3DCoat 2024 development thread

[Elemeno]

5 hours ago, jene said:

Reality capture has a function to convert a video into images at regular intervals, so if that function is implemented in 3Dcoat, it may save time.

its in3dcoat , 3dcoat uses reality capture , but the time taken isnt the conversion , just getting a decent quality using video is a nightmare .. 

took about 6 hours for 30 seconds of 4k 60 fps footage and i couldnt even use the asset

regular photos works alot better

[Carlosan]

@jene try running the script from here

Will be visible on PhotoTool:

- Test:

 

[jene]

20 hours ago, Carlosan said:

@jene try running the script from here

Will be visible on PhotoTool:

- Test:

 

 

 

 

Thank you !  I have found the option by your solution.

[jdoublej]

@Andrew Shpaginor anyone else that is able to address this.  For the last two updates I've been unable to install based off this error:

Let me know if there is a way to address this.

 

thanks,

-Josh

[carrots]

On 11/9/2024 at 8:29 PM, jene said:

 

 

 

Thank you !  I have found the option by your solution.

open the Extensions window and make sure the Reality Capture module checkbox is checked, it will launch the module when 3dcoat starts. You can also launch it manually using the Start button.

[Carlosan]

@jdoublej Try uninstalling the old version, restarting the comp and install 3DC again.

[Elemeno]

if you get too close to the model you cant sculpt .. you have to be far away from the model using 2024.29

Edited November 11 by Elemeno

[Oleg Shapov]

10 minutes ago, Elemeno said:

if you get too close to the model you cant sculpt

Maybe your sculpture is on a very small scale?

[Elemeno]

1 hour ago, Oleg Shapov said:

Maybe your sculpture is on a very small scale?

it was the basic human on the start screen .

[carrots]

On 11/8/2024 at 1:26 PM, Elemeno said:

its in3dcoat , 3dcoat uses reality capture , but the time taken isnt the conversion , just getting a decent quality using video is a nightmare .. 

took about 6 hours for 30 seconds of 4k 60 fps footage and i couldnt even use the asset

regular photos works alot better

3D Coat, unlike Reality Capture, selects the sharpest frames rather than just any at the same time interval, but this process should take several minutes. To understand what your problem is, we need more information, what CPU and GPU you have, you can also send a video example.

[Elemeno]

1 hour ago, Oleg Shapov said:

Maybe your sculpture is on a very small scale?

ok the density was wrong , but when you increase resolution you have to decrease the density which makes the model massive! 

i dont get why you change the density size .. why does the models density determine the scale , and if density is increase with resolution why doesnt the model get smaller ..

why cant it just divide and density be gone?

what would be the main use of changing its density? cant that feature be gone? or disabled to scale isnt destroyed?

3 minutes ago, carrots said:

3D Coat, unlike Reality Capture, selects the sharpest frames rather than just any at the same time interval, but this process should take several minutes. To understand what your problem is, we need more information, what CPU and GPU you have, you can also send a video example.

i have a 10900k oc , an a 4070super ,

when you choose how many frames to process i basically chose ever frame of the 30 second clip so 30seconds x 60 frames =1800 frames processed

this is a very large amount but i wanted to test to see exactly how well it performed .. the model wasnt shiny nor was it a complex shape it was a dark grey matt cup and i had large parts missing or topology destroyed ... i will have to try again using better lighting , maybe an outdoor scene ... has anyone had any good results from this?

[carrots]

8 hours ago, Elemeno said:

ok the density was wrong , but when you increase resolution you have to decrease the density which makes the model massive! 

i dont get why you change the density size .. why does the models density determine the scale , and if density is increase with resolution why doesnt the model get smaller ..

why cant it just divide and density be gone?

what would be the main use of changing its density? cant that feature be gone? or disabled to scale isnt destroyed?

i have a 10900k oc , an a 4070super ,

when you choose how many frames to process i basically chose ever frame of the 30 second clip so 30seconds x 60 frames =1800 frames processed

this is a very large amount but i wanted to test to see exactly how well it performed .. the model wasnt shiny nor was it a complex shape it was a dark grey matt cup and i had large parts missing or topology destroyed ... i will have to try again using better lighting , maybe an outdoor scene ... has anyone had any good results from this?

Ok, I see, I will make it impossible to enter such parameters, since it makes no sense. You can choose 300 sharp frames from a 5-minute video, but there's no point in extracting every frame from a 30 second video.

[jdoublej]

@Carlosanok I'll give this a try, thanks.

[Oleg Shapov]

15 hours ago, Elemeno said:

but when you increase resolution you have to decrease the density which makes the model massive! 

Could you list the steps of what you do?

15 hours ago, Elemeno said:

it was a dark grey matt cup and i had large parts missing or topology destroyed

If the surface of the object is uniform and does not have a clearly defined texture, the result may be poor.

[Elemeno]

12 hours ago, carrots said:

Ok, I see, I will make it impossible to enter such parameters, since it makes no sense. You can choose 300 sharp frames from a 5-minute video, but there's no point in extracting every frame from a 30 second video.

thinking now ... i may have rushed the video... give me more time ... let me test this more and ill get back to you

[Carlosan]

@carrots will be good to add also Meshroom engine ?

[carrots]

11 hours ago, Carlosan said:

@carrots will be good to add also Meshroom engine ?

In essence, Reality Capture support is simply a plugin written in Python, in the same way we or you can write plugins that will support other engines including Meshroom.

At the moment we would like to debug the Python support itself and at least one photogrammetry engine.

[Elemeno]

just wondering , will surface mode support quad multires soon or even subdividing?

triangles always destroys the mesh

[jdoublej]

@Andrew ShpaginGot the latest beta running.  I did notice that the lasso sphere with planar constraint cutting is exceedingly slow at the higher resolutions compared to every other brush available.  Just curious if this could be sped up, it's a super useful brush!

 

[Elemeno]

 

 

this brush is a standard draw rush but using no relax and for some reason it gives different results each stroke , im currently using a mouse as i was testing so its not pressure related .

 

so top video , mesh subtracts in the edge even though the brush is add only and second video is the brushes inconsistency 

 

[jdoublej]

A reboot fixed this, so this post can be discarded.

 

My 3d coat has been converted to 'Learning version' any clue how I can get the full professional version going?

Edited November 18 by jdoublej

[Carlosan]

Is your subscription up to date ?

Try

- uninstall License
- close/open 3DC
- install license from file (downloaded previously from your Pilgway account)

[Elemeno]

automatic retopology isnt working

[Gorbatovsky]

1 hour ago, Elemeno said:

automatic retopology isnt working

It works well for me.
Make a video please

[Elemeno]

31 minutes ago, Gorbatovsky said:

It works well for me.
Make a video please

strange .... its working perfectly fine now...

earlier it wouldnt get no more than 50 faces ... regardless of what amount i put in ...

well bug fixed

[Tubor]

When I upgrade to the new version, the email entry link sent through shows a blank, how can I get the upgrade?

[Carlosan]

can you login on pilgwsy.com ?

[Tubor]

1 hour ago, Carlosan said:

can you login on pilgwsy.com ?

Yes, I got the upgrade button by sending an email last year. Do I need any action this year?

[Carlosan]

What happened when you press the profile icon ?

Is the license page listed ?

If not, please try login on another web browser

[Tubor]

No upgrade button