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Desmond Shang · 05-23-2010, 10:35 AM

Sculptris

No, not a tool for making Second Life sculpties, but rather an incredibly powerful tool to make mesh items that literally anyone can figure out.

I made this in 3 minutes with NO instructions, immediately after installation. It's about like squeezing and poking at clay, and then painting it ~ with a bilateral symmetry to anything you do as the 'default' startup mode I guess.

I was able to save to .obj format. Which is kinda useless to me, I
can't 'unconvert' that, all I have is sketchup on my new machine here.
Can anyone convert the .obj to .dae and tell me if this imports to
Mars? here's the .obj:

output.obj

I call it 'blue dinopig man'

The following is a video of people who are 1000x better than I am, using it; it's quite incredible.

YouTube - Sculptris 1.0

Frans tipped me off about this! Major props... this is awesome!

Coyote Momiji · 05-23-2010, 10:43 AM

Nifty!

It looks like a lighter version of Zbrush from the Video.

Angela Talamasca · 05-23-2010, 11:01 AM

Started to run the conversion. But a) you're missing the texture and b) it's very high poly... like 68,000 which xlates to about 136K tris for that object alone. Not a tool I'd personally use.

Desmond Shang · 05-23-2010, 11:30 AM

I wonder if I could 'reduce the polygons' somehow, I know 3ds max and other programs like that can do that...

And I probably have a texture here somewhere, but blue dinopig man isn't really needing a lot of fidelity at this stage.

Angela Talamasca · 05-23-2010, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desmond Shang

I wonder if I could 'reduce the polygons' somehow, I know 3ds max and other programs like that can do that...

And I probably have a texture here somewhere, but blue dinopig man isn't really needing a lot of fidelity at this stage.

You can optimize with Max, Maya, Blender, etc. In fact, I would prolly throw it in blender and remove inner faces/vertices, as you don't really need those, then do an optimization. As for the texture? Sure, I could throw on a def texture and you could just change the matl file to point to uv coords. Iow, why don't you import it in blender and output a dae that way? Afaik, blue mars does support blender dae imports. No matter. From what I can see that proggie is still a tri hog. ymmv.

Ann Otoole · 05-23-2010, 02:07 PM

AC3D is compatible with SL and is inexpensive ($80) and is like modeling clay.

Ayumi Swords · 05-23-2010, 03:37 PM

I have never done any modeling of any kind, my artwork goes as far as drawing, painting, and I never really messed with any sculpties. I jumped over to this program after seeing this thread about 2 hours ago and here is my first creation!

P.S. Now I have yet another reason to be completely unproductive! I cant wait to get good at it, after seeing some of the submissions in the gallery Im super excited

Lucifer Baphomet · 05-23-2010, 03:47 PM

I made this little guy as a first effort...

Then my PC locked up, bluescreened and died...

After an hour of fiddling i got the fucker running again, (after a chain of about 50 bluescreens on boot, I'm now thinking it was a heat issue)

Anyways...

Fun.

**Aliselia Aeon** · 05-23-2010, 04:01 PM

So-since I am technologically challenged-what exaclty could be done with these once a person is done with them?

Lucifer Baphomet · 05-23-2010, 04:05 PM

I just made my wee guy for the fun of it.

Lucifer Baphomet · 05-23-2010, 04:38 PM

Ok, I think I'm getting the hang of this...

**eku Zhong** · 05-23-2010, 04:45 PM

very intuitive software...
i wouldnt go all out and hogwild on detail if youre making something for BM or eventually SL
but yeah .. hahaha i just spent 30 min messing around.. and i think i gonna dive back in...

Lordfly Digeridoo · 05-23-2010, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela Talamasca

Started to run the conversion. But a) you're missing the texture and b) it's very high poly... like 68,000 which xlates to about 136K tris for that object alone. Not a tool I'd personally use.

Use the "reduce" button a bunch of times; I was able to bring my random shape down to like 3600.

Lucifer Baphomet · 05-23-2010, 05:44 PM

Another Lizard dude

Itchy Gamba · 05-23-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucifer Baphomet

Another Lizard dude

That looks awesome and I must say your balls must be made of steal if you were willing to run the program after causing your computer to crash and die for an hour.

**Aliselia Aeon** · 05-23-2010, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Itchy Gamba

That looks awesome and I must say your balls must be made of steal if you were willing to run the program after causing your computer to crash and die for an hour.

Of course they are. He's a Scot.

Coyote Momiji · 05-23-2010, 06:04 PM

Nah.

POLISHED BRASS AND WOAD!

Desmond Shang · 05-23-2010, 08:07 PM

This is awesome!!!

I'm getting multiple reports of successful import to Blue Mars via Blender.

And here's another of mine, I call it: Proto Cat!!!

Sculptris will make more furries! grin

virrginia tombola · 05-23-2010, 08:34 PM

Wow, that's absolutely great, Luc. Tres cute. Sculptris looks really powerful, sort of a low end Zbrush, with no disparagement meant about "low end". Really, aside from making normal maps, you just don't need to be able to make 3 million polygon models. And it's freeware! (although the donation button is conspicuously placed. Everyone's doggie needs kibble, after all)

Lucifer Baphomet · 05-23-2010, 08:42 PM

Here he is all growed up

**Humps** · 05-23-2010, 08:46 PM

Your lizards are the dogs bollocks Luc!

Have just downloaded it and shall give it a try.

Lucifer Baphomet · 05-23-2010, 08:52 PM

Humps, this is the first 3D program I've had any joy with since POV Ray in the early 90s.

If I can do shit like this with this software, anyone can.

**eku Zhong** · 05-23-2010, 09:21 PM

**Aliselia Aeon** · 05-23-2010, 09:25 PM

Very cool, Eku!

