MODO | Polygon Bevel:
Shift and Inset Random Value Range
This short video looks at the Random Value Range options for
the Polygon Bevel tool in MODO. The Random Value Range input fields for the Polygon
Bevel tool are often overlooked and misunderstood. Without a clear
understanding of these options, they can wreak havoc on the Polygon Bevel tool
and have been a cause of many artist's frustrations.
This video is a quick introduction to the UV Rectangle command in MODO.
The Rectangle command straightens quadrangle selections of UVs into
rectangular sections and can greatly speed up UVing portions of your mesh.
When working in MODO, many artists prefer to use the
"Make Inactive Same as Active" option which will override all
settings of the Inactive Meshes options panel and all background item
layers will display as active meshes. In this video, I share an alternate display
setup that I use in my workflow.
This video introduces the Set Reference System feature which
is a quick way to switch between local and world space freeing you from resetting
an item's transform values every time you want to edit the mesh at the origin.
There are several ways to model an all-quad internal hex
shape in a subd mesh and I thought I'd use this video to showcase some of the powerful
modeling tools in MODO that make light work of this modeling task.
This video is a
quick introduction to the Sketch Extrude Tool in MODO. The Sketch Extrude tool enables
you to extrude selected polygons by drawing the path of the extrusion in
the viewport. The polygon extrusion follows the movement of the mouse in real-time
as you draw in the viewport making the process extremely fast.
This video is a quick introduction to the Halftone Material
in MODO. The Halftone Material applies a user-defined pattern over the
diffuse color of a material, simulating the look of a low-fidelity image
printed in a newspaper or magazine.
This video take a quick look at Incidence Angle in MODO. Incidence
Angle is the relative angle between the camera and the surface being evaluated and
is often used to simulate the Fresnel effect, velvet surfaces, cel shading, x-ray
effects and more.
MODO | Adding Hard
Surface Detail Using the Polystein Kit
Being able to create and use your own mesh presets with the
Polystein Creator Command, gives you the ability to automatically scale, orient
and stitch any type of pre-built SubD geometry into your mesh including hard
surface presets.
Although the kit ships with an array of presets and
additional free presets are released regularly, creating custom presets truly
unlocks the real power of this toolkit.
This video takes a quick look at using the Polystein Kit to
add Hard Surface detail to your models.
This quick video introduced the Lattice Effector. This powerful
deformation tool creates a cage made up of an array of locators that can be
individually positioned to deform the mesh it's attached to.
This video is a quick introduction to the Place and Align Drop
Action in MODO. Drop Actions use drag-and-drop actions directly in the 3D
viewport to define hierarchies and to preform item level transformations. The Place
and Align drop action positions the mesh item at the intersection of the mouse pointer
and the surface and the surface's normal direction determines its rotation.
Modo provides several functions to aid in the
navigation of the perspective viewport allowing you to navigate in 3D space more
efficiently. This video introduces six navigation tips to increase your
productivity and make working in MODO more enjoyable.
This video takes a quick look at the Tack Tool in MODO,
which enables you to quickly position and orient selected geometry to any active
geometry in the scene.
Polystein Kit | Kevin
Hand HardSurface Rocket Build
Kevin Hand has been posting some cool clips on Twitter
showing his use of the Polystein Kit on his hard surface meshes and below is
one of those examples. These five GIFs walk through the creation of a cool
retro rocket ship using custom Polystein Presets. Check them out!
MODO | Creating Hot
Keys for the Round Level Attribute When Using the Edge Bevel Tool
MODO gives you the
ability to create tool specific hot keys and a common request from users is how
to hot key the Round Level attribute for the Edge Bevel Tool. This video
quickly shows you how to set this up.
This video takes a
quick look at the Visible to Camera option for Environments in MODO, which
toggles whether the selected Environment is visible to the camera when
rendered. This powerful option allows for the environment to contribute to the
lighting of the scene while providing you with the ability to specify alternate
images or textures for the background in an additional environment item.
The Polystein kit works with custom user presets that have been created using the PolyStein Preset Creator tool. This video takes a quick look at the Polystein Preset Creator in the Polystein Kit for MODO.
This video is a quick introduction to Mesh Paint in MODO. Mesh Paint provides a quick way to apply mesh items or mesh instances onto the surface of another mesh item.
