Windows 11 Timer shutdown

Right-click on the Windows logo and select "Run"

Type "shutdown -s -t <number in seconds>" and press enter key. For example, if you want to shut down your PC/laptop after 100 minutes then, type: shutdown -s -t 6000. In this case, 6000 denotes the number of seconds, therefore your machine will shut down automatically after 100 minutes.

UV transfer from one mesh to another in Maya 2024

 To transfer uv map from one mesh to another, follow steps below.

1. In Maya, select source mesh and shift select receiving mesh.

2. When both meshes have been selected, choose "Mesh" in the menu and select "Transfer Attribute" box.

3. See image for settings.  "Vertex position" should be "on" if you want the mesh to be shrink wrapped to source mesh.

4. Click "Transfer" then delete history by "Edit > Delete All by Type > History".  Done.

Substance Painter Smart Material (Stylized Visual)

To achieve a stylized look on the textures in Substance Painer, follow this basic settings.

and this is the what overall layers looks like..

 

Start by adding "Fill Layer" (Base) and select "Color" and other channels if needed

The base has a "normal" layer setting

This is what the channels looks like on the Base layer

Edge Highlight needs to be set to "Linear Dodge (add)" on the layer setting.

Add Mask Editor generator, and make parameter adjustments.

Gradient should have "Overlay" layer setting

Add a mask and add Mask Editor generator

Fill Gradient should also have "Overlay"layer settings

Add a mask and add Mask Builder - Legacy generator

Normal OpenGL vs DirectX

 This is how normal map is map to Mesh normal (OpenGL)

This is how OpenGL green channel looks like.  Y is up.

And, this is how DirectX green channel looks like.  Y is down

Unreal Engine uses DirectX format.  When textures are imported to Unreal and the normal map looks like OpenGL format, Simply change it in Unreal like below:

Zbrush GoZ not working or Can't find GoZ export file

You can reinstall the default GoZ like this:

1.Rename the Pixologic folder at C:\Users\Public\ to PixologicBAK. This keeps a copy of your GoZ installation in case you need to restore anything.

2.In the C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush 2021\Troubleshoot Help folder, run the GoZ_for_ZBrush_Installer_WIN.exe file. This will rebuild your GoZ installation.

3. Start ZBrush and press Preferences>GoZ>Force reinstall. Make sure you choose the correct path for the application you want and make sure you select “Install”.

4. If the application is not found then use the Preferences>GoZ>path to button to select the path. Make sure to select “Install” when the option appears.

Credit to Marcus Civis