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[3ds Max Script] miauu's Scalpel

miauu's Scalpel allows you to interactively subdivide (cut up) geometry by drawing lines. When you make a cut, it has to originate from a vertex or an edge. You can't create vertices inside faces.…
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miauu

Please help with wrist bending CAT 3dsmax

Hello everyone! I am quite a noob in terms of animation and rigging and im stuck. XDI need to fix wrist bening issue on my character and for that i used extra bone on wrist joint. But i dont understa…
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Arkideit

Exporting out Armature/Bones

HiI'm struggling to figure out how to correctly export armature/bones out into UE4/5 from 3ds Max. Rigging/animating isn't something I'm fully versed in. I've set up rigs and done a bit of animating …
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DustyShinigami

[WIP] Star Citizen Styled Ship (University Project)

For a university assignment we were tasked with recreating a spaceship with our own twist. I chose the Anvil Arrow from Star Citizen. There's still quite a lot to go but so far here's the curren…
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Vertrucio

Death Company Dreadnought

Would love some feedback for my work, thanks in advance, modelled in 3ds, textured in substance painter 
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r015855i

I need help with hardsurface modeling 3ds max

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Thanez

Questions about 3ds Max Entry Level Job Hiring Process

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Hi Everyone,"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I've recently applied for an entry level job as a 3D product visualizer. Company had a 3 phase, 10 weeks training p…
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Eric Chadwick

3ds Max & Maya Updates to USD

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Autodesk has released the 2024 line of products including 3ds Max and Maya. My role these days is pushing USD into both products and various workflows. Although USD …
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shawnolson

[HELP] What is the easiest way to make roads and intersections in 3ds max?

[{"insert":"I drew a map in photoshop and adjusted the ratio, imported it in 3ds max and applied it on plane mesh but what then? I've watched several youtube tutorials but they don't talk about inter…
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Lowride

[WIP] Locomotive

[{"insert":"Hey everyone! First time posting here. I am working on this battle locomotive with train cart that generates power for the big weapon and the locomotive. This is a for an advance modeling…
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nexussim

WIP Forest Stairs

[{"insert":"Hi, I got to the point where I want to really step up my porfolio piece but I feel like I got stuck in my last 10% of details. \nI would like to know your feedback. \n"},{"insert":{"embed…
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Mysty47

[3ds Max script] miauu's Materials Reducer

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miauu

Multiple High Poly to a Single Low Poly Baking?

Hi,I am practicing modelling/baking and I've been having this question that I cannot really find an answer.Is there any way that I can bake a single low poly from a high poly with multiple parts?I've…
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kanga

How do i move the vertex according to edge direction? [3DS MAX HELP]

[{"insert":"Hi there, would like some help on this one in regards to vertex in 3ds max please, just asking if there's a way to move vertex upwards but aligning with the edge direction, local doesn't …
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gnoop

Weird shading issue [PLS HELP]

[{"insert":"Hi, I'm a beginner 3ds max user going into intermediate level by making a character. I would appreciate for some help on this shading issue at the mouth area and how to solve it? any best…
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Zixisnotavailable

Diablo 4 - Fan Art

[{"insert":"I can't wait for the release of Diablo 4, so I decided to build an environment using Unreal Engine 5 to hold my anxiety.\nDiablo 3 is one of my favorite games, I've finished that game mul…
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davidtoledo

3DS Max 2022.. Need help with Displacement bitmap around Geosphere

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jldragon

ID map keeps baking red

[{"insert":"I keep running into an issue where whenever I try to bake an ID map from the Material Color, the result is just a solid red map. \n\nAs a test, I ran a bake on this mesh (Made in 3DS Max,…
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Joltya

[3DS Max] Skin Modifier - Voxel Mapping doesn't work on "Shelled" or "Closed" surfaces?

