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Txc, on 16 November 2011 - 09:29 AM, said:

I am wondering how will work AutoCAD as mapmaking tool :D or someone will advice me not to do it ?
AutoCAD is not produced for such needs , of course I know , just I was wondering how good/bad can be for the task .

Scroll the list.... or do you think that 3ds was born on a tree?

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ottone, on 16 November 2011 - 09:40 AM, said:

Scroll the list.... or do you think that 3ds was born on a tree?

I didn't say that I am so not informed about the options , I meant that I am curious how AutoCAD will do the job , experiment actually .

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Rayne, on 16 November 2011 - 08:53 AM, said:

Nice video Frankie.
I got a question about the texture painting tool. Can i texture an object and then use max's painting ability to add some dirt to it? For example i have a news stand and i want to add some old worn out posters on the side or paint in some scratches or rust.
Can i add this on top of the basic material and will the basic material be saved along with the newly added changes.

You could but the need for that level of detail you would be best off sticking with a 2d paint program like Photoshop. This is personal opinion of course as any tool can be mastered.

As for saving your changes edits are made in the frame buffer so the moment you exit by deselecting whatever tool you are using you are asked how you want it saved. Could be to a Photoshop file, directly to the applied texture or you can save to a unique file.

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Frankie V, on 16 November 2011 - 11:16 AM, said:

You could but the need for that level of detail you would be best off sticking with a 2d paint program like Photoshop. This is personal opinion of course as any tool can be mastered.

As for saving your changes edits are made in the frame buffer so the moment you exit by deselecting whatever tool you are using you are asked how you want it saved. Could be to a Photoshop file, directly to the applied texture or you can save to a unique file.

I agree a 2D image editing is more suitable for this kind of editing but sometimes you really need to see how something looks like in 3D cause a flat image just doesn't shows things right.
Best example would be adding a rust patch on a corner, when i work on the texture in photoshop i have 4 vertical sides. Of course i can't have all 4 connected so there is always a seam. In PS painting in the rust over a seam can be tricky. I can either split the decal in 2 and do my best to align the 2 parts on vertical sides properly, or i can do an offset which means i have to isolate the part of the UVW and transfer it into separate project and work on it there.
Either way it's a lot of fiddling. Now if i can use a rust patch brush and it bends around the corner without too much distortion i can apply the decal in one hit on both sides and not worry about the alignment on the seam or have the need to jump between PS and max all the time cause i missed by 2 pixels and it looks bad.

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Defiantly dealing with seems is the one thing VPC is very good at handling. Blade Killer is killer ;) with Photoshop but I believe that she uses VPC to get rid of those nasty seems. Couple of strokes with the clone brush gone.

[Ikslorin]

Nice tutorial, though I'm not a mapper: I am modelling for fun myself :>

Rayne, on 16 November 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

I agree a 2D image editing is more suitable for this kind of editing but sometimes you really need to see how something looks like in 3D

What about MudBox? It's also made by AutoDesk so it's compatible with 3DSMax

This post has been edited by Ikslorin: 17 November 2011 - 04:14 PM

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Ikslorin, on 16 November 2011 - 03:47 PM, said:

Nice tutorial, though I'm not a mapper, am I modelling for fun myself :>



What about MudBox? It's also made by AutoDesk so it's compatible with 3DSMax

Good point, i haven't worked with sculpting software before, yet another thing to buy.

[|<3|mogul]

Thank you for the vid Frankie, and everyone else who contributed.It's sure to take away some of the initial uncertainty from first-time 3rd party mappers

[CMM|xandaxs]

Omg!
Thank you so much for this video, exactly what i was looking for!