I just tried VoidWorld briefly, but simply having it open with the cursor above the viewport makes gpu usage fluctuate between 4 and 96% usage (according to GPU-Z). I noticed that my gpus fans went into overdrive the moment the program opened is why I checked.
Rabbid_Cheeze: This might be one of the issues associated with the Multi-Core rendering / usage problems we had a while back, I'm not sure if IStonia figured a way to fix those issues or not, because I have been away a while just using beta's haven't really messed with the multi-core setting to see if it has been fixed yet.. IStonia or someone in the know want to chime in here?!? For the time being try changing the number of cores setting to 1, btw: what graphics card are you using? I'm using an Gigabyte nVidia GTX-i 550 OC series.. Not saying for sure, but if your using ATI this might have something to do with it as well. Since I have been using the default setting of 2 cores with no noticeable issues..
Hope this helps, but if not, hopefully someone else can chime in here too.. I believe the last I heard he had put multi-core rendering trials on hold while working on features and bugfixes.. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.. If it is an ATI make sure you get the latest drivers and bugfixes ATI usually needs some sort of patches / driver updates to make them work with different games and apps.
Hi all,
Really loving voidworld so far (coming from silo, lightwave, wings etc) and I've been a modeler pro and non-pro for about 12 years.
One thing I always use in every package is flattening subobjects: is there a command to flatten subobjects along a plane (like x,y,z, or a selection normal)?
Summary of changes:
* Object grouping is improved. It is now node based and more flexible. For detail, see Help > Contents > Modeling > Scene Organizing.
* Material is now at scene level. Material can also be grouped for easy organizing.
Thanks!
Rabbid_Cheeze: I have no idea how that happen. Did you use the latest version?
Summary of changes:
* A bug is fixed which occured when duplicating object that has multi meshes which share the same materials.
* Subd creasing is improved. The shape is better when two adjacent edges have different creasing weights.
* Interpolation function is added to edge Crease Subd virsual tool. It generates creasing weights along a selected edge lines base on the creasing weights at both ends of the edge line. For detail, see Help > Contents > Modeling > Edge Section > Crease Subdivision > Interpolation. There is also an quivalent streamline basic tool, Crease_Subdivistion_Interpolate, under edge group.
* Edit > Customize > Tools > Edge Shortcut Tools > Copy Edge Subd Crease Weight/Paste Edge Subd Crease Weight.
Thanks!
I already exported as obj once, but whatever I did since then must have broken something because now I just get this error. I can save to vws just fine.
I'll install the latest (still using feb-09 build) to see if it fixes it.
Also, I work without the toolbars, and now I can't find the snapping options. I'll agree that the options were a bad place for them, but where are they now?
Another bug report: When I toggle the toolbars on (where off when I started up VW), selection highlighting (and selection itself) is offset by roughly the size of the toolbars. Turning them off again fixes it.
Summary of changes:
* End edge subd crease value adjusting functions in Interpolation tool are added both in visual tool and streamline basic tool.
* A new subd edge crease streamline basic tool, Crease_Sudivision_Grow, under Edge Tools group. It allows to create creased edges without having to select edges.
* Subobject region selection tool is improved. Camera base selection will exclude occluded subobjects.
* Global retopo mode is added. For detail, see Help > Contents > Modeling > Scene Organizing > Retopo Reference List. Edit > Options > Retopo Mode Enabled.
Summary of changes:
* Edit > Customize > Tools > Snapping Options > Enable Snapping Toggle Temporary...
* Primitive can be moved, rotated and scaled during its creation.
* Bridge hole ability is added into edge Bridge command. If the edges of two holes with same number edge are selected, they will be bridged.
* Shell tool works in object/mesh/polygon/edge/vertex modes. Geometry > Commond Commands n Tools > Shell. In object mode, select the objects to do the operation. In mesh mode, select the mesh to do the operation. In subobject modes, select some subobjects on the mesh blocks to do the operation.
* View > Attach Main Light To Camera. View > Dettach Main Light Off Camera.
* Geometry > Common Commands n Tools > Flip Polygon Facing/Flip XYZ.
* Edit > Options > Maintain Object Position On Scaling.
* Edit > Preference > General > Hide mesh and bone mode UI.
* Guid Line feature is added. Edge mode > Geometry > Create Guid Lines. Rendering > Show Guid Lines. Geometry > Common Commands n Tools > Guid Lines >.... See Help > Contents > Modeling > Guid Lines.
* Subd crease tool is improved. See Help > Contents > Modeling > Edge Section > Crease Subdivision > Interpolation > On Individual Edges.
Summary of changes:
* Vertex Split, Polygon Split/Duplicate, Vertex Spline Modify tools are sudivision supported.
* Grid settings are more flexible. See Edit > Preference > Grid > ...
* Top menus are reorganized.
* Hitting a number key to finish with segments in edge Bidge tool is available.
* A few bugs fixed.
