Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hello everybody, I started to try 3d coat to retopo and some texture painting and i recently discover the power of voxel sculpting so i want to experiment it furthermore. I have a question concerning the beta of 3.0, is it possible to extend it and how? I've attached pictures of a hand i've been texturing with 3d coat, rendered with mr, sculpted with Zbrush. Thanks for hearing me, and bravo for your app Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Cool texturing and sculpting for arm! What do you mean "extend"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member lc8b105 Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 hello popman, the latest 3D-Coat 3.0 alpha34 has 45 days trial period(full function), that's a long enough time I think. Did your trial time expired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Thanks for answer Andrew, i mean export obj files and textures for sure, this to develop workflow actions. Of course no, 45 days is not enough, i need to know how i can rely on 3dcoat and integer it in my everyday work. By the way, your retopo tools are nearly perfect, it just lacks a way to preview the subd with the high detail projected ( like topogun). Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Was your trial expired? In trial you are able to export textures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member 3dioot Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Life is not free popman. 45 days is more then enough as far as trial periods go. 3dioot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes my trial expired, I cant export texture or objs, this is crucial. I need to import/export obs/textures to fully test. I've downloaded alpha 34, but no beta renewal, it says trial expired. Is there a solution, i'm i doing something wrong? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 3dioot : I don't intend to offend but this is the kind of comment you can keep for yourself. I'm a professional working in a professional environment, i'm trying new tools to ease my professional life. I'm not trying to get something free, sorry if my message let you think life is free. Thanks for understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member lc8b105 Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes my trial expired, I cant export texture or objs, this is crucial.I need to import/export obs/textures to fully test. I've downloaded alpha 34, but no beta renewal, it says trial expired. Is there a solution, i'm i doing something wrong? thanks. It's better to PM or email Andrew such thing privately than talk it in public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member 3dioot Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 If your a profesional you would know 45 days is a generous trial period. Not only that; its 45 days of full functionality. There are plenty of other packages that have export disabled during the trial period. You could request a single time renewed trial period because for whatever reasons you didnt make the most out of it the first time. This however is something entirely different from stating that a 45 days trial period is too short. "Thanks for understanding." 3dioot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 3dioot : I agree with that, 45 days of full functionality is , indeed, very generous. That was not the point of my answer to debate it, you know and i know life is not free, found it something agressive to start like giving a lesson rather than going straight to the facts. Thanks for keeping it cool. Peace. PS: No, sad about it but i didnt make the most out of 3dcoat in this period. Did you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Shpagin Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 In general there is no easy way to expand trial. Removing trial is not easy task even if you know how to... Maybe the problem is that 15-day trial was expired. Then you have downloaded 45-day trial but trial period was not expanded. Yes? I will think how can I help. But I can help only if 45 day was not expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member 3dioot Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Im glad we understand eachother now. Making statemenst such as this "Of course no, 45 days is not enough" is perhaps not the best way to go around getting what you want. Im glad you came to reason. With that said, i can understand you not getting the most out of the trial period (it happens). Andrew is a generous guy so if you request it politely there probably is a chance you will get a trial extension. This is up to Andrew though, im just a customer. I personally bought this package to support the development of voxel sculpting. I am excited about it, the price of 3DC is very cheap and Andrew is single man army so every customer counts. Ofcourse i knew of 3DC's awesome painting and retopo tools but its not untill recently that i have started to learn those aspects of the program. I primarily spend my trial period sculpting and being wowed by the freedom voxels bring. :lol: Regardless of you getting an extension i dont think its possible to regret buying 3DC at its current price. That decision is up to you though. 3dioot PS It seems Andrew posted while i was typing this. Talk about fast (potential) customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 In general there is no easy way to expand trial. Removing trial is not easy task even if you know how to...Maybe the problem is that 15-day trial was expired. Then you have downloaded 45-day trial but trial period was not expanded. Yes? I will think how can I help. But I can help only if 45 day was not expired. Andrew : It seems what you say is my exact case, i would be very happy if there's asolution about it. thanks for your speed answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popman Posted October 25, 2008 Author Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Yes i seriously plan to buy it too, but i must explore deeply the possibilities of a "voxel to polygon" workflow before i make a decision. I'm yet sure that retopo/texture painting is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member ldzywsj Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 So,Andrew,a smart and powerful auto-simplify retopo tool is very important for "voxel to polygon" workflow,the auto-simplify retopo tool worth you spend a week on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member ghib Posted October 25, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 So,Andrew,a smart and powerful auto-simplify retopo tool is very important for "voxel to polygon" workflow,the auto-simplify retopo tool worth you spend a week on it! I think I'd prefer to have more streamlined manual retopo tools than an unreliable auto retop method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor bwtr Posted October 26, 2008 Contributor Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 popman I am surprised that you are able to access/ use a beta version when not an owner of an earlier version. Most unusual !-----and a very strange benefit allowed by Andrew. Buy version2 --it's so cheap! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member geo_n Posted October 26, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 popmanI am surprised that you are able to access/ use a beta version when not an owner of an earlier version. Most unusual !-----and a very strange benefit allowed by Andrew. Buy version2 --it's so cheap! Brian very surprising. how is it people are able to texture and render out in mr with the trail version. power of printscreen??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member lc8b105 Posted October 26, 2008 Advanced Member Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 very surprising. how is it people are able to texture and render out in mr with the trail version. power of printscreen??? Trial version is full function; demo version is not able to export(but can save). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnolan3d Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 So,Andrew,a smart and powerful auto-simplify retopo tool is very important for "voxel to polygon" workflow,the auto-simplify retopo tool worth you spend a week on it! Keeping in mind that this is an alpha (not even beta yet). The functionality you need may not be implemented yet even if you do get an extension. I believe Andrew is looking at a release in December, though I'm sure nothing is set in stone. So it could be 2 months or more before what you need is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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