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Re: Level Editors and Game Engines, how do they store information?
yup more and more tools these days are going XML for obvious reasons. In the past though and still many engines and tools with a long history have usually a binary storage based architecture - and there are valid reasons for that too. Pro XML/ ASCI* Lets you merge / share/ create revisions of the levels / data using SVN… -
Re: 2013 Ford Police Interceptor | WIP Vehicle Project
Thanks, PHarrod for your feedback, and it's been a big help :) * You're absolutely right about the B pillar and the windows; that's certainly a big miss by myself. * The A pillar of the interior is something I'm aware of, and as you point out there should be a few more loops to help smooth it out, but I'm hoping to leave… -
Re: Quaternion versus Euler
TCB isn't that much different than dealing with the ease in/out options in the animation panel, which can be another quick way to keep from having to open the curve editor when working in Eular. There are scripts that help tweak the TCB values without having to lumber through the workbench which can seriously lag 3dsmax… -
Re: Add Custom Material with PBR Calibration
Eric, Thanks for your reply. I'll look forward to these types of features. Keep up the great work. You and your team have developed some excellent tools. For now, when generating PBR materials from photographs, we can consult the reflectance values per material in your XML files (/PhysicsLookup) for some good suggestions.… -
Re: Snaps in Max
I have no clue why I didn't post this info earlier, I've posted it in the past when snapping issues pop up, better late then never I guess. This isn't to say its perfect or even ideal, but more or less how I've come to understand these features and work with them. 2D snap Snaps exclusively to the active grid object. The… -
Re: How is rigging/animation for game art in Modo?
* Curve filtering * Key reduction * Key baking * Animation Layers * Skin binding options like Geo desic voxel skinning * Inserting joints into a skinned hierarchy * Rigging automation (HIK, CAT, Biped) * Full Body IK * Working with Morphs / Blendshapes * Working with poses and "actors" * Animating UVs, materials and… -
Re: Game Specific Animation Techniques
I would like to see less game animators using the standard boring Maya character rigs and at least put some effort into modeling their own stuff, or at least get some SDK characters (like the awesome SDK meshes here on pc) and rig them up for some animation. It just feels way off to me, seeing… -
Re: Zwebbie's Big Maya Questions Thread
1). Split Polygon tool has a snapping tolerance option, you can choose how powerful to make the snap, and where along the line to snap. It defaults to 50% along an edge, if you increase the tolerance then it will be more likely to jump to exactly 50% if you're near the middle of the edge. Unfortunately without custom… -
Re: Using someone else's shader
[ QUOTE ] the simple fact is that using pre-existing material is clearly cheating. Particularly when developing games, everything that an artist does should be, first and foremost, for self-improvement and self-fulfilment - the actual development process and end product are largely irrelevant. What do you think you're… -
Re: Snap question
Being a former Maya user myself, I can only recommend ditching Switcher (which I've also tried) & take the plunge. Switcher is eventually going to cost money, and there's a good chance your workplace (unless you're freelance) won't be willing to pony up the cash to purchase the plugin. It's gonna be a pain in the ass for…
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