Hi Folks

[setmenu]

Nice to find a site for those of us who are cursed with the need to make lots of strange objects;) .


Here is a pic of a piece produced using computer modelling tools.
I am very new to this medium, and find myself rather excited
by it's possibilities.


Cheers

Setmenu

[Roy]

WOW! I love it. The smooth surfaces and the angled planes invite a touch.

[waveshop]

Nice!!!!! What software is this? How much disc space on the hard drive does it take up? Could you tell me if its workable through an old Windows 98 PC? Shweeeeeet,.... what a great tool if your out of clay. Rob

[setmenu]

Thanks,
The software is Cinema 4D 6CE.
This came as a free item with Computer Arts magazine,
With the only limitation being the final render resolution having
been limited.
This can be corrected by purchasing the full special CE version
for £80.
I believe this offer is still available from Maxon.
The other piece of software used , was Zbrush from Pixologic .com.
This was used to pull out the angular 'hair' from the head.

As for disc space, the Maxon files take 300meg.
This includes tutorials and other files.
Zbrush is some 400meg in total.

How do these apps perform in win 98? I have no idea, as I use XP pro.
Though I do seem to recolect reading that Win 98 is not the system of choice for these 3d packages .

Generally speaking a fast processor and a good chunk of RAM is
best for these type of apps.[as with most things these days]

As I mentioned previously, I am still very much a newb with these tools and far far away from being any sort of computer geek [in the nicest possible sense], relying on trawling threads from the
knowledgeable folk at CGtalk.com and various other sources for my education in these matters.


Cheers

Setmenu:D

[sculptorsam]

I agree, very nice work! Is this in a file format that can be transfered to a CNC or rapid prototyping maching? I'm not a computer person myself (but I have family that is) and the word is Windows 98 is terrible. I have it myself and it crashes constantly. I can't even run Photoshop on it. XP is supposed to be really good, I hope to upgrade after Xmas.

Sam

[setmenu]

Hi Sam
Yes I can save these as STL files suitable for stereo-lithography.
This ability to transform data into material objects that can touched is quite a driving force behind this.

The rapid prototyping element is also a costly addition to the 'production' chain especially if a sizable piece is desired.

But then again, when has producing sculpture been cheap?

I think you will enjoy XP, it seems to put up with My blundering around very well, unlike the ME it replaced.


Setmenu

[fritchie]

setmenu and sam - Thanks for this discussion and the illustrations in a rapidly developing field. I use Win 98 with PhotoDeluxe Home Edition, the lowcost version of Photoshop, and essentially I have had no problems for about 3 - 4 years now.

I’ve been watching these computer modeling techniques for about 20 - 30 years, and they are finally reaching a good takeoff point about now. Whether I’ll use them as a substitute for handwork anytime soon is problematic. But, please keep us up to date with these topics.