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Well, in that case I feel the name of the group is not quite there yet. There is more to 3D than just modeling. There's texturing, surfacing, rigging, lighting, rendering and of course animation. So one suggestion would be to just remove "modeling" from the name or replace it with "3D Art Techniques and Software", to make it more appealing to animators and other CG professionals - only a small part of this industry is actually modeling. (to be continued...) – hexygen Sep 19 '10 at 1:11

But if we go this far, I don't see a reason to exclude 2D Techniques and Software. I am trying to think of what is best to the people of this industry, and let's face it - we probably won't have enough traffic to justify more than one of these sites. It would be very difficult to proceed with a different site for 2D artists (compositors, illustrators, etc). I think eventually we must have one unified site for all, and since your proposal is much more popular than the other proposal it is safer to go with this one. So maybe you should call it CG as well. We're all on the same boat here... – hexygen Sep 19 '10 at 1:30

FYI, the proposal title has changed (and descriptive text) from 3D-Modeling, to 3D Graphics. Hopefully this will be more clear, to people seeing only the title, what the site is for. Also note that it is still 3D :) Although being more inclusive can be good, I simply think that 2D/3D is a very natural dividing-line for this subject. The software is different, and the issues/questions will be totally different - there's just not enough overlap. – Cyclops Sep 28 '10 at 2:16

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added by Gelatin Jun 21 '10 at 12:17

Good example of a general 3D-modelling question. – deizel Jun 23 '10 at 22:52

I'm not sure these kind of questions will attract CG professionals or even amateurs. A quote from the FAQ: "Ask real, expert questions: On a site about plumbing, there are 200 easy plumbing questions, and they've all been asked 100 times on other sites. Don't suggest questions like "How do I unclog a drain." Instead ask, "If you run 2.5 GPM through 50 feet of 1/2" galv pipe, how many psi will be lost to friction loss?" Remember, the pro sites WILL attract the enthusiasts, but not the other way around!" – hexygen Sep 18 '10 at 21:15

Potentially the detail of this question could be made more expert-oriented, e.g. by asking for detail on how rigging actually works, or maybe a slightly different question, but - "how to use rigging in combination with other forces (wind/gravity) to produce realistic animations?" – Peter Boughton Sep 19 '10 at 16:38

@hexygen: that attitude partially conflicts with the SE sites goal of being the "ultimate resource for [insert topic here]". If you can't get an answer to something as simple as that on an "ultimate resource" site.... – RCIX Sep 21 '10 at 12:21

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added by Nathan Osman Jun 11 '10 at 3:13

Got it....FYI: From the date of your comment and the supplied destruct countdown of 24 hours....I think your watch is broken. – Rusty Sep 3 '10 at 19:23

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added by Cyclops Jun 14 '10 at 19:09

I don't remember if that off topic vote was there before, but I've just spotted it now, and here's why it's wrong... In the form "How can I create a Python script for <package>" this is definitely on topic - lots of 3d apps use Python (or another scripting language) for creating their plugins, so asking for specific details of how plugins are created in a package is a valid question related to this proposal. If the question got into detail on Python programming itself, it would belong on StackOverflow, but for the initial creation part, that belongs here. – Peter Boughton Sep 28 '10 at 17:47

up vote 20 down vote

added by Gelatin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Sep 12 '10 at 8:59

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added by Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski Jun 9 '10 at 18:31

this is too generic. Questions asking for entire tutorials shouldnt be allowed – Midhat Aug 2 '10 at 7:48

WELL, this site doesn't have to have the same flavor as SO. Perhaps someone would LIKE to answer this kind of question, complete with images/step by step proc – bobobobo Aug 16 '10 at 17:13

The answer could be a link to a very good youtube video demo'ing the technique. The better ones are phenomenally instructive. – Kara Marfia Sep 7 '10 at 23:43

I'm on the fence with this one. The problem with these sorts of questions is you have a ton of "right" ways to do it, not just one. This calls for an open debate which will better fit a forum based system such as cgtalk, and these resources already exist today. What we are lacking is a system to quickly answer specific questions: How do I rotate an object's pivot in Maya, for example. – hexygen Sep 18 '10 at 21:04

hexygen - if there are multiple ways to do it, that's fine - whilst StackExchange isn't oriented around discussion, it does support multiple responses, and allows user voting to determine which one(s) are the best/most popular. I guess it'd even be fine to link to a discussion place for working out details, then using the SE site for summarising pro/con of each method and allowing users to vote the best one. – Peter Boughton Sep 19 '10 at 16:31

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added by muhuk Jun 26 '10 at 15:38

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added by Cornelius Jul 7 '10 at 11:56

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added by mazin k. Jul 25 '10 at 0:28

While you might be tempted to mark this as subjective, there are only a handful of file formats used day-to-day, each with clearly defined properties. The best answer would list the most popular three or four, along with their basic characteristics. Community wiki not required. – mazin k. Jul 25 '10 at 0:30

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added by Cyclops Jun 9 '10 at 15:49

