Ged: I just create an empty new layer, then use the merge tool(select mesh) as usual. It should dump the new mesh into the new layer if you have that layer selected in the tree view. You can merge through the right click menu too in the tree but I don't think you can use the transform gizmo on it then. There's a lot of WIP…
Moving forward with my weapon set, this time it was the turn of the submachine gun. This time I based the model on the very popular and futuristic-looking Kriss Vector Gen 2. I included a number of attchments; a foregrip, a peq-15 flahsligh/laser, back-up sights and a reflex sight.
My spacemouse has made a fantastic ornament for about 15 years now. It comes off the shelf every year or so and I try to get it working with software I use then goes back on the shelf I really like them and if you use software that has driver support and you do something that takes advantage of the hardware (not modelling…
Hey guys, so to start, I'm going to post an album of all the materials I used, along with (soon) two finalized in-game videos of my Outworld Devourer horns cosmetic. But first some reference numbers. Mask1 - Red: The glow effect will occur at even 4 points above pure black (for best results use a buffer of 5-9 for…
Since I've always wanted to try hard surface sculptin in ZBrush but so far never really got into it I followed Joseph Drust's excellent workflow tips and techniques on ZBrushcentral. Initially I expected to test a few things but then get stuck and give it another shot some time later. Guess I was wrong: Rendered in the new…
In contrast to the thread I made about things that weren't apparent that could have made life a tad easier in the past. I want to highlight something regarding bad advice you folks have received in the past, that made things difficult; so that we as fellows can learn from the errors others have made and improve upon them.…
This is a well-known moment in The Fellowship Of The Ring-- Gandalf versus the Balrog. In order to animate it, I decided to use the MoCap Device Plugin for iClone 5. Since I already posted some progress on the Balrog character, it's time to look at his antagonist, Gandalf. It just so happened that I had purchased on the RL…
I have updated to beta 3, which has a lot of good changes, mostly to balance, plus the laser now fires at the end when red holds the point. For those interested, check out: http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=15978
You can generally get away with a bit of a buffer between the cage and the geo. The closer it gets the higher accuracy you'll get, but beyond a certain point the quality improvement is next to invisible, so it's not worth it to agonize over getting it laser-close.
[ QUOTE ] Exploding oxygen bottles sweet! I'm really liking the fire effects. Is that some sort of laser/cutting torch weapon you set people on fire with? [/ QUOTE ] Seeing this posted by a person with the username "pyromania" makes me chuckle nervously.