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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    starionwolf said:
    starionwolf said:
    I thought summer in Daz Land is supposed to be hot. Did it rain recently?

    I wonder if the people working at the offices of Daz 3D are used to the heat. Well, they are inside an air conditioned office for about eight hours.

    edit: the weekend looks kinda hot to be hanging outside.


    They say a dry heat don't feel it as much.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    tee hee. there was a whole Jeff Dunham and Walter segment on weather. Phoenix Az - in august - ... green bay WI - in February

  • M F MM F M Posts: 1,388
    edited July 2014

    TroutFace said:
    Modo 801: $1450
    Lightwave 11.6 $1495
    C4D R15 Broadcast $1600

    Me: broke

    *cry* *cry*


    Blender $0 ;-)

    Modelling? check. Texturing? check. Sculpting? check. Rigging? check. (not quite sure what's funky about armatures, shape keys, constraints...). Animating? check. Compositing? check. COLLADA export? check. FBX export (as noted above) - present, though about to be improved (with a bit of luck). Cycles baking and volumetrics? check :D.

    Movies - http://www.blender.org/features/projects/
    Demo reels - http://www.blender.org/features/demo-reels/
    ... and a whole pile of videos of varying quality on youtube ;-).

    For Misty, in this mid-to-high level tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXjG8jEa9SI ... around +23:30, the human ear is sculpted (no way I can do things like that, although I understand the theory... X).

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited December 1969

    tjohn said:
    There is a Carthage, Athens, Memphis, Alexandria, Brighton, Camden, and Dover in Tennessee, to name but few of the cities with more famous predecessors.

    There is also a La Grange (a-haw haw haw haw).

    I live near both a Ducktown and Turtletown, which sound like neighborhoods in Toontown. :)


    ...perfect settings for the Turtle and Duckman characters.
  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    edited December 1969

    M F M said:
    TroutFace said:
    Modo 801: $1450
    Lightwave 11.6 $1495
    C4D R15 Broadcast $1600

    Me: broke

    *cry* *cry*


    Blender $0 ;-)

    Modelling? check. Texturing? check. Sculpting? check. Rigging? check. (not quite sure what's funky about armatures, shape keys, constraints...). Animating? check. Compositing? check. COLLADA export? check. FBX export (as noted above) - present, though about to be improved (with a bit of luck). Cycles baking and volumetrics? check :D.

    Movies - http://www.blender.org/features/projects/
    Demo reels - http://www.blender.org/features/demo-reels/
    ... and a whole pile of videos of varying quality on youtube ;-).

    For Misty, in this mid-to-high level tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXjG8jEa9SI ... around +23:30, the human ear is sculpted (no way I can do things like that, although I understand the theory... X).

    I have always really, really wanted to love Blender, but I can't get past the UI. And now that the guy that developed Cycles is leaving Blender to work for another company, I suspect Cycles development will hit the skids.

    I own Vue 11, I should just get a computer powerful enough to run it and go make cownados. :ahhh:

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited December 1969

    chohole said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...well, there's a North Pole pub in Islington, and another in Greenwich.


    ...hmmmm, a motorbike pub crawl? Sounds dodgy.

    No Pubs included in the places they visited, well not that they admitted to anyway

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole_depot

    And Bethlehem always gets swamped at Christmas

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249010/Post-Office-tiny-Welsh-village-BETHLEHEM-besieged-customers-wanting-Christmas-postmark.html
    ...there's also apparently a Lapland UK just off the A329 between Ascot and Bracknell.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited December 1969

    TroutFace said:
    Misty Whisky said:
    TroutFace said:
    Salvatore said:
    Hey Misty,, MISTY !!!!!
    I FINALLY found the answer to the question that doubtlessly bugged countless sci-fi scientists,,, :-)

    Misty Whisky said:
    was just thinking,what do Daleks do when they come to a staircase?

    are they basically defeated?

