kenmo

3DC 2021 autoretopo with 3DC native option. I DO NOT have this issue. This is NOT InstantMeshes.

With version 2022.16 and now version 2022.21 I've been having this perplexing issue with autoretopo option on this particular 3D scan of a lion. I do not have this issue with 3DC 2021 as I tried it several times today in 3DC 2021. The issue I've having is autoretopo is constantly creating a symmetric retop'd model despite the fact I have symmetry turned off. This happens in both 2022.16 and now 2022.21 which I just installed. It does not happen when I choose InstantMeshes option in 2022.16 or 2022.21. Only in 2022.16 and 2022.21 when I choose autorepto with 3DC's native autoretopo option. 3DC 2021 does not have this issue.

I too thought 2022.16 is the latest as that is what your website seems to indicate. So why the discrepancy? Cheers & many thanks...

Very interesting. Many thanks for posting this...

Andrew - hopefully you, your family, 3DC Team and friends in Ukraine are keeping safe.

Always enjoy 3DC videos by Anton and AB Ranger. They are two of the very best for tutorials and videos on 3DC.

Watched my St Louis Blues loose to the Carolina Hurricanes (NHL hockey) on TV and was very upset with their performance. So I poked around and I think I found the issue. It appears 3D Coat 2020 requires the exchange folder to be \Documents\3DCoat\Exchange However 3D Coat 2021 works with \Documents\3DCoat-2021\Exchange

So back to square one as "Simple" appears to be way more trouble, especially without NOT appearing in the N panel. Why does the official "3D-Coat Applink" work with Blender 3.1 and 3DC 2021 BUT NOT with 3DC 2022. IMHO this is NOT a Blender issue. The problem IMHO is 3DC 2022 does not check the folder defined in the "Exchange_folder.txt" FBX files are being written to the folder defined in ""Exchange_folder.txt" which in my case is "E:\MyDocs\3DCoat-2021\Exchange" And the "Import.txt" is being written to by Blender. 3DC 2021 reads the Import.txt but it appears IMHO that 3DC 2022 is not reading it. What has changed with 3DC 2022? And in the bigger picture of global events Andrew, Carlosan and other 3DC staff having bigger issues with the hell Putin is putting you all through. My Applink issue is really a small thing. So please keep safe. Wishing you all the very best and pray all will return to normal soon in Ukraine.... Ken

I checked and I had "Exchange_folder.txt" already in the folder C:\Users\username\Documents\3DC2Blender And it had the correct folder defined. So I deleted the file and recreated it. I believe this file is also used by the 3D-Applink as well as the Simple3D-AppLink As 3D Coat 2021 using the 3D-Applink will receive files from Blender 3.1 3DCoat 2022 using 3D-Applink or Simple3D-AppLink does not work. I see FBX files being written by Blender when I use the 3D-Applink but when I disable 3D-Applink and enable "Simple" - nothing happens. And Simple DOES NOT appear in the N panel. How can I get it to show in the N panel? I spend why too much time trouble shooting these 3D Coat Blender Addons then with any other Blender Addon. Cheers & take care...

I did download the two python files from github and have no luck getting this addon to work. I've posted my issues here. I use a few Blender addons and seldom have issues with them (Quad remesher, Fluent, SimplyConcept, Kitops , etc. I've had more issues with this simple addon then ALL the others combined.

Changed to red pen as blue pen does not display on web...

Downloaded the 2 python script files from github _init_.py simple_coat.py Placed them in the addons folder for Blender 3.1.0 "C:\Users\kenmo\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\3.1\scripts\addons\io_simple_3dcoat" Enabled in preferences addons Saved with CONTROL and U Restarted Blender. Addon is enabled BUT it does not work

Does this work with Blender 3.1? Where is the ZIP file for the addon so it can be installed the conventional why that ALL Blender addons are installed (ie: Fluent, Kitops, Quadremesher, SimplyConcept, etc)? This is the proper convention for addons for Blender.

I looked at the mifth fork at github and it appears it only works with Blender 2.7 & 2.8 and I'm using 3.1. And I recently installed all my addons to 3.1. Also I see no ZIP file for the addon as there is with the majority of addons.

Thanks, I will do...Many thanks....

But that post is referencing a addon from December 3,2013 and this old addon from 2013 works better with 3DC 2022?

App link does not work for my 3DC 2022.14 but works perfectly for 3DC 2021.53 It also worked fine for previous versions of 3DC 2022 but stopped working with the recent update to .14. Both have their content installed in the same folder "E:\MyDocs\3dCoat-2021" Any ideas? Cheers & many thanks Kenmo

Based upon the events currently happening in Ukraine, I feel like a complete ASS posting this rant about wanting more hard surface tutorials. Andrew, 3D Coat is the last thing that should be on your mind. Not unless it is an healthy diversion for you. I can not imagine the HELL you and your family must be going through. Please take care of yourself and your family. I am a bit perplexed how the west can sit idle and not come to the assistance of Ukraine, especially with Putin now recruiting thugs and terrorists from Syria. Surely Germany, France, Italy, UK, Spain, Romania, USA, Canada can see they can not trust Putin. Why is NATO content to be a witness to this carnage? God Bless you Andrew. Praying Ukraine and it's citizens can pull through this hellish onslaught.

Yes, for sure. Andrew and crew are in my thoughts and prayers.

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this but I was wondering if anyone has heard from Andrew? I have been thinking of him all day as the current events in Ukraine unfold. Regards Ken

Awesome...Many thanks for this Carlosan... I've been doing this in Metashape...

I watched this video and I would like to thank you very much. I truly enjoyed and appreciated this. A side note, I notice you are from Ukraine and I would like to say that the people of Ukraine are in the thoughts and prayers of many people I know in Canada. Hoping all the political turmoil is soon addressed so peace and tranquility can prevail. Many thanks... Ken

Awesome. I love these hard surface modeling tutorials. Only wish there were more. Many thanks for sharing....

Cool. I do not use Rhino, but I do own & use MOI3D which was developed by Michael Gibson who did work on Rhino. Many thanks for this. Much appreciated.