Summary of changes:
* Group pivot is added. It makes it possible to manipulate a group of objects like a single object. See Help > Contents > Modeling > Scene Organizing.
* Rendering performance is largely improved.
Thanks!
Summary of changes:
* A bug in object pivot operation is fixed.
* Prefernce form no longer locks out app.
* All grid opacity can be adjusted seperately.
* Edit > Preference > General > Allow subobject typ hotkey toggle between previous type, Rtopo Z Offset.
* Guid Line Object type is added. See Help > Contents > Modeling > Guid Lines.
Thanks!
Summary of changes:
* Grid rendering is improved.
* 'Retopo Z Offset' control is moved from 'Refrence' form to 'Scene Explorer' window under 'Retopo Refernence List' tab.
Thanks!
And now rmb isn't recognised on my tablet, whereas it works fine in Maya (and everywhere else). My settings also changed, despite the fact I've used vw all day yesterday and things worked fine. Nothing changed, aside from Windows updates, and turning off the tablet pen shit (and turning it off again after windows update turned them back on. Thanks, Microsoft)
edit: actually turning off the Tabletpc service rather than just turning off all that shit manually fixed the rmb problem.
For an example of which settings changed, my w, e and r tools changed 'turn on manipulator' from 'On Tapped' to 'on activated'. My loop selection also changed, although I don't know in which way, all I know is that my loop selection is messed up (it deselects stuff on the second click)
Summary of changes:
* Subdivision performance improved, 50%.
* Clip planes can be adjusted manually. Edit > Preference > Clip Plane.
* File > Clipboard > Copy/Paste. This can be used to transfer models between other apps.
* Dimension Snap option is added to instance creation.
Thanks!
MightyPea: The bug is fixed. The settings are saved in a file so there should be no way it can be changed by a windows update.
Summary of changes:
* A bug in Retopo tool is fixed, which occured in extrusion dividing.
* Object naming in import/export is improved to for better work flow.
Thanks!
Summary of changes:
* A bug in vertex welding is fixed.
* A new uv editing option, Options > Synchronize UV Selection and Polygon Selection.
* A few buttons in material editor are replaced by a context menu.
* Material can be dragged into scene to assign to object.
Thanks!
Summary of changes:
* A bug in edge subd creasing is fixed. It occured if the creasing edges run through a vertex which connects to more than 4 edges.
Thanks!
This is an old feature request, so sorry if there's a technical reason it can't be implemented:
Can the bridge-tool highlight edges it can connect to? Same thing with Vertex welding and any other tools where this makes sense, it would be lovely. I think the workflow of just holding down the brdige hotkey and dragging over another edge is fantastic, and this would make it even more comfortable.
This is an old feature request, so sorry if there's a technical reason it can't be implemented:
Can the bridge-tool highlight edges it can connect to? Same thing with Vertex welding and any other tools where this makes sense, it would be lovely. I think the workflow of just holding down the brdige hotkey and dragging over another edge is fantastic, and this would make it even more comfortable.
+1 sounds usefull for doing bridge or merge operations while in wireframe mode.
Summary of changes:
* Better performance in path paint selection.
* Highlight indications for Edge/Hole-Bridging and Vertex-Welding tools are implemented. The color can be customized in Preference form. MightyPea, hopefully this is what you asked for.
Thanks!
Perfect! Could you also make them perhaps 1px thicker?
Another idea I had was to introduce some visual feedback to manipulator-less operations such as Axis_move. One idea is to indicate on the mini-axis in the top right of the viewport which axis or plane things are being moved/scaled/rotated on?
edit: small inconsistency I found: In the bridge tool, with single bridge I can click on the first edge, drag over to the second one and let go. With multi, I need to click twice. I like that both options are available in single, but do miss the dragging method in multi.
Also, Voidworld is awesome!
Been doing an onsite freelance job where I was supposed to use a particularly buggy Maya install, but instead just modeled everything in Voidworld.
As for the multi-edge-bridging tool, I think you can just use one click. 1. hotkey. 2. MMB click the first edge. 3. Move cursor over the second edge then let go hotkey. It works for me.
Oh, I see! I thought Multi Bridge used your selection, but it seemingly just loop grows the edge you hovered? That works, thanks
I don't know if you've seen this, but if possible I'd like to get something similar in VW: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99132
I know there are no modifiers in VW, but is there any possibility for non-destructive modeling tools? You would use edge weights to define the Chamfer thickness.
I like working with edge creasing, but would prefer chamfers over sub-d smoothing. This leaves me with a cleaner (less dense/cpu-intensive) mesh, with the same visual result! This makes exporting and baking a lot more pleasant.
This Quad Chamfer modifier has the advantage that you're softening edges, without adding a lot of loops on the rest of a mesh. It certainly has other advantages too, but that's the part of it that I'm most interested in.
Also, is there currently a way to set the chamfer segments without going into the options? Perhaps using the scrollwheel?
