MaCrea - Material Creation Tool

[CaptainNemo]

Many thanks Taron.
really wonderful and handy tool ...

[Taron]

Thanks, CaptainNemo!

Version 0.11 is released!

Keyboard shortcuts on the viewport have slightly changed:

holding down ALT and RMB (right mouse button) controls subsurface extension.
holding down ALT and LMB controls trackball style

hold down SHIFT to effect all lights while doing any adjustments on the viewport.
For example:

Shift + LMB move all lights along x/y coordinates
Shift + MMB move all lights along z coordinates
Shift + Alt + LMB rotate all lights around sphere
Shift + Alt + MMB adjust distance of all lights to sphere

Shift + CTRL adjust all lights specularity (when independent "i" on)
Shift + Alt adjust all lights subsurface extension (when independent "i" on)
Shift + Tab adjust all lights brightness bias

That should cover it.

[F i L]

Thank you Taron, you're awesome!

i use this program all the time.

[mermaidine]

so cool Taron, and I am learning now how to use it, by now just playing around a bit...smile

[Taron]

Ah you're all making me very happy!

Here's a little material test sculpture I'm doing right now. I still want to make a bump map, but- anyway- all materials (4 of them) are made with MaCrea and that silver sphere. It's really great fun for me, I have to say, and I sincerely hope you're making similar experiences with it. Seems like I'm discovering the full powers of my own little app more and more as I'm actually using it more seriously. It's still and probably always will be fun and games, but then...who knows.

Before I forget: This is a "Save Image" straight out of Sculptris with a little FOG and DOF.

[CaptainNemo]

Great job Taron ...
Love the eyes, teeth and the others ...
Really fantastic.


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My sketchbook

[Taron]

Thanks, Captain!
Here's a version with a bump map... I think that's enough for today!

[F i L]

One of you're best works so far! i love the expression & details in the eyes, really set of by the multiple materials. very nice results!

[sculptrisnewb]

Taron

Version 0.12 needs to be laptop compatible OK!! stamping feet!
this is sooooo Unfair bud really good texture and materials on your new piece Daggnabbit.

[JimB0]

Taron

Version 0.12 needs to be laptop compatible OK!! stamping feet!
this is sooooo Unfair bud really good texture and materials on your new piece Daggnabbit.

All versions have been laptop compatible but they have not always been Ati compatible.

Acer Aspire 5738G

[Taron]

hehe, thanks guys!

Well, with laptops it's more commonly an "Intel Mobile" issue, as those cards are rather a gimmik and not meant to support openGL properly, I guess. ATi should be fine by now, but, please, report any troubles you may have with MaCrea running on ATi!? ...I have no hope for intel mobile, though. Maybe one day I will have a look at a software only rendering solution. It's just work and the result is a slower version, so I'm not too keen on getting there, but we shall see. THANKS FOR THE PLEAD, THOUGH!

[F i L]

Runs great on my ATi (4xxx series).

[JimB0]

All versions have been laptop compatible but they have not always been Ati compatible.

Acer Aspire 5738G

Just in case my post was misread it runs great on my Acer Aspire 5738G with its Ati HD 4570 512mb graphic card.

[Taron]

Goody! It would've scared me plenty, if it wasn't!

I've also uploaded a new version with a few optimizations and one little bugfix. (version 0.11b)
Just download the rar again. I keep updating the same file!

[FatherChristmas]

Would it be possible for someone to email this to me? I can't access the file because downloads are blocked. I can get attachments to work through my email fine though.

If someone could please send the latest version to me(20percentoff - gmail.com) I would be very grateful.