Hello :) I have a few things to show this time around - bits and pieces of various parts of the project in their various stages. First up is the bogey (bogeys?). I have got a low poly out. Blender reports this as 35k tris, although I think the true number is about 64k, as blender doesn't report instanced geometry. UE5…
I got a 27" 1440p iiyama for the kids a little while ago at about £250 - it's really not bad at all. Wouldn't call it professional quality but you could do a lot worse for the money. It's worth looking at LG - their consumer level panels are decent - I've had a 27" 4k one for 3-4 years now and it's still holding decent…
To add to what's already been said: Some protective coatings for iron and steel do have metallic properties. Deciding whether these type of PBR materials are flagged as metallic, non-metallic or something in between often depends on the type of coating used and what condition it's in. PBR metalness values for most…
If you can pick up an Alienware a51m before they run out then do so. It's all desktop parts, slightly underclocked due to limited power . I'm using one with a 10900k and a 2070super as a workstation at the moment. It's handling the workload pretty well - I've been doing a lot of very large image and 3d data processing so…
@Radiance80 Welcome to Polycount. Consider checking out the forum information and introduction thread. Why something is modeled one way in one example and differently in another often comes down to the specific technical limitations or requirements of each project. Both approaches are used to optimize a specific aspect of…
Hello, As KeyHydra 2 will be launched soon we decided to celebrate Max 2022 release with a Free Version of Keyhydra with 0 DRM ! Enjoy ! We have a new website too that might explain in a better way what KeyHydra have to offer. There is no limitation feature it is the entire keyhydra package. It include : -Shortcuts…
Hi guys, i just updated the tool on gumroad. https://gum.co/EasyChannelPacking Now it has Drag'n drop, inverted option, more responsive UI and much improved performance. 4k images are taking about one third of the time. also now available on artstation https://www.artstation.com/a/3533293
There are extensive resources in this thread: https://polycount.com/discussion/173350/upgrading-or-building-a-new-pc-this-is-the-thread-for-you/p1 https://www.logicalincrements.com/ is a very good site to check too. Generally speaking, if you're willing to build your own desktop PC, you can get a good system for…