[MAYA] CREASE+ - Tool for Hard Surface

WaYWO

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Update! It's version 1.0 guys !
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WaYWO

Gigantoad said:

Much better, thanks. The only confusing thing left to me is some overlap with AMTools. I see ShapeShifter is both in C+ and AMTools?

ShapeShifter is rather supported , not implemented in Crease+ , in short, it must be bought for Crease+ to use it

Gigantoad

WaYWO said:

Gigantoad said:

Much better, thanks. The only confusing thing left to me is some overlap with AMTools. I see ShapeShifter is both in C+ and AMTools?

ShapeShifter is rather supported , not implemented in Crease+ , in short, it must be bought for Crease+ to use it

Ah yeah. But ShapeShifter can't be bought alone, it's now part of AMTools right? So if I have AMTools anyway I guess I'm not sure why I need ShapeShifter in Crease+? No biggie of course, just a bit confusing.

WaYWO

Gigantoad said:

WaYWO said:

Gigantoad said:

Much better, thanks. The only confusing thing left to me is some overlap with AMTools. I see ShapeShifter is both in C+ and AMTools?

ShapeShifter is rather supported , not implemented in Crease+ , in short, it must be bought for Crease+ to use it

Ah yeah. But ShapeShifter can't be bought alone, it's now part of AMTools right? So if I have AMTools anyway I guess I'm not sure why I need ShapeShifter in Crease+? No biggie of course, just a bit confusing.

Yep ShapeShifter is part of AMT, Hmm It's there for the persons who have ShapeShifter as It fits the workflow, Crease+ has Its own options (HBevel, Solid Bevel), I personally use a lot of HBevel.

nervouschimp

Thanks @WaYWO

Nice update, and nice save!

Digging the doodles too.

WaYWO

nervouschimp said:

Thanks @WaYWO

Nice update, and nice save!

Digging the doodles too.

Thank you mate ! , hope you have the 10-20-16 built , which is the latest one !

nervouschimp

Yep, 10.20.16 build is what I'm running. I skipped over the periodic table version.

WaYWO

Made this one today, It's so addictive. I mostly used HBevel, precisely on Faces rather then on objects, Quick Smoothing (30), Panel, Mesh Slicer, extrude Tool and Multi-cut Tool, Delete History (avoiding some problems !) ..
the Crease+ dump is waiting for you ! : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kmLwl
Shots of 3696 : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vyqDD

WaYWO

Also Vladislav Kudrya Made awesome environment art featuring Crease+ , breakdown in this Article Sci-Fi Environment Design With Maya/ Marvelous Designer

"I purchased and used ADN Modeler Tools and CreasePlus. Those scripts can do miracles!"

MichaelF

WaYWO, please  make some recordings of your workflow just a sped up thing, it would be really nice to see.

Azurenito

MichaelF said:

WaYWO, please  make some recordings of your workflow just a sped up thing, it would be really nice to see.

Ya that would be nice to see something like a tutorial.

WaYWO

MichaelF said:

WaYWO, please  make some recordings of your workflow just a sped up thing, it would be really nice to see.

Azurenito said:

MichaelF said:

WaYWO, please  make some recordings of your workflow just a sped up thing, it would be really nice to see.

Ya that would be nice to see something like a tutorial.

Working on it guys , I get that it is a new workflow for a large audience

WaYWO

5 minutes doodle

karlor

Not sure whats up, keep getting the same error message (// Error: file: E:/Program Files/Maya2016/scripts/LaunchCreasePlus.mel line 538: Object 'inViewGRP' not found.) when I hit me assigned hot key and i pasted the comment from the online doc, so i don't think its that.    

WaYWO

karlor said:

Not sure whats up, keep getting the same error message (// Error: file: E:/Program Files/Maya2016/scripts/LaunchCreasePlus.mel line 538: Object 'inViewGRP' not found.) when I hit me assigned hot key and i pasted the comment from the online doc, so i don't think its that.    

