Technical Talk

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3DS Max CAT Rig Animation? CAT Rigs have by default the walk animation when you go to Animation Mode Toggle, how can i change it? I tried loading a BIP file in the Clip Manager but that creates a new CAT Rig instead of add…	16 Last	3dmodels3dmodels Aug 2020
Graphics noob question about making a game with a retro aesthetic Hello friends,I'm working on a game and I have very little technical knowledge about the 3d modeling/texturing part of games and was hoping one of you might be able to point me in the right direction…	7 Last	poopipe Aug 2020
Zbrush - Fibermesh - scaling quality issue Hey all, this is an issue that made my hair cards very odd last time, i cant work with fibermesh on a 4k document as it lags my PC too Valhalla and back an makes things unworkable, but when scaled re…	2 Last	GarethStandfield Aug 2020
How can I improve the topology of these pants I'm making this a thread because there really isn't a lot of coverage across the internet for these type of pants and maybe it can assist someone in the future. I'm trying to create a pair of re…	4 Last	99499 Aug 2020
Question about Marvelous Designer. Hey so I'm trying to make a pair of baggy pants for my character for me to animate without cloth physics but I am having an exceedingly difficult time getting the topology right (https://polycount.co…	6 Last	99499 Aug 2020
Is this box too much rounded , or i should balme the lame shader Three days and I am trying to get clean normal map bake, but I did not succeed, I do not know whyusing 3dsmax 2012 and i searched for a good Viewport shader but I could get one, or perhaps I should s…	7 Last	ahmedcutestudio Aug 2020
Closed Moved: (Marmoset) Refraction Opacity Stops Working in the Middle of Complex Object? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 2020
Brush group organizer for Photoshop - MagicSquire panel Hello guys!For those who wanted a tool to quickly organize and manage large groups of brushes, here goes MagicSquire, based on my MagicPicker's engine (so it supports Photoshops CC2017,2015 as long a…	34 Last	Anastasius Aug 2020
Retopology - gamedev workflow, uv, tris, cycles Hi!Sorry if the thread title is too general, but I have a few problems, that shouldn't be that difficult (well, for me they are XD)I made a deer skull in Zbrush and retopologized it on the blender. A…	2 Last	kanga Aug 2020
Techniques for a rug? I need to make a middle-eastern type rug with a design for a scene Im working on. Similar to this:https://images-cdn.auctionmobility.com/is3/auctionmobility-static/ct9B-1-6T69G//252_1.jpgAnyone have …	2 Last	jordank95 Aug 2020
Substance to Marmoset Refractive Opacity Problems? I am starting to import texture maps into Marmoset from Painter and discovered problems with my Glass. The Painter preview shows it like so:But once imported into marmoset, the glass remains opa…	1 Last	DavidCruz Aug 2020
Something like Blender F2 addon for 3ds max? I was wondering if anyone knows a script or plugin for 3ds max that works like the Blender F2 addon? https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/Modeling/F2Detailed explanation Q…	12 Last	PolyHertz Aug 2020
Colour Theory Chart I've built a personal Colour Theory chart over the last few months adding with a handful of useful fundamentals of colour and light. I have found it a useful check list, reference and easy access rem…	0 Last	StormyBA Aug 2020
Modeling Help with Curvature So I've been trying to Model Megatron's canon and can't seem to figure out how to get the curvature at the end of the canon with the little tubes coming out. I'm stumped and could use some insight fr…	2 Last	sacboi Aug 2020
Bringing your own tools to work Heyho,did someone have to think about how to license or use own (privately build) tools to the company one works?Just wondering about this lately.Cheers	8 Last	poopipe Aug 2020
UV Tiling / Memory Perf. This question is bothering me a lot 2 days ago, Does UV Tiling takes more from memory performance than 0-1 UV?	3 Last	poopipe Aug 2020
HairCards - Zbrush - Tutorials for making hair with fibermesh Heya all, was following a Tut that iv followed before too some okay results but feel the starting point of the fibermesh is so wildly different an copying there settings is not really yilding the sam…	2 Last	GarethStandfield Aug 2020
