I want to make a sphere mesh. I want the sphere to be a collection of symetrical flat faces. The is, the sphere is made up of some number of polygons, all of which are the same size.
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My husband has downloaded the 3D Studio Max trial. He wants to work through the tutorials but the associated files didn't seem to come with the trial download.
I'm trying to find someplace...
Okay, so I've used the diamond-square algorithm to fill up a 2d array with height values.
Now what the heck do I do to actually render a terrain? I have no idea what to do, and everyone leav...
When you render an avi in 3dsmax 9 how do you activate the alpha channel
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I've spent the last 2days (and nights) looking for a simple tutorial on how to code a sphere in XNA.
Unfortunately, I can't import mesh or model for this particular project and am havi...
3D Studio Max 7
I tried to "render to texture" a simple teapot in box with mental ray, and it took nearly an hour!!!!!!
The same scene renders in the viewport in less than 5 minutes.
An...
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Right basically, my computer has 2 graphics cards, the one in the title, and a Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT. When I originally got the computer, I was happily using SLI technology...
Hi, I've found a game that has its models stored as .mesh formats.
I was wondering how I could open these to look at the models.
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I have my GLFW code working to send me mouse position events now - but my translation from screen coordinates to world coordinates is wrong. Can you see where I'm going wrong? I...
I am just learning Maya in School and am looking for some sample files to use as help to understand modeling characters.
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I am currently using Z-brush and maya and i am trying to export a model from Z-Brush with Textures and normal maps to Maya. I have had a bash at it but when i exported t...
Deat Experts, I would like some solid information (not just links please) regarding the best and FASTEST way to rig up custom characters that I have built in Studio Max. We plan on hiring ...
How much does it cost to build a custom BBQ Grill in 3D model (like a product model)?
What are the factors that change pricing?
What does each price range buy me?
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I have installed the latest version of Google SketchUp (v6.4.112) on a PC running Windows Vista Home Basic (Pentium D 2.8GHz, 2GB RAM, 200GB HD/170GB Free).
I cannot save. When ...
I am looking for a software solution (freeware or not) that takes a photo and allows the user to place it on a 3d plane (e.g. a rectangle) and allows the user to rotate this plane. After rotat...
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i have some questions to ask you about maya.
i want to learn maya i was told that it is a good software to learn how to design in 3D
what i can do with maya?
is it good to learn it ?
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I have created a model in blender and I would like to programmatically rotate and zoom in and out on the object.
So far I have been directed to using the
Window.GetViewMatrix() co...
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I recently bought Real Flow 4 from nextlimit.
the problem I have is that I need a SD-loader for Cinema 4D R10 and one for 3dsm 8.
I found one download page http://www.nextlimit.com/re...
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I have a camera in 3d space (using opengl, with a wrapper around it called VTK). The camera has a position, and a focal point. I want to rotate the camera around its focal point so it l...
Anyone aware of any open source browser plug-in /add on for IE+ firefox to view VRML (wrl) files
we would like to customize such viewer
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This is difficult to explain.... I am trying to simulate a flag. It is supposed to be a flag which is say 50cm wide and 600cm long. I want to twist the flag so that it looks a b...
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For some time now I've been using Cinema 4D for a while along with VUE and Poser to create 3D models and backgrounds for use in 3D artwork. I always wanted to try something like 3Ds M...
new to 3d modeling...have trouble welding two seperate polys together. anyone know the technique?
A math question (I'm trying to render something and my Uni days are getting a little hazy math-wise).
If I have a sphere and want "spikes" to be spaced equi-distantly over the surface, what...
when I open a multiple page fax in explorer it only opens first page how do I set microsoft picture viewer as default viewer in explorer so I can see mulitple pages