[{"insert":"Hello, I was hoping someone could shed some light on an issue I'm having in Max 2022+\nIn Max, whenever I close or shell a model, like say bandages around a characters arms, the Voxel in …
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Acey_05

[3DSMAX] CAT bones not showing ?

[{"insert":"Hello, i'm trying to learn basic animation using the CAT Objects, but when i try to create : a pelvis, an arm etc. \nNothing is showing on the viewport ? The elements are really there in …
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zippper4

Having problem with my uws on my model

[{"insert":"Hello guys, I have problem with my model. I am working on this high poly robot. \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/42TQ0P97QRCJ\/ob…
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iam717

[3ds Max] How would you rig and animate a simple ponytail or short rope?

[{"insert":"As a secondary animation (no more than, say, a dozen bones or half that), relative to the flow of the main animation.\nI'm using Spring Magic (3ds Max script) for now, but it doesn't alwa…
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Bleed

Sequoia Meshing Hacksaw 3ds Maxscript Error

[{"insert":"Hello everyone, apologies upfront as I lack the programming knowledge to understand the problem I am having. I have been trying to utilize Thinkbox Sequoia Meshing, the program comes wit…
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xXm0RpH3usXx

3DS Max: Way to Zoom on Mouse Cursor?

[{"insert":"Hi Polycounters! \n\"Zoom on Mouse Cursor Region\" -I think Photoshop does this by default, is there a way to enable it in Max? I've been searching Google etc but haven't found anything s…
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Dubious_Fellow

WIP smith and wesson revolver 357 magnum

[{"insert":"Following this Tutorial \n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/marketplace\/p\/ojRqP\/revolver-tutorial-industry-ready-weapon-and-attachment-creation-for-video-games?ut…
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Cenobyte

Handpainting Normal Maps pixel by pixel (100% Photoshop - 0% HighPoly)

[{"insert":"Hi everyone,\n\nI love to handpaint normal maps using just photoshop without doing any highpoly at all. I only do this when the polycount is kept quite low and the texture size is as smal…
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starcow

Normal-only shaders? [max, Vray]

[{"insert":"I want a normal-only shader that I can assign to a plane and then place that plane over other meshed (a decal, essentially)\nIt'd be great for various types of damage - cracks, dents, edg…
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Eric Chadwick

(Marmoset Toolbag 4.02) Geometry being moved when I import my model?

[{"insert":"Hello, I am working on this model and baking my normals in Marmoset Toolbag 4.02. However, every time I import my model, the geometry seems to move to random places and I can't figure ou…
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EarthQuake

[3DS Max] Animation - How do I rig this ?

[{"insert":"Hello guys, I am rigging an interesting piece of machinery. I did set up a chain using bones and via IK solver I attached it to spline. Hovewer, I have no clue of how to make this work pr…
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Filip5

3ds Max USD 0.3 Beta Release with USD Stage Support

[{"insert":"We released 3ds Max USD 0.3 Beta with USD Stage Support and a new Max USD SDK. The USD Stage Object allows you to load USD files directly into Max without importing. The SDK allows you to…
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shawnolson

A little confusion with BlendShapes/Morph Targets workflow for Unreal

HiI have an animtion planned for a project I'm working on, and I aim to have different facial expressions that I'll be making in ZBrush with Layers that I'll either export into 3ds Max as Morph…
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DustyShinigami

[3ds Max/Vray] Issue exporting .AVI turnaround

[{"insert":"Hello, i'm having difficulties rendering a scene using a Physical camera path constrained and following a circle spline.\nWhen i check the result opening the .AVI, the video is really sma…
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zippper4

3ds Max to Blender Nit-Picks

[{"insert":"Hey guys,\nAs someone who has transitioned into using Blender full time both professionally and for personal work. I have a few\nnit-picks that I'd like to share and see if anyone can off…
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sacboi

UV'S Workflow

[{"insert":"Hello, i'm a beginner and i'm trying to have a better workflow actually, i was wondering :\nWhen you have many same objects on a scene for example : screws, nails, wheels etc. do you need…
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zippper4

[3ds Max] Straighten UV map

[{"insert":"It's been a while since I open 3ds Max, and I kinda forget some tools or maybe this one is not exist yet. I want to make the UV straight without getting rid of the triangle on the mesh. I…
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Ghogiel

Art test question. Props for unreal engine.