The Item List is a powerful
feature for selection, creation, deletion, and re-ordering of items and entire
scene files. It can also create parent
and child hierarchies, set visibility and more. This short video shares
a few handy tips to increase your efficiency while working with the item list
in MODO.
The Pushing Points Profile Bevel tool allows for user
created curves to drive the profile of a bevel operation without the need of
creating and loading a new profile preset.
This tool is free to artists that have purchased the Hatchet
Collection for MODO. If you own this Kit, Profile Bevel is available to you
free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
The Pushing Points Profile Loop Slice tool allows for user
created curves to drive the profile of a loop slice operation without the need
of creating and loading a new profile preset.
This tool is FREE to artists that have purchased the Hatchet
Collection (http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/) for MODO. The Pushing
Points Hatchet Collection is a MODO KIT consisting of over 100 Python scripts
developed to add functionality to MODO and make creating more efficient.
If you own this Kit, Profile Loop Slice is available to you
free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
This video takes a quick look at setting up Fader Controls using
Channel Chimp for MODO and the Touch OSC Editor and App.
Channel Chimp lets you control Modo using external input
devices including: game controllers, touch screen tablets, smartphones, MIDI,
and OSC. In this video, I'll be using the Touch OSC Editor from Hexler to add a
fader control to drive the Round Level of the Edge Bevel tool in MODO.
It's recommended that you view the "How to use OSC to
create custom touchscreen interfaces for controlling channels in MODO"
video that comes with Channel Chimp before attempting to follow along with this
video.
This video takes a quick look at the Material View Mode of
the Shader Tree in MODO. The Material View Mode only displays material tags providing
a simplified workflow in the Shader Tree.
Channel Chimp is an amazing kit that lets you control Modo
using external input devices including: game controllers, touch screen tablets,
smartphones, MIDI, and OSC.
I've been building my own layouts for Touch OSC to use with
Channel Chimp and thought the community might be interested in my latest set of
layouts.
The Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool allows for user created
curves to drive the profile of a tube without the need of creating and loading
a new profile preset.
This tool is FREE to artists that have purchased the Hatchet
Collection (http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/) for MODO. The Pushing
Points Hatchet Collection is a MODO KIT consisting of over 100 Python scripts
developed to add functionality to MODO and make creating more efficient.
If you own this Kit, Profile Tube Tool is available to you
free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
This video walks
through generating a curve cage from polygons in MODO. There are many tools
that take advantage of curves in MODO so be sure to explore the endless amount
of uses this tip can be used for.
MODO | Pushing Points
Polygons to Curve Cage
This video is a quick introduction to the Pushing Points Polygons
to Curve Cage script for MODO.
The Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool allows for user created
curves to drive the profile of a tube without the need of creating and loading
a new profile preset. Version 1.1 introduces 2 options for using the tool and
this video quickly walks through both options.
This tool is FREE to artists that have purchased the Hatchet
Collection (http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/) for MODO. The Pushing Points
Hatchet Collection is a MODO KIT consisting of over 100 Python scripts
developed to add functionality to MODO and make creating more efficient.
If you own this Kit, Profile Tube Tool is available to you
free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
This video is a quick look at recording performances with
Channel Chimp and sending the animation data to MODO. In this video, I'll be
using the character and controller I setup in the Channel Chimp Puppet Control
video.
This video is a quick introduction to Shadow Curves in MODO.
The Shadow function in the Graph Editor creates an alternate version
of a key graph for the currently-selected channel, allowing for non-destructive
editing.
The Shadow Pull command is also demonstrated and can be
found in the Pushing Points Hatchet Collection here: http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/
The Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool allows for user created
curves to drive the profile of a tube without the need of creating and loading
a new profile preset. Version 1.2 introduces 3 options for using the tool and
this video quickly walks through both options.
I've been sharing a new video 5 days a week for teh last few months... there are a whole load of new videos to explore. be sure to check them out on the PF site or You Tube.
