I'm currently in the process of building a free "sculpty library" of images for use in Prim.Blender.
This of course begs the question:
What "default" sculpty shapes (eg, rounded cube, perfect cube, hemisphere, etc.) would you most like to see implemented?
If not just by me, then by other sculpty toolmakers, and also by Linden Lab in the Library section, if they would.
Feel free to post suggestions.
Bonus points for posting image files for use by free toolmakers.
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Jeffrey Gomez
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07-17-2008 18:26
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Chosen Few
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07-17-2008 19:39
Jeffrey, once again let me take this opportunity to express my admiration for you. You seem never to hesitate to undertake very difficult tasks, always for the benefit of the community. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, you're awesome.
Here are a few things I can think of off the top of my head that people would probably find useful: round-corner versions of all existing hard-edged prims (cube, cylinder, prism, tube, ring) various degrees of taper for all of the above square tube (I can't believe this was never added as a prim) various types of arches ladder hourglass jewels letters, numbers, and punctuation marks I'm sure there are plenty more that I'm not thinking of right now. When I get some time, I'll contribute some map images to the cause. _____________________
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Johan Durant
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07-17-2008 19:47
ladder How do you make a ladder out of a sculptie? _____________________
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Chosen Few
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07-17-2008 20:07
How do you make a ladder out of a sculptie? You have to use one of the programs that does actual vertex position reporting like Blender or Wings, not the surface sampling that the Maya exporter does (I really wish someone would add a vertex reporter option to the Maya one). Basically, you "pinch" the mesh in a few places, to reduce some of the polygons to zero size. At that point, in wireframe, you've essentially got a bunch of sectional pieces, connected by thin strings. Since the strings have no with or depth, they won't be rendered in SL in shaded view. Shape and positoon two of the parts to be the struts, and then shape and position the remaining ones to be the rungs. _____________________
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Wavie Haller
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07-17-2008 20:47
some default shapes for clothing designers would be a big help i think. maybe a shoe shape and a shirt collar.
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Jeffrey Gomez
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07-17-2008 20:59
Good suggestions so far.
 Jeffrey, once again let me take this opportunity to express my admiration for you. You seem never to hesitate to undertake very difficult tasks, always for the benefit of the community. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, you're awesome. In this specific case, there's no need to thank me. I just implement what other people suggest and give to me. This idea was suggested by another (to whom I've linked this thread), and prompted in part by Domino's hemisphere patch. I appreciate the sentiment, though. _____________________
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camilla Yosuke
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some basic shapes
07-17-2008 23:48
Consider these as BSD licenced, ie do what you want, copy, modify, torture, its not my problem if your conpany goes bankrupt :
Hard edge cube : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/cube2.2008718222435.tga Chamfered cube ( beveled in english ? ) http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/chamfered-cube.2008718222521.tga Rounded cube : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/rounded-cube.200871884430.tga Rounded cube 2 : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/rounded-cube2.200871822261.tga Cylinder, good for flat discs : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/disc.200871884513.tga Higher cylinder, hard edges: http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/cylinder.200871884610.tga Higher Cylinder,slightly rounded : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/slightly-rounded-cylinder.200871884650.tga Higher Cylinder, more rounded : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/more-rounded-cylinder.200871884723.tga Rounded tube ( torus type ): http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/rounded-tube.2008718115515.tga Hemisphere : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/hemisphere.200871885319.tga Bowl : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/bowl.20087188548.tga Square tube ( no thickness): ( be careful, cylinder type ): http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/square-tube-cylinder-type.200871892114.tga Square tube with thickness ( torus type ): http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/thick-square-tube-cylinder-type.20087189238.tga A better square tube ( torus type ) : http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/square-tube.2008718105418.tga Oh , noeees !!! http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/ooh-nooees.2008718125533.tga Cuffin http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/cuffin.2008718111622.tga Love ! http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/heart.20087189225.tga |
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Dekka Raymaker
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07-18-2008 03:57
good pillows
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Domino Marama
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07-18-2008 06:33
round-corner versions of all existing hard-edged prims (cube, cylinder, prism, tube, ring) I'm keeping an eye on http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=11708&group_id=9&atid=125 as when this bug is fixed, rounded edges will be a lot easier to add to any Blender sculptie. What "default" sculpty shapes (eg, rounded cube, perfect cube, hemisphere, etc.) would you most like to see implemented? If any of the suggestions would be better implemented via maths rather than an image map I'll look at adding them to my scripts. I've avoided the image map approach as I figure most people will have very different needs for their defaults and would build their own library of starting shapes to import. I think I need to do a demo of adjusting the face distribution by editing the UV map sooner rather than later as that is another useful technique for getting to a starting shape quickly. |
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Al Sonic
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07-18-2008 08:25
Chamfreined cube ( beveled in English ? ) http://www.easy-upload.net/fichiers/chanfreined-cube.20087188439.tga Anyhow, that soulds like a really great collection. How do you make a ladder out of a sculptie? _____________________
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Morgaine Christensen
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07-18-2008 11:19
some default shapes for clothing designers would be a big help i think. maybe a shoe shape and a shirt collar. Oh, yes...here is my wish list...some good wrist cuffs, hats also come to mind..as do some exotic shapes for adornment like flowers. Maybe a couple of chair seats (i.e. top and bottom in one piece). Not experienced enough to make much of a contribution here. |
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Michael Bigwig
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Join date: 5 Dec 2005
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07-18-2008 11:28
I'm currently in the process of building a free "sculpty library" of images for use in Prim.Blender. This of course begs the question: What "default" sculpty shapes (eg, rounded cube, perfect cube, hemisphere, etc.) would you most like to see implemented? If not just by me, then by other sculpty toolmakers, and also by Linden Lab in the Library section, if they would. Feel free to post suggestions. Bonus points for posting image files for use by free toolmakers. I think if you search SLX, you will get an idea of what is useful. There are already a handful of full-perm sculpty packs--have a look at those, and then perhaps you can build off those concepts. * Chamfer boxes of all shapes * Cushions * Dress shapes * Shoes & Boots * Wheels * Stairs * Rocks * Dirt/Earth * Flowers, Plants, Pedals, Trees, Trunks * Chimneys * Animal Shapes * Dishes, Utensils, Glasses/Cups * Saddles for horses * Bras * Hats Those are some great sculpty pack ideas--many of them are already being created. Good luck. _____________________
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Morgaine Christensen
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07-18-2008 11:41
Something else I thought of..varying sculpties for prim water...like bath, river, streams, pools, waterfalls...VARYING FORMS OF WATER....add those to my wish list
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Jeffrey Gomez
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07-18-2008 11:44
I've avoided the image map approach as I figure most people will have very different needs for their defaults and would build their own library of starting shapes to import. Part of what I intend to provide is a directory that users may add or subtract their defaults from. When the tool is loaded, all of these entries are then added to the "Sculpt Type" section. _____________________
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camilla Yosuke
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Join date: 9 Dec 2006
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07-18-2008 13:27
updated with cleaner cubes and a more rounded one
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Jeffrey Gomez
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07-20-2008 21:49
New release is out with camilla's shapes, and a few ideas for new ones.
Thank you to everyone that contributed. The shapes may be browsed here: http://halfpastnull.com/source/prim.blender/PrefMaps/ _____________________
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