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[Maya] Snapping / Wrapping one object to another (like taking the shape of the other obj) *see pic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiyW3svZjqc&start=19I tried the quad draw method (retopology workflow) but its too long. hopefully someone knows a simpler way?
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oglu

Should UV islands follow geometry direction?

I'm unwrapping my first big model and I'm starting to going crazy about one thing. I've got one piece with more complicated shape (many bends). I've heard that for best normal map baking results I sh…
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Obscura

[3DS] View the cumulative transform of an object?

Hi Is there a way to view the cumulative transform of an object? In the coordinate display, its 0,0,0 by default. When I move the object by roughly 200mm, it is still 0,0,0. I want it read 200,0,0 so…
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bentraje

Broomstick staws/twigs modeling need help

I trying to model a broomstick prop and I am now stock at how to do the twigs. I want the model to be kind of optimized but still have some real 3d twigs on the outside (or some well placed/baked pla…
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GabBaz

3dsmax how to increase the Window of the edit poly ?

I can't drag down the window border to increase its size, but with this setup I can't select much ... is there a way to customize it?https://i.gyazo.com/165414ce2c6356fc0c18d5b9faa17238.png
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NAIMA

Maya Camera Aspect - 2.35:1?

Anyone know how to create a camera aspect - 2.35:1 in Maya?
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sean_rodrigues

Maya Bevel Question

Hello everyone. I was watching a cinema4d video and a question came in my mind when compared with maya. In maya, at least to my knowledge, there are 2 options to bevel, either beveling the whole mesh…
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jStins

Blender - Rigify is deforming all Meshs too much.

I have a little problem. My meshs are stretching like elastics too much, I wish there was a limit for deformations in my rig with rigify. How do I limit the stretch?What's more, the character is incr…
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JPArte

Tools for Cleaning Up Floor Plans in .dwg?

Hello!I'm trying to create a 3D model of a house based on a floor plan provided in .dwg format. However, the layers within the .dwg file are really messy and poorly named, and some elements are split…
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FredCM

Best way to pack UVs for detailed weapons?

I usually separate a bunch of parts into different UV groups because I struggle to fit everything into a single set without the UVs being shrunk to crappy resolutions. Is this okay for use in games? …
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OuterSpace

How to interpret and make sense of hard to read Concept Art?

Hello!I've been attempting to model a lasgun from the Dune series for the past couple of days, however to no avail. I am relatively new to modelling and I have never been too interested in modelling …
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birb

Power Nodes - Thread

I present to you: Power Nodes. Official page: https://www.power-nodes.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/radupopoviciTwitter: https://twitter.com/radu_popovicGithub: https://github.com/rpopovici/p…
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rpopovici

Automatically reducing Overdraw?

Overdraw (transparent pixels rendered on top of other transparent pixels) can be really taxing on performance and I was wondering if there are any good solution for automatically reducing overdraw? L…
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Obscura

UE4 Spline Blueprint points rotation.

I want to make every spline point in the blueprint be able to rotate on its axis. In this way, I will be able to blend the path better to the landscape.I want it to be able to rotate to the sides on …
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KirilZangagolev

[Maya] Modelled a shoe. How do I make the inside not have black /become double faced? +pics included

So I am following this tutorial: https://youtu.be/RM417cyk1X0?t=87I ended up with this. I wanted a sole so I tried to bridge edges but they don't work. I have tried extracting the shoe wall…
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vdmdx22

[Blender] Booelan leaves extra face that cannot be deleted

I've made a boolean operation on my model to make a hole in it. I applied the boolean, but later I saw that it left extra face in the center of where cutter was positioned. The problem is that this f…
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birb

Zbrush Cyborg Character

 Hello guys,first time here.I posted this on r/Zbrush reddit too but expect better feedback from this forum.I'm in third semester on a BA Animation and Game art college and on the current module…
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Giannhs_Kappa

Blender addons lag for me. Is there any fixes?

My Specs:CPU: I9-7980XE @ 2.60GHz, 18 cores, 36 logicalRam: 32gb GDDR4 3300 speedGPU: GTX 1080ti, 11gb GDDR5Blender version: 2.91.2So blender runs fine until i use plugins such as boxcutter and decal…
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AlexandrL

What's the best image feature masking /selecting solution currently ?

I prefer to make textures from photographs when possible  .     They just takes less time for comparable quality   than  never-ending  Substance Designer tweak…
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Eric Chadwick

How to avoid borders deformations when sculpting with zbrush?

Hello , how can I do to avoid deforming borders when applying modifications oan  a mesh that has a open side? Ofted with Zbrush when I apply alphas or inflate or other brushes the borders get mo…
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Alex_J

Properly applying texture onto a human model in Arnold 3ds max

Hello, I wanted some assistance in properly applying the textures onto a human model in max in this video this user utilizes the scanline render. I was wondering what the approach would be in Arnold …
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anotherdoseofcorey

translate uvmap from UV pos to another in 3dsmax?

Hello , does someone knows how can I translate textures from an UDIM position to the other without loosing the precision positioning in the UVmap texture ? so imagine if I did a baking of several UDI…
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Eric Chadwick

Any good workflow for LUT texture authoring?

Hi,I am recently experimenting with tone mapping in game and one thing I don't quite enjoy is to open photoshop and manually create cube files.Unfortunately my engine and pipeline (Unity + HDRP) only…
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Eric Chadwick

Does anyone know what's wrong with my model?

I wanted to get a render of my model (in Marmoset) before I started to unwrap- but parts of changed colour.Would this be due to the fact it's not unwrapped?I don't want to start unwrapping if there's…
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LadyPoro

Maya: how to snap an object in the midpoint of multiple components?