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MODO | Polygon Bevel: Shift and Inset Random Value Range
This short video looks at the Random Value Range options for the Polygon Bevel tool in MODO. The Random Value Range input fields for the Polygon Bevel tool are often overlooked and misunderstood. Without a clear understanding of these options, they can wreak havoc on the Polygon Bevel tool and have been a cause of many artist's frustrations.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/8/modo-polygon-bevel-shift-and-inset-random-value-range
MODO | UV Rectangle
This video is a quick introduction to the UV Rectangle command in MODO. The Rectangle command straightens quadrangle selections of UVs into rectangular sections and can greatly speed up UVing portions of your mesh.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/9/modo-uv-rectangle
MODO | Display Customization Tip
When working in MODO, many artists prefer to use the "Make Inactive Same as Active" option which will override all settings of the Inactive Meshes options panel and all background item layers will display as active meshes. In this video, I share an alternate display setup that I use in my workflow.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/10/modo-display-customization-tip
MODO | Set Reference System
This video introduces the Set Reference System feature which is a quick way to switch between local and world space freeing you from resetting an item's transform values every time you want to edit the mesh at the origin.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/10/modo-set-reference-system
MODO | Modeling an All-Quad Internal Hex Shape
There are several ways to model an all-quad internal hex shape in a subd mesh and I thought I'd use this video to showcase some of the powerful modeling tools in MODO that make light work of this modeling task.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/12/modo-modeling-an-all-quad-internal-hex-shape
Rivet Preset for Polystein Kit
Free Rivet MODO preset file designed to work with the Polystein Kit for MODO, but can also be used as a generic preset for all MODO users.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/16/rivet-preset-for-polystein-kit
MODO | Sketch Extrude
This video is a quick introduction to the Sketch Extrude Tool in MODO. The Sketch Extrude tool enables you to extrude selected polygons by drawing the path of the extrusion in the viewport. The polygon extrusion follows the movement of the mouse in real-time as you draw in the viewport making the process extremely fast.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/15/modo-sketch-extrude
MODO | Halftone Material
This video is a quick introduction to the Halftone Material in MODO. The Halftone Material applies a user-defined pattern over the diffuse color of a material, simulating the look of a low-fidelity image printed in a newspaper or magazine.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/15/modo-halftone-material
MODO | Incidence Angle
This video take a quick look at Incidence Angle in MODO. Incidence Angle is the relative angle between the camera and the surface being evaluated and is often used to simulate the Fresnel effect, velvet surfaces, cel shading, x-ray effects and more.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/16/modo-incidence-angle
MODO | Six Selection Tips in 60 Seconds vol.1
Selection plays a major role in the modeling process so use these six methods of selection to increase the speed while modeling in MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/18/modo-six-selection-tips-in-60-seconds-vol1
MODO | Adding Hard Surface Detail Using the Polystein Kit
Being able to create and use your own mesh presets with the Polystein Creator Command, gives you the ability to automatically scale, orient and stitch any type of pre-built SubD geometry into your mesh including hard surface presets.
Although the kit ships with an array of presets and additional free presets are released regularly, creating custom presets truly unlocks the real power of this toolkit.
This video takes a quick look at using the Polystein Kit to add Hard Surface detail to your models.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/22/modo-adding-hard-surface-detail-using-the-polystein-kit
MODO | Lattice Effector
This quick video introduced the Lattice Effector. This powerful deformation tool creates a cage made up of an array of locators that can be individually positioned to deform the mesh it's attached to.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/18/modo-lattice-effector
MODO | Place and Align Drop Action
This video is a quick introduction to the Place and Align Drop Action in MODO. Drop Actions use drag-and-drop actions directly in the 3D viewport to define hierarchies and to preform item level transformations. The Place and Align drop action positions the mesh item at the intersection of the mouse pointer and the surface and the surface's normal direction determines its rotation.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/22/modo-place-and-align-drop-action
MODO | UV Constraint
This video is a quick look at UV Constraint in MODO, which enables you to constrain an item to a specific UV coordinate.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/22/modo-uv-constraint
MODO | Six Viewport Navigation Tips in 60 Seconds
Modo provides several functions to aid in the navigation of the perspective viewport allowing you to navigate in 3D space more efficiently. This video introduces six navigation tips to increase your productivity and make working in MODO more enjoyable.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/23/modo-six-viewport-navigation-tips-in-60-seconds
MODO | Tack Tool
This video takes a quick look at the Tack Tool in MODO, which enables you to quickly position and orient selected geometry to any active geometry in the scene.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/26/jklyxs3qx3oa2428r8fpdbuxek69jq
MODO | Fill Quads
This video takes a quick look at the Fill Quads command in MODO, which attempts to fill any open holes within a mesh with only quad polygons.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/27/modo-fill-quads
Polystein Kit | Kevin Hand HardSurface Rocket Build
Kevin Hand has been posting some cool clips on Twitter showing his use of the Polystein Kit on his hard surface meshes and below is one of those examples. These five GIFs walk through the creation of a cool retro rocket ship using custom Polystein Presets. Check them out!
