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@GhislainGir I'm a Unity user and I abuse vertex offset like crazy, although NPR rendering in Unity in general seems to be more versitile the UE and have written extensions for Vertex Animation via VAT and abuse a ton of WPO for cheap VFX.

@GhislainGir Does this mean VAT + Nanite is a hard no these days?

Nanite Programmable Path seems too costly to consider WPO for the most basic things... Uh, I don't like it. Feels like everything I'm tempted to do as a tech artist is no longer an option. Moving vertices used to be cheap :( So here's a hacky NO-WPO prototype 🧵

@3DxDEV7 Why post direct output of chatgpt as a post?

Unity's AI 3D generator just dropped and game devs are already worried 😅 Not because it doesn't work — but because it works just enough to flood Steam with another wave of zero-effort asset slop. Million-poly single meshes. Impossible to rig. Impossible to animate. But visually convincing enough to fool a thumbnail 👀 The real question isn't "can AI make 3D models?" It's "can it make 3D models that are actually usable in a pipeline?" Not yet. Not even close 🔥 #Blender3D #B3D #Unity #GameDev #AIArt #3DModeling #AssetCreation #IndieGameDev

@Fares51364668 I've made a plane face to camera/viewport python before, you have to do it in python + nodes but it tends to be very useful

when scattering images as planes, we face the ugly blade looking like of some which aren't facing the viewport, here is a simple fix, just make them disappear by comparing their normal with the incoming ray through the dot product operation. #blender #b3d #blendercommunity

@Wahooney @ashlee3dee Are you saying you can't sample other object geo? Cuz I work around this all the time via collections/instance/split

@ashlee3dee I wish the sample of a raycast or nearest surface query could be a bundle though.

love that we can do this now

@3DxDEV7 @Cartesian_C Ayo I'm obsessed with nodes. This is great. Then if you want to capture this for your game engine use my OpenVAT extension that can capture these kind of brilliant animations that don't have rigging.

A fully procedural spider robot that walks — built entirely in Geometry Nodes 🕷️ No rigging. No keyframes. Just pure node logic by @Cartesian_C And the best part? There's a full tutorial so YOU can build your own walking creature in Blender 🔥 Who's trying this? 👇 #Blender3D

@delaigrodela This is kind of bullshit to be honest. Use trig to make it periodic at least. And make your own radial gradient from position or uv, that node is costly and doesn’t transfer outside of ue

Tuesday, morning, coffee, Unreal Engine training with materials. What will Radial Gradient Exponential look like from Sine and (1-x)? Don't forget about my YouTube channel, I'll be posting all these educational videos there #UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev

@TheEinarkist @MeshyAI How about Mixamo? One step easier than rigify to rig, just won't give you nice IK/FK and whatnot out of the box.

Tried rigify on the models I have and I am admittedly not patient enough (read not skilled enough) n rigging to do a proper job, been close many times but keep getting unwanted glitches holding me back from the fun part of storytelling - suspect a combo between weights and proper associations, but thanks for the suggestion though.

We’re excited to introduce the new A/T Pose generator for Image to 3D. We know everyone has their own rigging preference — so now, the choice is yours! Whether your pipeline is built for the classic T-Pose or you prefer the relaxed A-Pose, you can now select the exact format that fits your production line. It's all about giving you the flexibility to generate game-ready characters exactly how you need them. The feature is now integrated into Meshy 6 Preview. Try it out and take full control of your generations! 🚀

@TheEinarkist @MeshyAI Bruh please just use rigify

@MeshyAI Can I import an obj model from blender coloring and everything and get it rigged?

@EtherionDesigns @fab I mean they can but that's fine you don't need to use them it's just a suggestion

@numlokke @fab Vertex animations can't react dynamically, have collisions, respond to weapons or trigger game logic. Different tools for different needs! 😙

"How's the performance?" - Most asked question. Check out the demo to see for yourself: fab.com/listings/a3f77… #UnrealEngine #indiegame @fab

@royo1970 @DiscussingFilm Oh no, seeing supergirl save someone rather than being a damsel in distress is going to trigger this poor man. If there's any hint of same sex relationships it might make him confused about whether his so-called "best friend" in high school was actually more than that deep down.

@DiscussingFilm Great picture, but I'm waiting for the bullshit to get leaked. Like gay shit. Feminist BS. Let YouTube give me the heads up if this will be watchable. Sad we live in a time where you need to thouroughly research a film before wasting your time and money. No trust in Hollywood

First poster for ‘SUPERGIRL’ In theaters on June 26, 2026

@geodraws_art Trick question it's camera facing (hopefully) 😅

If you ask me how this looks from the top during the stream, you will be banned.

@Subotic__ @linc_1 Very practical and used in AAA because it’s so practical, even viable for mobile and VR. It’s just a shader.

@linc_1 @numlokke But it's not practical...

How Vertex Animated Textures work. Nice for real time FX that you want to pause/ rewind, just read the texture in reverse. Utilized rigid body sim in Blender and baked it using the OpenVAT extension, created by Luke @numlokke #ue5 #realtimevfx #techart #gameart #indiedev

@linc_1 Thanks for the mention! If anyone is interested in the technical info check out openvat.org. Planning some more useful updates in the near future as well :)

@PIX11News I don’t think you need to describe what YouTube is

#BREAKING | YouTube, the popular video website, appeared to be down on Wednesday, according to Downdetector. pix11.com/news/popular-v…

@80Level I love the support coming for this, from Godot devs cutting CPU usage, UE5 VFX artists looking for a flexible Houdini alternative, Unity devs creating crowd sims - it’s finding the community. And more improvements are on the way!

Check out OpenVAT, a free Blender add-on developed by sharpened that encodes Vertex Animation Textures directly from animated geometry and is designed for real-time engine support. Download: 80.lv/articles/get-t…

@realDonaldTrump Such a bizarre thing to wake up and read lol

Sleepy Joe Biden, THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, has allowed millions and millions of Criminals, many of them murderers, drug dealers, and people released from prisons and mental institutions from all around the world, to enter our Country through it’s very dangerous and ill conceived Open Border. Sorry, but it’s my job to get these killers and thugs out of here. THAT’S WHAT I GOT ELECTED TO DO. MAGA!

@elonmusk We got dire wolf resurrection before gta6