Member Erwin0265 Posted February 24, 2017 Member Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 Hi, I am just starting to use 3D Coat and am using 3DC's You Tube channel to access relevant tutorials. I first tried the "Introduction to 3D Coat" playlist but very soon into the series, the tutor started to use models I didn't have access to (I learn best when I can follow along, which I can't do if the models used in the videos aren't accessible). I even purchased a few tutorial sets but most of them put me to sleep very quickly ("this tool does this, and this one does that, err, umm, then this tool can also do...." ZZZZZZ). I know it sounds a bit ridiculous that I can't learn from other tutorials because they put me to sleep but it's a rather unwanted side-effect of the medications I'm on for a degenerative nerve-muscle disorder; so it's a bit beyond my own control............. I finally thought I'd have a go at the 3DC playlist, "Creating a Creature in 3D Coat" as I loved the banshee in Avatar so I knew it would definitely keep me awake and listening. However, in the second video, the tutor already accesses a primitive I cannot find in my primitives palette (despite my 3DC version being the newest version, as compared with 4.0 Beta). I have looked through all of the Model sections (default, body+parts, cloth, geometry, etc) as well as the primitives list along the top of the UI - no luck. Is there any other, perhaps unloaded, set of primitives/models I am unaware of? Or are these models that the tutor has added himself? ANY help would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 I do not have it in my installation so I guess these models that the tutor has added himself. Please contact him to ask for resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Erwin0265 Posted March 1, 2017 Author Member Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Thanks for replying, Carlosan; at least I now know that I was right in thinking that I didn't have these shapes. It's the one thing lacking in most of the tutorial series produced by 3D Coat on their You Tube channel; lack of the exercise files - ya gotta be able to follow along and without the resources used in the tutorial/tutorial series, it's very difficult (especially when you don't have any other 3D application...). Now, I would love to contact the tutor to ask for the resources but it's by 3D Coat, so who do I contact? Sorry if this is a silly question, but, although I have found some general extra resources on 3D Coat's website, there aren't any resources listed for their tutorials. To be honest, I think 3DC would get more users if they provided the resources as a matter of course as 3DC is affordable, even for the hobbyist (who would generally be the customer base most in need of "that extra little bit of assistance".). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Contact AbnRanger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Erwin0265 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Member Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 OK, just in case anyone else finds this thread, looking for answers/help. If you look carefully at the screencap I included in the first post (unlike me), you'll notice the 'primitive' is taken from the Splines tab. Upon discovering that, I did another search for the 'primitive' and found it (and similar shapes) in the _TinkerSplines section of the Splines tab. BTW, the only reason I used apostrophes ('primitives') around the word "primitive" was, although all (?) meshes can be used as primitives, the one in question came from the Spline tab. In other word; no big deal......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 I'm glad you found a solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Erwin0265 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Member Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Only problem was when I actually tried it, I realised that I didn't even know how to deal with a spline [blush] - I get a red (I think) sphere and when I click, a green sphere - and then all hell breaks loose when I move my mouse (Yeah, I really have NO idea what I am doing...). Hell, I can't even work out how to delete a shape or comprehend why the spline shape looks nothing like the thumbnail (it's so lo-res, I can barely recognize the shape). I really need to find even more basic tutorials; most assume you're using "a dedicated 3D application" - that's one of the things I thought 3DC was supposed to do.... My little brain is so confused.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Reputable Contributor digman Posted March 2, 2017 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) The reason your curve object is so low in resolution is that you have a low voxel resolution. Voxels are like 3D pixels. Just like a 2D pixel image that needs more pixels for higher resolution, the same for Voxels in the sculpt room. In the picture are 2 ways of increasing voxel resolution. Picture on the left shows the icon in the Voxtree dialog box to increase resolution Picture on the right shows the Res+ under Commands (left side menu) does the same as the icon in the Voxtree tab. Res+ will increase your voxel resolution 4x times each time you click on it. You can Res+ an empty Vox layer before creating the curve or before applying the curve to create it. Only use the amount of Res+ that you need to capture the shape. Go here and watch this set of 23 turtorials by Alienmindfield, very useful for new users of 3DC. The tutorials are labeled clearly, choose the one you have an interest in watching. After following the link choose from the playlist "Welcome to 3DCoat" https://www.youtube.com/user/AlienMinefield/playlists Edited March 2, 2017 by digman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Tony Nemo Posted March 2, 2017 Contributor Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Nice new avatar there, Digman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Combatkat Posted March 2, 2017 Member Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Erwin, Digman showed me a video series that I am finding extremely useful as a total beginner of 3d coat, the tuts are approx 10 to 15 min long apiece and they are segmented into sections you might want to have a look at these. Even though our questions are different I find these videos have answered most of my questions so far and even anticipated ones I hadn't forseen yet. I hope this helps you as much as it did for me. Again thanks goes to Digman and whoever did these videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Erwin0265 Posted March 2, 2017 Author Member Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Wow! All these responses whilst I slept........ Thank you for all of the replies. I think I may already have watched some of the videos by Alien Minefield (I definitely remember his first one because he forgot what he was talking about at one stage and dropped the F-bomb under his breathe) - I'll make it a point to watch his "Welcome to 3D Coat" playlist.... The "Curves in 3D Coat" by Jaakko is one I hadn't found before - very interesting and I like his presentation style; very easy-going - a pity he hasn't made a comprehensive playlist; but then, it looks like he's "filling in the gaps" of available tutorials (and, of course, presenting stuff relevant to himself or subscriber requests). Looks like I have a few tutorials to watch. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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