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Vertox
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Subject: Softimage Xsi: instances and deformations
Subject: Softimage Xsi: instances and deformations
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : June 06, 2007
Posted : June 06, 2007
I am doing a quick cityscape and need several bridges spanning from one point to another. I did the bridges by modelling one arc and instancing it along the way to keep the scene efficient. I also int ...
Vertox
Replies: 1
Views: 2704
Subject: Softimage Xsi: Displacement and UVMap Seams
Subject: Softimage Xsi: Displacement and UVMap Seams
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : May 30, 2007
Posted : May 30, 2007
hello all,
i have unwrapped an object and textured it now for the displacement map...which looks very nice on a flat grid but as soon as there are seams it floats in mid air in the render view whi ...
i have unwrapped an object and textured it now for the displacement map...which looks very nice on a flat grid but as soon as there are seams it floats in mid air in the render view whi ...
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 1116
Subject: Softimage Xsi: a few questions to Linux XSI users
Subject: Softimage Xsi: a few questions to Linux XSI users
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : April 11, 2007
Posted : April 11, 2007
Just wondering how easy XSI EXP installation was on Linux and what kind (if there are any) of problems are you getting? And also, can anyone link me to the download address of XSI EXP for Linux. Softi ...
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 846
Subject: 3ds Max: discreet takes a road trip.
Subject: 3ds Max: discreet takes a road trip.
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : April 10, 2007
Posted : April 10, 2007
Got this one in an e-mail today. Seems the discreet crew is touring the US and Europe this fall to showcase their new products, including max 5 and plasma. Could be a nice place to network with othe ...
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 651
Subject: Softimage Xsi: who can tell me how to use animation-create-c
Subject: Softimage Xsi: who can tell me how to use animation-create-c
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : March 23, 2007
Posted : March 23, 2007
1 what is define step marks?
2 the velocity threshold high is better(the two red cube with a line is long) or low is better(two red cube with a line is short)?
thanks
2 the velocity threshold high is better(the two red cube with a line is long) or low is better(two red cube with a line is short)?
thanks
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 1099
Subject: Softimage Xsi: Help With Curve Connecting Points
Subject: Softimage Xsi: Help With Curve Connecting Points
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : February 12, 2007
Posted : February 12, 2007
Hi,
I was wondering how to do something.
My problem: I have two seperate curve lines, and want the two to connect to form a single curve line. I am thinking there is some way to make the two p ...
I was wondering how to do something.
My problem: I have two seperate curve lines, and want the two to connect to form a single curve line. I am thinking there is some way to make the two p ...
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 1401
Subject: 3ds Max: Cluster-O-Matic and Morph-O-Matic
Subject: 3ds Max: Cluster-O-Matic and Morph-O-Matic
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : January 22, 2007
Posted : January 22, 2007
Anyone here ever use Cluster-O-Matic or Morph-O-Matic for facial animation. If so, please reply with your take on the plugin - thumbs up, thumbs down?
Thanks
Thanks
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 1194
Subject: Softimage Xsi: Toon Help!
Subject: Softimage Xsi: Toon Help!
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : December 26, 2006
Posted : December 26, 2006
I've somehow agreed to have a toon shader ready to render in three hours, and i have never used a toon shader before. How do you adjust the value that defines a line creation. Is it based on the sm ...
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
If you would use francescaLuces mrMix8Texture you would even be able to use blendingModes :)
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
:)
Still layeredShader ?
Or layeredTexture ?
Still layeredShader ?
Or layeredTexture ?
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
But my layeredTextures always act strange because everytime i go into it in the AE it creates a black new layer on top of all
And they have the same problem like i guess all maya Array stuff, if you d ...
And they have the same problem like i guess all maya Array stuff, if you d ...
