Careful with those thin sharp angled insets, they're likely to disappear during baking. Smooth the chamfer angles abit so its not so close to 90'. Even if you bake at super high T-res to compensate, they'd also disappear aswell when the camera isn't pushing it right upto your face, that's something to consider as FPS…
Having a hard time selecting stuff in max compared to xsi. I feel as though i'm spending most of my time selecting stuff than actually modeling. :( Any tips? Also why does max not class internal edge loops, as loops? i.e. if you inset the top of a cylinder, then try to run the loop select on the newly created edges it…
the mag sticking out like that looks wrong, cut it off flush against the gun and have it inset, so when taken out the base of the mag makes the edge of the gun. also it can have the meg release above it like you get on the battery release in digital cameras. as for the ammo type. why couldn't it be some really thin bullets…
There's 2 different standards for how normal map channels should work, the only difference between the two is the greeen channel being inverted (images are made up of 3 RGB channels (red green and blue)). 3ds Max and Unreal Engine often need the green channel inverted if the normal map is coming from another application.…
They fixed small annoying things in 3ds Max as well: "Small Annoying Things With the understanding that small things can make a big difference, 3ds Max 2015 addresses up to ten minor workflow obstacles identified as high priority by customers. Among these are the ability to preserve UVs for Inset Polygons; the ability to…
@ryebot If you're looking to get a feeling of depth as that camera angle shows, look into using a parallax map. This can bake properly, though you may be better off making the inset shallower. Also, your low poly should match the high more closely, and consider trying a tight-ish bevel along the top/front edge loop so the…
I still think it reads a bit too busy for my taste. I do see some improvements though. Good design doesn't necessarily mean tons of details all over the place. A ton of detail doesn't really look busy and complex unless its juxtaposed with some larger, cleaner surfaces. Definitely keep a lot of the cool insets and paneling…
#3dsMax 2021.1 has been released. There are lots of fixes. But, there are also some new new features and improvement such as... * SHIFT_Drag to Extrude and Inset. * UDIM support for viewport via OSL bitmap. * Slate ME drawing performance improvement. * Support OSL string in viewport. You can play animated sequence in…
Might i suggest flipping the color scheme? Having brown gray on the inset parts, the contrast between light and dark should amplify/mimic the depth then. I'd make the hinge light too, because it's show it's (fairly interesting yet functional and minimalistic) shapes better. For the gray, make the parts that need to pop…
@ Ironhawk - Im planning on doing something similar to that. if you lower in the thread there are insets in the walls where u would put paintings or statues for show, these areas will be reworked for machines by what looks like a revamp of the house from a house to more of a generator of power for the building. this is…