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Re: modeling fast in the 7-10K+ range
- Avoid working from scratch as much as possible if time is an issue - MJ Poly Tools - Select Ring -> Connect Edges w/ Slide -> Slide - All sorts of edge move/rotate/scale manipulations If I need to move along quick, I have a tendancy to select large chunks in sub objects mode. Since most of my stuff is quad based,… -
Re: Unwrap question!
I've decided to put this gridify pipe junk into a button, here is the code if anyone wants it. Select one edge you want to use as the border edge, it needs to be a vertical edge so it can slice the pipe by grabbing an edge loop. SelectContiguousEdges; string $borderEdgeGrid[]; $borderEdgeGrid = `ls -sl`;… -
Re: Class Project WIP - Critiques Welcomed!
Some areas are good, others you have the supporting loops too close to the edge thus causing a thing highlight. The LP's could be lower on some e.g. the 3rd you can remove all those extrusions. Also for round objects put 2 supporting loops so your highlight doesnt run off. -
Re: First model (ultra noob)
Ok then, one thing worth mentioning (i dont know if someone mentioned it before) is that you shouldn't place the edge loops very close to the edges, you have to let some gap for a bevel so that it seems realistic when you smooth it(in real life there are no hard 90 degree angles, there is always some bevel in them). For… -
Re: Help with intersecting a tube into a plane
Yes, these 2 methods and Align x/y/z, Straighten within the Loop Tools, or simply remove the edges/verts in between, are how it's done in Max. I think Maya has an average planar tool as well. When extruding edges like this, don't worry too much about how they extrude out as you'll be fixing them by aligning edges planar… -
Re: Another colt M1911
yeah my workflow was make simple block out and then detailed part after part so i get HP after that i start making low poly then select all edges set to smooth edges and then cut UVs and set hard edges where i cut UVs so to your question yes you should clean your mesh to make all the faces quads then add some support edges… -
Re: Seam in Normal map in UDK
Try Talon's advice: "Any seams in your UV map, those edges that make up the seams are converted into hard edges (in 3D, not your UVs) when you import it into Unreal. So you'd have to make those edges hard on your model, then re-bake the normal map so that the normal map has been baked with hard edges expected and will… -
Newbie + Normals = .......
Hey everybody today i was trying to learn the basics of Normal Mapping with a simple cube i thought 6 faces what can go wrong heh.... how foolish. Now i read some theory stuff like about how sharp/smooth edges depend on split uv´s and split smoothing groups like 2 smoothed faces equal a sharp edge if the uv´s are stitched… -
Re: DSLR Camera for photogrammetry. Is the D850 a viable choice?
Yeah if you don't mind the size/weight and price of the D850 it's an absolute beast of a camera. If you value image quality above all else that would be my recommendation or a Sony A7r if price isn't an issue but size is. It's safe to assume that the size and amount of files will affect how long the scans take to process… -
Re: Tangent space map errors / UV question
Not sure what to tell you, there's pretty much only two answers. 1. You can split the uvs everywhere you have a hard edge, and put hard edges everywhere you have an angle that is greater than 70-90 degrees, and you will get a clean bake in pretty much any engine, the only downside is it will be slightly harder to texture,…
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