Just in case, anyone didn't realize they did not need to be in school for the free eligible Autodesk software, Or how easy it was to get accepted. Autodesk has an assistance program for educational software versions if you are a professional that is out of work?…
hey folks I'm trying to create a shader in strumpy shader editor and I'm way out of my depth.. I think it should be easy to make though, and I was hoping for some tips? the first step is I want lights to affect the shader like 'area lights', or ambient- basically, they light the object purely by distance to the light,…
Maya question: When using Transfer Maps, under "advanced options" there are three options for search method: Closest to Envelope Search for target meshes outside the envelope. Inside Envelope then Outside Envelope Search inside and outside the envelope for target meshes. Inside Envelope Only Search only inside the boundary…
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/report-obsidian-hit-with-layoffs-south-park-team-affected-fut/ Bad news and well wishes to any that are effected. Damn. That is hard news to hear.
Hey folks! I get asked a lot about the "business" side of being a game artist, so I thought I would start condensing my brain dumps into short articles. Awhile ago I did a quick blurb in a Discord group about negotiating signon bonuses during interviews. I wanted to take it a step further and make it available to more…
My payment for April was not processed successfully due to low balance on a debit card I used with Megascans. I have since topped it up, but I don't know how to trigger another billing attempt on Megascans side - the only option the portal provides is updating the payment information, which seems to affect nothing (no test…
Hello polycount! I have been working on a model in Maya for a month and now when i export to 3dMax it displays crash log says: One or more objects define the UV mapping by POLYGON_VERTEX but the index table has less entries than the actual number of polygon vertices. The missing entries have been assigned an arbitrary…
Quick question: I extruded a mesh face onto a curve with multiple control vertexes. The end mesh looks good and I can manipulate it well with the curve vertexes. Only problem is that I made the model it's attached to too big and now I need to shrink the whole thing. I parented the entire model to a "master curve" and I can…
Hey all - so I'm stumped. I'm relatively new to Unity and am having difficulty getting used to using a PNG (format is client mandated) for metallic/smoothness. My PNGs are coming out of Painter which has combined my metal/smooth upon export. I understand that the value AND transparency work together to affect metal/smooth.…
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