New announcement from DAZ 3D today about creating Sculpties

Today, DAZ 3D is officially announcing the ability to create Sculpties in Hexagon.

You can read more about it at the DAZ website:

http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/3d_art_resource/interests/-/sculpted_primitives

Wiki Documentation:

http://artzone.daz3d.com/wiki/doku.php/pub/software/hexagon/reference/sculpties

Video Tutorial:

http://artzone.daz3d.com/wiki/doku.php/pub/tutorials/hexagon/hx_sculptedprims

Also viewable at:

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Polygon%20Point/39/38/32/

(Oh, and Hexagon is on sale too!)

Here's part of the press release:

DAZ 3D’s Hexagon 2.5 Delivers Enhanced Toolset for Detailed 3D Content Creation

Powerful 3D Modeling Software Offers New Features for Artist-Friendly Customization; Includes Additional Export Feature for Second Life


Draper, UT — April 30, 2008 — DAZ 3D, a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, today announced the immediate availability of DAZ Hexagon 2.5, the newest version of its popular 3D polygonal and subdivision modeling software. Free for registered Hexagon 2 customers, Hexagon 2.5 adds a sculpted primitive tool allowing users to model and import 3D objects into Second Life, enhanced UV-mapping and freehand brush modeling, and ultra-fast ambient occlusion . Hexagon 2.5 is available for both Macintosh OSX and Windows. To learn more about DAZ 3D and Hexagon 2.5, or to purchase the new version, please visit

http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/3d_art_resource/interests/-/sculpted_primitives.

… Sculpted Primitive Toolset: Special primitive objects created in Hexagon may be exported via Truevision Graphics Adapter (TGA) file format and utilized in Linden Labs’ popular 3D virtual world, Second Life. This sculpted primitives feature assists in the creation of more complex and organic shapes unattainable with Second Life’s current primitive system…

.. Pricing and Availability

The full version of Hexagon 2.5 is available in both Macintosh and Windows formats and is regularly priced at $149, on sale through May for under $75. Current owners of Hexagon 1 can receive an upgrade to Hexagon 2.5 for $49, while Hexagon 2 owners may download a free upgrade from the DAZ 3D website.

Additional information regarding DAZ 3D’s Hexagon 2.5, including a complete feature list, system compatibilities and various video tutorials, can be found by visiting:

http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/3d_art_resource/interests/-/sculpted_primitives


About DAZ 3D™
Founded in 2000, DAZ Productions, Inc, a privately-held company located in Draper, Utah, is a market leader in 3D software and digital content creation. The company's model library is renowned for its high-quality 3D content at the industry's most competitive prices. DAZ 3D also develops powerful software applications that support its content, including Bryce®, a 3D environment and animation package; Carrara™, a complete 3D modeling, animation and rendering solution; DAZ Studio™, a free 3D digital art creation tool; Hexagon™, polygonal modeling software for the creation of 'ready-to-render' 3D models; and Mimic™, a lip-synching application. For more information, visit www.daz3d.com.

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Good news. Always nice to see another sculpty tool, especially an inexpensive one. Very nice to see sculpty tools being integrated into commercial 3D apps.

After spending $500 plus on that useless piece of crap Carrara, I can't imagine ever buying another program from DAZ

Still, it's nice to have even more options for those who want to create sculpties, and it looks pretty easy to use and as mentioned above the price isn't bad at all.


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This looks really promising. Has anyone used this to bake textures and bring them back into SL? I don't mean the sculptmaps, but the painted texture.

Well after doing a little research about it on the wiki and through Daz's own tutorials, I decided to buy Hexagon. I'm looking forward to playing with it

It's even cheaper than stated because I got a 30% coupon just for signing up with Daz. Final price was just over $50. If you are inclined to get Daz content every month, it would be even cheaper - join the platinum club and the price is even less, like $50 before any coupons.

Yes it is cheap enough to buy just for sculpties, yet it is also a very powerful modeler!
There are so many people interested in learning how to create sculpties, what a great way
to get people interested in 3d modeling.

Just throwing this question out there. Are sculpted prims really as new as they seem? Have
they been used before anywhere? Are they being used in other virtual worlds or would they be able to?

IIRC, the technology isn't new but it hasn't been used on this scale.