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/27/polystein-kit-kevin-hand-hardsurface-rocket-build
MODO | Creating Hot Keys for the Round Level Attribute When Using the Edge Bevel Tool
MODO gives you the ability to create tool specific hot keys and a common request from users is how to hot key the Round Level attribute for the Edge Bevel Tool. This video quickly shows you how to set this up.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/27/modo-creating-hot-keys-for-the-round-level-attribute-when-using-the-edge-bevel-tool
MODO | Fresnel Eyes
This video shows a fun tip on creating eyes that always look at the camera using a gradient in MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/28/modo-fresnel-eyes
MODO | Custom Color Scheme
This video takes a quick look at creating custom color schemes in MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/28/modo-custom-color-scheme
More Hard Surface Please
be sure to watch Tors live streams the next few days:
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/2/tor-fricks-5-day-robot-challenge
MODO | Environment: Visible to Camera
This video takes a quick look at the Visible to Camera option for Environments in MODO, which toggles whether the selected Environment is visible to the camera when rendered. This powerful option allows for the environment to contribute to the lighting of the scene while providing you with the ability to specify alternate images or textures for the background in an additional environment item.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/5/28/modo-environment-visible-to-camera
MODO | Installing Kits
This video walks throught the process of installing kits in MODO.
A kit in MODO is a collection of configs, resource images, scripts, plug-ins and content that add a specific set of features to MODO.
Installing kits is a trivial task allowing you to be up and running with your new tools in no time.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/4/modo-installing-kits
MODO | Preset Browser Tips
The Preset Browser is a visual reference to a library of presets in Modo and this video shares several Preset Browser Tips.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/4/modo-preset-browser-tips
MODO | Animating a Buldge in a Tube
This video shows a quick tip for animating a buldge running through a tube in MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/5/modo-animating-a-buldge-in-a-tube
MODO | Polystein Preset Creator
The Polystein kit works with custom user presets that have been created using the PolyStein Preset Creator tool. This video takes a quick look at the Polystein Preset Creator in the Polystein Kit for MODO.http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/8/modo-polystein-preset-creator
MODO | Mesh Paint
This video is a quick introduction to Mesh Paint in MODO. Mesh Paint provides a quick way to apply mesh items or mesh instances onto the surface of another mesh item.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/6/modo-mesh-paint
MODO | Polystein Preset Drop Options
This video takes a quick look at the Drop options when using the Pushing Points Polystein Kit in MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/8/modo-polystein-preset-drop-options
MODO | Item List Tips
The Item List is a powerful feature for selection, creation, deletion, and re-ordering of items and entire scene files. It can also create parent and child hierarchies, set visibility and more. This short video shares a few handy tips to increase your efficiency while working with the item list in MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/7/modo-item-list-tips
MODO | Pushing Points Profile Bevel
The Pushing Points Profile Bevel tool allows for user created curves to drive the profile of a bevel operation without the need of creating and loading a new profile preset.
This tool is free to artists that have purchased the Hatchet Collection for MODO. If you own this Kit, Profile Bevel is available to you free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/9/modo-pushing-points-profile-bevel
MODO | Channel Chimp and Hatchet
This video from Apptastic Software shows how easily you can Speed up your workflow modeling in Modo with Channel Chimp and the Hatchet Collection.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/9/channel-chimp-and-hatchet
MODO | Pushing Points Profile Loop Slice
The Pushing Points Profile Loop Slice tool allows for user created curves to drive the profile of a loop slice operation without the need of creating and loading a new profile preset.
This tool is FREE to artists that have purchased the Hatchet Collection (http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/) for MODO. The Pushing Points Hatchet Collection is a MODO KIT consisting of over 100 Python scripts developed to add functionality to MODO and make creating more efficient.
