[Farsthary update channel]

Hi

Some new improvements you may like

http://farsthary.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/liveclay-improvements/

Wow...Looking Great!

[Problem with Autoretopo]

Decreased indeed but in most cases it will work.

A better way? just export the obj and under voxel room-tools palette / merge. In merge palette there is an import tab. As you increase it, watch polycount indicator and go for ~5-6 M . Enter. 3DC will ask you to keep scale, say yes of course. (important!! You're not rescale it as you do this, it's a problematic UI) . Now,

1. set symmetry,

2. Under voxels layers palette ask for autopo only. 2.1 You can paint density, 2.2 you better draw loop guides. Wait a few seconds and you have it.

Automatically you're in retopo room.

3. Under retopo menu / find n-gons , fix them manually.

4. Under tools palette / mark seams, this will trigger the UV tools. Do UVs.

You may like to skip UVs but NEVER let 3dcoat to auto UV. You have a superior tool in zbrush, UV master. Do it there.

5. Under retopo menu / apply symmetry to all layers, under symmetry menu turn off symmetry.

6. Under retopo menu / export retopo layer, Never 'selected' (this is a trap in most cases) LOL

Import this obj in zbrush. Before this (in Zb) select the 'star' . You have the retopo selected, append the original mesh (full resolution). SUbdivide the retopo mesh as needed and [project all]

The trick in zbrush projections is to have the original mesh as subdivided as possible.

OK

We have two apps here with the worst UI I have ever seen. Isn't it?

Thanks for the explanation.

[Farsthary update channel]

Awesome - Can't Wait!

+3

[corinthian order]

I see no image

[Farsthary update channel]

Very exciting stuff Farsthary! I can't wait

[farsthary � Moving to 3D Coat!]

I just wanted to say how excited I am about this. I can't help but feel that Pixo will screw up the Sculptris implantation of theirs and now that 3DC is getting such features I am SO HAPPY because I know it's going to be done right and most likely faster then the other guys.

I'm Very Happy to have 3D Coat

[loft1710.serverloft.com and Can't load .dll]

I don't use fraps or any such thing.

Okay that helped... got it

I have Interlaced 3d monitor and it was looking to see if 3DC could be shown in Stereoscopic view

[loft1710.serverloft.com and Can't load .dll]

3D-Cot never draws this text. I even not using such a font. It looks like some screencap software. Please check. Maybe FRAPS or so?

I don't use fraps or any such thing.

[loft1710.serverloft.com and Can't load .dll]

It's there always... At startup and never goes away. In every version of 3DC I have tried (this beta last beta both with and without Cuda) so that's 4 versions.

[loft1710.serverloft.com and Can't load .dll]

Why is 3DC always trying to contact loft1710.serverloft.com?

I don't like it!

And every version of 3DC that I try has the message "Can't load output .dll", what is that? Do I need to do something to fix it? Will it ever be fixed?

[3D-Coat 3.3 updates thread]

I'm not sure a full autoretopology tool is the best way to go. Maybe being able to apply that to masked/selected parts of a model would be great!

I say let the AutoRetopo do what it can then delete areas that you want to rebuild and rebuild.

The closer the AutoRetopo gets the better but any help is Great!

[3D-Coat 3.3 updates thread]

I've got a permanent message at the top of the program window. "Can't load output DLL"