    Nah, Daleks know no defeat, in this case they just scream EXTERMINATE !!! and start blasting away !!! :coolgrin:
    (In other cases,, they just scream EXTERMINATE !!! and start blasting away. as well,,)

    Looky,,, :coolsmile:
    (Those crafty Daleks have solutions for everything, if not, the Japanese,,,)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eak26ohx1Y8

    In the early Dr.Whos, yeah, a staircase defeated the Daleks. Then they learned to fly, and that.. was.. that.. :ahhh:


    so what happens when you tip them over. are they defeated then?
    whatever they have under their skirts, would propel them sideways :lol:

    I've never seen a capsized Dalek, but they CAN leave their shells and (I forget the episode) one crawled out and strangled someone.

    I'm pretty sure early Daleks were like Davros' chair, hover-only. The flying ones, and the Black Daleks in specific, are scary!

    EXTERMINATEEEEEE!!! :ahhh: ANNIHILATEEE!! :ahhh: DESTROY!! :ahhh:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjqKXX4RMr4

    ...ahh you just need a lovely assistant to tame them...

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited July 2014

    TroutFace said:
    Misty Whisky said:
    does Blender have rigged figures?

    i've only looked at it as a modeling tool. but it's also a path to vray, if willing to buy the standalone vray. :)

    Blender has its own armature rigging system.. it's kind of funky but once you learn it, it works.

    A couple of companies have dumped money into Blender to improve FBX import/export, if it comes to fruition Blender will more easily find a place in the content creation pipeline.

    It still doesn't play very nice w/ DS, but OBJ export is decent if you don't mind rigging in DS or Poser. Whjich I have never done, but will experiment with "DAZ Soon". Because...

    DAZ NEEDS FISH

    ...the only way it will realy find a place in the pipeline of most artists is if they totally revamp it's cumbersome and clumsy UI.

    Andrew Price (the "Blender Guru") proposed doing so last year only to receive "an ice cold shoulder" (as well as some pretty scathing and immature feedback) from members of the Blender community.

    Saving my Zlotys for Modo.


    ..and yes Daz Needs Fish

    (you should put that n your sig.)

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    starionwolf said:
    starionwolf said:
    I thought summer in Daz Land is supposed to be hot. Did it rain recently?

    I wonder if the people working at the offices of Daz 3D are used to the heat. Well, they are inside an air conditioned office for about eight hours.

    edit: the weekend looks kinda hot to be hanging outside.


    They say a dry heat don't feel it as much.
    ...until you touch something metal, like when opening a car door.

  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    edited July 2014

    I recall some of that, and that's one reason Blender is off my radar. It's forever a niche, fanboy product as long as that attitude prevails.

    For now, Wings->DS is it for me. Le sigh.

    Kyoto Kid said:
    TroutFace said:
    Misty Whisky said:
    does Blender have rigged figures?

    i've only looked at it as a modeling tool. but it's also a path to vray, if willing to buy the standalone vray. :)

    Blender has its own armature rigging system.. it's kind of funky but once you learn it, it works.

    A couple of companies have dumped money into Blender to improve FBX import/export, if it comes to fruition Blender will more easily find a place in the content creation pipeline.

    It still doesn't play very nice w/ DS, but OBJ export is decent if you don't mind rigging in DS or Poser. Whjich I have never done, but will experiment with "DAZ Soon". Because...

    DAZ NEEDS FISH


    ...the only way it will realy find a place in the pipeline of most artists is if they totally revamp it's cumbersome and clumsy UI.

    Andrew Price (the "Blender Guru") proposed doing so last year only to receive "an ice cold shoulder" (as well as some pretty scathing and immature feedback) from members of the Blender community.

    Saving my Zlotys for Modo.


    ..and yes Daz Needs Fish

    (you should put that n your sig.)

    Post edited by Serpent on
  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited July 2014

    ...yeah, I wish Daz didn't effectively abandon Hexagon. I really like the UI, very simple, elegant, and easy to work with. There are bridges to both Bryce and Daz Studio (that work).

    It is also one of the few truly "dedicated" modelling programmes out there (no rendering, animation, or other features to bloat it and "distract" from it's primary purpose).


    What is needed:

    Fixing the instability issues.
    Upgrading to 64 bit support (which might also help clear up some of the above which are caused by memory allocation limits).
    Improving the UV mapping/unwrapping tools.
    Updating file type imports to include .lwo .dae,
    Adding sculpting either as a built in function or via a plugin.
    Providing real documentation.

    There would be no need to redesign the UI, it works fine (though increasing the font sizes a bit might help).

