Technical Talk

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Disable texture filtering with Nitrous in 3DSMax? I was wondering if this is possible? It's one of the main reasons I use Direct3D instead a lot of the time, but the viewport runs much smoother with Nitrous on my Geforce660, unlike my old card, so I…	12 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2020
vertex order transfer script Morning all. anyone know of a script for max 2014 that does what Morphix did? [URL="http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/morphix"]http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/morphix[/URL] I jus…	6 Last	monster Nov 2020
Autodesk network error anyone having problems signing in to Autodesk forums and Maya?	1 Last	onionhead_o Nov 2020
Hard Surface Game Character Pipeline Doubt Hi, currently i'm working on a stylized game ready robot for practice, and made this model in zbrush with zmodeler.what is the best pipeline to have a good result in baking the maps?continue with the…	2 Last	gfcamerini Nov 2020
FBX issue with file from Blender to Substance Painter Hi there so i have this object in blender that i exported, it looks fine in the render and first image shows it in blender how it looks. now when i export it to substance painter i get this stra…	4 Last	Wolfer Nov 2020
A bug in 3ds max viewport I have this weird box appearing on top of the viewport area in 3ds max, it is only specific to this project and doesn't appear on projects I did previously. what is the problem?	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2020
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Anyone using AMD GPUs for 3D Hello everyone,I was wondering if any of you have some experience using AMD (pro/consumer) cards for rendering. I am running a 2080 ti right now because a Titan was just not fitting my (Hobby) b…	5 Last	cptSwing Nov 2020
V-Ray for Blender 2.8+ Hey all,Anyone else been waiting for Chaos Group to offer up a V-Ray for Blender 2.8+? Since switching over from Max I've been sitting on my hands waiting/hoping for V-Ray to come along too. So …	7 Last	Daf57 Nov 2020
What brand laptop should I buy as an artist? I use Photoshop, my PC has 8 GB RAM and 4 cores and its not enough on high res files but overall its nice. Im willing to spend 1200 - 1500$ on laptop. Any recommendations, atleast for the brand?What …	12 Last	gnoop Nov 2020
Modular modeling Hey guys, just want to ask a few tips about this modular modeling approach. So I did higpoly brick, cloned it, decreased to about 500 verts and baked the textures. Now I wanted to do a wall section, …	3 Last	pior Nov 2020
XGEN "update the XGEN preview" not working Hey guys,Im new to Xgen and am having problems with the groom not previewing in the view port. Every tutorial I've watched has said to click the "update xgen preview" button to see the preview but no…	0 Last	deedoubleyou Nov 2020
Beginner question on game modeling Hi, I have a few questions on things that i couldn't clarify from tutorials. The program I'm using is Autodesk Maya.Firstly, when you have a complete model, should you harden the edges on the n…	1 Last	DavidCruz Nov 2020
Few questions about texel from beginner Hello!Most likely my questions will seem completely stupid, but I do UV for only two days, and I cant find answers to this questions anywhere1) Am I getting right, that in the task my client will say…	1 Last	PolyHertz Nov 2020
Can somebody help me convert a .max into an .obj please ? Hi everyone :)I thought I could opened a .max model I bought in blender but it's actually the .3ds that we can open :( I tried online converter but the file is too big (70mo) I also tried to install …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2020
3dsmax Cat Horse rig Hi allI just got at a Horse rig in Cat first time in nearly 10 years I am working in CatHave animated horses before in maya and in biped -Just want some pointers on how to organize my work and a…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2020
Blender Problem with Material/Texture Hello everyone! I'm pretty newbie in 3D but I'm fast learner.Currently I'm learning pipeline for game assets: ZBrush -> Blender -> Substance Painter -> Unity5This is the first asset i create…	0 Last	DigitalRonin Nov 2020