To clarify how that would work (and it would work well for me since I don't use the scrollwheel to zoom):
-select/highlight edge
-press-and-hold f
-drag mouse to determine chamfer width
-scroll up to increase segments
It would also be nice if Rounded Bevels were displayed as such while using the tool, but perhaps this is not possible?
Lastly, perhaps always open a tool's options in the side-panel while using it and allow the user to adjust its settings afterwards (before you do anything else)? This would allow me to do the bevel as described above (using streamline tools) and decided immediately afterwards that I'd like the bevel to be flat rather than rounded.
I'm not asking for a complete history as in Maya, but just on the last tool.
Ofcourse, I realise this might not be possible in VW, so just let me know.
edit: I'm trying to set my tools up so they activate the tool with options 'on tapped', so I can tap once to activate the tool with options, and just hold-and-drag to quickly perform it. So far though, I'm having no luck. I'm trying it with Chamfer in Edge mode, any idea why this isn't working? I'll download the latest version at work as well, to check if it's not just a bug.
edit2:
I realise I'm asking for a lot already, buuut:
Could delete be added to the Streamline Tools? This way I could have delete on tapped, but when held down I could Merge verts/Collapse edges&faces or whatever else is thematically related.
MightyPea tap a number key before completing the chamfer.
also ya the last tool thing would, be nice, blender does it this way as well, you can edit the last too paramaters after use, as long as you dont do any other operations.
Q: I know there are no modifiers in VW, but is there any possibility for non-destructive modeling tools?
A: No. Sorry.
Q: It would also be nice if Rounded Bevels were displayed as such while using the tool, but perhaps this is not possible?
A: It is possible. I will try that at some later stage.
Q: is there currently a way to set the chamfer segments without going into the options? Perhaps using the scrollwheel?
A: Hit a Number key.
Q: Lastly, perhaps always open a tool's options in the side-panel while using it and allow the user to adjust its settings afterwards (before you do anything else)? This would allow me to do the bevel as described above (using streamline tools) and decided immediately afterwards that I'd like the bevel to be flat rather than rounded.
A: Try this.
1. Press down 'F' key.
2. Press down LMB to activate the chamfer tool.
3. Hit 'Home' key to bring up the chamger tool's param panel. You may release 'F' key if you find it's too difficult to reach 'Home' key.
4. Press down 'F' key again to keep the tool alive as you are going to release LMB.
5. Release LMB.
6. Use mouse to move the tool's panel to let the programe know that you want to keep it open on the tool activated next time.
7. Release 'F' key to exit the tool.
Now do this.
1. Select some edges.
2. Press down 'F' key.
3. Press down LMB to activate the chamfer tool. The tool's panel should appear.
4. Drag LMB to do some chamfering.
5. RMB to cancel the chamfering.
6. Release LMB.
7. Now you can make input changes in the tool's panel and then LMB to do the chamfering.
For more information see, Help > StreamLine Tools > How To Use StreamLine Tools?
Q: I'm trying to set my tools up so they activate the tool with options 'on tapped', so I can tap once to activate the tool with options, and just hold-and-drag to quickly perform it. So far though, I'm having no luck. I'm trying it with Chamfer in Edge mode, any idea why this isn't working? I'll download the latest version at work as well, to check if it's not just a bug.
A: You have activated a visual tool. A visual tool does not behave like a streamline tool.
Q: Could delete be added to the Streamline Tools? This way I could have delete on tapped, but when held down I could Merge verts/Collapse edges&faces or whatever else is thematically related.
A: Not sure your intention. But 'Delete' is just a command tool so you should be able to set it to the 'On Tapped' event of any streamline tool.
-It's a streamline tool, though. And I want it to continue to function as it does, but when I tap it I want the visual tool. Is that possible?
-Also, pressing a number during chamferring exits the tool. I'd like to preview it dynamically as well.
edit: I wasn't very clear, so here's a screenshot of the settings:
-And Collapse only works on my selection, not a highlighted component. Also, is there really no collapse for faces? I tried just using edge collapse, but that didn't work. It seems to me that would be really useful?
-I also noticed that there's only a loop/ring collapse (which is awesome!), but I'm still missing something that really just collapses everything to one point.
Sorry that I'm asking all this at once, but I'm just really getting into the customisation of vw!
-edit: now that I'm making requests anyway, how about adding extra loops to the loopcut? So that when I press 3 I get three parallel cuts? In the case of 3 cuts the two extra ones would be on either side of the one you'd get with loopcut as it is now.
-Gaploop select doesn't allow you to drag (like bridge, for instance), if I'm not mistaken. You need to actually click, can this be changed?
The same thing is true for Vertex Snap.
-Streamline tool for vertex Loop/Gap-select?
