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Topogun 2 and xNormal Mapping Problem
So this is sort of a 2 part question, but I have a picture that I hope will help make it tolerable. So I've sculpted my mesh in zBrush, polypainted it, and exported all of the subtools as one .obj into Topogun. I then retopologized my sword here, UV Unwrapped the low poly mesh in Blender, and went to generate the ambient… -
Re: xgen guides disappeared from viewport after deleting history
I don't know solution to that exact problem but just in case you are not aware, maya has an incremental save feature. just toggle that on in the Save options. Anytime working with an error / crash prone part of maya (xgen is pretty buggy), it is always good to just spam save and then if you get any weirdness, roll back to… -
Quixel Megascans API - 401 log in problem
Before the Quixel Store closes, I would like to download my models. I do not want to do this manually, so I want to utilize the websocket API: https://quixel.github.io/megascans-api-docs/quick-start-guide/ I cobbled together this initial script just to see how far I'd get: Unfortunately I get a 401 error running the… -
Re: Norris No. 50G
Most of my feedback won't be that useful, since I've seen others reporting the same problems I had, and some issues are already scheduled to be resolved on the roadmap post. I run an old i7-920 ~2.8GHz so not the fastest baking machine. My usual workflow was baking normal maps in Maya and just using that as a base for… -
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Re: Occupy Wall St
So if you've been paying attention... First week: "Not even happening. Occupy what? No, you're crazy." Second week: "Okay, so it's happening, but you shouldn't care. They are just lazy hippies begging for handouts" Third week: "They are disorganized, disobedient, and smelly. Ultimately, they hate America and despise… -
UV Unwrapping Best Practice Factors & Priorities
Well a friend asked me about uv mapping priorities and I kind of went overboard. So as a mini-tutorial, here is a first draft on things to keep in mind when manually uv unwrapping. Any insight, correction or revision to what I have laid out would be appreciated, as I hope that this advice can be further refined into a full… -
DX11 HLSL Tesselation issue. 1BILLION POLYS (or not as it happens)
So I have started writing my own DX11 Tesselation shader, at a hope of looking at how they could be used for VFX. I started trying to get some basic tesselation working in Maya 2014 with the DX11 shader with viewport 2.0 and I am having some trouble with the domain shader. I think I am passing the right data sets through… -
Re: Do you use tutorials, and how!
Trial and Error. When I started yes, now I find you find your own techniques and ways to go about things and push yourself to learn more about the app you use. HOWEVER if I get stuck or are strapped for time I will attempt to look up how to go about the results I am after but I am a trial and error guy 1st if time allows.… -
Re: Not Your Average Software Debate
I actually somehow doubt that "kids learn faster". For instance, a kid being able to operate an ipad doesn't mean that he/she is "smarter" or a "faster learner" than the average adult person that is afraid of the device to begin with - it just means that the OS has been designed in a very, very clever way with great error…
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