Rotate wooden wall panels/wall molding/frames transitions in corners Hi!The screenshots tells the best whats my problem. I want to merge the corners.If I I will rotate panels in the corner by the 45 degrees they will narrow. I was looking for some solutions in archite…	1 Last	FrankPolygon Nov 2020
Dynameshing an ear. Holes / swiss cheese Hi!I made an ear in Zbrush. Looks like this:Dynameshing it make holes. Other solutions make flat area like this:Things I tried but didin't help:-Cycle of dynameshing, inflate brush and pinch brush-Du…	6 Last	Cirmius Nov 2020
Low Poly model optimization - opinions Hello,I'm optimizing my model to be exported then to UE4. I want to hear opinions about my current result. I have read that thin and long triangles should be avoided so I added some support loops thr…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2020
Houdini \| Gradient Ascent, Descent & Contour Lines - Heightfields https://vimeo.com/449966465We have already seen how to apply gradient ascent, descent and contour lines to heightfield like planar geometry. The same concept can be applied to heightfields.Because he…	0 Last	animatrix Nov 2020
What is wrong with my normal map? Hello! Sorry if this isn't where/how I'm supposed to ask, I have never posted before. Creating this texture is part of a school project. Only one of my instructors knows 3D software well enough and h…	4 Last	finnrsg Nov 2020
Rigging Help! Trying to use squash and stretch with aiming on an Among Us bean. Hi, Junior Artist taking his first steps to advance rigging here....To sum up everything I'm trying to rig a squash n stretch BEAN of a character; but this lil guy has this tongue that stabs and I'm …	1 Last	throttlekitty Nov 2020
Maya - Is nRigid heavy? Does nRigid cause heavy calculations by itself or only when interacting with nCloths?What makes it heavy?If I for instance have a 100,000 poly mesh as nRigid, but only 50 polys are actually interacti…	3 Last	throttlekitty Nov 2020
Question about UV stretching and general workflows Hi guys! I need your help with unwraping this model of knife. I have managed to do most of model, but this handle is tough enemy for me. I would like to straighten uv island, but then uv is streched …	4 Last	Yzii Nov 2020
Can I sculpt after I UV unwrap model? Hello,So I unwrapped my figure and colored it in Substance painter. But, I realized I wanted to make some changes. Did so in Zbrush, but it completely changed the UV unwrap. Is there a way around thi…	4 Last	Sage Nov 2020
Prop and Texture Atlas question Im torn on these props. Im wondering if I should make a group texture atlas setup A, B, and C or have the props in there own sheet separately? Either way I want decent resolution. Any suggestions? BT…	6 Last	poopipe Nov 2020
Curved displays for sculpting/modeling, opinions ? Hi,Iam about to buy a new display. Does anyone uses a curved display for 3d work ? How does it feel ?I'm interest in the Samsung G7 27" 1440p. But it have a 1000R curve.	0 Last	GlowingPotato Nov 2020
Unwrapping my cabinet in Blender? Hi I have a question that involves unwrapping in my blender and just like to get some thought and opinion as it can be confusing for me. I have this cabinet I made and going to unwrap it. I also took…	4 Last	Wolfer Nov 2020
Blender convert hair particles to mesh problem. Hi!Blender 2.79.Created a plane. Scaled and oriented it, zeroed out the scale and rotation. Created some hair strands from the plane. I want to edit the strands by hand (so to speak). When I hi…	4 Last	kanga Nov 2020
How can I model this part of sofa? Hi,I am struggling to model the back part of the sofa that is padded, I dont know how to do it. I found a spot to model and then array but result doesnt look so satisfying this is the real photo.	2 Last	sacboi Nov 2020
Vector displacement? With all new games techniques coming my guess the vector displacement is what gonna store all that hires geo in games, replace lods, normal maps etc,The problem is the vector displaceme…	5 Last	Obscura Nov 2020
Advanced Skeleton Lip Crease Corrections When creating the lip pull the placement of the crease is placed a bit far out from the mouth, does anyone know if there is a way to go in and reposition this to be closer to the actual end of the mo…	0 Last	PleaseHelpMe Nov 2020