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
yes
You can drag them with MMB
You can drag them with MMB
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
Unless you touch her ;)
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
Like for example the ctrl_buffers
She wrote
I dont know, i suppose she is a female
Because francesca sound like that
She wrote
I dont know, i suppose she is a female
Because francesca sound like that
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
FrancescaLuce is great
But its actually really sad people have to make it possible the hardway to make it available for us
But its actually really sad people have to make it possible the hardway to make it available for us
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
That would be a problem
Because i only can set it up for filebumpmaps
;)
But even that involves sum nodes
Because i only can set it up for filebumpmaps
;)
But even that involves sum nodes
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
I mean shadingNetwork bumps, not just from a file
I actually never saw a good tutorial on that
I actually never saw a good tutorial on that
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
PolyGru: you just have to do it two times
:)
Yeah ok, thats an important question :)
Because actually what never worked for me is to reused them
But mr has alot of quite uncomfortable stuff
Like build ...
:)
Yeah ok, thats an important question :)
Because actually what never worked for me is to reused them
But mr has alot of quite uncomfortable stuff
Like build ...
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 10, 2006
Posted : June 10, 2006
PolyGru: its easy
But that script that usually does it connects not the defaultResolution attributes
That leads to problems for me always
Thats why i have to do it on my own always
But that script that usually does it connects not the defaultResolution attributes
That leads to problems for me always
Thats why i have to do it on my own always
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
Maya shadingNetworks are great
Probably the best thing about maya, besides the ui
Probably the best thing about maya, besides the ui
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
So you have a transparency problem probably ?
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
Its because that node is your background now
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
Get used to it, you will get alot of that with mr
You can layer ur shaders in other ways to
Since you can use the outColor in for example a layered texture
I mean the outColor of a shader
And plug tha ...
You can layer ur shaders in other ways to
Since you can use the outColor in for example a layered texture
I mean the outColor of a shader
And plug tha ...
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
You need a camera that does multiexposure takes
I borrowed one from a friend
And made skyphotos
And assembled them in psCS2
Which is quite fast and yielded for my unknowing soul better results than hd ...
I borrowed one from a friend
And made skyphotos
And assembled them in psCS2
Which is quite fast and yielded for my unknowing soul better results than hd ...
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
Ok, then its your fault
You can't expect that to be faster...
You can't expect that to be faster...
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
Just try a mayaSoftware rendering to be sure
Vertox
Replies: 9
Views: 4923
Subject: maya: Rigging workflow
Subject: maya: Rigging workflow
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
What is the differnce between useing a wrap deformer and useing the sbud proxy?
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 09, 2006
Posted : June 09, 2006
Actually it should save you time
Maybe you have set it to cast light and shadow
Maybe you have set it to cast light and shadow
Vertox
Replies: 6
Views: 12956
Subject: Zbrush: How do i add new geometry to zBrush?
Subject: Zbrush: How do i add new geometry to zBrush?
Forum : 3D Modeling Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
You would have to add the eyes prior to importing it, and put the eyes on another UVquadrant
And then you make uv-poly-groups
And can hide them when you dont need them
And mask them if you paint in th ...
And then you make uv-poly-groups
And can hide them when you dont need them
And mask them if you paint in th ...
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
I always use layered textures
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
Then you actually have to use it to reduce rendertime
You can set the ibl-node to spherical or angular projection
You can set the ibl-node to spherical or angular projection
Vertox
Replies: 6
Views: 12956
Subject: Zbrush: How do i add new geometry to zBrush?
Subject: Zbrush: How do i add new geometry to zBrush?
Forum : 3D Modeling Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
Zbrush can't have multiple objects inside it
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
I never use that, mr had problems with it, i don't know if it works now
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
In mr you should actually use the ibl-node
Especially if you tend to work with finalgathering or other advanced rendering techniques
Especially if you tend to work with finalgathering or other advanced rendering techniques
Vertox
Replies: 6
Views: 12956
Subject: Zbrush: How do i add new geometry to zBrush?
Subject: Zbrush: How do i add new geometry to zBrush?
