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What is Level of Detail (LOD) in 3D Modeling? | Techniques & software

CG Spectrum

3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. Texture baking Texture baking allows you to generate 2D texture maps from a 3D model's high polygon count and is a technique used particularly in video games.

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Little Racer – 3D Art

The Knights of Unity

Players are able to create their own tracks using road parts, obstacles and props. Adjusting mesh, rig and skinning needed a couple of iterations. Majority of props work on the same principles as the rest of assets. In the editor props are spawned procedurally – it took some time to organize scripts and meshes properly.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #27

Astral Clock Tower Studios

With Cass tackling Nasahara, one of our talented 3D Generalists, Karena, continued working through various models for 3D props and items found in the Nisargan capital city of Nisar. Rigging / Animation. This sprint, Allie was able to fully finish the facial rig after working on the jowl, nose bridge, and bottom-lip control joints.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #28

Astral Clock Tower Studios

While building up the hair shader, however, Pete struggled to find a way to actually bake out the flow map information (meaning: the directional flow of the hair cards) onto an image pulled from the 3D suites our modeling team typically uses, like Maya and Blender. link] Rigging / Animation. Convenient, right?

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