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by DoF
08 May 2011, 12:03
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: The most envy tools from other software
Replies: 31
Views: 4156

Re: The most envy tools from other software

Could I say full PTEX integration with Mudbox?
by DoF
14 Mar 2011, 18:56
Forum: News
Topic: Softimage 2012 announced
Replies: 72
Views: 16286

Re: Softimage 2012

Vector Displacement Maps * VDMs can represent directional displacements that do not simply follow the polygon normal * Support for render VDMs in mental ray * New Vector Displacement Map shader node Crosswalk FBX * Stereo camera I/O * Importing of Vector Displacement Maps from Mudbox * Port to FBXS...
by DoF
14 Mar 2011, 17:24
Forum: News
Topic: Softimage 2011.5 With LAGOA!!
Replies: 100
Views: 19954

Re: Softimage 2011.5 With LAGOA!!

Btw check out Mudbox 2011 Advantage Pack, better posing, and Ptex support http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/craig/mudbox_2011_subscription_advantage_pack_new_features Bellsey, so if Softimage 2012 has "full interoperability" with Mudbox, does that imply that the former supports PTEX? Can we ...
by DoF
03 Feb 2011, 10:46
Forum: News
Topic: 3delight for Softimage 3.0 beta
Replies: 68
Views: 13791

Re: 3delight for Softimage 3.0

Actually I starting studying rendering, how is compared to mental ray? is It more or less userfriendly? Installed on my dual core laptop running 2011 SAP and was immediately blown away by the speed and quality of a couple of quick hair renders in the render region. Installation could not be easier:...
by DoF
22 Jul 2010, 15:21
Forum: Animation
Topic: Any help for plant growth ?
Replies: 3
Views: 997

Re: Any help for plant growth ?

Yep, those are all excellent.
Also check out Ola Madsen's superb blog chockful of SI tuts, and specifically this one:
http://caffeineabuse.blogspot.com/2008/ ... -vine.html
by DoF
25 Mar 2010, 14:38
Forum: Modeling
Topic: sofa cushions & pillows, any tips for realistic wrinkles?
Replies: 20
Views: 7623

Re: sofa cushions & pillows, any tips for realistic wrinkles?

I have heard maya's ncloth is the best, followed by syflex. xsi-cloth is not so good, don't use it [-x Syflex in Softimage is an order of magnitude faster and more accurate than ncloth in Maya. The problem with Syflex is the lack of detailed documentation. I got started with Syflex in XSI with the ...
by DoF
30 Jun 2009, 18:30
Forum: ICE Compounds
Topic: Wave-Curl Compound by Werner Ziemerink
Replies: 26
Views: 29696

Re: Wave-Curl Compound by Werner Ziemerink

There's a direct Vimeo link to the making of here:
http://vimeo.com/groups/1693/videos/4697942
by DoF
30 Jun 2009, 15:26
Forum: ICE Compounds
Topic: Wave-Curl Compound by Werner Ziemerink
Replies: 26
Views: 29696

Re: Wave-Curl Compound by Werner Ziemerink

If Werner's rig could be refined and controlled in the same way that Florian uses his rig in XSI which he combines with Tessendorf.. Florian's amazing waves rig in XSI here: http://www.florianwitzel.com/com/milk/ [the Rigging the Waves making of on the right] then oceans would become a snap in Softi...