    I would pay for such an upgrade to Hexagon if this happened.

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • SerpentSerpent Posts: 4,075
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...yeah, I wish Daz didn't effectively abandon Hexagon. I really like the UI, very simple, elegant, and easy to work with. There are bridges to both Bryce and Daz Studio (that work).

    It is also one of the few truly "dedicated" modelling programmes out there (no rendering, animation, or other features to bloat it and "distract" from it's primary purpose).


    What is needed:

    Fixing the instability issues.
    Upgrading to 64 bit support (which might also help clear up some of the above which are caused by memory allocation limits).
    Improving the UV mapping/unwrapping tools.
    Updating file type imports to include .lwo .dae,
    Adding sculpting either as a built in function or via a plugin.
    Providing real documentation.

    There would be no need to redesign the UI, it works fine (though increasing the font sizes a bit might help).

    I would pay for such an upgrade to Hexagon if this happened.

    Same here. I'd pay for a less crashy, more modern Hexagon! Since Silo End-of-lifed, there's not much else out there... :down:

  • HastyDaveHastyDave Posts: 109
    edited December 1969

    Carrara 8.5 Pro flash sale not tempting you? I've bitten.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited July 2014

    ...bugger, was in Bryce when I got another bluescreen and dump.

    Updated the GPU drivers, so I have no idea why this is occurring so soon again. Not a person who understands how to interpret what all the diagnostic stuff means. Occurred a second time while I was checking the nVidia settings. Hope it's not teh GPU, I can't afford a replacement and the unit is not that old. GPU temps are fine at idle (28°C) Fan at 40% Core temps (avg) at 35°C (min) 42°C (max) CPU cooler running fine. Power usage,146W (out of 750). All case fans running,

    Windows did add some updates after I shut down yesterday afternoon to go out for a while. Nothing was out of the ordinary when I came home nor were there any incidents while I was running Daz Studio (until 3:00 AM again).

    No new nVidia driver updates so that isn't the issue. Not sure what to do.

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • HastyDaveHastyDave Posts: 109
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...bugger, was in Bryce when I got another bluescreen. Updated the GPU drivers, so I have no idea why this is occurring again. Not a person who understands what all the diagnostic stuff means.

    Could be a driver, could be failing RAM, could be overheating...
    Did you make a note of the Stop Code?

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited July 2014

    ...see my amended post above for temp statistics. No way is it near overheating. I even reopened Bryce and reloaded the item I was working with and the temps barely fluctuated.

    Indoor ambient air temperature is around 23°C (outdoor temperature is 28°C).

    If it were a failed or out of socket memory stick that would show up on the System properties window as a reduction in overall memory. When I checked my system stats, the full 12GB is indicated.

    Shut the system down normally after it rebooted.

    ...so, what is a "stop code" and where do I find it?

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Morning. Blue sky, pale yellow sun and a four day weekend to recharge and lift the spirits make for a promising start to the day :)

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...see my amended post above for temp statistics. No way is it near overheating. I even reopened Bryce and reloaded the item I was working with and the temps barely fluctuated.

    Indoor ambient air temperature is around 23°C (outdoor temperature is 28°C).

    If it were a failed or out of socket memory stick that would show up on the System properties window as a reduction in overall memory. When I checked my system stats, the full 12GB is indicated.

    Shut the system down normally after it rebooted.

    ...so, what is a "stop code" and where do I find it?

    might help http://pcsupport.about.com/od/findbyerrormessage/tp/stop_error_list.htm

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited July 2014

    ...4 day weekend, nice.

    [ETA]

    Thanks for the link, have to go out and deal with a double charge on my bank card (bad because is only leaves me with just over 2$ and if any fees are assessed, my account will go overdrawn and I'll have to pay 32$ in overdraft fees)

    Will look into the inks on the page when I get back.


    I'd rather have a blue sky above me than a blue screen in front of me.

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  • donahue_shelly@yahoo.com[email protected] Posts: 763
    edited December 1969

    Got to see Dad, biopsy on the lymph nodes came back clean, so what ever the lump is, it hadn't spread. So there should be no chemo necessary. Thank God, things look to be going alright for him. He's in a lot of pain, as to be expected, and is to be the ICU for the next five days at least.

