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Tip for unwrapping large surfaces like walls, floors, and ceiling of room?
Anyone here have recommendations for guides, tips, techniques, etc, for UVing a room? i.e.) floor, walls, and ceiling of a bedroom as an example. I mostly work with props and characters, so going up to this size is kind of new to me. Obviously I know how to unwrap, but I'm looking for suggestions on how to be more… -
Getting the 3ds max alt-mmb rotation viewport freeze. Any new tips?
i recently switched to 3ds max 2016 (sp2) and now I can't rotate using alt-mmb. The viewport freezes after a second or two and stays like that until I release the mouse button. I've searched here and on google and all the answers (going back to max 2012) are basically "happens sometimes, you're screwed". I've tried… -
Tips for baking Hair and Fur using Projection in Max
Hey folks, I am gearing up to texture some really rudimentary hair helmets. This will be going into Second Life if anyone is similar with that piece of sh... I mean, engine :) I'm talking just a diffuse texture with the possibility of bump based on the diffuse only. Crazy high rez is 512. Any alpha causes horrible horrible… -
Re: Making retopology great (...again?) - Share your tips & tricks!
Good tips to start. @lotet : I typically try to stay as low as possible, but some of the forms I'm dealing with are highly irregular and uneven. If I start too low and add loops later, some of the vertices get "thrown" to other nearby surfaces or collapse the geometry altogether. @Sunray : the polypaint guide tip is… -
Photo Reference Tips & Tricks
Hey All, I'm curious what tips and tricks any of you may have for coming to grips with a real world objects shape, form, anatomy. Here are some of things I always try to do: * Get as many images/angles as possible. * Never assume any bit of reference you can find isn't useful, you never know when it will provide some… -
Student, Need tips & advice
Hey guys, I've been a member of this forum for a few months now, just browsing around and looking at peoples art, which as been really inspiring to me. I started university back in September, my course is a BSc in Digital Media. This year is a mix of different modules, to get a basic feel for digital media as a whole, In… -
Any tips for making good designs/concepts?
Lately I've been struggling a lot lately in making any unique/interesting designs or concepts. I have lots of reference art but I feel like it's only holding me back in terms of creativity, because I lean on it like a crutch and can't imagine anything I can't see in the form of reference art. I want to make something like… -
Getting started. Tips?
okay, so after dropping out of high school and getting my GED, I've come to realize that motivation won't just magic itself up out of nowhere. So, here goes. After lots of sitting and doing nothing, I've decided that I have to just do something. Anything. Improvement will never happen unless I actively take a step towards… -
Could you Suggest me tips for Develop My 3D Modeling Abilities for Game Development
Hello Polycount Community :) I am new in 3D modeling and game development & want to improve my skills and gain insights into the industry; I have a background in software engineering and have recently developed a keen interest in creating 3D assets for games. I would like your help on specific question. What are some… -
Tip-Zero Effort Beveling for normal maps
I've searched the normal mapping thread and i didnt find this tip so I thought I'd post it here. If you are rendering with mental ray there is a superb time saving feature called 'Round Corners'. Basically any hard edges the shader sees are automatically 'beveled' using a bump mapping trick. The cool thing about this is…
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