kenmo

My earlier post about Form Z got me thinking about Sketchup. I have gathered quite a few Sketchup files over the years. Most are from Google Warehouse (no 3D Warehouse) and a few are ones I created in older versions of Sketchup. I'm using the free version which lacks the pro exporters. However there free OBJ exports and the free version does export to DAE. All these exported models get badly deformed in 3DC. But load fine in Blender 2.8a, Silo 2.5, Hexagon 2.5, Vue Creator, Wings 3D 2.2.5 & Daz 3D Studio. Anyone know of a fix for these tricky Sketchup files? I did google this forum and tried some which did not resolve the issue. Cheers & many thanks... Ken

I find 4.9.33 & 4.9.34 really stable. I believe in the past Abranger has stated the DX build was more stable then the GL even if you have a Nvidia card. Not sure if that is still true. Anyone know? Abranger please feel to correct me if I misquoted you.

I agree. I like Blender 2.8 and especially the later builds that integrated a Windows like file explorer. It maybe my replacement for Hexagon or Silo 3D. Blender like Sketchup has a huge library of plugins (add-ons) that adds lots of neat features.

Is now available for download. I have 8.5 free version installed and it's like Sketchup on steroids. However since purchase MOI3D I seldom use Form Z but thought I should post this in case anyone here is interest.... It supports .skp files. http://www.formz.com/products/formz/update/formz_8_free.html

Yet another test using 4.9.34 on my R7-3700X. And the auto retopo was done in less then 1 minute. OUCH that's damn fast and unbelievable. A very happy 3DC customer!!!!!!!!

Downloaded 3DC 4.9.34 and in a couple of minutes - maybe 3 at most - auto retopo produced this retopo mesh. Again I did not use any guide lines or strokes. Impressive!!!! This was a mesh I created in Groboto 3D many years ago and prior versions of 3DC would stumble and freeze after a couple of hours. Andrew & 3DC Team ROCK!!!!! IMHO the two best pieces of 3D software for the buck are 3DC & MOI3D. Too bad Groboto 3D went the way of Studebaker cars.

Nova Scotia (Province in eastern Canada & north of the state of Maine, USA) most of business are closed except for pharmacies & grocery stores because of the corona virus concerns. Giving me more time to pursuit my 3D passion. Here's another model I am currently working on. Love 3DC 4.9.33. I just downloaded ver 4.9.34 and will give it a whirl..

After a few minutes auto retopo produced this. AND I did not use any guide lines or strokes. Just what I've been wishing for a long time. WOW. And I was just about to purchase Quad Remesh for Blender 2.8. I can not thank Andrew and the 3DC Team enough. Cheers & stay safe...

Here's a voxel sculpt based upon a Groboto model I created a few years ago and gave up as the auto retopo would not and often freeze 3DC. SO.... I decided to give it a whirl with the new beta. AND in a matter of minutes I have a very acceptable retopo'd mesh. Outstanding work Andrew!!!!

I just downloaded beta 4.9.33 and installed it on my newly built Ryzen 7 3700x. I then loaded the spaceship model I referenced in this thread I brought the model into ver 4.9.33 and started an auto retopo. I then went to my I7-4700K and launched Lightroom. Before Lightroom completely loaded the auto retopo process on the R7 3700x had complete. I was not only surprised by the speed but about the quality of the auto retopo. Outstanding work Andrew. Many, many thanks. I'll be testing a bit more. Cheers & once again many thanks... Cheers Kenmo

Playing in the paint room with my retopo'd spaceshop... Matte orange with blue trim full of grunge & dirt. Kind of like a rat rod spaceship...

I like creating greebles in MOI3D which I use in 3DC's Sculpt room or as displacement brushes in 3DC's paint room.

Daniel Simon is awesome. I purchased two of his books "Cosmic Motors" which has a foreward by the legendary Syd Mead and "The Time Less Racer" which is a hugely over sized book that does not sit well on my book shelves among my many 3D, graphic novels, NHL hockey, Photoshop, automotive history, hot rods, US Civil War WWII and ancient & medieval history books.

The spaceship was modeled in Hexagon 3D, detailed, textured and rendered in 3DCoat. Using the two 3DC images,I created the image below in Photoshop & Topaz plugins. Details were hand sketched in Photoshop. I was going for a heavy Metal type of illustration created by Moebius. I am nowhere near the 3D skill set of most of the members here. I may use a work flow most would rightfully snicker at. At the age of 66 I am more interested in end results then techniques or being perfect. I only create art for myself not for Marvel, ImagineFX( love that magazine), Blizzard or Epic Games. And NEVER will :-).

I textured & it in 3DC.

I am a hobbyist. I do not model for the game engines or the gaming industry. I only model for my own illustrations. I prefer to use them as props in Vue or Daz renders. OR render them in 3DC and then bring the image into Photoshop CC (plugins Filter Forge & Topaz Studio), Corel Painter 2019 or ArtRage 5 and paint over them. Here is an example of what I mean. I created the crane in MOI3D

I use Vue Creator & Daz Studio as well. I just remembered Daz's iray is Nvidia only.

Are Nvidia cards still preferred over AMD/ATI cards for 3D Coat?

Vue Creator struggles with high density mesh on my I7-4700 32 gb DDR3 RAM & GTX 1060 6GB card. I recently built a new computer - Ryzen 7 3700 32 gb DDR4 RAM with an Intel660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe drive. I'm a Gigabye bigot when it comes to motherboards but I could not find a Gigabyte board I like. So I opted for a MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus. My first MSI mobo in ten years. Using a older Nvidia GTX 750 TI and will order a newer card. Perhaps a GTX 2060 6 or 8GB once the virus scare settles. Not looking forward to moving over my large digital photos I've taken over the past 15-20 years. My Lightroom catalog is huge.

MOI3D is aimed at artists. http://moi3d.com/ Not sure why you are upset I use MOI3D. Does it really matter if someone uses Sketchup, MOI3D, Blender, ZBrush, 3DCoat, Silo3D, Lightwave, Maya, Cinema4D, etc? It's the end product that matters. SO let me ask YOU, why is it a bad thing MOI3D now has subD support? There is a thread on the MOI3D forums and MOST of the users there are elated. http://moi3d.com/forum/