or unity I want to make a board game which looks like clash of clans, this is fourth shot for making any game, all the games that I have tried till now are third-person shooter game, every time I have complet…	16 Last	privateunlimited Nov 2019
Weird/extreme texture stretching of unwrapped low poly mesh after subdivision - WTF? HelloI have a problemI have a low poly model that i unwrapped in 3ds max (i didnt pack it correctly yet but that doesnt matter, the island themselves are final). ANd it looks ok, textures are not str…	4 Last	musashidan Nov 2019
Mask by layers in ZBrush Getting back into ZBrush after many years a way, so Im pretty lost at some points, one question is if its possible to mask off something by selecting its layer. Say I have a layer that contains a b…	4 Last	Thousand Nov 2019
New workstation :New Threadripper 3960X or 3970X or Ryzen 3950X Okay finally time to upgrade my workstation. I was waiting and waiting for 7nm AMD and here it is. Now the problem which one to go with.For me it's not only rendering but lot of modeling in 3dsmax an…	0 Last	lukx Nov 2019
Flatten every UV? Is it right? Hello polycounters! My wife is now on her first year studying 3D Environment Art at local university. The teacher says they have to straighten every piece of UV to prevent edge bleeding. Is it the ri…	5 Last	oglu Nov 2019
Use diffuse map as reflection in v-Ray Maya Hi to everyone, i have a singular question.I'm playing around with specular effects, i'm pretty newbe since now and i have this question.I would like replace the "white" effect of the specular with a…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
Blender Sculpting Issue - two surface treated as one and the same	2 Last	Yooja Nov 2019
WorkPlane script for 3ds Max! Modo's workplane in 3ds Max and more!As always, it is free.https://vimeo.com/171336387http://cganimator.com/csworkplane-1-0/	15 Last	rusthamov Nov 2019
ZBRUSH snapping Hi!Does anyone know why my ZBrush tools stuck when I faintly wobble my pen, I need to improve my wobbling so the brush takes effect.It's not because of lazy stroke, it's' turned off. It's not because…	1 Last	kanga Nov 2019
Closed Moved to Shahdooby Shubahlilydingdong: Substance Painter - Normal Maps problem on seams This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
[Zbrush] How would you approach sculpting soil? Hi guys, you ever just spend like 5 hours sculpting something and the results are nice but not quite what you were going for? Yeah having one of those days and I feel like I'm losing it lol I'm tryin…	7 Last	gnoop Nov 2019
[3DS Max & Arnold] How do I render with Ambient Occlusion? Hello!I'm currently learning 3DS Max, and I have chosen to render using Arnold. As someone coming from Cinema 4D, where Ambient Occlusion is achieved with the press of one button, Ambient Occlusion h…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
Keeping overlapped UVs with Max's auto packing Does anyone have any methods for retaining overlapped UV islands while using max's non-convex packing method? Or any packing method for the matter. The grouping button does not seem to work. Consider…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
Can't import EXR texture from Mari into Zbrush HELP:( So I have a Non-commercial Mari and i can export 16-bit txtr only in EXR format (idk if this even the problem) but once i try to import this texture in Zbrush it's doesent show up (i click import and…	2 Last	Kramer55 Nov 2019
CacheMod and MeshLink, 2 new free plugin for 3dsMax CacheModhttps://www.guruware.at/main/cachemod/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3s-G_l1HKe2rQz5IgrsIwqRFdcxbYqZqleNNtdiPg5CvaPOIKxVduYPS4guruware and I have been working on this for a while. It was a great learn…	2 Last	DavidCruz Nov 2019
Step-by-step model breakdowns I've found this "tutorial" on some pinterest a while ago:And I'm fascinated with this kind of breakdown. Does anyone know where I can find more? It helps a lot.	2 Last	sacboi Nov 2019
Your personal workflow for creating torn cloth edges/holes? So I'm trying to recreate this samurai jack drawing and I'm onto the point of trying to grasp how to texture the torn cloth at the edges and holes of his sleevesThis is my base meshShould I keep some…	3 Last	Clark Coots Nov 2019
Death Stranding Tech Review Worth a look!http://youtu.be/JQEPme0SXtQ	4 Last	Alex_J Nov 2019
Make Maya pivots more like Max In 3ds Max when you have multiple components selected the pivot options become really dynamic, allowing you to move from the center of the selection or individual component pivots when mousing over t…	7 Last	poopipe Nov 2019
How do I get rid of these Glitches I baked my scar model after that I get these annoying glitches. What should I do?	5 Last	Neox Nov 2019
Blender Softwrap Very interesting way of doing retopos: https://blendermarket.com/products/softwrap	1 Last	thomasp Nov 2019
