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SharpConstruct an open source ZB like program

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#1

Hi guys I saw this article over at CGtalk news section and thought it would be of interest to some of us :

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=327622

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SharpConstruct for Windows
There is fianally a semi stable port of sharpconstruct for windows.
Here is the link to the main pagefor info on the project.

This is a direct link to the installer.
You also need these libraries for it to run.
gtk+win32-runtime 2.8
gtkmm 2.8

SharpConstruct is an open source brush based modeling program (similar to Z-brush or Maya’s sculpt mesh tools). I played around with it some and I could take a model to over half a milllion poygons with no noticeable drop in speed. You can load your own brushes as grayscale images and can yse them with any of the tools.

Parts that are still in development are importing/export modules, integration with the Gimp, Displacement map creation, and many speed enhancements.

Please at least try it and post your feelings. The more feedback the developers get the better the program will be in the end."

#2

This is very interesting. I will say I will keep an eye on this, especially if displacement maps, and import export feature are implemented. I have collected quite a few modeling tools; all I really need is something that paints displacement maps.

Thanks

#3

:+1: cool still looks a bit amateurish… but am always a big supporter of opensource software :sunglasses:

#4

…now some free challengers continue the adventure :slight_smile:

#5

It certainly looks intersting I have to admit. Although to be fair I haven’t tried it out yet. One thing that strikes me from the site is that it seems that if you read between the lines that they are aiming to be eventualy big enough to get bought out by one of the big companies. Competition is always a healthy thing as it encourages innovation and the pursuit of excellance.

I can’t see me moving from ZB to it but its probably worth having a look at at the very least. Although it does seem that pixologic don’t have anything to worry about just yet.

Wayne…