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Problem selecting nurbs in Maya 2012
Hello all. I'm new to 3d and just starting to work my way through online video tutorials. I'm presently working on a basic file which consists of a nurbs sphere and polygon sphere both placed on a polygonal plane. The problem I'm having is quite simple: I can't seem to select the part of the nurbs sphere which is… -
First post: HIGH poly game character WIP
Hello everyone, this is my first post on polycount. I haven't really ever shown any 3D work online but here's a first. These are mainly for my portfolio as I try to find another job. I used to work at EA on Need For Speed as an environment modeler, but I'm looking to do characters now. Also **this is kind of a cheat, as… -
Re: Creating Scratch Textures ("From Scratch")
Sounds like you want a general mini-tutorial on UV mapping. Incidentally, I feel like writing one. I've only done this in Max, and the latest version I've used is 5, so this may or may not apply exactly to what you're doing. But the idea should be the same. - Open up the object you're texturing. - Create a procedural… -
Re: UV Packer IPackThat
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Regarding triangulated meshes and smoothing group problems with IPackThat. I did some tests with different fbx settings and a mesh with weird smoothing groups to check if there is something wrong with the fbx sdk implementation. So far i could not see any problems with the tool integration. The problem can be a problem… -
Re: Blender et sculpting so far.
I was under the impression that Zbrush always worked with regular polygons since its polymesh models have always reported data on its points (vertices) and polys. The models are constructed the same way (except for the fact that it doesn't support n-gons, something it had in common with Blender for a while), and they… -
Re: Normal maps and smoothing group woes
This is the most accurate quote. It's not a case of "don't use smoothing groups". You just have to keep in mind that they add extra vertexes which takes up more memory. It's all about the vertex/polygon ratio. If your model has more vertexes than polygons I'd look into how many smoothing groups you've got and see about… -
Re: Props Practice
Really the only time you'd need to tessellate as you did in the right image would be if you have z-fighting issues - that is, if the bottom of the wagon appears over the springs. You'll rarely have a problem with this, especially with low-polygon models. When working with low-polygon models, keep in mind that some faces -… -
Re: [P&P] - What Are You Working On? 2009 Edition!
I have started making my first spaceship. This is the initial model that I would like to texture and maybe add some more details later. It took me about hour and a half to make this. However, while trying to texture this I ran into couple of problems and I would like to ask for your advice. This model has very high number… -
substance painter baking logic question
hello, i am experimenting with baking of high polygon mesh details on low polygon meshes and i faced an issue where i dont understand the logic behind. i ve added the files as fbx if you would like to try it yourself. i 1. Why does the result in substance painter look super smooth while it does not in blender or unreal… -
Re: Alpha to coverage
Short answer: Because its not simple to do, which makes it difficult to do fast. Long answer: In order to keep rendering times low as little of a scene as possible must be drawn each frame. So objects and polygons need to be culled, one part of this is depth from camera. Objects which are behind other objects are flagged…
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