  • HastyDaveHastyDave Posts: 109
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:

    If it were a failed or out of socket memory stick that would show up on the System properties window as a reduction in overall memory. When I checked my system stats, the full 12GB is indicated.

    If an entire stick had catastrophically failed that would be true, but it's perfectly possibly for a small area of RAM to be defective and for Windows to report the full amount of RAM and operate as normal until it tries to use the affected area. You need a memory diagnostic tool to catch these subtle faults.
    There's a Windows Memory Diagnostic tool that you can launch from the start menu (though it requires a reboot). Some manufacturers provide a diagnostic that you can run from the BIOS or boot menu. The most thorough tool is called Memtestx86+, which you need to download and burn to bootable media. You can get it from http://www.memtest.org/

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    fyredrygyon said:
    Got to see Dad, biopsy on the lymph nodes came back clean, so what ever the lump is, it hadn't spread. So there should be no chemo necessary. Thank God, things look to be going alright for him. He's in a lot of pain, as to be expected, and is to be the ICU for the next five days at least.

    Oh wow that's huge and so good to hear Fyre, hopefully your Dad will make a quick and full recovery :)

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,095
    edited December 1969

    ps1borg said:
    fyredrygyon said:
    Got to see Dad, biopsy on the lymph nodes came back clean, so what ever the lump is, it hadn't spread. So there should be no chemo necessary. Thank God, things look to be going alright for him. He's in a lot of pain, as to be expected, and is to be the ICU for the next five days at least.

    Oh wow that's huge and so good to hear Fyre, hopefully your Dad will make a quick and full recovery :)
    Excellent!

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    oh, is it Australia Constitution Day? Happy Australia Constitution Day!

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited December 1969

    fyredrygyon said:
    Got to see Dad, biopsy on the lymph nodes came back clean, so what ever the lump is, it hadn't spread. So there should be no chemo necessary. Thank God, things look to be going alright for him. He's in a lot of pain, as to be expected, and is to be the ICU for the next five days at least.

    ...good to hear that it was benign.
  • 1gecko1gecko Posts: 309
    edited December 1969

    bwaomega said:
    Regrettably, the average waiting room chair was designed either by a sadist, or by a masochist who spent far too much time in waiting rooms.

    either that or someone with an incredibly *sick* sense of humor!

    ... year before last when my wife had those 3 trips to the hospital I spent more time than I care to think about in them... the plastic ones with hundreds of holes about the size of a pencil diameter (7mm or so?) - my butt looked like waffle! (and my back hurt in ways illegal to speak of in public).

  • 1gecko1gecko Posts: 309
    edited December 1969

    TroutFace said:
    AtticAnne said:
    DanaTA said:
    starionwolf said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...I've been at this for seven years and still have not learned squat about modelling (mainly because Hexagon is so unstable, comprehending Blender's UI is like trying to solve Pi to the last decimal point, and I cannot afford Modo or 3DS).

    Amazon.com has some books on modeling.

    That first one is about fashion modeling, not 3D digital modeling! :)

    Dana

    Fashion models make more money. lol

    I don't have the body for fashion modeling any more! *cry* I stick to 3D now... :red:

    I used to have a body for fashion modeling...

    ... but I had to give up and finally bury it when I moved!

    (sorry - kidding, but I couldn't resist!)

  • 1gecko1gecko Posts: 309
    edited December 1969

    fyredrygyon said:
    Got to see Dad, biopsy on the lymph nodes came back clean, so what ever the lump is, it hadn't spread. So there should be no chemo necessary. Thank God, things look to be going alright for him. He's in a lot of pain, as to be expected, and is to be the ICU for the next five days at least.

    awesome news!! so glad for you both :)

  • bwaomegabwaomega Posts: 220
    edited December 1969

    1gecko said:
    bwaomega said:
    Regrettably, the average waiting room chair was designed either by a sadist, or by a masochist who spent far too much time in waiting rooms.

    either that or someone with an incredibly *sick* sense of humor!

    I include those in the category of 'sadist'.

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    oh, is it Australia Constitution Day? Happy Australia Constitution Day!

    It is? Better keep quiet about it everyone will want the day off :lol:

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