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Re: Selecting MaterialIDs MaxScript
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bitarray are pretty cool for some nice operation. so you dont have to run over a set of faces, edges or vertices. here a nice example to get a outline of a current faceselection works pretty fast :) function FaceSelection_Outline objtosel = ( local varfacelist1 = #{} local varfacelist2 = #{} local varedgearray1 = #{} local… -
Re: Any ideas how this is done?
a note on the clipping. The shader on the occluders is totally irrelevant in this case. you dont let them render, only cast shadows. I usually place them just below the hit point. so that the 3d element gets the shaowing but doesnt get a tell tale ring aound the intersection point (AO) Also mentalrays Matte shadow shader… -
Re: The state of the games industry
i think one reason that the industry appears stagnant is that with each of the generations there was a distinct graphical increase. for example NES->SNES->N64->GC now the graphical increases are more subtle and gradual, especially in the PC area. we arent getting these massive jumps in graphical presentation that we used… -
Re: caltech environment model
Dude, your Outliner was horrific :-) I dunno how you work like that. I ended up having to combine the model for various reasons, but If you clean the file and get it organized, you shouldn't have to do that. Anyway, one directional raytracing light set to 1.5 intensity ( perhaps a little hot ) with a reddish hue, a sky… -
Re: Presenting your work?
I think the most important issue is to make sure your scenes are well illuminated to show off your work, no good spending all that time sculpting skin pores if it dosen't show up in the renders. Kevin Johnstone's renders are really well done imo: http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=62114&highlight=gears As you can… -
Re: [Technical Talk] - Tutorials Sticky Thread
Chris, it's funny I just comped together a quickie for someone along the same lines... although IMO it works better with Nvidia's normal map filter. 1. Default fg/bg colors (D key). 2. Filter > Render > Clouds. Repeat until you get a pattern you like. 3. Sample on some cracks or painted forms, if you like. 4. Filter >… -
Re: Human Anatomy
Maybe I missed some information about what I want, I want some anatomy guides from 3D purpose, more for GC than games for now, I believe sculpting nice models i can a retopology by myself, I have intermediate/advanced knowledge of Maya and I'm beginner on ZBrush, I have some resources from anatomy, but I am looking for… -
Re: CryEngine moves to a subscription based model.
We only ever planned on doing monthly releases, the fact that we pumped out several hotfixes before 3.6.4 was out was because 3.6.3 was the first public release of the 3.6 branch and required numerous hotfixes out of the gate. The lack of hotfixes since 3.6.4 has nothing to do with anything you may have read in the press,… -
Re: MentalRay/64bit/Memory Allocation
I assume your using Maya by looking at your work? Trace depth is for when you want reflections and refractions to cutoff, i.e. to stop the mirror hall effect, it has nothing to do allocationg more resources, although it will take alot longer to render if you set it too high. Larger scenes don't always mean longer renders.… -
Low poly cars - advice please
Hi all, I have been working on three different low poly cars. I'd really appreciate some feedback and advice on how I can improve them. The models are for a browser based software engine, with no realtime lighting, and also they are very low poly (300 tris max). I'm using Max. I would like some advice on how to bake good…
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