What I worked on today

[Bonnie2001]

I worked some more on this tonight. Extruded in some panel gaps in the main body and the guns and gun swivel parts. Also added some parts for chroming. Drones like their bling too. Made the gun sensors as well.

I have some more panel gaps to do, just need to think about it some more and make sure they flow properly with the lines of the main body. Then it will be the vent holes and antennas. I'm keeping the front face panel detailing until last as I think that will take the most time.

 

[Bonnie2001]

What does Zbrush remesher do?

ZRemesher converts the poly count to a lower (or higher if you like) density, while keeping all the details. For instance if you have an object that is a couple of million polys, you can lower it to a fraction of that. You can also set areas where you want the most detail retained.

 

[Janet]

Oh cool. Thank you.

 

[Miss B]

I use it mostly to clean up meshes I create in Marvelous Designer, because the older version I have of MD only does Tris, and I only like working with Quads. One quick run through with ZRemesher, and it's all Quads.

I can Remesh in Blender, but it's not quite as good as ZRemesher, and needs a good amount of cleanup afterwards, where ZRemesher does it all for you. As Bonnie stated, It's also nice because you can set the Poly count, so that if it's too high, you can lower it.

 

[Rokket]

I wish I could afford ZBrush. But it's waaay too far out of my price range.

 

[Miss B]

I know what you mean. I have a 3-year educational version of Maya, and I'm liking it, but talk about being way out of my price range! I just always wanted to know what it was all about, and a friend told me he had just picked up an educational version of 3DS Max, so I checked, and most of Autodesk's software have educational versions, so I figured, why not?

 

[Rokket]

I know what you mean. I have a 3-year educational version of Maya, and I'm liking it, but talk about being way out of my price range! I just always wanted to know what it was all about, and a friend told me he had just picked up an educational version of 3DS Max, so I checked, and most of Autodesk's software have educational versions, so I figured, why not?

Does ZBrush have that? And what effect does an educational license have on the software? I know in some softwares, the educational license means there are limitations on the use, and some of the features are disabled...

 

[Janet]

And what effect does an educational license have on the software? I know in some softwares, the educational license means there are limitations on the use, and some of the features are disabled...

Academic and Educational License

 

[Rokket]

So I have to buy it from a retailer? I can't download it?

I checked. I can download the trial version and try it out for 45 days. But I have to be connected to the internet when I run the program. That sucks. I am on a ship. I am not connected to the internet very often.

And I can't find out the price at all for the student license. What a drag...

 

[Bonnie2001]

The student version is $475 from this authorized reseller: Buy ZBrush 2018, Academic and Student License $475.00 | Pixologic Authorized Reseller and Store | Great Price at Novedge | zbrush student license, zbrush educational

I've seen it for $175 on some sites, but I think they are scams.

 

[Rokket]

Ooof.. even the student version is too much for me...

I have to help out my mom and family with her hospital expenses. Her cancer is spreading, and it's eating all of our bank accounts alive. My poor sister has spent nearly $2,800 just in gas since the ordeal started...

 

[Hornet3d]

Ooof.. even the student version is too much for me...

I have to help out my mom and family with her hospital expenses. Her cancer is spreading, and it's eating all of our bank accounts alive. My poor sister has spent nearly $2,800 just in gas since the ordeal started...

Sad to hear that, I always think it is a strange world when you cannot afford to be sick.

 

[Hornet3d]

I forgot to say I watched the movie at the weekend. The Mech stuff was brilliant and the view from the sky port was amazing, it looked very like real clouds to me. I think the drones were the real stars, they had actual character and were kind of likeable even though they were baddies. I'm no longer surprised that everyone is making drone artwork and toys.
I'll work some more on mine after my homework and dinner.

Yep I watched the movie this weekend as well, not the strongest storyline and a few plot holes but the tech was interesting and I agree the drones were one of the star attractions.

 

[Hornet3d]

I worked some more on this tonight. Extruded in some panel gaps in the main body and the guns and gun swivel parts. Also added some parts for chroming. Drones like their bling too. Made the gun sensors as well.

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I have some more panel gaps to do, just need to think about it some more and make sure they flow properly with the lines of the main body. Then it will be the vent holes and antennas. I'm keeping the front face panel detailing until last as I think that will take the most time.

You sure can model, I love this.

 

[Bonnie2001]

You sure can model, I love this.

Thanks Hornet. I am going to try finish everything except the front panel tonight. I finally found a great reference pic of the finer details on that panel (grilles, screw heads and other stuff), so I know what needs to be done.
One of the guys in the class texted me last night and surprised me by saying he had finished his drone already, which. When he sent me a pic of it, it was obvious why he was finished so fast. What I was looking at reminded me of a ball with a couple of toilet roll tubes sticking out the back. Without wanting to seem like I'm looking down on his work, I think it's safe to say none of the prizes will be making their way to his house.

 

[Bonnie2001]

I could box model that in Wings 3D in about 30 minutes....

That beats me. So far I'm about 15 hours into this and will probably spend close to another 15 or even more before I'm happy with it.

 

[Miss B]

Does ZBrush have that? And what effect does an educational license have on the software? I know in some softwares, the educational license means there are limitations on the use, and some of the features are disabled...

I think that depends on the software company to decide. I've seen software companies insist on you being either a student, or instructor, and you have to prove it before you can get your hands on the software.

A 30-45 day trial is nice most of the time, as that's how I got into Silo, but with any of the Autodesk software packages, more time is needed to get into using all the features so you can make a decision whether to purchase the software.

As far as ZBrush goes, I have no idea whether they have an "educational" version or not, so can't comment on what Pixologic's rules are, or whether the ZBrush version you would get would be fully functional.

Autodesk, however, allows you to download a fully functional version of the software, or at least I haven't come up against anything I couldn't access, but I'm still taking some online classes for Maya, so there may come a time when I hit a wall. So far, so good. My only restriction is, I can't use anything I create with it for commercial use, only my own personal use, but that's to be expected.

 

[Bonnie2001]

As far as ZBrush goes, I have no idea whether they have an "educational" version or not, so can't comment on what Pixologic's rules are, or whether the ZBrush version you would get would be fully functional..

They have an educational version Miss B, and it is fully functional, and up gradable as too.

 

[Miss B]

That's good to know Bonnie.

 

[Rokket]

That's good to know Bonnie.

Yeah, I checked into it and posted what I found. I still can't afford even the student license, so it's a moot point. I could download the trial version, but I will lose internet access with my laptop in 3 days. Then the software won't work, so what's the use?