[{"insert":"Hello, I have questions about my art test for a studio that develops VR\/AR applications.\n\nNow I don’t understand a little how my model should look in the final.\n\n1.Should I texture t…
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Vedro

[3DS Max/Vray] Problem with alpha opacity PNG

[{"insert":"Hello! i would like to have some help please, i'm having an issue with a bitmap i made to only show the black text on it.\nI don't know why it's showing a dark background during the rende…
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zippper4

Brick arch texturing issue.

I have a model for which I need to make brick arch. But I can’t do it because I don’t understand how. Please, give me any information and/or tutorials. Screenshots from 3dsMax this is what I did(I th…
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Vedro

Beretta M9 pistol and Hitman's Bedroom diorama.

[{"insert":"\nIn the past three months, I completed two projects, and for those two things, I made a game-ready realistic Beretta M9 pistol, a magazine and 9mm bullet and some realistic game-ready pr…
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killnpc

Triangles showing on bake/normal map

[{"insert":"Hi everyone! I'm working on this game asset and having issues with baking. I'm also using Marmoset Toolbag 4.02. As you can see in the picture, there are triangles that are showing up aft…
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MilkMaster

[WIP][UE5] - Roman Inspired Enviro

[{"insert":"Hi guys, sharing my present project in hope of critique and feedback ! My objective here is to train with the modular and trim sheet workflows. I struggled at first with the composition o…
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Bhasara

Scania Truck Model.

[{"insert":"Hello everyone , \n I am a freelance 3d Artist. Some low poly trucks i did for a upcoming mobile game. \n\nModel just with a diffuse textures. Done in 3dsmax , Photoshop. Rendered in ke…
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Nazeer3d

Why are all my faces overlapping?

[{"insert":"I've never had this issue before, but I've recently started using shift extrude on edges and faces. Why has this happened? \n\nIs there an easy way to fix this? \n\nAll done in 3ds max bt…
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BenjaminHandley

Dragon hunter head

[{"insert":"Finished the top half of this character so I figured I'd post what I've got so far. Concept is by Rodrigo Balmaceda "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/4Kw82"…
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Joopson

[ FOR HIRE ] [ PAID ] 3D Environment Artist

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buce1

[3DS Max] Viewport/object settings for modeling

[{"insert":"Hello,\n\nI just wanted to see what setup people generally use when modelling. So, what colours do you apply to any reference models? To objects to be modeled? UI colours? Wireframe colou…
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ColMatrix

ASK/HELP ¿How many texture sheets needs my AT-ST? ASK/HELP

[{"insert":"Hi everyone, this is the firts post that i make and I want to ask you guys for some help and advice.\nThe thing is that i have this model, i have the high and the low, and now i'm making …
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RaúlHG

What's your advice for doing this effect? (3ds max, tyflow, phoenix fd)

[{"insert":"Hi everybody, i work with 3ds max, tyflow and phoenix fd, now i'm working on a commercial and i want your advices, how can i do this effect? when breaking the chocolate bar there is the c…
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Eric Chadwick

Very curious UV unwrap... What's going on...??

[{"insert":"Hi\nI have a game model I found that I'm using as reference whilst I make my own. I added a UVW Unwrap modifier in Max to the arms just to see how the unwrap was handled and came across s…
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kyaroru

NLAW Anti-tank RPG

[{"insert":"Hello people! long time no post. Inspired by the unfortunate conflict in Ukraine, i modeled the tiny giant killer that is helping the heroic word of the defenders, the NLAW. I built it in…
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Aga22

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