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#641

:rage: Thread Riot!!!:rage:

:bulb: Warning!!!:bulb:

This thread will self destruct in 3…2…1…

#642

I have figured out a way to close this thread. Nobody posts on it anymore.
So this is my last post here. Let’s see if others can do the same.
Thank you Pixologic for Zbrush and I look forward to 2.5

Out.

#643

Is it working so far? :lol:

#644

Nope…

And to be honest why should it, we’re all intitled to our own opinions aren’t we???

#645

Ok this is the week I am thinking 2.5 is going to pop. Lets see. I know two others companies that where telling me via email last friday was the deadline to buy thier soon to have updated software at a special price. Hope this news. if you wondering what the software is…

Modo and Electric Image (comes with silo that updates to 2.0 for free):+1:

I really hope you guys get your zbrush update soon. I can’t wait to see what you all can do with it and what it can do if I deside to buy it after I figure out XSI.

#646

Been checking modo, pretty easy program to use comparing zbrush… just an opinion. yeah I know they are different in many ways though.

#647

Modo is not release in the next 2 month ! I think zbrush will be earlier releaset as modo. I´m waiting since 5 Month ,Modo is since 5 Month "coming soon " on theirs website. i don´t believe it.:grimacing:

#648

Im thinking both Modo 201 and ZB 2.5 well be release sometime next month…i can feel it. I already bought 201, waiting on ZB 2.5 feature list to see if i want to buy that also(dont current own ZB).

#649

“TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT’S THE QUESTION” William Shakespeare

#650

I never understood what that meant :lol:

#651

in other words:

“SHOULD YOU WAIT OR NOT WAIT, THAT’S THE QUESTION” Miguel Rosa Duque


Of course you should wait, not even in question damn it

#652

TO BE TO BEDOOOH Frank Sinatra

#653

This thread seems to be getting far to serious.

I’ve brought a basket of some fluffy kittens in hopes of relaxing everyone :smiley: .

#654

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ooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh… aren’t they cute… UUUUUUUOUUUFFF UUUOOOOFFFFFFFF :lol:

#655

…and then about a six month wait for the macintosh version.

Still waiting on Z-mapper for the Mac.

sigh

#656

I just noticed Hexagon 2 has z-brushlike displacement painting, and also have built in uv unwrapping… it’s due out in about 2 weeks.

An I also saw modo 201 has displacement painting and also uv unwrapping as well.

The zbrush normal mapper looked like it could have easily been used to do uv unwrapping, but by the time they would att it, it looks like zbrush will be passed up.

#657

I am very confused why people think that zmapper unwraps meshes.

As far as my knowledge goes. It is an OpenGL based real-time viewer, with the main purpose of viewing normal maps real-time, as a side function it has the ability to morph your mesh into its already existing uvs. it doesn’t create or edit uvs.

So how is it that zmapper (an OpenGL based Viewer of models) could have easily been used to unwrap meshes?

#658

With magic pixol-dust of course.

#659

The normal mapper “peltmaps” meshes, and the peltmapping looks almost identical to a uv pelt map. That’s why people think it’s uv mapping, not normal mapping.

#660

when you say “normal mapper” or “normal mapping” are you referring to GUV or AUV tiles or the plug-in “zmapper” or normal maps in general.

the plug-in zmapper doesn’t create or edit your existing uvs in any way that could be perceived as unwrapping other than the morph uv function and all that function does is morph your mesh from its original state to the existing uvs. But who knows, maybe zbrush will implement a function where you can select your seams and generate uv pelt maps off of your mesh inside zbrush. until then why not just use max if pelt maps are your fancy. In my experience there is no one click solution to laying out uvs (even with pelt maps you still need to tweak it to get it right) if you want 1. as little stretching as possible. 2. as few shells as possible 3. easy to paint flat texture sheet in an app like photoshop. of course if you don’t care about 2 of those 3 things GUV and AUV tiles are the best thing for near perfect and quick unwraps at the click of a button