If you own this Kit, Profile Loop Slice is available to you free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
Note: The Default Shortcut Key is Alt + T
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/11/modo-pushing-points-profile-loop-slice
MODO | Channel Chimp: Touch OSC Fader Controls
This video takes a quick look at setting up Fader Controls using Channel Chimp for MODO and the Touch OSC Editor and App.
Channel Chimp lets you control Modo using external input devices including: game controllers, touch screen tablets, smartphones, MIDI, and OSC. In this video, I'll be using the Touch OSC Editor from Hexler to add a fader control to drive the Round Level of the Edge Bevel tool in MODO.
It's recommended that you view the "How to use OSC to create custom touchscreen interfaces for controlling channels in MODO" video that comes with Channel Chimp before attempting to follow along with this video.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/11/modo-channel-chimp-touch-osc-fader-controls
MODO | Shader Tree Material Mode
This video takes a quick look at the Material View Mode of the Shader Tree in MODO. The Material View Mode only displays material tags providing a simplified workflow in the Shader Tree.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/11/modo-shader-tree-material-mode
MODO | Free Channel Chimp Touch OSC Layout
Channel Chimp is an amazing kit that lets you control Modo using external input devices including: game controllers, touch screen tablets, smartphones, MIDI, and OSC.
I've been building my own layouts for Touch OSC to use with Channel Chimp and thought the community might be interested in my latest set of layouts.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/11/modo-free-channel-chimp-touch-osc-layout
MODO | Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool
The Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool allows for user created curves to drive the profile of a tube without the need of creating and loading a new profile preset.
This tool is FREE to artists that have purchased the Hatchet Collection (http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/) for MODO. The Pushing Points Hatchet Collection is a MODO KIT consisting of over 100 Python scripts developed to add functionality to MODO and make creating more efficient.
If you own this Kit, Profile Tube Tool is available to you free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
Note: The Default Shortcut Key is Alt + K
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/12/modo-pushing-points-profile-tube-tool
MODO | Polygons to Curve Cage
This video walks through generating a curve cage from polygons in MODO. There are many tools that take advantage of curves in MODO so be sure to explore the endless amount of uses this tip can be used for.
MODO | Pushing Points Polygons to Curve Cage
This video is a quick introduction to the Pushing Points Polygons to Curve Cage script for MODO.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/12/modo-polygons-to-curve-cage
MODO | Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool V1.1
The Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool allows for user created curves to drive the profile of a tube without the need of creating and loading a new profile preset. Version 1.1 introduces 2 options for using the tool and this video quickly walks through both options.
This tool is FREE to artists that have purchased the Hatchet Collection (http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/) for MODO. The Pushing Points Hatchet Collection is a MODO KIT consisting of over 100 Python scripts developed to add functionality to MODO and make creating more efficient.
If you own this Kit, Profile Tube Tool is available to you free of charge and can be downloaded from your Gum Road Account.
Note: The Default Shortcut Key is Alt + K
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/13/modo-pushing-points-profile-tube-tool-v11
MODO | Channel Chimp: Puppet Controller Setup
This video takes a quick look at setting up a puppet Controller using Channel Chimp for MODO and the Touch OSC Editor and App.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/13/modo-channel-chimp-puppet-controller-setup
MODO | Channel Chimp: Recording Performances
This video is a quick look at recording performances with Channel Chimp and sending the animation data to MODO. In this video, I'll be using the character and controller I setup in the Channel Chimp Puppet Control video.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/14/modo-channel-chimp-recording-performances
MODO | Onion Skinning
This video is a quick introduction to Onion Skinning in MODO. Onion Skinning enables you to see several frames of your items at once.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/13/modo-onion-skinning
MODO | Shadow Curves
This video is a quick introduction to Shadow Curves in MODO. The Shadow function in the Graph Editor creates an alternate version of a key graph for the currently-selected channel, allowing for non-destructive editing.
The Shadow Pull command is also demonstrated and can be found in the Pushing Points Hatchet Collection here: http://pushingpoints.com/v2/hatchet/
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/15/modo-shadow-curves
MODO | Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool V1.2
The Pushing Points Profile Tube Tool allows for user created curves to drive the profile of a tube without the need of creating and loading a new profile preset. Version 1.2 introduces 3 options for using the tool and this video quickly walks through both options.
http://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2017/6/16/modo-pushing-points-profile-tube-tool-v12
199 Vaughan in 60 Second videos and a Stitch is one!
Watch the full collection here:
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