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Re: Hired based off of certain software knowledge?
You haven't specified which studio you're looking at. This like that other question which put a generalist character artist against a generalist environment artist for a random environment artist position really needs to be more specific about the requirements of a job. I know of several game studios that have never heard… -
[Maya] Execute mel script from Ascii scene file
Hi folks ! I spent quite of time in the past (and even today) to find any informations on how to execute mel commands from an ascii scene file. Unfortunately I didn't found any clue on this "feature". By reading a Maya ascii I can see it's mostly simple commands executed like in any mel script. I was able to launch one of… -
Re: Another max script problem - array & external file
Thanks for your help earlier, I've got this so far: fn getNumbers =( local listArray = #() fileS = openFile "C:\\numbers.txt" mode:"r" while not eof fileS do ( lineInfo = readLine fileS append listArray lineInfo ) close fileS for i in listArray.count do ( print i )) My only problem is that my last for loop doesn't work. If… -
Best Practices for Organizing Project Files: What Works for You?
Hello, everyone. I know there's no written rule about project organization; each studio and person uses what they find most comfortable or believe is most appropriate. However, some project organization structures tend to be more commonly used than others. I'm wondering what file and folder organizational tree you usually… -
Re: broadband services ... dont you just love em?
Tiscali deserve to die horribly in a fire. We've been calling their helpdesk for months now, trying to get their broadband set up. After some 50-odd hours calling them (much of it on hold, naturally), we've been told both our computers have faulty usb-ports, our registries are broken, we need to re-install windows, and… -
Re: May the 4th be with you 2026
May the force be with you! My only regret today is not making a new fanart for this year... (I have about five or six by now) -
Obj Files
Trying to gain some further information on what people would prefer for an obj loader for a viewer. Right now I am trying to handle multiple objects, but that's proving to be a pain since max does things differently than everyone else in the ordering of the values. Would people care if multiple objects in an obj file were… -
[PAID] Collaboration Opportunity – 3D Environment Artist — Lucid Realm Studio
Hi everyone, We're currently building a pool of 3D Environment artists for an upcoming project and ongoing work after that. If you're looking for a stable, long-term studio to collaborate with, this could be a great fit. Rates are negotiable based on experience and quality of work. Rates are negotiable based on experience… -
Getting weard shading errors in the normalmap but PNG file format fixed it vs targa?
so i just baked out normal map on my hard surface model and it looks fine in substance painter :https://gyazo.com/9c1e6d71f38e8672e676ad45e8bade64 but in unreal with export set to targa format :https://gyazo.com/1ac9f12f8bc5950c7794b7b2202cd46a as you can see it has shading errors. But when i export the textures as PNG… -
The Real Meaning of Work for Hire
I saw this blog post on Gamasutra pertaining to contracts: The Real Meaning of Work for Hire I don't know what the laws are outside the US but here is something people hiring artists for indie projects should be aware of: "Technically, Work Made for Hire is a contractual clarification of the relationship between the…
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