Make sure the installation is right

Put The 'C+_Icons' folder from the .Rar Archive in Your Maya Script Directory, under |
C:/Users/UserName/Documents/maya/Maya_version/scripts/
Put the .mel file under the same directory.

Here's the Hotkey/ Runtime/ Shelf , Command  :

source "LaunchCreasePlus.mel"; cpCore;

WaYWO

Quick freestyle
Tips of the day :
-Get component of interest quickly , with ' To edge Perimeter ' (CTRL+RMB Marking menu) when Face(s) are selected.
- /!\ Important one : At one point , the object will be so complex, so dense that commands will come slow , The Workaround is to get the part of interest , select Faces and extract them to later merge back in with a low Threshold .

karlor

I did get it set up correctly and the script does work. My main issue is I can't get the Crease window to show up. I do have it set to a hotkey, the script i mean, but no luck with the crease window

jmlinares

Hello, 
A fast test to check deeply the tool. Thanks for your updates and for making this better

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

Hello, 
A fast test to check deeply the tool. Thanks for your updates and for making this better

Nice ! , what was your workflow ?

jmlinares

Hello,
Just 2 things:
-- I do not know if the "usual" behaviour, but sometimes when I apply a boolean operation, some extra edges are added. It so tedious because I have to spend much time trying to correct these issues

-- If I apply Hb  or Sb and then Ctrl+Z, Maya continues crashing, I mean always. It does not happen with the booleans operation, just the bevel operations.
Any idea? Is this normal?
Thanks

jmlinares

Other example with a very simple piece (yellow edges are the ones the script creates in the operation)
I forgot (Maya 2017  Update01 )+Windows7 64 bits)


Thanks for help

Jose

jmlinares

WaYWO said:

jmlinares said:

Hello, 
A fast test to check deeply the tool. Thanks for your updates and for making this better

Nice ! , what was your workflow ?

Hello WayWo, basically: HB locally (face selection) + MultiCut+Maya Bevel in some parts+Smooth 30 angle+Ca+Dh+Panels. 
I have to correct some issues by hand ( I have to connect some points in the holes to make the boolean works properly and even remove the extra geo the tool generates ). I used to render in Keyshot so I have to triangulate the mesh before exporting the obj (because the default geometry generates weird results in Keyshot with normals). 
-- Even its a good idea to increase the Bevel Density above 4 when you use Hb (at least as I have checked)
-- As I said in my previous post I am only concerned about the extra geo I have to correct because sometimes it is a bit frustrated.
Thanks for your time
Cheers

jmlinares

Just checking the same process but different topology


As you can see, extra geo appears in second and third solution.

Jose

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

Other example with a very simple piece (yellow edges are the ones the script creates in the operation)
I forgot (Maya 2017  Update01 )+Windows7 64 bits)


Thanks for help

Jose

These are inevitable , when the Bool operation stumble upon high density area it creates these, Sometimes it will behave correctly even if it's dense, here are some tips :

- Do the whole boolean blockout before dealing with the Beveling part of the workflow , so you have 1st blockout step (boolean), then 2nd step (Beveling), 3th step (Mirroring) ...

- Just delete them (redundant) if you're not that organized (just like me)

WaYWO

karlor said:

I did get it set up correctly and the script does work. My main issue is I can't get the Crease window to show up. I do have it set to a hotkey, the script i mean, but no luck with the crease window

Try to attach the same command to a shelf button , if it doesn't work then You'll provide more details to me by PM

WaYWO

WaYWO said:

jmlinares said:

Other example with a very simple piece (yellow edges are the ones the script creates in the operation)
I forgot (Maya 2017  Update01 )+Windows7 64 bits)


Thanks for help

Jose

These are inevitable , when the Bool operation stumble upon high density area it creates these, Sometimes it will behave correctly even if it's dense, here are some tips :

- Do the whole boolean blockout before dealing with the Beveling part of the workflow , so you have 1st blockout step (boolean), then 2nd step (Beveling), 3th step (Mirroring) ...