-Select similar
-Inset/Outset tool that does both, depending on which direction the user drags in? I'd find this very useful. I thought the Bevel/Inset/Outset tool would do this, but it just seems to Inset. One that does both at the same time would be great as well.
vw has 2 ways of doing this depending on if you starting with only half the mesh, or with a whole mesh.
if you only got half the mesh.
geometry> symmetry cut.
in the case of a full mesh, you can center select a edge and go geometry, select calculate geometry topologically.
i actually made my own streamline tool for these tools that, has calculate geometry topologically on lmb and mmb and rmb are the 2 symmetry cuts, than i use the scroll wheel for scrolling thorough the symmtery axis used my the symmetry cut tools.
nither one of these is exactly what you want, but you can still accompilsh similar things with them, and that wings feature would be a cool one too.
Setings are still just changing randomly (at home and at work). There are a lot of junk (empty) streamline tools, and the ones I'd set up are gone. I've tried re-importing the settings I exported, but no change.
-It's a streamline tool, though. And I want it to continue to function as it does, but when I tap it I want the visual tool. Is that possible?
-Also, pressing a number during chamferring exits the tool. I'd like to preview it dynamically as well.
edit: I wasn't very clear, so here's a screenshot of the settings: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_Chamfertapped.png
A: Once the visual tool is activated, the streamline tool is gone and you can't cheat the visual tool as a streamline tool. Anyway, the chamfer tool is improved.
A: Don't know what's the problem you tried to state here.
-And Collapse only works on my selection, not a highlighted component. Also, is there really no collapse for faces? I tried just using edge collapse, but that didn't work. It seems to me that would be really useful?
-I also noticed that there's only a loop/ring collapse (which is awesome!), but I'm still missing something that really just collapses everything to one point.
-edit: now that I'm making requests anyway, how about adding extra loops to the loopcut? So that when I press 3 I get three parallel cuts? In the case of 3 cuts the two extra ones would be on either side of the one you'd get with loopcut as it is now.
-Gaploop select doesn't allow you to drag (like bridge, for instance), if I'm not mistaken. You need to actually click, can this be changed?
The same thing is true for Vertex Snap.
-Streamline tool for vertex Loop/Gap-select?
-Select similar
-Inset/Outset tool that does both, depending on which direction the user drags in? I'd find this very useful. I thought the Bevel/Inset/Outset tool would do this, but it just seems to Inset. One that does both at the same time would be great as well.
Summary of changes:
* --To select all vertices in a loop, click one vertex then LMB double click the adjacent vertex. --To select a range of vertices in a loop, click the first vertex then LMB double click the last vertex. --To select gap vertices in a loop, click one vertex then MMB double click the next vertex in the gap.
* Two new streamline basic tools. Vertex_RangeLoop_Select, Vertex_GapLoop_Select.
* Edge chamfer tool is improved. Scroll WMB or hit a number key to change segments during the operation.
* Vertex Mode > Geometry > Collapse is replaced by Geometry > Common Commands n Tools > Collaps. It works on vertex/edge/polygon modes.
* Loop edges can be cut out without activating any basic stream line loop-cut tools. Activate a streamline tool which contains any basic stream line loop-cut tools, move cursor over an edge then hit a number key.
* Polygon Inset tool is improved. Initial drag direction will determine Inset/Outset style.
* View > Object Shading > Hide Edge/Vertex On Viewport Navigating.
* Selection > Select Similar. The threshold value can be adjusted in Preference.
Realtime feedback on number of cuts is much nicer, thanks. Could this be added to loopcut as well? Unless it's because of my settings, but for me it still exits the tool when I press a number key.
Inset/Outset is great. Loving it. Could we also get one which does both? It'd be useful for creating supporting loops on both sides.
Hiding vert/edge: perfect!
Anyway, I'll try to clarify my other points:
-On the chamfer tool, I want tapping f to go to the chamfer visual tool. By default it's set up to do so with the re-direct function, but is there no way to do this with 'on tapped'? This way, it would go to the streamline tool when you hold F and do something, but if just tap f (press and release quickly without moving the mouse) I'd like to get the visual tool.
Is this just not how the system works? I think it could be a useful way to get more out of just a few shortcuts, in the same way in which pressing c with an edge-selection connects those edges, but holding c down still allows acces to the streamline tools!
And Collapse only works on my selection, not a highlighted component.
Some other consistency issues I noticed:
Gaploop for vertices is now done with double-clicking mmb, but this does not work for faces or edges (makes sense as it ring-selects)
Chamfer uses the WMB for adding loops, but this doesn't work in Loopcut.
After loopcut, the newly created loop is not selected.
edit: I was expecting a different result from the outset tool in this case, what do you guys think? When there's no outside mesh it's great that it extends, but here I'd just expect it to follow the contour of the existing geometry. https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/vw_Outset.png
-it seems the Tweak_move_pointpickthrough and Tweak_move_pickthrough tools no longer work with WMB for scaling their influence?
Ah, there's a Collapse for all subobjects, I must have missed that. Also, the Tweak_Move tools seem to be working fine, not sure what I was doing wrong before.
