I am new to 3D modelling and I'm looking for some expert advice. I'm going through the process of deciding what software I should learn to use and incorporate into a complete 3D modelling work-flow. I want to be able to build props, texture them with realistic PBR materials, and import them into a game engine such as Unity…
We're 3D students and we decided to take part in this contest. Our idea is based on a cyberpunk universe and the "throne room" of the mega-corporation's head. The main idea behind this was to have something that deals with the opposition. Opposition between the clean aspect of a dominating mega corporation and the harsh…
Hi, this is an English rewrite of my Japanese Blog post, about a simple idea on how to rig shoulder armors. The original blog post can be found here(Japanese). http://polygonomicon.blog111.fc2.com/blog-entry-179.html Since it seems to be somewhat handy to some people, I decided to rewrite it in English, so we could share.…
serive pack 2 is out go get it. it also contains all the fixes in service pack one, so if you didnt get SP1 its all good. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=6845920&linkID=5573636 Issues addressed by this Service Pack: 3RD PARTY · Crash when performing a File/Reset on a scene with Brazil…
All mocap data will have errors. The errors are caused by different things depending on the mocap system. Visual mocap is done by tracking reflective points on an object - this is the kind where you see actors covered in ping pong balls. Because it's visual you get issues where some of the points are behind the actor or…
In maya, Window>>Settings and Preferences>>Hotkeys>>List All a Press SelectAllMarkingMenu b Press ModifyUpperRadiusPress c Press SnapToCurve d Press EnterEditMode e Press RotateToolWithSnapMarkingMenu f Press FrameSelected g Press RepeatLast h Press UIModeMarkingMenu i Press InsertKeyToolActivate j Press…
Everyone: Now that I've provided some links, hopefully a few folks can take a look (I realize no one could properly see the images before...or very few at least). Please give crits! It helps me get some learnin in before my next project post. Thanks, much appreciated!! Sage: Thanks man, always dug your stuff. Solid…
Hit a bit of a snag with my model. I've mostly modeled a low poly version of my high poly concept, but trying to set up UV's for it is turning out to be a bit of a problem. I'm about ready to cut off some slightly more detailed spots that make things harder to unwrap it, but I'm baffled as to why the UV's are completely…
After talking to two of our code monkeys and running some tests in 3dsmax... It's not just the file size of the point cache you have to worry about but the ammount of data it has recorded and now has to be streamed in and updated. Point cache files actually compress pretty well so their file size shouldn't be the deciding…
We use 3ds at our studio and we spend all day complaining and dealing with crashes. My max has a bug where if I move an edge, it crashes... has happened across several scenes for several days completely unrelated to each other. It constantly crashes, and is so unbelievably bloated, as has been stated here. A little…