The title may sound confusing so here is an image. I select some components, Maya changes pivot to the midpoint of these components and now I want to snap some other object there. I found a solution,…
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ned_poreyra

Blender edit mode performance on Ryzen 3900x

Hello guysIm faced a pretty wierd performance issue in Blender (from 2.82 to 2.9) in one specific case: selection of vertex, edges or polygons in object with vertex groups are extrimely slow.For maki…
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PolyHertz

License-able Pipeline Tools?

I don't have a lot of experience here, or exposure but the bit of exposure I do have with the toolset I'm referring to, I'm wondering if it's like this at other studios.I used to work with a place th…
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Noth

How to approach hardening this edges?

Hi I want to harden this edges but the problem is when I place an edge loop it goes all the way through the model and affects the shape of the cylinder. How can I redirect the edges so they dont…
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lluc21

Retopo question - Blender - dealing with asymmetry

Hello I have an asymmetrical portion of my mesh and up until now have been using the mirror modifier for retopo. I am not sure of the best way to handle the asymmetrical portion is. Do I apply the mi…
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jessimackoart

Topo/Retopo Props

Hi everyone! I have a question or two about topology / retopo specifically for static props, game-ready assets.I see and hear different versions about that. Some say retopo has to be done by han…
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KODA

How to re-use facial expressions blendshapes on multiple face models?

We're working on an RPG with 90+ characters, so we can't start from scratch with all the blendshape sculpting for each character. For now we're only concerned with male characters, which all sha…
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oglu

How should I approach texturing this modular asset?

Hi and Happy New Year everyone! I'm trying to figure out the best approach to plan out the textures and material blending for this environment. The purpose of this project is to refamiliarize my…
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korale

Maya view rotation with 90 degree snapping?

Is there a way to rotate view in Maya by snapping to 90 degrees like in Zbrush (when holding shift)?
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pasha_sevez

How can I tile with precision mappig?

Hello , My attempt is to segment a huge map of 8192 resolution into 12 or more parts to cover a whole object, I have modeled the object as a single item , I have created the maps and the uvmap is mad…
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NAIMA

2d animation in 3d scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSEWdmmk_1oIn the linked youtube video, if I wanted to emulate the window rain animation on a rendered 3d scene, would it make sense to add this as post process animat…
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Alex_J

Zbrush + Texture XYZ workflow.

Hello there !I was wondering, has anyone found a way to work with texture xyz scans inside zbrush ?I'm aware that textureXYZ offers alphas for brushes, and i've purchased them. But i also own some pr…
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Alex_J

Baking groom onto geometry problem

This is probably a very noob question hence I put it off as long as I could! But here goes....This is my setup for baking a groom (converted to geometry) onto a piece of geometry in Marmoset (tried i…
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Alex_J

ZBrush Decimation and SP baking.

Happy new year everyone! I hope 2021 it's better for everyone.I'm trying to sculpt and bake some wood planks but I have a little issue with the high poly model shading. After I finished the sculpting…
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LosRe

I want to wrap a net around the microphone.

I used MAYA's bend.I was able to wrap the net.However, the net cannot be placed on the top part.The joint is dirty.Is there a way to wrap the net around the top?
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Alex_J

Need Help With Fur/Feather Sim for Realistic Duck Characters!

Hey all, new user here, I am working on a personal project in which I am attempting to recreate a Duck with her Ducklings as realistic as I can make them. I am using Xgen with Maya. I've managed to g…
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CaptainPixelBeard

Human figure software recommendations

My primary hobby is scale model building (in the physical world) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/flintstonestargazer/albums/72157632658688479/page6. I also have a couple 3d printers with which I have…
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BagelHero

3DS MAX SPLINE IKSOLVER- FLIPPING MY SKINNED MODEL

I created a bone splineiksolver and then a few clicks for the bones and created 4 helpers for the bone to follow. I then took a box and put a skin modifier on it and used only the first bone to skin …
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dg3duy

Zbrush detail transfer - two subtools, same uvs, different poses.

Hi!I am currently having difficulties transferring detail from a subtool to another, I will sum it up as best as I can.I have sculpted all my detail on one subtool, and want to transfer those details…
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carloscg1

Faceted mesh even WITH turbosmooth?!

Hello. Anybody encountered the following: I have a mesh in Max 2010 and exported it. Opening in 2013 (on another machine) shows the mesh faceted, what´s right BUT its even faceted WITH a turbosmoot…
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kolayamit

Maya Scripts & Python general security?

Generally how secure is it using mel or python scripts for Maya?Recently started a new job as a hard surface modeler. Everything still kind of starting up and at the studio so was looking to improve …
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poopipe

New 3D tool — Research

Hey guys, I'm developing this web-based app where you can start your work from a pre-made 3D model and export a high-res .PNG file. It's still a very limited prototype for testing.I'm looking for fee…
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bperotto

image file list control on 3dsmax 2017

Hello I was trying to make a simple multisubobject material , but whenever I go to each submaterial to add a different diffuse image, it loads a window and says select image file list contro l and se…
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NAIMA

How can I make accurate LED lights in Maya/VRay?

Hello, I’m trying to figure out by what means to properly simulate a 5mm LED bulb.here’s my model as yet:So far I’ve just kind of faked it by using colored sphere lights:but I’m trying to go for a re…
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ninthtale

[3DSMAX] How to make guardrails like these?

Hey guys, first post here!Probably a very newbie question, but I would really like to know how can I make guardrails like these.I noticed that it is just one object and it is repeated inside a spline…
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coven

[Xgen - maya] xgen doesn't load my descriptions

After reloading a scene or after some crash sometimes xgen does not load my descriptions.That can't be happening I need help. It happened to me 5 times the last month.Does anyone know what to do?
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Worldevour

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