One thing I keep running into is having to toggle the Polygon Grouping Options. What do you guys think, should we have seperate tools for 'By Polygon Selection' and 'By Individual Polygon'? Or just expand upon the concept of pressing other buttons while doing an action (WMB or number keys for number of loopcuts/chamfers)? Perhaps have space-bar toggle between the settings, because it's always available under your thumb?
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Hope this helps, but if not, hopefully someone else can chime in here too.. I believe the last I heard he had put multi-core rendering trials on hold while working on features and bugfixes.. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.. If it is an ATI make sure you get the latest drivers and bugfixes ATI usually needs some sort of patches / driver updates to make them work with different games and apps.
Ciao'
StOrM3
Really loving voidworld so far (coming from silo, lightwave, wings etc) and I've been a modeler pro and non-pro for about 12 years.
One thing I always use in every package is flattening subobjects: is there a command to flatten subobjects along a plane (like x,y,z, or a selection normal)?
And how do I flip the normals of faces?
Cheers,
DR
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Mar-21-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Object grouping is improved. It is now node based and more flexible. For detail, see Help > Contents > Modeling > Scene Organizing.
* Material is now at scene level. Material can also be grouped for easy organizing.
Thanks!
Rabbid_Cheeze: I have no idea how that happen. Did you use the latest version?
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Mar-21A-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug is fixed which occured when assigning material While there are instances in the scene.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Mar-23-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug is fixed which occured when duplicating object that has multi meshes which share the same materials.
* Subd creasing is improved. The shape is better when two adjacent edges have different creasing weights.
* Interpolation function is added to edge Crease Subd virsual tool. It generates creasing weights along a selected edge lines base on the creasing weights at both ends of the edge line. For detail, see Help > Contents > Modeling > Edge Section > Crease Subdivision > Interpolation. There is also an quivalent streamline basic tool, Crease_Subdivistion_Interpolate, under edge group.
* Edit > Customize > Tools > Edge Shortcut Tools > Copy Edge Subd Crease Weight/Paste Edge Subd Crease Weight.
Thanks!
I got an error, and was hoping you coulod figure it out:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/vw_cantexport.png
I already exported as obj once, but whatever I did since then must have broken something because now I just get this error. I can save to vws just fine.
I'll install the latest (still using feb-09 build) to see if it fixes it.
Also, I work without the toolbars, and now I can't find the snapping options. I'll agree that the options were a bad place for them, but where are they now?
I can't help with that problem. It is from a third party software. Normally if you resize a docking panel it will be fixed.
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-02-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* End edge subd crease value adjusting functions in Interpolation tool are added both in visual tool and streamline basic tool.
* A new subd edge crease streamline basic tool, Crease_Sudivision_Grow, under Edge Tools group. It allows to create creased edges without having to select edges.
* Subobject region selection tool is improved. Camera base selection will exclude occluded subobjects.
* Global retopo mode is added. For detail, see Help > Contents > Modeling > Scene Organizing > Retopo Reference List. Edit > Options > Retopo Mode Enabled.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-11-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Edit > Customize > Tools > Snapping Options > Enable Snapping Toggle Temporary...
* Primitive can be moved, rotated and scaled during its creation.
* Bridge hole ability is added into edge Bridge command. If the edges of two holes with same number edge are selected, they will be bridged.
* Shell tool works in object/mesh/polygon/edge/vertex modes. Geometry > Commond Commands n Tools > Shell. In object mode, select the objects to do the operation. In mesh mode, select the mesh to do the operation. In subobject modes, select some subobjects on the mesh blocks to do the operation.
* View > Attach Main Light To Camera. View > Dettach Main Light Off Camera.
* Geometry > Common Commands n Tools > Flip Polygon Facing/Flip XYZ.
* Edit > Options > Maintain Object Position On Scaling.
* Edit > Preference > General > Hide mesh and bone mode UI.
* Guid Line feature is added. Edge mode > Geometry > Create Guid Lines. Rendering > Show Guid Lines. Geometry > Common Commands n Tools > Guid Lines >.... See Help > Contents > Modeling > Guid Lines.
* Subd crease tool is improved. See Help > Contents > Modeling > Edge Section > Crease Subdivision > Interpolation > On Individual Edges.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-14-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Vertex Split, Polygon Split/Duplicate, Vertex Spline Modify tools are sudivision supported.
* Grid settings are more flexible. See Edit > Preference > Grid > ...
* Top menus are reorganized.
* Hitting a number key to finish with segments in edge Bidge tool is available.
* A few bugs fixed.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-18-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Group pivot is added. It makes it possible to manipulate a group of objects like a single object. See Help > Contents > Modeling > Scene Organizing.
* Rendering performance is largely improved.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-23-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug in object pivot operation is fixed.
* Prefernce form no longer locks out app.
* All grid opacity can be adjusted seperately.