Absolutely, you can sell Blender-created models. – kernond Jun 11 '10 at 15:03

@kernond, thanks, but this phase isn't about answering the questions. :) All we're trying to do here, is evaluate good or bad on-topic or off-topic question, in order to define the types of question that should be on the real site. So for example, if you think this is an on-topic question, vote for it to the left. – Cyclops Jun 11 '10 at 17:39

up vote 7 down vote

added by RCIX, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Sep 10 '10 at 20:28

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added by George Profenza, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:47

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added by George Profenza, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:40

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added by RCIX, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Sep 10 '10 at 20:27

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added by Cyclops Jun 9 '10 at 15:48

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added by Nathan Osman Jun 11 '10 at 3:12

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added by user1901, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:56

This would be a Great Community Wiki. – dag729 Jun 24 '10 at 10:20

This question might have worded a little better, but I don't see how it's off-topic? – muhuk Jun 26 '10 at 15:33

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added by Cornelius, edited by Gelatin Aug 24 '10 at 17:23

This looks like a good community wiki question. – mazin k. Jul 25 '10 at 0:30

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added by dthorpe Aug 5 '10 at 23:37

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added by Beska Jun 18 '10 at 14:43

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added by dag729, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:55

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added by George Profenza, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:46

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added by Cornelius Jul 7 '10 at 11:59

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added by Cornelius Jul 7 '10 at 12:01

closed as off topic by Peter Boughton, Enetheru, pestaa, Midhat, RCIX Aug 3 '10 at 6:04

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

up vote 2 down vote

added by mgbennet Aug 18 '10 at 19:06

mgbennet, whilst this would be a valid question, at the moment the most important thing for this proposal is to vote on the existing questions - we need 5 questions with 20 on-topic votes, and 4 more with 20 off-topic votes to proceed, so it'd be great if you could look at the first page of the "all votes" tab and help with this. – Peter Boughton Aug 18 '10 at 19:59

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added by dag729 Jun 24 '10 at 0:28

closed as off topic by Enetheru, dthorpe, Julien Hoarau, Peter Boughton, Mark C Sep 18 '10 at 4:06

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I would consider this more a systems admin question rather than a computer graphics question. – Enetheru Jul 9 '10 at 7:28

this is about software outside the scope of 3D modelling and animation. – jsnfwlr Sep 30 '10 at 8:36

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added by dag729 Jun 24 '10 at 10:18

This would be tagged "Blender", "Yafaray", "DOF", "Angle Camera" – dag729 Jun 24 '10 at 10:19

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added by Cornelius Jul 7 '10 at 11:57

up vote 1 down vote

added by George Profenza, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:44

up vote 1 down vote

added by dthorpe Aug 5 '10 at 23:35

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added by muhuk Jun 26 '10 at 15:42

closed as off topic by Peter Boughton, Cornelius, Enetheru, Tor-Erik, George Profenza Jul 28 '10 at 0:57

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Do you mean 3d tutorial? If that's going to be about '3d modeling techniques and software" I cannot find connection between those two. – Cornelius Jul 7 '10 at 12:04

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added by Peter Boughton Jul 5 '10 at 17:59

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added by Peter Boughton Jul 5 '10 at 18:03

Or "How to apply differential focus using package Y?" – Peter Boughton Jul 5 '10 at 18:03

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added by Peter Boughton, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:53

closed as off topic by Enetheru, Tor-Erik, RCIX, dthorpe, PtrFdr Aug 9 '10 at 22:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Suggesting this as an off-topic question, although a more focused "how could <feature> from <film> be implemented in <package>" might be an interesting on-topic question. Unfortunately it looks like I've hit the limit for questions so can't create that. Bah. – Peter Boughton Jul 5 '10 at 18:13

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added by Cyclops Jul 7 '10 at 14:01

closed as off topic by Enetheru, pestaa, ChrisF, Tor-Erik, George Profenza Jul 28 '10 at 1:25

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This is meant to be another off-topic Question. To clarify the difference in off-topic and NaGE (not-a-good-example) - off-topic are questions that you don't want on the site, but might be asked (so we need them to help define what not to ask). NaGE are everything else, for example "*can vegans eat honey*" - although this obviously doesn't belong on the site, it's also not likely to be asked, and doesn't help define the specific unwanted Questions. My particular Question is obviously argumentative and subjective, which we want to discourage on the site (well, I do), so it's off-topic – Cyclops Jul 7 '10 at 14:08

Subjective and Argumentative – Midhat Aug 2 '10 at 7:49

@Midhat, yes, that's why it is off-topic (and not NaGE). – Cyclops Aug 2 '10 at 13:54

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added by George Profenza, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:42

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added by Kara Marfia Sep 7 '10 at 23:49

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added by hexygen Sep 19 '10 at 18:28

Suggested as an off-topic example. – hexygen Sep 19 '10 at 18:28

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added by jrtc27 Oct 3 '10 at 15:24

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added by thbusch, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:48

This could be be more discussion-ey than could get a clear answer, but I think something like "Has anyone had success using a tablet when using 3D software like Blender?" might help. – Kara Marfia Sep 7 '10 at 23:47

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added by Michael K Aug 12 '10 at 9:24

	Relative and argumentative. – MPelletier Aug 15 '10 at 21:41
	This question is vague. Questions should provide more context, such as "What are the most usefull 3ds Max Plugins for particle systems?" – Richard Dorman Sep 14 '10 at 12:22