Member Yannick Posted August 22, 2008 Member Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hello ! I'm a newcomer to 3DCoat and Modo. My former applications were Hexagon and Carrara. My test is rather simple : I import an obj mesh that i created with Hexagon (a head) in 3D Coat with the default options; then I play with the different tools until I get a satisfying result. Now for the difficult part, I want to export from 3D Coat to Modo, and get the same visual result in Modo, but I can't figure out what to do ... I export my object in LWO format, i export the displacement vector as EXR with all the default options. I import in Modo the LWO object, add the normal map and vector displacement in the mesh material, but it's rather far from what I had in 3DCoat !!! Can someone be kind enough to explain the basic workflow from 3DCoat to Modo, please ? (I 'm just discovering normal map and vector displacement, so basically what I do is try and test every combination of parameter ...) Regards, Yannick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 At firs, you can't combine normalmap and displacement. You should choose - or displacement or normal. In most cases normals is enough. I have no modo (trial expired). Please show sreenshot from 3DC and from Modo and maybe I will be able to give good advice. I know Modo profs are there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yannick Posted August 22, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 ok thanks Andrew for this first answer. i need to export : color and specular and bump and vector displacement OR color and specular and bump and normal and load the maps accordingly in Modo... what are the best settings when exporting the normals for Modo ? I do not have the software for now so I can't post any screenshot .. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 You need to export: mid-poly object, color, specular (if need) and tangent space normal. Other method: mid poly mesh, color, spec, displacement (not vector!) The first is more simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yannick Posted August 22, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Excuse my curiosity, but why not vector ? I believed this was better than displacement... refering to http://3dbrush.kriska.hvosting.net/forum/i...60&start=60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 No problem - VD also can be used. Export it and apply in Modo. But you should apply it on original mesh (without any sculpting, as it was before 3DC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yannick Posted August 24, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 I managed to get a good result in Modo with your answers and a little testing ! thanks ! 3D Coat is really a powerful tool and yet so easy to use ... my only concern about this application is the licencing policy. I've been using (and purchasing !) Carrara , Amapi and Hexagon for years and I'm happy with their simple serial code protection stuff. I can install it over the years as I change my hardware . No deactivation, no serial number request by phone or mail or whatever. Today, the commercial future of Amapi is uncertain but I know I'll be able to use it even if it disappears ! Software protection is not an easy issue, but the way it is implemented in 3D Coat is far too restricting in my opinion. Andrew, I saw that this may change in a near future, that's why I downloaded the evaluation version ... can you tell more about it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 3DC 2.10 will be released tomorrow. It has very simple and user friendly licensing system. No hardware locking. Simple serial number. The only requirement - don't run simultaneously on several PC and don't give serial to anyone. License is per user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yannick Posted August 24, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 yes !!!! That's a great news, and 3D Coat is definitively worth the purchase ! Thank you for your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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