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Need Topology Feedback for My Cyborg!

Hi could I give some feedback for this cyborg please? I need topology advice especially around the breast area (the three pieces that make up the breast) Thank you!Update: I forgot to include the ref…
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Alex_J

Historical architectural street scene

I've been working from old architectural plans I found on and am happy so far - all I can see is the errors I still need to fix but am liking the vibe so far (all modelled by me except the grass/plan…
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hipoly27

Architectural Modelling tests

Sorry - Posted this in the wrong forum (reposted in digital art forum now) - can't delete the topic :)
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hipoly27

3D artist, assets and hard surface, looking for work

Hi, I'm Germán, a 3D artist mainly focused on innorganic modelling. I have years of experience with Maya and Substance painter, some basic knowledge of Unreal 4/5 and as of late I've been experimenti…
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iffytecnoid

Scaling and freezing a skeleton with a rig driver in maya (Metahuman)

Hello Polycount, it's been years since I've been around.I'm sorry if I may have posted this in the wrong forum. Things look different nowadays. I am not very skilled in Maya, I am a 3ds guy. Nor do I…
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Alex_J

how to create a character using maya or blender that is practical and good at making clothes.

I am looking for a tutorial as indicated in the title.The most important thing is the way the clothes are made. In particular, we are looking for tutorials where the topology of the body and the clot…
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yamato

Old house model from old plans

Found some really cool old house plans from the 1880s (Australia) and had a hack at modelling one. Everything modelled from scratch (except the grass and plants). Some test renders so far (Arnold is …
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hipoly27

3D Robot Project : I need some guidance.

Hi Polycount forum,I am modeling a robot in Maya. I brought it to a certain stage. From here, what should be modeled and what should be done? What do you recommend. I need some guidance, fe…
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Alex_J

Best approach for animating a timed movement (walk, run) in space?

Hey guys, I started animating a rat which is supposed to walk quickly to a certain point in the scene, then stop, then walk some more in another direction, then turn around and quickly run away. I've…
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Alex_J

Needing some help with MEL Script~

Hello lovely peeps,  I'm very new to writing scripts but have always wanted to get more into it!I'm currently trying to write a MEL script that selects all objects with the suffix of hg in the m…
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ylke

Is there a way to quickly set the weights on the front and back of model to the same value in maya?

As the title says.I am working on a model for use in a game. It took me a long time to adjust the skirts of the model because the weights on the front and back of the model are just different, which …
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yamato

[Maya] GN Quad Fill Hole

Update version 2.01:Hello!I just updated my script on ArtStation which now comes with a new option "Force offset" that might help achieve a better result in certain situations. Basically, as you can …
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Senyr

Please tell me how to assign weights to this hat neatly and quickly in Maya.

The title is true.Assigning weights to free rigs in skinning practice. I can't seem to get the weights to work on the hat in the image.What I am having trouble with is assigning weights to each joint…
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yamato

Tank treads out of individual components: How to best tackle texturing?

Hey there! It's been a while since I've posted here and I've come with a very overly specific issue. I've been working on a tank model for my portfolio using some new techniques I've picked up with m…
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Alfax

Xgen

Please help me. I'm using Noise Modifer. Mask = paintmap Magnitude = rand(2,12)Please helm me to add this randomize expression to controll Magnitude. $percentStray=58; #0,100rand() <…
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AIM_alexandr

Poly Report -- Free Script for Maya

I've been actively coding again, writing tools for my students and fellow professionals and have several new FREE scripts for Maya that I think people will find useful, if not fun. I will post separa…
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Alan_Partridge

(Full-Time) Senior 3D Environment Art Manager

Schell Games is a highly talented group of artists, programmers, producers, and game designers led by game industry veteran Jesse Schell.  We're the largest full-service education and enter…
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SchellGames

Advice when baking thin strips

HiThis is something I've had problems with for a while now. It was great when I discovered the Unitize tool under Modify, in Maya's UV Editor, as it allowed to more easily keep curved strips nice and…
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DustyShinigami

[MAYA]Modeling/Texturing QuickTips

Just wanted to share with you guys some quick tips video that covers some modeling techniques along with some procedural workflow. Will be regularly updated. Thankshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ-…
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onionhead_o

Character Rigger/Animator

Hi,My Name Is Karim Ahmed I am A 3D Character Rigger With 10 Years Experience in Character Rigs With All of Its Types (Humanoid - Cartoon - Machines - Hybrid - Cars -Ani…
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Karim_Ahmed

Baking on a cylinder not working correctly?

Whats going on here? Shouldnt the averaged normals stop this? Or am I forgetting something.
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TannedBatman

3D junior Animator

Hi,My name is Alaa Ahmed, i am a junior 3D Animator who is looking for his first real job, i am so passionate about animation and 3D overall, i am improving myself and my skills everyday, i can use M…
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Stylish

Does the aiImage node in maya use the luminance as alpha by default?

It's in the title. Some textures with the maya image node would need to be RAW color space and alpha as luminance, Some do not need this. The aiImage node that I'd really like to start using doesn't …
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nomzod

1938 Packard Super 8 Sedan [Pics Added]

Finishing this was Phase I of a larger concept. Phase II is to turn it into a magic car, and really fuck some shit up. Think, like, the Delorean in Back to the Future III. Where you could see all the…
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nomzod

FBX importing from Maya into Zbrush but in a different position.