* Edit > Preference > General > Allow subobject typ hotkey toggle between previous type, Rtopo Z Offset.
* Guid Line Object type is added. See Help > Contents > Modeling > Guid Lines.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-24-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug in obj expot is fixed.
* Some minor reorganizing in top menus.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Apr-25-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Grid rendering is improved.
* 'Retopo Z Offset' control is moved from 'Refrence' form to 'Scene Explorer' window under 'Retopo Refernence List' tab.
Thanks!
Quack, many thanks!
edit: actually turning off the Tabletpc service rather than just turning off all that shit manually fixed the rmb problem.
For an example of which settings changed, my w, e and r tools changed 'turn on manipulator' from 'On Tapped' to 'on activated'. My loop selection also changed, although I don't know in which way, all I know is that my loop selection is messed up (it deselects stuff on the second click)
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-15-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Subdivision performance improved, 50%.
* Clip planes can be adjusted manually. Edit > Preference > Clip Plane.
* File > Clipboard > Copy/Paste. This can be used to transfer models between other apps.
* Dimension Snap option is added to instance creation.
Thanks!
MightyPea: The bug is fixed. The settings are saved in a file so there should be no way it can be changed by a windows update.
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-16-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug in Retopo tool is fixed, which occured in extrusion dividing.
* Object naming in import/export is improved to for better work flow.
Thanks!
Daniel : Please check this, http://voidworld.cmcproductions.co.uk/index.php/topic,95.0.html
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-17-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug in Subdivision Collapsing is fixed. In previous two versions, the mesh disappeared after this operation.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-18-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A few bugs in polygon/edge loop selection are fixed. It occured in open edges.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-19-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A symmetry related bug in polygon extrusion operation is fixed.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-22-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug in vertex welding is fixed.
* A new uv editing option, Options > Synchronize UV Selection and Polygon Selection.
* A few buttons in material editor are replaced by a context menu.
* Material can be dragged into scene to assign to object.
Thanks!
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-26-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* A bug in edge subd creasing is fixed. It occured if the creasing edges run through a vertex which connects to more than 4 edges.
Thanks!
Can the bridge-tool highlight edges it can connect to? Same thing with Vertex welding and any other tools where this makes sense, it would be lovely. I think the workflow of just holding down the brdige hotkey and dragging over another edge is fantastic, and this would make it even more comfortable.
+1 sounds usefull for doing bridge or merge operations while in wireframe mode.
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-May-30-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* Better performance in path paint selection.
* Highlight indications for Edge/Hole-Bridging and Vertex-Welding tools are implemented. The color can be customized in Preference form. MightyPea, hopefully this is what you asked for.
Thanks!
Another idea I had was to introduce some visual feedback to manipulator-less operations such as Axis_move. One idea is to indicate on the mini-axis in the top right of the viewport which axis or plane things are being moved/scaled/rotated on?
edit: small inconsistency I found: In the bridge tool, with single bridge I can click on the first edge, drag over to the second one and let go. With multi, I need to click twice. I like that both options are available in single, but do miss the dragging method in multi.
Also, Voidworld is awesome!
Been doing an onsite freelance job where I was supposed to use a particularly buggy Maya install, but instead just modeled everything in Voidworld.
As for the multi-edge-bridging tool, I think you can just use one click. 1. hotkey. 2. MMB click the first edge. 3. Move cursor over the second edge then let go hotkey. It works for me.
I don't know if you've seen this, but if possible I'd like to get something similar in VW: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99132
I know there are no modifiers in VW, but is there any possibility for non-destructive modeling tools? You would use edge weights to define the Chamfer thickness.
I like working with edge creasing, but would prefer chamfers over sub-d smoothing. This leaves me with a cleaner (less dense/cpu-intensive) mesh, with the same visual result! This makes exporting and baking a lot more pleasant.
This Quad Chamfer modifier has the advantage that you're softening edges, without adding a lot of loops on the rest of a mesh. It certainly has other advantages too, but that's the part of it that I'm most interested in.
Also, is there currently a way to set the chamfer segments without going into the options? Perhaps using the scrollwheel?
To clarify how that would work (and it would work well for me since I don't use the scrollwheel to zoom):
-select/highlight edge
-press-and-hold f
-drag mouse to determine chamfer width
-scroll up to increase segments
It would also be nice if Rounded Bevels were displayed as such while using the tool, but perhaps this is not possible?
Lastly, perhaps always open a tool's options in the side-panel while using it and allow the user to adjust its settings afterwards (before you do anything else)? This would allow me to do the bevel as described above (using streamline tools) and decided immediately afterwards that I'd like the bevel to be flat rather than rounded.
I'm not asking for a complete history as in Maya, but just on the last tool.
