A stl workflow

michaliszissiou

Thanks pete

I can come to you with questions when I get around to it, as this is the kind of stuff I want to learn to make.

Yes, do this, blender suffers from bad or not at all documentation. Its the open source community, remember.
I should write a new tutorial, I've learned much more now. 3DC is the app for you pete, try it. You need a obj to 3ds converter only. Better integration with SU as it can change the topology easily. ZBrush and SU aren't good friends, you already noticed that.

derei

I like the nipples ! ... sorry, it's offtopic
Anyway, good work! A tutorial for that sculpture would be awesome

solo

3D coat to SU would be great if possible, as you said 3D coat works best with SU.
And if you can include the UV mapping in 3D coat, I'd like that.

Thanks.

derei

@michaliszissiou said:

@dereeei: thanks, nipples ha ha, I wish this stl machine can carve these. Even as a simple stroke, it'll be fine.
A tutorial for digital sculpture? On what app? 3DCoat? Zbrush? There're tons of this stuff around.

On what you did this one

michaliszissiou

thanks numbthumb
My english are bad I know, no misunderstanding here though, I really need some information on this.
@dereeei: thanks, nipples ha ha, I wish this stl machine can carve these. Even as a simple stroke, it'll be fine.
A tutorial for digital sculpture? On what app? 3DCoat? Zbrush? There're tons of this stuff around. A tutorial on sculpture in general? You need an art school, not me. And some years probably. To start with broad strokes is the best way IMO. And stay away from anatomy which is good for details only.

michaliszissiou

@pete
3DC has a better UV editor than blender. You can just import a SU mesh, make UVs and paint on it. No need to drop it to the voxels space at all. Have a tour, they have a nice site.
@dereeei, there aren't much more than the screen capture I posted. Just avoid 'non-manifolds', you know, these internal faces when using 'push-pull' +alt in SU*. And the whole mesh should be waterproof (no openings).
*I noticed that this can cause problems to some renderers as well. This messes UVs actually.

numbthumb

@michaliszissiou said:

thanks numbthumb, if you have any experience on this stl thing, please, any information you could provide is precious.

I wish I could do that, michalis, I was only joking. It was you who gave the informations that helped me to gain more clarity about my future 3D path. Learning apps like Blender and 3DC is on my to-do list.
Oh, and I really enjoy your " workshop ". Always a pleasure to see.

pyroluna

are kids gonna be looking at that?!

right... not my taste either. but the modelling work looks amazing!

oh and the waterproofing can be checked with SU8 in the entity info... if the group is solid, it's waterproof!

Roger

STL ?????????????????????????????????????? Remind me what that means.

d12dozr

STL is a file format used by CNC machines, 3D printers, and other similar machines to make a physical product from a CAD file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STL_%28file_format%29

ken28875

Very nice, Michalis.

Have a great weekend,

_KN

michaliszissiou

@unknownuser said:

are kids gonna be looking at that?!

I hope not. Not because its a half nude girl, its a decoration for a bar. Client keeps asking for bigger breasts

yes, STL and four axes rooter CNC is the case.

Thanks Pyroluna, Roger, d12dozr, ken