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[3DSMAX] Convert Smoothing groups to Creases (Data Channel Modifier?)
Open subdiv does not support smoothing groups as input. I would like to use MatID or Smoothing groups as input and output selected edges or creases. I want to use the Data Channel modifier to convert manual created smoothing groups to creases and use those as input for the Open subdiv Modifier. Is this possible with the… -
Creating a realistic water animation?
Does anyone know of a program (or photoshop plugin etc) that could simulate something like this: http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=r28e84&s=6 it should output it as image files.. This is for an old engine that doesnt use shaders so i will have to rely on .dds/.tga images with a slightly transparent alpha channel. Any help… -
[MAYA] Creating straight uvs in maya for pixel art texture , cant get straighten uvs to work
Hello all. I am currently working on a character and I want it to have pixel textures. I am confused about how to straighten uvs. I am currently trying it with this simple mesh, but whenever I try to straighten it, it looks deformed and you can see the stretching on the checker map. I tried different values of the… -
Different Approaches to creating Hair?
i've always been confused on the different approaches to creating hair. I know mainly 3 methods: 1. creating planes/cards with a flat UV and put a hair texture with an alpha as it'll stretch along the plane 2. zbrush fibermesh 3. max's hair and fur and ive been told about having a low res mesh and with some hair details… -
Whats a good engine to start on for creating games?
im wondering for a good engine to start out to try and learn the physics engines and such, but not sure what to use as starter and what is easiest to learn. if anyone could help that would be great (starting a game soon) -
[Paid] Skilled Character Artist to create fish with *CHARACTER*. Meshes and UV's ready to go.
I want to start this post by saying why this would be so rewarding and fun for any fantastic character artists reading this post: I have already created a host of fish: cute coral fish, orca whales, piranha's... Their base meshes are solid, the Uv's are good to go, and I use a decal system embedded in the fish shader to… -
Maya subdiv modeling - creasing vs adding more edge loops/topology
I'm new to maya and game design in general, so apologies if this question is very newb. I'm currently working on training my subdiv modeling skills(pressing the 3 key to see smoothed version of model) to train on making a high res version of my polygonal mesh. So I wondered what your thoughts were on using the creasing… -
Maya MEL Creating multiple Windows Error
Hi I was just messing with the Maya MEL script and somehow I created a small script for my workflow but there is one error. I don't to where to paste this line if ( `window -exists nameWindow` ) { deleteUI nameWindow; } HERE IS MY SCRIPT.......... // create a window with a menu bar window -title "3DGhost" -menuBar true -w… -
[GUIDE+RESOURCES]Creating hair/fur planes using Substance
Hey guys, here to share a little "tool" I have been using to quickly create my hair plane textures, and even better, quickly altering it without having to start from scratch every time the hair need some big changes. ------------------------------------------------------------ UPDATE I just created a new tool, this time to… -
Re: 3D After 30
Thanks for the kind words! :) As for anatomy, now it's all about practicing consistently. I hope that one day I'll be able to create sculpts like the top artists do.
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