Maxis finally lost that final game of rock-paper-scissors with the Grim Reaper after trying to repair a busted computer. I know it isn't still the Maxis of Sim City 2000, SimCopter, SimEarth, and The Sims, but... still. Should have had a better end than this. Sad conclusion to a cornerstone of our industry's history.…
Ok, we've upgraded to Max 2012 (from Max 9) here at the office. It looks like I can no longer Shift Click an object (or Gizmo) to create a copy of that object in it's exact location. I can still Shift Drag an object (or Gizmo) to create a copy but that moves the mesh which is undesirable for my needs. How can I fix this or…
Hello! I am trying to import a plane in to Mudbox 2012 that is a very large scale (250 square meters). It seems to import fine, but then Mudbox has a problem displaying the object. It's like its not even there. The object shows up in the Object list, but in the viewport I just get an empty background. Any ideas? I'm trying…
hi all, Does anyone know why 3DS max 2011 64bit would freez while exporting? It doesn't seem to be having problems, except that it gets stuck on "Preparing polymesh for normal export." I've tried mergine the scene into another file and it doesn't seem to make any difference. Exporting a simple cube goes down without a…
Hey sorry to hijack your thread Martyn, but I tried starting my own topic about 8 hours ago, it said it would be approved by a mod, but it's still not posted and I'm desperate for help. Basically whenever I try to render out a normal map I get this ungodly result: No idea why. I know I have loads of things wrong with my…
maya 2014 has a revamped, wonderful interface and doesn't have garbage useless modeling tools anymore max 2014 is no longer bloated and has many common bugs fixed, caddies can be disabled and you can save files all the way back to max 8 april fools
Anyone going? I know it's more of a VFX/Film/Feature event and not really game oriented but just curious :D Also, I'll be hosting a Birds of a Feather (informal meetups/presentations) on Online Collaboration for animation projects if anyone's interested. Check it out: SIGGRAPH 2010 Los Angeles Convention Center TUESDAY, 27…
I am sure whatever I've done here applies to all versions of Mud, not just 2011. Either way... ...what the hell have I done? * Invert Function is OFF (turning it ON causes the opposite to happen). * Strength is LOW (15)
I updated my demo reel recently. I got rid of the mix of tech art stuff I've done (particles, scripting, lighting, programming, modelling, etc) and stripped it down to mostly particles. I also edited it from 3 minutes to 31 seconds. [ame=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnN4yqWiUN8"]Demo Reel - 2014 - Ryan Blanchard -…