Ofcourse, I realise this might not be possible in VW, so just let me know.
edit: I'm trying to set my tools up so they activate the tool with options 'on tapped', so I can tap once to activate the tool with options, and just hold-and-drag to quickly perform it. So far though, I'm having no luck. I'm trying it with Chamfer in Edge mode, any idea why this isn't working? I'll download the latest version at work as well, to check if it's not just a bug.
edit2:
I realise I'm asking for a lot already, buuut:
Could delete be added to the Streamline Tools? This way I could have delete on tapped, but when held down I could Merge verts/Collapse edges&faces or whatever else is thematically related.
also ya the last tool thing would, be nice, blender does it this way as well, you can edit the last too paramaters after use, as long as you dont do any other operations.
A: No. Sorry.
Q: It would also be nice if Rounded Bevels were displayed as such while using the tool, but perhaps this is not possible?
A: It is possible. I will try that at some later stage.
Q: is there currently a way to set the chamfer segments without going into the options? Perhaps using the scrollwheel?
A: Hit a Number key.
Q: Lastly, perhaps always open a tool's options in the side-panel while using it and allow the user to adjust its settings afterwards (before you do anything else)? This would allow me to do the bevel as described above (using streamline tools) and decided immediately afterwards that I'd like the bevel to be flat rather than rounded.
A: Try this.
1. Press down 'F' key.
2. Press down LMB to activate the chamfer tool.
3. Hit 'Home' key to bring up the chamger tool's param panel. You may release 'F' key if you find it's too difficult to reach 'Home' key.
4. Press down 'F' key again to keep the tool alive as you are going to release LMB.
5. Release LMB.
6. Use mouse to move the tool's panel to let the programe know that you want to keep it open on the tool activated next time.
7. Release 'F' key to exit the tool.
Now do this.
1. Select some edges.
2. Press down 'F' key.
3. Press down LMB to activate the chamfer tool. The tool's panel should appear.
4. Drag LMB to do some chamfering.
5. RMB to cancel the chamfering.
6. Release LMB.
7. Now you can make input changes in the tool's panel and then LMB to do the chamfering.
For more information see, Help > StreamLine Tools > How To Use StreamLine Tools?
Q: I'm trying to set my tools up so they activate the tool with options 'on tapped', so I can tap once to activate the tool with options, and just hold-and-drag to quickly perform it. So far though, I'm having no luck. I'm trying it with Chamfer in Edge mode, any idea why this isn't working? I'll download the latest version at work as well, to check if it's not just a bug.
A: You have activated a visual tool. A visual tool does not behave like a streamline tool.
Q: Could delete be added to the Streamline Tools? This way I could have delete on tapped, but when held down I could Merge verts/Collapse edges&faces or whatever else is thematically related.
A: Not sure your intention. But 'Delete' is just a command tool so you should be able to set it to the 'On Tapped' event of any streamline tool.
-Also, pressing a number during chamferring exits the tool. I'd like to preview it dynamically as well.
edit: I wasn't very clear, so here's a screenshot of the settings:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_Chamfertapped.png
-Edit: another thing I ran into, and this may be because I don't understand the system fully (let me know!), but I've set this up:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_Collapse_highlight.png
-And Collapse only works on my selection, not a highlighted component. Also, is there really no collapse for faces? I tried just using edge collapse, but that didn't work. It seems to me that would be really useful?
-I also noticed that there's only a loop/ring collapse (which is awesome!), but I'm still missing something that really just collapses everything to one point.
Sorry that I'm asking all this at once, but I'm just really getting into the customisation of vw!
-edit: now that I'm making requests anyway, how about adding extra loops to the loopcut? So that when I press 3 I get three parallel cuts? In the case of 3 cuts the two extra ones would be on either side of the one you'd get with loopcut as it is now.
-Gaploop select doesn't allow you to drag (like bridge, for instance), if I'm not mistaken. You need to actually click, can this be changed?
The same thing is true for Vertex Snap.
-Streamline tool for vertex Loop/Gap-select?
-Select similar
-Inset/Outset tool that does both, depending on which direction the user drags in? I'd find this very useful. I thought the Bevel/Inset/Outset tool would do this, but it just seems to Inset. One that does both at the same time would be great as well.
-The streamline tools I set up for move/rotate/scale don't work for bones:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_BonesStreamline.png
-Object Shading option: Hide wireframe (and verts) on viewport translation (rotation/zooming/panning).
-Turn off verts in Shaded.
wings has a thing called virtual mirror, you select a face and it mirrors the object at that face,
but it also mirrors all the changes you make while its active ( you can work on either side)
whats the VW equivalent of this?
if you only got half the mesh.
geometry> symmetry cut.
in the case of a full mesh, you can center select a edge and go geometry, select calculate geometry topologically.
i actually made my own streamline tool for these tools that, has calculate geometry topologically on lmb and mmb and rmb are the 2 symmetry cuts, than i use the scroll wheel for scrolling thorough the symmtery axis used my the symmetry cut tools.
nither one of these is exactly what you want, but you can still accompilsh similar things with them, and that wings feature would be a cool one too.
