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by Ethangar
13 May 2012, 14:45
Forum: Plugins
Topic: mesh paint
Replies: 97
Views: 52787

Re: mesh paint

Gotta chime in to. This would mean one less thing that I need Modo for. It has a mesh paint that I use all the time to put rivets (mostly) on the skin of planes that I've built. I normally put all of them on a separate layer that can be toggled on and off depending on the shot. Its been a life saver...
by Ethangar
17 Mar 2012, 13:40
Forum: Finished Work
Topic: Silver Lining - Spitfire Mark XVI
Replies: 7
Views: 3936

Re: Silver Lining - Spitfire Mark XVI

Fantastic work! You should be very proud of the work that you did.
by Ethangar
12 Feb 2012, 14:22
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: ILM and Digital Domain VFX breakdown Transformers 3
Replies: 11
Views: 2595

Re: ILM and Digital Domain VFX breakdown Transformers 3

Damn that is some amazing work.
by Ethangar
17 Jan 2012, 02:59
Forum: WIP
Topic: New Spitfire WIP
Replies: 17
Views: 5244

Re: New Spitfire WIP

I like where you're going with it. The canopy off the 109 is a nice touch of detail.
by Ethangar
06 Jan 2012, 23:31
Forum: WIP
Topic: New Spitfire WIP
Replies: 17
Views: 5244

Re: New Spitfire WIP

Thanks for the fantastic offer! The Mark XVI (strangely enough) was a Merlin powered version so the engine cowling is quite different and this one didn't have the clipped wings (although some did). It's a very nice model so I would like to use it somehow in a future project if that's alright. I'll ...
by Ethangar
06 Jan 2012, 01:18
Forum: WIP
Topic: New Spitfire WIP
Replies: 17
Views: 5244

Re: New Spitfire WIP

I have a nice high poly Mk XIV that might be easier to convert into an XVI. Its a clip wing and griffon powered so it has the cowl bumps and 5 bladed prop. http://www.rendersworld.com/download/FinalTest000.jpg http://www.rendersworld.com/download/FinalTest001.jpg http://www.rendersworld.com/download...
by Ethangar
17 Dec 2011, 14:09
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Lightwave 9.6 scenes to Softimage
Replies: 4
Views: 1038

Re: Lightwave 9.6 scenes to Softimage

With you Werner its not likely but.. check for 2 point polys in the models. That will make XSI bail on you every time. fbx through lw10 works much better as noted. I also use Deep Exploration sometimes to export to other formats including .fbx and haven't had much trouble.
by Ethangar
24 Sep 2011, 02:57
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: "Autodesk shifts design apps to the cloud"
Replies: 52
Views: 5787

Re: "Autodesk shifts design apps to the cloud"

This news reminded me of The Cloud™ technology. "Microsoft is using it, Sony is using it, Apple is using it, now you can use it too!" :D I'm sure AD will leave local versions of the software as is and in addition to them will provide cloud ones That isn't the way I read it. They want to p...
by Ethangar
11 Aug 2011, 04:24
Forum: ICE
Topic: PowerExtrude
Replies: 2
Views: 1017

Re: PowerExtrude

Saw enough in the first twenty seconds to warrant a download :)

Thanks.
by Ethangar
17 Jun 2011, 02:33
Forum: News
Topic: 3delight for Softimage 3.0 beta
Replies: 68
Views: 13791

Re: 3delight for Softimage 3.0 beta

YES! .png support!
by Ethangar
10 Jun 2011, 02:46
Forum: Open Discussion
Topic: Apple icloud-> This could become a big thing.
Replies: 8
Views: 1387

Re: Apple icloud-> This could become a big thing.

And the day your internet is out or your modem fails.....
by Ethangar
07 May 2011, 18:19
Forum: Materials & Shaders
Topic: Map Re-use quesiton
Replies: 3
Views: 1257

Re: Map Re-use quesiton

Thanks HB. That was exactly what I was looking for. I only missed the searching XSI Base part :D
by Ethangar
07 May 2011, 17:23
Forum: Materials & Shaders
Topic: Map Re-use quesiton
Replies: 3
Views: 1257

Map Re-use quesiton

Coming from a Lightwave background, I have a load of lightwave models that I would like to bring over to SI. Getting them into SI so far hasn't been a problem and putting the maps that get lost back on hasn't either. Where I'm hitting a head scratcher is with the diffusion maps. Diffuse in SI is whe...
by Ethangar
06 May 2011, 00:36
Forum: News
Topic: Digital Tutors new tutorial: shader, rigging and ICE/Lagoa
Replies: 8
Views: 2333

Re: Digital Tutors new tutorial: shader, rigging and ICE/Lagoa

I despise they're subscription model. I bought thousands of $ worth of dvd's from them over the years and I still go back to them for a refresher now and then. I won't pay for a month just so I can look up a couple settings that I seldom use.
by Ethangar
02 Dec 2010, 04:38
Forum: Finished Work
Topic: Typhoons in Action - Hello from new SI user.
Replies: 5
Views: 2850

Re: Typhoons in Action - Hello from new SI user.

Wow.. That is an impressive amount of aircraft in one scene. And I really wish that I could say that I loved it but there are a few tweeks that could make it so much better. Being an affection ado of all planes WWII its great to see a tiffy render but the formations of some of the planes are WAY to ...
by Ethangar
28 Aug 2010, 18:09
Forum: Rigging & Face Robot
Topic: Mechanical Rigging.
Replies: 2
Views: 1295

Mechanical Rigging.

I've gone though all my DT tuts and everything that I can find online. Organic rigging is easy to find information on and XSI seems to be built for it. But what I've been asked to do is rig up a transformer/battlemech type of robot. And frankly, I don't have a clue where to start. I've done little t...