I’m making a figure skate right now, and I’m using a spline cage. That part is done, but I want to turn it into a poly so I can manually refine it…

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I remember learning this a while back and cant for the life of me find the answer. How do you make a reference image show actual resolution in the…

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This is my model in Edit Poly mode:

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My entry to the latest SMCars competition.
58 Plymouth from ‘Christine’
Voting is open now if anyone feels the urge.

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I’m trying to accomplish the following:
I have a scene where I have to mask out a portion of the scene so the background is visible on…

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I have been reading that even though you may only have one comp it is still wise to setup a network render. It consumes less ram.

I am having one…

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I´m working in a scene using the production shaders with ligthing from a probe and camera mapping surfaces for shadows and reflections….

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im not a max user so i’m way outta my depth here
my crysis mod has got stuck with one of the characters.

“There is a rotation on the model…

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Can anybody recommend a good tut that will overview the basics of using this thing? I have made a few metals and glass following online…

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Hi all, I hope you had a good xmas and are tightly clutching your party poppers in anticipation of 12 midnight tonight… unless you’re Down Under, I…

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