- Just delete them (redundant) if you're not that organized (just like me)

@jmlinares  Also , please get The last update ! It's free https://gumroad.com/l/CreasePlus

witos

Hi there, don't know why but after using solid bevel - undo crashes maya 2017(update 1)

WaYWO

witos said:

Hi there, don't know why but after using solid bevel - undo crashes maya 2017(update 1)

The more complex the object is , the heavier gets the process.. For example I had no problems undoing SolidBevel with that one :

Also ! As stated in the documentation Solid Bevel has a down side in Performance compared to HBevel. That's why most of the time I'll use HBevel , because it has the best performances over the other bevelers. Don't forget to save your work tho!

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

As you can see, extra geo appears in second and third solution.

Jose

@jmlinares  please get The last update ! It's free https://gumroad.com/l/CreasePlus

Density matters in Boolean operations, the fact these objects are not similar in density creates extra geo..

jmlinares

witos said:

Hi there, don't know why but after using solid bevel - undo crashes maya 2017(update 1)

The same here with Sb and Hb (does not matter the complexity of the object, I have tried with 2 simples cubes with difference). Something strange. Can i ask your OS witos?

jmlinares

Test inspired on Eugene Sergienko model:


Jose

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

Test inspired on Eugene Sergienko model:


Jose

Absolutely delicious

karlor

Sorry friend just can't get that window to show up. Can i pm you on fb?

witos

jmlinares said:

witos said:

Hi there, don't know why but after using solid bevel - undo crashes maya 2017(update 1)

The same here with Sb and Hb (does not matter the complexity of the object, I have tried with 2 simples cubes with difference). Something strange. Can i ask your OS witos?

Windows 7 x64, yeah same case, dont't know why it is crashes

jmlinares

Instead of undo (Crtl+Z) I am removing the node throught "hypergraph connections" panel  XDD

WaYWO

karlor said:

Sorry friend just can't get that window to show up. Can i pm you on fb?

Of course you can, but I know what may cause the problem though. One person had a similar behavior in the past (beta - phase) , it has something to do with the prefs folder, it  need to be deleted for a fresh start , again , installation is key , so I'm waiting for your screens by PM.

jmlinares

New one and the previous ones with improved setup:



Refereces: Eugene Sergienko // Andrew Averkin
Jose

karlor

Do you need to see anything else?

WaYWO

karlor said:

Do you need to see anything else?

@karlor This is an installation error, please Make sure you follow these steps (from Documentation) :

-Put The 'C+_Icons' folder from the .Rar Archive in Your Maya Script Directory, under  C:/Users/UserName/Documents/maya/Maya_version/scripts/

-Put the .mel file under the same directory.

the correct command

source "LaunchCreasePlus.mel"; cpCore;

 Hope it helps : ) , also make sure you clean the wrongs also

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

New one and the previous ones with improved setup:



Refereces: Eugene Sergienko // Andrew Averkin
Jose

Need to put that in the Dump , man , that's sexy +_+

karlor

Awesome it works! Thanks, also thank you holding my hand through the install. Can't wait to use it.

jmlinares

Hello
Now you have to select one by one the objects to apply the smooth30. Can you add the change to do it with multi selected objects?

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

Hello
Now you have to select one by one the objects to apply the smooth30. Can you add the change to do it with multi selected objects?

Will add that one shortly

jmlinares

Hello, 
Next model (done with Crease+ and QuickPipe). Hope you like

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

Hello, 
Next model (done with Crease+ and QuickPipe). Hope you like

@Fansub look at that Beauty ! , delicious one Jo

nervouschimp

Nice to see hard ops style modeling being done in Maya.

jmlinares

Next model:

WaYWO

jmlinares said:

Next model:

Nice as always

Visum

Pleeease some in depth tutorial how to use your tools

jmlinares

A weekend wip:







Jose

LaurentiuN

Looks nice, add some liquid in there