What is the best approach to modeling building interiors? Modular? Not modular? Hi!I have a question when it comes to modeling interiors of apartments, houses, offices or any other building of this style for video games.When modeling interiors, I usually use a modular approach, …	4 Last	Alex_J Aug 2020
Cloth Brush for 3dsMax [POLYCLOTH plugin] PolyCloth for 3dsMaxPolyCloth is a multi-threaded & C++, physics based cloth brushes plugin for 3dsMax developed by PolyDesign.Physics based PolyCloth allows you t…	4 Last	gnoop Aug 2020
Convert JRO Zbrush Alphas to Substance Painter Alphas? Hi, Just bought the JRO seams zbrush alphas, but I don't plan on using zbrush. Is there a way to convert Zbrush alphas to substance painter alphas? See image attached for reference:	0 Last	bentraje Aug 2020
Duplicate and slide edge tool (As seen in Modo) in Maya? Hello guys! I created my Polycount profile today and just wanted to start by asking a question in regards to duplicating edges along polygon faces in Maya. In Modo, the slide edge tool also has a d…	6 Last	Camille_Meehan Aug 2020
Baking AO from Normal. So my workflow is a bit of a pain, I have a 3ds Max model that I broke into parts to do the high poly in Mudbox. I only took over (for example) 1 of the 8 columns. Back in 3ds Max I baked all the nor…	1 Last	Ghogiel Aug 2020
Zbrush displacement map to maya arnold doesn't look the same Hello :) so here is my issue, I exported a displacement map from zbrush following this tutorial https://www.cggallery.com/tutorials/displacement/?hc_location=ufi, and then I plugged it into my a…	0 Last	zuka_banana Aug 2020
how can i make this kind of material in zbrush? hello ,i would like to make this kind of material in zbrush , i figured out its very good for sculpting and presentation.here u can see some of examples...did they downloaded it or make it i do…	2 Last	Neox Aug 2020
Maya - way to save multiple blendshapes as pose? Is there a way to save multiple blendshapes as a pose, or a new blendshape?For instance, say I have two blendshapes and I dial their numbers like this: Face Smile - 0.25Face Frown - 0.5can I save the…	2 Last	Alex_J Aug 2020
How to approach modeling a tank track with wide spaces in it That's the tank track I'm deling with. It's part of a model I intend serve the purpose of a world decoration (not going to be animated, it would just stay still somewhere) but I got stuck in this par…	5 Last	Shrike Aug 2020
Maya Arnold 6: Insufficient Device memory GTX1060 6GB Does anyone know how to fix Arnold rendering Error Gpu: Insufficient device memory?Everything used to work fine for me, and now all of a sudden, doing nothing different, Arnold doesn't allow me to re…	9 Last	wamo9825 Aug 2020
ZBrush Decimation everytime after i decimate my mesh, the scale and position of the mesh changes, any help?	0 Last	iamhimansu94 Aug 2020
I want to retopology the thorns. I made thorns with zbrush.There are a lot of thorns.I want to re-topology to develop UV.I used zremesher.HoweverThe thorns will collapse.Available softwareMAYA,blender,zbrushHow can I succeed in reto…	9 Last	taki39 Aug 2020
3ds Max - Exposing/Unexposing ShaderFX properties I'm messing with ShaderFX in Max and found that some of the settings I'd most like to make editable outside the graph don't have a button to expose them. At the same time, there are some settings exp…	2 Last	PolyHertz Aug 2020
[Blender] Making my first game asset isn't easy - troubles with retopo and UVs Hello everyone.Few days ago, I opened this thread https://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2734111#Comment_2734111 concerning the basic pipeline to follow when you want to make a game asset…	4 Last	Worraps Aug 2020
Blender - Shading - Creating Puddles X_X Hi again,Still doing Jama's tutorial. My puddles are matte black, when they should be glossy brown, I triple checked my node graph but I still seem to be missing something. Any Ideas? Mine …	2 Last	Method14253 Aug 2020
3ds Max & Mudbox Expert Workflow Question Hi, I'm hoping looking for someone to answer a workflow question with 3ds Max and Mudbox. Basically I want to create models in 3ds Max, and Sculpt and/or Paint them in Mudbox. My current workflows se…	6 Last	Chrismartinartist Aug 2020
Duplicate of a duplicate ( what is happening ? ) can be removed Hello everyone.Few days ago, I opened this thread https://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2734111#Comment_2734111 concerning the basic pipeline to follow when you want to make a game asset…	2 Last	Worraps Aug 2020
