hi folks, this is for tech people, an experimental plugin I did a couple years back to output different tangent space normal map's from 3dsmax baker. The idea was that the quality normals modifier implements "known" tangent spaces from games such as Crytek, and therefore allows easy and synced authoring for an engine…
Sketch Retopo Hi fellow polycounters!, I wanted to bring to your attention this amazing tool I just unearthed from a 3d research group page. http://igl.ethz.ch/projects/sketch-retopo/ The tool it's called Sketch Retopo, developed by the engineering and research team from IGL (Interactive geometry lab) and based on a paper…
Hey everyone, So I wrote a small but nifty tool for pathfinder players and DMs of which I don't want to reveal too much yet, however I'd like to release it to the public for free soon. For those of you who never heard of pathfinder, it's the second most popular pen and paper RPG there is - think dungeons and dragons. The…
First, some thoughts. I'm rebuilding my website, and I'm trying to make it as painless to update as possible. I've realised that in the past I've hand written loads of PHP, or got others to do it for me. The current site has been dormant for 1 year due to the coder not finishing the output code. With the emergence of the…
So i'm finally going to buy a new computer. I'm not so good on computers when it comes to the hardware so i would like some advice on what's good and necessary when it comes to brands and performance. I'm going to use it for 3d and gaming. Software's i use are 3dsmax, photoshop, mudbox, zbrush and i also plan on using udk…
It can easily be done as a script (or at least synchronizing the vert positions can be). The problem is processing the data quickly. Maxscript is not a fast language, and iterating over and matching the positions of thousands / tens of thousands of vertices could take a long time. Anyhow, here's a simple/unoptimized script…
some how face book has infect the site now? okay, no more black and green i guess? mmm idk how i feel about this, has it always been like this and i didnt notice? not a fan of the (f)book. Your place i am just a visitor. face book colors? ooph. Also i liked how i was able to see the threads i already viewed can that at…
Very easy with Arnold just use an aiUtility node with these settings... shade mode = flat color mode = normal You can also set up an AOV to render it out at the same time as the beauty pass etc. google will explain the technical bits
X2 5000+ = AM2 or AM2+ mobo If AM2, best bet is 6000+ at $55, but may be a marginal upgrade http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103772 If AM2+, could go with X3(tripple core) 8750 for $75, which may make a big difference in max/photoshop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103295…
[ QUOTE ] Why do people have to get their panties in a twist about something as simple as internet browsers? Honestly. [/ QUOTE ] Well SouL, mainly because when I use entirely legitimate and valid code in a website in order to make it do what I want it to do, I'd like to be safe in the knowledge that anyone browsing my…