I have created this plugin bcz i work on AR project mostly and it's annoying for me that naya doesn't support GLTF GLB. So i just made this thought this will help others.

So i assigned different shaders using Material Manager to objects.Same material objects have same assigned shader and they are combined .Is this the right workflow for substance painter or do yall organize same material objects by udims? (for example UDIM 1001-UDIM1002 ETC has objects's uvs that share the same material type aka wood and then u assign one shader for each different material)OR I MIGHT speaking some bullshit here .Im kidna confused with oraginizing cuz the way i did it seems messyyy.I have one million godzilion textures list now lmao.

Do the eyelid and head meshes need to be combined into one mesh when using Advanced Skeleton, or can they be separate objects?

Finally in a spot where it's good enough that I can start working on my own groom project with it. Smooth collision, instancing, fur shader improvements, crazy new wrap style groom transfer, nifty lil reference viewer for matching up reference photos with the model, and a ton more!

Again, this is a work in progress, so expect things to change and improve as I get feedback and work on my own project.

getgroomlab.com

So I've started to work on an XPS importer for Maya, since I work with these models a lot, and I was tired of having to import them into Blender, then export them to FBX, and then import them to Maya, where I would have to fix materials manually. This plugin is made to fix this irritating workflow. This is still work in progress and for now the plugin can only import raw geometry and normals, but new features are already being implemented (currently I want to get UV maps to work). If you are interested, you can check the project here: https://github.com/Nova-Europa-Software/Maya-XPS-Importer (I don't know if this matters to you, but the project isn't vibecoded).

Hey so right now I'm working on my thesis project, its a short film and I am usiing the free version of advanced skeleton, Im not familiarized with the difference with personal and comercial use of the 3D tools, would I be able to post it on youtube, also, how does the companies know that I am using their tool/plug in and how do they enforce this stuff, just want some clarification since im new to the posting my work thing, this will be my biggest proyect and also the first that I'll be posting on social media so I just want to be sure

This one was a challenge, all these multiple points of contact points and interactions were tough to carve out and then adjust as the project went on.

It's been a stressful few months, I've been head down with a contract. Creature workshop and working on moving my portfolio away from a single entity to specific Creature, Gameplay and cinematic showreels.

I built QuickAttr. Select something, hit Alt+Q (or whatever key you like), and a small panel pops up right where your mouse is

Fast Rigging – New 4-Arm Character Mode

We've just released a new 4-arm character mode for Fast Rigging!

This mode allows you to rig characters with four arms using a simple guide setup. The tool automatically generates the full rig, including skin weights and controls, without requiring manual weight painting.

We're continuing to improve the tool and expand support for different character types.

For the next mode, we're thinking about either 6-armed characters or centaurs. Which one would you prefer?

Hey there I wanted to post about the method I've been using for hand to hand combat in fight animation. I'm still learning and have a long road ahead of me, so I wanted to get some thoughts and advice on how to improve.

Hi, I'm asking for help since this is my first time installing the program and I need it for university.

I'm attaching the screenshot I get on my Mac. I've already tried restarting my PC, installing Rosetta 2, redownloading the .DMG, and clearing the cache, but it still gives me the same error.

I've done it several times but it always gives the same error.

I hope you can help me because I don't have much time...

MAC Specs: Apple M1 Pro, 16 GB, Golden Gate 27.0.1

Few weeks ago I made this character for my portfolio. But it felt incomplete that's why I created this poster. Let me know what you think of this.

Neither of them is in the Skin Cage layer, and the one deformed by the SkinCurves is not the same one I can move using the rig. It was fine before i added the hair.

Hellooo, so I've been wanting to try a new shading technique I've just learned with an old file I made, but for that I would need a flat light pass with the bare colours, and another pass with a single sharp light.

I've been searching many tutorials but they all mention to change the color output by making a new material, but I think it would be a pain to change all my textures and then go back and change them again for the other pass which actually is affected by light.
I'm currently working with an aiStandardsurface as base.

Is there a way to change this in the rendering settings or maybe even a script?

I've been trying for the past day to use MASH to make a Chinese roof. It didn't work for some reason, so I've been troubleshooting a lot. The tile I want on the plane won't stay on the plane surface, but it goes way off the grid. I think I fixed it a bit, but now it's slightly offset from my plane. I can't understand why it wouldn't work; I reset and froze transformations, and also deleted history. I also already checked, and my Maya version is in centimetres.

I honestly don't know what else to try.

I have to do a kind of shooting gallery simulation using Mash and Maya Dynamics. I made one with MASH (Random, Dynamics, Offset, Distribute, etc.). This is how it's looking so far, but how can I make the arrows stick into the targets and not falling down?

I tried increasing the friction, and it works on the floor, but not on the targets or the walls. What can I do to improve this?

This was my midterm project that I had 5 weeks to do but decided to cobble together in about 17 hours. I made some Shinkansen rolling stock, In order: E5 Series, 0 Series, 500 Series. The project asked for three models one animated and 3 renders of each. I started working with Maya this semester and am still fairly new to 3D so they are rough, but I'm still proud of them. Any tips would be welcome (as long as they aren't too mean).

Maya extrudeX v1.0
https://youtu.be/n41ZJ96CyaQ

I'm working to improve the extrude tool and reduce overlapping faces when extruding edges.

Testing it with all kinds of geometry, from flat surfaces to curved shapes, including messy meshes and tricky corners, to see how well it handles different situations.

The algorithm has limits, and finding the right balance across cases is always a challenge. Still, I'd love to see more people try it out and share their feedback!

Hello everyone! I’d like to share my first tool - rmGimbalMonitor.

It monitors how close character controls are to gimbal lock in real time and shows the result directly in a table with color-coded progress bars.

At the moment, it includes Biped and Quadruped presets, but the setup is fully customizable. You can edit control categories, change which controls are monitored, add skip rules, and assign custom category icons.

The tool is completely free and available on GitHub. The repository also includes installation instructions, compatibility information, known issues, and the development roadmap.

I have been trying to figure this out for hours. I have searched the internet, YouTube, and even sadly resorted to AI to attempt to tell me what's wrong in making this wheel work, but I just can't get it. I have tried using the Expression Editor and a few other things. I want the wheel to move automatically instead of having to painstakingly animate it myself when it comes time. A lot of people are saying to have the meshes and NURBS parented together, but with the tutorial I followed to make this control rig, it hasn't been possible thus far. I have provided images of my outliner and an image of the wheel/rig to give better context. The green wheel on the outside is my global controller that I want to move and have the wheel rotate with. The yellow Wheel_Base, blue is Wheel_Frame (Rim/arm), and red is the wheels themselves (CTRL_Wheel). I am still fairly new to Maya, and this is my first time rigging anything, so please go easy on me in the comments.

Any feedback is appreciated I've also got a syncsketch link https://syncsketch.com/sketch/f2K1F4AS34u9/ Thanks!