[{"insert":"The eyes for my character model need UVs which I do in Maya. I export the eye mesh as an FBX and import in maya. They appear in the proper location (in the eye sockets like they should be…
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Lamont

Maya Rigger and Animator

Just as it says I rig and animate in Maya. I have experience making stuff for both unreal and unity, I can also make rigs that can be used for cinematics. Facial rigging, offsets, deformations, etc. …
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MamoruK

Point normals at camera in maya?

I can control the vertext normals with 'Set vertext normal' and 'Vertext normal edit tool' but I want to specifically point the normals at a location in the world. The other options just point at the…
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BlueFlytrap

Technical Artist (Maya)

My team is a very small group of 3d animators making animated content for our youtube channel. We're in need of a technical artist that can handle the textures, hair and cloth simulation, environment…
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cmichel94

[Maya UV] Why does UV layout keep scaling smaller objects huge in my UV maps?

I'm trying to use the UV layout to set everything up but it keeps making smaller objects much bigger in the UV map. In the image you can see a small piece I point to with green is taking up most of t…
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noobsilvanelf

Adesola Mask

Hey everyone!It's been a while, but I finally finished up the Adesola mask project I've been working on. Feels good to have it all wrapped up!The process of designing the mask and experimenting with …
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Miladbahari

Changing direction of cage normals?

I heard it was possible to do this and Im wondering how, specifcally I want to bake the details of a high poly as viewed from a specific perspective, how would I go about making the normals of the ca…
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EarthQuake

Blender's future

Hello everyone, I searched over the forum to find Blender Vs Maya/max/4D but I wanted to ask your opinions on the current state of play. I teach at a college and I'd say half of my teaching revo…
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Neox

ZBRUSH UDIM WORKFLOW (IMPOTED FROM MAYA)

I have exported a model with 6 udim tiles from Maya but after sculpting in ZBrush all UV's are overlapping. How to fix it?
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pxgeek

(MAYA) ktModelingToolSet v1

[{"insert":"Hey All. I just released a Modeling Toolset that extends Maya modeling capabilities. Makes some mundane task quicker. Selections tools, Quad Connect, Mesh Adjustment tools.. \n"},{"insert…
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onionhead_o

Fire Armor Knight - Real Time

Hey!So here we are with this little knight. The idea was to make a belligerent but at the same time feminine knight. I hope you will enjoy!)More renders: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BX9zaD
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AndreyEfimov

[WIP] Elf/Demon Character - Relearning Character Art (Critique Appreciated)

This is my first attempt at a character in almost 4 years and would really appreciate some feedback. I've spent about 2 months on this, the majority of which I spent relearning a lot of ZBrush and an…
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pxgeek

Maya doesn't utilize PC to the fullest.

Hello!I get pretty tired of Maya lagging when working with high density meshes decimated and exported from Zbrush.Here's an example:This is highpoly for baking. And whenever I select it, or if its ju…
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Alex_J

Character Art: Anthro Angel Bird [Wip]

[{"insert":"Hey All! Long time no see （*゜ー゜*） \nHere I'll record the process of adapting "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nelnalium_2\/status\/1594667923087405057\/photo\/1"},"in…
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BlueChaos

Suggestions on how to model

Hey world, I'm asking to see if anyone has any suggestions on how to model the underside of these mushrooms. I've thought of using Zbrush, but I don't want to model, then sculpt, then re-topo, then b…
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Jt7

May Mega Sale 30% off -- Tools/Brushes

30 % off entire storeWith Notable tools/resources like KT Modeling Toolset, Metal Damage MegaPack...https://www.artstation.com/kelvintam/storeSale till May 24thCheers!
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onionhead_o

Need help understanding topology.

Hello.I've been modelling for a while and can create all sorts of stuff. Like these for example:Yet, I'm still struggling with some shapes to create clean topology that won't result in pinching or di…
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FrankPolygon

example of using 'FBXProperties' mel command to query all properties?

[{"insert":"Hi! This feels like a really dumb question, sorry in advance, but i've not been able to figure it out.\nI'm a python user and mel noob trying to write a custom fbx export script in Maya. …
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foxagon

[PAID] Art Generalist Needed for Indie Studio Contract Work

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"We are PoodleShark Games! A brand-new indie studio out of Austin, Texas."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"We are looking for an Art Generalist with strong illust…
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R_poodle

How should I resolve this geometry?

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Kligan

Character Animator Looking for Paid Work

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Hello!"}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"My name is Tianna, I am a character animator I work specifically in maya although I…
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Tianna10

Camcorder - Game asset

[{"insert":"I made this camcorder for my upcoming character.\nArtstation link: www.artstation.com\/artwork\/lDDdwO\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/upl…
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EmanueleBotta

ZBrush to Substance FBX size problems

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I may never know the answer to this, but I'm stubborn and can't step away from a mystery."}]},{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"I have a situation where I have a low …
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sprunghunt

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

3D Env. Artist - 6 years experience in game development

[{"insert":"Hi everyone,\nI’m Giuseppe, nice to meet you all :D\nSpaghetti-eater searching for the next step in my career. \n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Priority: a great and cohesive te…
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Giuseppe_Quattrone

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