Forum : 3D Modeling Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
You have to drop the tool for that
Zbrush does only work with one object
Zbrush does only work with one object
Vertox
Replies: 9
Views: 4923
Subject: maya: Rigging workflow
Subject: maya: Rigging workflow
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
Yes, you can use constraints or wrap deformers
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
So you work with the layered shader ?
Not the layered texture
Not the layered texture
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
Vagon: do you render with mr ?
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
The image alpha has to be assigned to the corresponding alphaValue
For each Color(RGB) there is one singleAttribute for alpha
For each Color(RGB) there is one singleAttribute for alpha
Vertox
Replies: 46
Views: 25383
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Subject: Maya: Stencil Shader question
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
Do you mean a layered shader ?
Or texture
I dont know a stencilShader
Or texture
I dont know a stencilShader
That's nothing recent
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 08, 2006
Posted : June 08, 2006
You don't need highres for most purposes
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 07, 2006
Posted : June 07, 2006
But there are really only a few
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 06, 2006
Posted : June 06, 2006
I did my own hdrimaps
But since i have no good program to work on those i have composed them so badly
But since i have no good program to work on those i have composed them so badly
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 06, 2006
Posted : June 06, 2006
It would be the same as if you would create a sphere with spherical mapping
Free good hdris are hard to find
I would say i haven't found any
Except you make a church scene
Or something in that uffizi ...
Free good hdris are hard to find
I would say i haven't found any
Except you make a church scene
Or something in that uffizi ...
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 06, 2006
Posted : June 06, 2006
Its for realistic reflections important too
Vertox
Replies: 32
Views: 12005
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Subject: Maya : Environment for chrome
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 05, 2006
Posted : June 05, 2006
You need hdri
Vertox
Replies: 1
Views: 1483
Subject: Maya: motion vectors
Subject: Maya: motion vectors
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : June 04, 2006
Posted : June 04, 2006
With motion vectors pass you can add motion blur in post production
Vertox
Replies: 3
Views: 4208
Subject: photoshop: warp nodes
Subject: photoshop: warp nodes
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 04, 2006
Posted : June 04, 2006
I tried to find some menu for putting more nodes or something.
Most tutorials omit some steps.
Mm
I'm just learning.
Look http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Angry-Bear/13216
I can't get the simple s ...
Most tutorials omit some steps.
Mm
I'm just learning.
Look http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Angry-Bear/13216
I can't get the simple s ...
Vertox
Replies: 3
Views: 4208
Subject: photoshop: warp nodes
Subject: photoshop: warp nodes
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 04, 2006
Posted : June 04, 2006
I draw a circle.
I put warp.
But I don't have the enough nodes to make the shape I want.
I put warp.
But I don't have the enough nodes to make the shape I want.
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 1274
Subject: photoshop: matching colors?
Subject: photoshop: matching colors?
Forum : 3D Texturing Forum
Posted : June 03, 2006
Posted : June 03, 2006
Trying to get two objects with slightly different colors to match. Is there a fill tool?
Vertox
Replies: 2
Views: 1658
Subject: 3dsmax : looping in mixer
Subject: 3dsmax : looping in mixer
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : May 25, 2006
Posted : May 25, 2006
yeah
there should be some pretty straight forward way of doing it
i just cant remember
there should be some pretty straight forward way of doing it
i just cant remember
Vertox
Replies: 2
Views: 1658
Subject: 3dsmax : looping in mixer
Subject: 3dsmax : looping in mixer
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : May 25, 2006
Posted : May 25, 2006
Anyone know how you would make the Mixer (with the biped) loop your .bip files and not start over from zero ?
Vertox
Replies: 0
Views: 1545
Subject: MAYA : setting weights in the attribute spreadsheet
Subject: MAYA : setting weights in the attribute spreadsheet
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : May 23, 2006
Posted : May 23, 2006
okay why can't I set weights in the attribute spreadsheet
this is pissing me off to no end
this is pissing me off to no end