Eclectic Wingtips · 05-23-2010, 09:31 PM

/me cries...

you are all far better at this program than meeeee

05-23-2010, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Angela Talamasca VR Hacks Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 466 SL Join Date: Aug 2005 Business: Imagine Nation	Started to run the conversion. But a) you're missing the texture and b) it's very high poly... like 68,000 which xlates to about 136K tris for that object alone. Not a tool I'd personally use. __________________ Latest Wild Hair

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Ayumi Swords Hazza Cupcake beyond intoxicated! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 114 My Mood: SL Join Date: April 2007	I have never done any modeling of any kind, my artwork goes as far as drawing, painting, and I never really messed with any sculpties. I jumped over to this program after seeing this thread about 2 hours ago and here is my first creation! P.S. Now I have yet another reason to be completely unproductive! I cant wait to get good at it, after seeing some of the submissions in the gallery Im super excited Attached Thumbnails

05-23-2010, 03:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Nobel Peace Prize Winner *SLU Supporter* Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 20,951 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	I made this little guy as a first effort... Then my PC locked up, bluescreened and died... After an hour of fiddling i got the fucker running again, (after a chain of about 50 bluescreens on boot, I'm now thinking it was a heat issue) Anyways... Fun. __________________

05-23-2010, 04:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aliselia Aeon Senior Member *SLU Supporter* Stolen Child Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here Posts: 12,520 My Mood: SL Join Date: October 27, 2007 Client: at the moment, Nirans Blog Entries: 3	So-since I am technologically challenged-what exaclty could be done with these once a person is done with them? __________________ "Push 100cc of Social Skills, stat!" ~Casey Pelous

05-23-2010, 04:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
eku Zhong ガンバレ日本 *SLU Supporter* rotisserie compulsive Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 田舎 Posts: 11,164 My Mood: Bistro Stars Champion! SL Join Date: 9/29/2007 Business: Culprit Client: LL beta	very intuitive software... i wouldnt go all out and hogwild on detail if youre making something for BM or eventually SL but yeah .. hahaha i just spent 30 min messing around.. and i think i gonna dive back in... __________________ Culprit Blog * Culprit Store

05-23-2010, 10:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
Coyote Momiji Account Closed *SLU Supporter* -Fin- Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,589 My Mood: SL Join Date: 01/26/06 Business: .( bewildebeest ). Blog Entries: 1	Nifty! It looks like a lighter version of Zbrush from the Video.

05-23-2010, 11:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Caledon Posts: 2,646	I wonder if I could 'reduce the polygons' somehow, I know 3ds max and other programs like that can do that... And I probably have a texture here somewhere, but blue dinopig man isn't really needing a lot of fidelity at this stage.

05-23-2010, 02:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ann Otoole Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 16,374	AC3D is compatible with SL and is inexpensive ($80) and is like modeling clay.

05-23-2010, 04:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Nobel Peace Prize Winner *SLU Supporter* Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 20,951 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	I just made my wee guy for the fun of it.

05-23-2010, 04:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Nobel Peace Prize Winner *SLU Supporter* Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 20,951 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	Ok, I think I'm getting the hang of this...

05-23-2010, 05:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Nobel Peace Prize Winner *SLU Supporter* Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 20,951 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	Another Lizard dude

05-23-2010, 06:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
Coyote Momiji Account Closed *SLU Supporter* -Fin- Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,589 My Mood: SL Join Date: 01/26/06 Business: .( bewildebeest ). Blog Entries: 1	Nah. POLISHED BRASS AND WOAD!

05-23-2010, 08:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Caledon Posts: 2,646	This is awesome!!! I'm getting multiple reports of successful import to Blue Mars via Blender. And here's another of mine, I call it: Proto Cat!!! Sculptris will make more furries! grin

05-23-2010, 08:34 PM	#19 (permalink)
virrginia tombola Senior Member Dum spiramus, speramus Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 775 My Mood:	Wow, that's absolutely great, Luc. Tres cute. Sculptris looks really powerful, sort of a low end Zbrush, with no disparagement meant about "low end". Really, aside from making normal maps, you just don't need to be able to make 3 million polygon models. And it's freeware! (although the donation button is conspicuously placed. Everyone's doggie needs kibble, after all)

05-23-2010, 08:42 PM	#20 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Nobel Peace Prize Winner *SLU Supporter* Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 20,951 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	Here he is all growed up

05-23-2010, 08:46 PM	#21 (permalink)
Humps Senior Member *SLU Supporter* Opera not Oprah! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,148 My Mood: SL Join Date: 19th May 2006 Business: Culprit Awards: 1	Your lizards are the dogs bollocks Luc! Have just downloaded it and shall give it a try. __________________

05-23-2010, 08:52 PM	#22 (permalink)
Lucifer Baphomet Nobel Peace Prize Winner *SLU Supporter* Zenophile Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 20,951 My Mood: Business: Radio Free Darkmere Awards: 1	Humps, this is the first 3D program I've had any joy with since POV Ray in the early 90s. If I can do shit like this with this software, anyone can.

05-23-2010, 09:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
eku Zhong ガンバレ日本 *SLU Supporter* rotisserie compulsive Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 田舎 Posts: 11,164 My Mood: Bistro Stars Champion! SL Join Date: 9/29/2007 Business: Culprit Client: LL beta

05-23-2010, 09:25 PM	#24 (permalink)
Aliselia Aeon Senior Member *SLU Supporter* Stolen Child Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Here Posts: 12,520 My Mood: SL Join Date: October 27, 2007 Client: at the moment, Nirans Blog Entries: 3	Very cool, Eku!

05-23-2010, 09:31 PM	#25 (permalink)
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