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In this start to finish texturing project within Substance Painter we cover all the techniques you need to texture the robot character.

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Too many SubD Faces!

My SubD movel has too many faces at level zero! Is there a quick way to reduce them, or do I have to meticulously work with the polys in proxy mode?

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by Pony

22-03-2004|08:50 PM

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Lasso and step through vertices

Is there a selection tool similar to the lasso tool in Photoshop where you can draw a free form shape as your selection area? This would be useful...

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by contrast

22-03-2004|07:40 PM

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planar surfaces prevent trims later

I'm just getting the hang of modeling but I have a lot of trouble with complex shapes. I don't like using planar surfaces because they are just...

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by jAQUAN

20-03-2004|01:50 AM

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stitching

hey all, im having trouble with some nurbs. i modeled a head in polys, then converted to sub-d's then nurbs. now i am trying to stitch the nurbs so...

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by mtmckinley

17-03-2004|02:24 PM

Replies: 9

realistic eyelids

Im having trouble modeling realistic eyelids for the character I'm working on in polygons. I know one way to do it wich is by creating them out of...

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by Darkware

16-03-2004|03:11 AM

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grouping curves

is there anyway to group/join curves so that it acts like 1 curve instead of say....3 or 4?

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by Darkware

15-03-2004|10:00 PM

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fillet problem: see-through seams

Well, I've been working with filleting for a while now, but have never come across this problem until now. I have a flat surface and am trying to...

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by camee

15-03-2004|08:21 AM

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Boolean trouble

im making a simple model of a house but when i try to cut the windows and doors one of three things happen. First is both the cutting object and main...

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by Myte_mouse

14-03-2004|09:02 PM

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disabled object ?

Hi! trying to merge vertices but I get an error cannot merge disabled objects. making a colomn, I xtracted a section so I didnt have to redo the...

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by dragonsfire

13-03-2004|04:04 PM

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Polygon to sub division problem

like you can see in the red box of the picture the area is darker then the other parts , i dont know why it is . all of it was modelled by boxes and...

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by Kurt

13-03-2004|03:38 PM

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joining poly edges part 3

Hi, I can join all the verts up fine using snap tool, then I merge all 8 verts together 2 at a time, but when I click and drag the now newly merged...

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by juice690

12-03-2004|12:39 PM

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Joining poly edges part 2

hmm, this is what happens when I join edges of a newly grouped object... why? Thanks again for any help - also if anyone could answer my...

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by Alan

11-03-2004|10:21 AM

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Joining poly edges and one other question

Hi i'm currenty modeling a head and I need to join a newly drawn polygon shape to my existing model how do I go about doing that i've tried using the...

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by juice690

10-03-2004|05:04 PM

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Can I mirror while modeling?

If I'm sculpting a NURBS cylinder by moving around CVs, and I want the changes I make on the right side to be mirrored on the left side, is there any...

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by dragonsfire

10-03-2004|03:16 PM

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Modeling SuperHeroes!

I'm trying to model two superheroes and then animate a fight between them. Does anyone know where to find tutorials that might be helpful? Like a...

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by tajiomax

07-03-2004|09:00 PM

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Detach without changing texture placement

Hi! I got a nurbs suface with i tiled texture on it (4x4 tiles). when i detach the two new surfaces get 4x4 EACH. so there is a 8x4 resulting. ...

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by train_ucl

06-03-2004|01:51 PM

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Nurbs to Poly and Smoothing

Well guess this is my first question, i was modelling simple stuff like the hammer from the tutorial maya ple came with and have a question. Nurbs...

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by Andy William

04-03-2004|04:09 AM

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Problems extruding multiple edges

Ok, I have been extruding multiple edges and every single time, the edges are not together, so I ended up merging the vertices one by one. Is there...

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by tvholicjames

03-03-2004|05:36 PM

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****the true organics****

i am modeling trees. I need a LOT of help..Gimmie tips/links/advice....whatever suggestions you have put em here

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by Darkware

03-03-2004|04:34 AM

Replies: 5

Mental Block

I have an unsual problem when it comes to modeling... I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this or not, but here goes: I model primarily...

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by azjohnl

03-03-2004|03:39 AM

Replies: 9

Low Poly?

All right, this may be the worlds dumbest question, but what exactly would be considered as a low poly model? My professors always told me that...

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by azjohnl

02-03-2004|08:06 AM

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Lightwave Stencil Equvilent in Maya

So some of you may know about the lightwave stencil too. As far as i can tell it's like the "project curve on Surface" command for polys but its got...

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by dberry

01-03-2004|08:44 PM

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Modeling mouth

Whats the best way of doing gums/teeth? Extrude the inside of mouth, or do them seperatly. Leaning more toward extruding , but wondering if that...

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by dragonsfire

22-02-2004|06:32 PM