I had seen the symmetry thing and figured that was what I wanted. Ill play around with this weekend
-Also, pressing a number during chamferring exits the tool. I'd like to preview it dynamically as well.
edit: I wasn't very clear, so here's a screenshot of the settings:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_Chamfertapped.png
A: Once the visual tool is activated, the streamline tool is gone and you can't cheat the visual tool as a streamline tool. Anyway, the chamfer tool is improved.
-Edit: another thing I ran into, and this may be because I don't understand the system fully (let me know!), but I've set this up:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_Co..._highlight.png
A: Don't know what's the problem you tried to state here.
-And Collapse only works on my selection, not a highlighted component. Also, is there really no collapse for faces? I tried just using edge collapse, but that didn't work. It seems to me that would be really useful?
-I also noticed that there's only a loop/ring collapse (which is awesome!), but I'm still missing something that really just collapses everything to one point.
-edit: now that I'm making requests anyway, how about adding extra loops to the loopcut? So that when I press 3 I get three parallel cuts? In the case of 3 cuts the two extra ones would be on either side of the one you'd get with loopcut as it is now.
-Gaploop select doesn't allow you to drag (like bridge, for instance), if I'm not mistaken. You need to actually click, can this be changed?
The same thing is true for Vertex Snap.
-Streamline tool for vertex Loop/Gap-select?
-Select similar
-Inset/Outset tool that does both, depending on which direction the user drags in? I'd find this very useful. I thought the Bevel/Inset/Outset tool would do this, but it just seems to Inset. One that does both at the same time would be great as well.
A: Done.
-The streamline tools I set up for move/rotate/scale don't work for bones:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_BonesStreamline.png
A: Fixed.
-Object Shading option: Hide wireframe (and verts) on viewport translation (rotation/zooming/panning).
-Turn off verts in Shaded.
A: Done
http://www.digitalfossils.com/Download/VoidWorld-Jun-07-12.rar
Summary of changes:
* --To select all vertices in a loop, click one vertex then LMB double click the adjacent vertex. --To select a range of vertices in a loop, click the first vertex then LMB double click the last vertex. --To select gap vertices in a loop, click one vertex then MMB double click the next vertex in the gap.
* Two new streamline basic tools. Vertex_RangeLoop_Select, Vertex_GapLoop_Select.
* Edge chamfer tool is improved. Scroll WMB or hit a number key to change segments during the operation.
* Vertex Mode > Geometry > Collapse is replaced by Geometry > Common Commands n Tools > Collaps. It works on vertex/edge/polygon modes.
* Loop edges can be cut out without activating any basic stream line loop-cut tools. Activate a streamline tool which contains any basic stream line loop-cut tools, move cursor over an edge then hit a number key.
* Polygon Inset tool is improved. Initial drag direction will determine Inset/Outset style.
* View > Object Shading > Hide Edge/Vertex On Viewport Navigating.
* Selection > Select Similar. The threshold value can be adjusted in Preference.
Thanks!
Realtime feedback on number of cuts is much nicer, thanks. Could this be added to loopcut as well? Unless it's because of my settings, but for me it still exits the tool when I press a number key.
Inset/Outset is great. Loving it. Could we also get one which does both? It'd be useful for creating supporting loops on both sides.
Hiding vert/edge: perfect!
Anyway, I'll try to clarify my other points:
-On the chamfer tool, I want tapping f to go to the chamfer visual tool. By default it's set up to do so with the re-direct function, but is there no way to do this with 'on tapped'? This way, it would go to the streamline tool when you hold F and do something, but if just tap f (press and release quickly without moving the mouse) I'd like to get the visual tool.
Is this just not how the system works? I think it could be a useful way to get more out of just a few shortcuts, in the same way in which pressing c with an edge-selection connects those edges, but holding c down still allows acces to the streamline tools!
-The image you quote (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/VW_Collapse_highlight.png)
was meant to go with this bit:
Some other consistency issues I noticed:
Gaploop for vertices is now done with double-clicking mmb, but this does not work for faces or edges (makes sense as it ring-selects)
Chamfer uses the WMB for adding loops, but this doesn't work in Loopcut.
After loopcut, the newly created loop is not selected.
edit: I was expecting a different result from the outset tool in this case, what do you guys think? When there's no outside mesh it's great that it extends, but here I'd just expect it to follow the contour of the existing geometry.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/17715/vw_Outset.png
-it seems the Tweak_move_pointpickthrough and Tweak_move_pickthrough tools no longer work with WMB for scaling their influence?
One thing I keep running into is having to toggle the Polygon Grouping Options. What do you guys think, should we have seperate tools for 'By Polygon Selection' and 'By Individual Polygon'? Or just expand upon the concept of pressing other buttons while doing an action (WMB or number keys for number of loopcuts/chamfers)? Perhaps have space-bar toggle between the settings, because it's always available under your thumb?