Poly/Tri count on combined model compared to another method Hi, I'm relatively new to modelling and have a question about which is the better method of making a model.In the pictures below I have made the same model in two different ways, the first has a lowe…	11 Last	kanga Nov 2020
4K Document - Zbrush - AntiAlliasing Jagged on 4k renders. Hey so i couldn't really find a solution for my hair problem from last time, so decided if try moving in the direction of stylized hair cards as a resolution for the problem. Sadly the same issu…	0 Last	GarethStandfield Nov 2020
More memory or more sampler: what is better? Disclaimer: Ok, I know I should simply profile this myself but I'm lazy and maybe this question is more about the theoretical aspects. You have:1x Diffuse map1x Normal map1x Compound map (packed…	7 Last	poopipe Nov 2020
Need your feedback So I've been working with references and the results are definitely more realistic than without it, the faces subtool shown below are 500k points to 900k points resolution :(The models are ranked in …	7 Last	Stensword Nov 2020
ZBrush - Performance issue or setting? I'm using a Wacom tablet to sculpt and picked the free hand stroke and a hard circular alpha for the brush. I seem to be having trouble with drawing speed. The top stroke was made fast and bottom one…	1 Last	carvuliero Nov 2020
Houdini \| Gradient Ascent & Descent - Contour Lines https://vimeo.com/448218760Now that we know about gradients, there is another concept that's related to them that can be acquired quite easily, and that concept is contour lines.A contour line (also …	0 Last	animatrix Nov 2020
Displacement Map slider Hi guys i have doubt about the displacement slider. I follow the workflow Mari -> Zbrush, so i exported my red displace map from mari (8192x8192 16 bit SRGB) and i imported in zbrush from th…	2 Last	Lorenzo444 Nov 2020
Article: Game Art Art Hi friends! Not sure if i'm correct here, but my issue is heavily technical - but of course about game art. Anyway this is pure self-advertisment. I write an articles about... "Fakes & Trick…	493 Last	SimonT Nov 2020
the Division Car tracks material. Surely, The Division is one of the most fascinated games. It has very cool ground materials and shaders, one of them is the muddy Car track material and snowy car track material. it makes me wonder h…	1 Last	sprunghunt Nov 2020
Modern alternative to Vertex Chameleon? Hi,I'm about to embark in a project with heavy vertex color painting, in Maya 2020. I used to love Vertex Chameleon, which had a neat suite of selection-based painting tools like a 2D program would h…	3 Last	g2mXagent Nov 2020
Texel Density Trying to understand texel density better. I don't come from a game background, so this is still relatively new to me. I'm working on a scene and decided I wanted everything to be 2048 texel density …	4 Last	gnoop Nov 2020
a question about VFX character clothing frist i want to apologize for my bad english :( i want to ask about that VFX character clothing when character at T pose ,clothing will be hanging naturally like my Marvelous …	2 Last	bickhsu Nov 2020
Zbrush - Maya - Hair retopo path Trying alot of hair methods, this looks how i want it, but is it even possible to retopo something complex with little stray hairs ect? i really love the result but am not sure how id take it into ma…	0 Last	GarethStandfield Nov 2020
shell stacking/grouping software other than 3Dmax ? Hey guys im a maya user that is UVing something with a ton of shells and duplicated pieces with shells that i need to stack and then layout. i know maya has a stack UV feature but its pretty bad for …	1 Last	gnoop Nov 2020
uv baking issues i unwrapped it in blender 2.8 and baked it in substance painter. im not really sure why the corners of the models arent lining up properly . when i looked at the uv map in blender and looked at…	9 Last	Kanni3d Nov 2020
Possible to recreate this blender tutorial for shaders in Maya? Hey guys, I've been looking at tutorials and found this neat guide on creating comic book action lines as well as animating it. https://youtu.be/zD8hX-KSq4g?t=1344 Only problem is it's shown in …	1 Last	sprunghunt Nov 2020
Export Blender Texture and UV Map Hi guys,I'm trying to export this UV MAP with the image placed in the correct layout, but because I set it up to Box-Layout. The UV Editor's image is covering the whole UV Map. Is there a way to make…	0 Last	kystro Nov 2020