Question about zbrush Projection vs Normal Maps Hi, apologies if this is a silly question, but I can't seem to find an answer with my google-fu.When you have a high poly and a low poly, for games, do you ever project the high poly mesh onto the lo…	1 Last	tgm79 Aug 2020
Errors in textures from Marmoset to Substance painter These 2 photos are before i add the Curvature and Ambient Occlusion maps baked in Marmoset Toolbag.These are pics with the Curvature map added.This photo is with both the Curvature and ambient occlus…	5 Last	Ghogiel Aug 2020
Duplicate of a topic, can be removed Hello everyone.Few days ago, I opened this thread https://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2734111#Comment_2734111 concerning the basic pipeline to follow when you want to make a game asset…	2 Last	Worraps Aug 2020
Developing FREE 3D model collaboration tool - need your input! Hi all,I work as a software developer and have some spare time on my hands. I'm developing a free collaboration tool for 3D modelers (esp freelancers) and would like to collect some more info to prov…	0 Last	26HzT Aug 2020
[Maya] Add a point exactly in the middle of an edge? Hi,Is there a way to add a point exactly in the middle of an edge?Here's an illustration of what I am after:dl.dropbox.com/s/crinffcc0my2doj/mya082_add_point_exactly_middle_of_edge.mp4Is there a Maya…	2 Last	bentraje Aug 2020
Blender - Texture Coordinate Node - sample Object Not working Hi guys in the Texture Coordinate Node the option to sample an object for tiling is not working. I sampled a sphere to scale the tiling of a sand texture on another plane. Any ideas?	2 Last	Method14253 Aug 2020
Advanced Skeleton Face Error [AdvancedSkeleton5.mel line 26543: Found 0 matches for 'Head_M'.] After completing the body portion of the rig with advanced skeleton, I run into this error when trying to set the Face portion under Choose Geometry. I was following the Joshua Jones tutorial and aft…	1 Last	Alex_J Aug 2020
How to do tracks in dirt, mud, snow, and tire marks? What are the current methods to accomplish tracks in dirt, mud, snow, and even tire marks on roads? I can only think about using particles to displace the terrain geometry underneath by using th…	7 Last	3D4Eva Aug 2020
Blender, Rendering - Megascan bridge, failing import PINK OBJECTS in render Hi Guys I am doing a tutorial follow along with Jama Jurabaev.When I preview my material in "material Preview" everything looks good, but when I switch to rendered, it suddenly turns Pink.. I know th…	2 Last	Method14253 Aug 2020
Any Good Biped animation tutorial/workflow Any Good Biped animation tutorial/workflow?what I have found are very simple and not in depth	0 Last	borgen Aug 2020
Marmoset Toolbag 3 Turntable rotates wrong Hello,I want my Viking shield to spin with a Turntable in Marmoset Toolbag 3. But its rotating in the wrong direction. How can I change the rotation of the Turntable animation?It spins on the green a…	1 Last	Alex_J Aug 2020
Detailing low poly props in Substance Painter to avoid subdivs in Zbrush? Hey guys,since im not yet substance painter user im discovering what i can do with it when i become.I've noticed when making a 3d characters (which is all WIP), in zbrush i push all subtools on to 6 …	11 Last	melviso Aug 2020
Workflow help Hi, I'm modelling the above crypt and have a few questions. This is a stylised piece and I need to sculpt a high poly in Mudbox, and was hoping to paint it in there too. However for UV'ing purpose…	3 Last	Chrismartinartist Aug 2020
Normal Map To Displacement Map I have a model that i downloaded from internet which comes with normal map. I want to take it in Zbrush. Because in some area the details aren't correct. As Zbrush doesn't support normal map, How do …	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 2020
3ds Max Biped Keyframes Hi I am working on biped rigs in 3dsmax and have a struggle with their keyframesI have a Bip01 L Hand with many keyframesSee the hands in this videohttps://youtu.be/psYC3x2kLJc?t=960 I want…	2 Last	borgen Aug 2020
Maya model is missing... sort of ? Weird display Working on a project and adding parts from other scenes, kitbashing i guess it's called. some are of various sizes, etc and i resized in a different scene the parts i was going to add and then copied…	2 Last	throttlekitty Aug 2020