3ds Max - adding .BIP files onto existing animation Is there anyway of doing this without replacing the complete animation scene?I want just a single max/fbx scene with all the animations, but the motion capture is in BIP files and I can't figure out …	3 Last	Violet Nov 2019
Looking for Software Recommendation Hi,I hope this is the correct place to ask this. I'm working on a project to convert some simple 2D technical schematics to 3D. I'm totally new to this and I've been looking into what sof…	3 Last	SebKaine Nov 2019
[3DS Max] Why does normalize screw up my vertices abs effect? So while I'm editing the vertices on my mesh after applying voxel solver, some of them need to have normalize turned off in order to change the abs effect. A few of them work pretty smoothly, but mos…	3 Last	rollin Nov 2019
Modular walls: how to do windows/doors/holes properly? I'm working a few modular walls and I'm not sure if I'm doing the best workflow for windows, doors and other types of "holes". Right now, I have a standard height for windows, so I created a duplicat…	1 Last	sprunghunt Nov 2019
Is there any difference at all between R, G and B channels? Context: I want to create a shader in Unity with the metallic workflow to keep the AO, Metallic and Roughness map in one single RGB .jpg mapHowever, I have trouble to decide which texture should be i…	6 Last	Farfarer Nov 2019
[Anatomy] Male / Female base Mesh with Skin + Muscle System + Skeleton ? Hi guys,I am searching for a good male / female bodie base mesh to buy with : - a rigging friendly neutral rest pose - clean skin topolgy - good muscle system - good skeletonBasic…	2 Last	SebKaine Nov 2019
Substance Painter to 3ds max VRAY - reflectivity tuning Greetings!I have a question regarding to reflectivity tuning for Substance Painter -> VRAY (3dsmax) workflow:I exported maps with VRAY preset and configured VRAYmtl according to SP guidelines (htt…	13 Last	Valentris Nov 2019
Should we still be worrying about UV island grouping? So I really want to know from everyone out there who is a professional Artist of minimum 3+ years only...Should UV island grouping be something that is still valid on a UV sheet considering we don't …	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2019
[UE4] Niagara module texture sample is low res / pixellated in final package Hi all! I hope you can help me with this issue that I was banging my head against for most of yesterday...I have a Niagara particle system in my scene which has a couple of texture samples in it. It …	2 Last	henlo Nov 2019
Retoping for mobile Hi,I don't know if this is the right forum for this question, but there is probably no specific forum for my problem. Its like this: I am just retoping a mobile game avatar I have made with Sculptris…	11 Last	Alex_J Nov 2019
number of texture sets for games character/portfolio piece Hi everybody! I already read many posts on this topic, that there is no perfect number for texture sets about game characters, but I feel like I'm abusing it too much.My aim was to have 2 4k sets, wh…	12 Last	Alex_J Nov 2019
Photogrammetry - Texture baking - was I doing it all WRONG :-)? HelloPhotogrammetry (i use agisoft photoscan but its program agnostic). U get few milion polygon mesh, you export it, you retopologize it (max, zbrush, whatever), you create LOW poly version and then…	8 Last	Dash-POWER Nov 2019
EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Black Edition 11Gb -> died completely after the "space invaders" artefact Out of nowhere after 6 months of using my 2080 Ti, it failed suddenly. The first symptom was that "space invaders" type of artefacting on the screen I've seen articles written and images posted a…	2 Last	FourtyNights Nov 2019
Blender - Shape Keys and Multi-Res Modifier First off, total amateur animator/rigger.The question I have is why exactly can't you apply a multi-res modifier to a mesh with shape keys?I have a single human mesh on a very simple rig. Currently 5…	2 Last	iSpam Nov 2019
[ZBrush] Tri Part Curve MultiMesh not working properly Hello. I am trying to make a wired curve multimesh brush. So I have three parts: the beggining, the end, and the middle zone, as in the picture below. So what I want to obtain is a curve stroke …	2 Last	drochroma Nov 2019
[3DS Max] Can't edit envelopes, not sure why... Hello, For some reason I cannot edit the envelopes on my mesh in 3DS Max, and was hoping someone could help me out here. I can do the skin modifier, add the bones, and use the voxel-solver to au…	2 Last	99499 Nov 2019
Free HLSL Shader Tutorial Videos Several years ago I made a series of training videos to teach artists how to write real-time shaders in HLSL. The series starts out with very simple concepts so that someone with no programming…	16 Last	Ben Cloward Nov 2019
Albedo material vaules chart? Does anyone know where I can find an accurate detailed complilation of albedo vaules for a lot of materials?I am currently doing some research on lighting and materials. I have found some charts but …	14 Last	melviso Nov 2019