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Baking multiple object's AO in 3ds Max: I keep getting black BGs
Hey guys, I'm learning how to bake texture maps at the moment. So in max 2012, when I hit 0 for render to texture and select several different meshes, add an Ambient Occlusion output and hit render, the first map always comes out right (with a white BG). Subsequent maps come out with black BGs and are harder to use. This… -
Weighted vertex normals and 3ds max workflow.
Hey guys! I'm looking for the ways to improve my workflow with weighted vertex normals in 3ds max. Here is a quick test I made to visualize what I'm struggling with now. I'm trying to use the first one as often as possible, but since i have to manually select faces to average normals from them, it can be tricky on complex… -
3DS Max scene textures
Hi all, I am a bona fide noob with 3DS Max. I am going through a lot of beginner tutorials. At the same time I also downloaded a city scene just to see how something complex would look before rendering. I notice the roads, a few buses, and one building are textured, but everything else is without texture. The image maps… -
3ds Max, render to texture stops working
Hi, I'm having a weird problem with Max. Yesterday I rendered normal maps and AO maps without any trouble and now that I try to do the same thing, RTT wont work - when I press Render, it claims on the status bar that "Texture baking completed" instantly and of course nothing is actually baked. Any idea what causes this and… -
Re: Billboarding in Max
1. Lookat constraint. Script here. 2. Projection map, plus volume light atmos effect. Here's an example of #2 I made awhile back. http://www.ericchadwick.com/examples/images/volumelight_nebula.max [edit: didn't mean to brush off rooster's ideas, I posted last night pretty late. There are many valid ways to skin this cat.… -
Re: Chances of working with 3DS Max vs Maya in the industry?
You have to know both Max and Maya if you want to be viable in the games industry. It's just that simple. You don't have to like Max, but I would ix-nay on the atred-hay if you apply at a studio that has invested heavily in a Max-centric pipeline. If a studio has invested many thousands of dollars in a particular… -
3DS Max, reset x-form
So what exactly does the reset x-form do to a mesh? I'm exporting an object here via ASE and it looks bad in my game engine. Yet using a dedicated exporter (which I can't use in this project) and the mesh looks ok in game engine. It looks fine in 3DS Max too. So Max is storing something on the mesh that is important to how… -
Re: Max - Zbrush workflow?
Really, there's various workflows for creating a 'next-gen character'. For example, one way would be ; Base Mesh in Max>Sculpt HiPoly + Export OBJ > Retopologise in Topogun / Max / ZBrush > Bake normals from Hi to Lo using Max / ZBrush / Xnormal etc etc Another (not so great) way would be ; Low Poly modelled + UV'd in Max… -
Maya to Max FBX Vertex Colour
I'm curious if anyone has ever experienced this and may have an answer.... I'm trying to import a scene from Maya into Max and it seems like geometry containing vertex color information is is showing up black (or not at all) inside of Max. What is causing this? -
3DS MAX LIGHTING ARTIST
3DS MAX LIGHTING ARTIST Location Los Angeles, CA (Near LAX) Contract Type Full-time, onsite contract Contract Duration Today through November (Immediate Availability Required) Job Summary *On a daily basis, the 3DS Max Generalist will be responsible for the development of various highly realistic visual effects and…
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