hmm, well the shadow casting in UDK is done somewhat outside of the object shader level. If you want hatching JUST where the shadows are what you'll want to do is: use the full light vector, not just the blue component. multiply this by -1. Take the dot product of that inverted light vector and your object's normal map if…
Hey guys, So i'm trying to learn basic Mel scripting. For my first script, i wanted a tool that could set up joints and orient them based on a character's topology. It works, but only orients joints to the world axis. Now if I select verts or faces in component mode, a local rotation pivot will appear (as shown in the…
Here are some of my favorite Maya hotkeys. Most stuff is crammed around QWER so I don't have to move my hand very far, very often: * Alt + D : Delete history (on selected object only) * Shift + Q : Toggle Wireframe on Shaded * Ctrl + Q : Toggle Selection Highlighting * Alt + Q : Delete most recent construction history…
Hi everyone. I'm trying to sort out a script I need for combining and readying building assets for Unity for Maya. My outliner looks like this: I have to click on storehouse_t0_LOD0 in this example and when I run the script it goes through and deletes history, freezes transformations and combines the msh_ groups that are…
Hi All, I am in the process of compiling my first modeled/sculpted/rigged charater model from 3ds Max to Source. This model is to be used as a custom "skin" to replace an existing model in a Valve Source game (L4D2) and there are a couple of little points I am confused about and would like to confirm. Node Assignment: In…
Like ryan says. You need to benchmark what solution gives best performance vs. best result. some additional comments: you say "we", does that mean you have some code support or similar? you could look into coding some normalmapblend node to use in your shader. A Lerp deluxe kind of thing maybe? Also, i dont know what kind…
There we go! Looking good. I'd give this another pass, and try to refine some things. - Try and get the rotating tiles evenly sized and the bars on top evenly between them. - More height on those planks. & I think the center squares are also seperate wood tiles, so some depth/separation on those would also be good. Don't…
Okay, is working, but now will need to think about workflow and what it needs to make things efficient and simple. Here is breakdown of the basic code though: For maya python script, same as before but newline is needed to prevent that empty row issue (I don't know why, it just works): note that you have to select…
For some reasons, dynamask painting stoped to work for me.(Ps Cs3) I can use the simple dynamask mode to apply mask textures, but everything i paint gets ignored when pressing accept mask. I also tryed to reinstall Quixel Suite, but its still not working.(2.04 and 2.1). Someone has any suggestions?