How can I edit MMD effects? How do I edit Raycast materials? What is HLSL? How can I edit MME? Learn to Edit MMD Effects by Editing Raycast Materials A lot of people are afraid to edit MMD effects. Effect files are like magic spells, full of unpronounceable words from an ancient, dread tongue, and…
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What is subtexture? What is subtex? How do I use subtex for MMD models? How do I use addUV with MMD models? What can I do with subtexture? What the hecks is subtex? If you’ve played around with making MMD models, maybe you’ve noticed that you have three choices for sphere textures. Add spheres…
What’s involved in an MMD animation? How can I personalize a pre-made animation? What’s it like to make an MMD video? Hi! Reggie’s been bothering us to write making of articles. I don’t normally make a lot of animations– I’m usually more interested in making models, effects, and other tools– but I was recently inspired…
How can I make UV morphs in MMD? What can you do with UV morphs? How can I make four-way UV morphs in MMD? 4-way UV morphs Have you seen some models that have morphs that change their textures? You can make those yourself. And once you know how to, you can get creative with…
How to fix MMD models? How can I troubleshoot MMD models? How can get help with an MMD model? How can I contact LearnMMD for help? How to Troubleshoot MMD Models If you ever try to make a model, there’s going to be a time when you run headlong into a wall. Something isn’t going…
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A Discussion on the subject of Bone Deformation Hierarchy On Sun, 3/19/17, Trackdancer2015 wrote: Mr. Bandages, I was wondering if you could clarify something for me, please? In the PMDe/PMXe under the bone tab, there is a field for a value called Deform Hierachy (Deform hier. in the PMDe UI). So next to this label…
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What is UV unwrapping? How can I unwrap models? How can I UV map MMD models? What is a projection map? How do I make textures for MMD models? Han can I use Blender to edit MMD models? UV unwrapping MMD models in Blender One of PMXE‘s most glaring deficiencies is its limited UV mapping. …
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How can I paint BDEF4? How can I paint weights in Blender? What tools are available for weight painting MMD models? Weight painting can be difficult and tedious– especially in an application like PMXE, which doesn’t have all of the tools of more professional 3D modelling packages. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you…
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Why do imported objects turn white? Why don’t imported accessories move right? How can I fix imported textures and bones in PMXE? Hi! Reggie forwarded me a few questions from readers having to do with some problems that people often have when starting to learn PMXE. One reader writes, When I load the finished model…
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What is weight painting? What is skinning? How can I paint weights in PMXE? What is BDEF? What is SDEF? Weight painting, sometimes known as skinning, is my least favorite part of making a model. If you want to paint weights, it’s important to understand as much as possible about the tools and terminology to…
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How can I use MME? How can I use effects for MMD? Can I hide MMD models from my mirror? Can I keep MMD models from casting shadows? How to edit effects for MMD? How to write new effects for MMD? Maybe you’ve had some time to play with MME effects for MMD. There are…
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