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Vue 7
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:25 pm
by gadzooks
Hell yes!!!!!!! Now the important question will this work with maxwell?
http://www.cgarchitect.com/news/newsfeed.asp?nid=4203
Re: Vue 7
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:29 pm
by Leonardo
we don't have a plugin yet...
but I have been able to import some plants from Vue5...
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:20 pm
by gadzooks
Did you watch the videos? Vue now comes integrated straight into max. Everything you need is in max.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:47 pm
by Leonardo
gadzooks wrote:Did you watch the videos? Vue now comes integrated straight into max. Everything you need is in max.
I saw the video (the low quality video)... and no, I don't use max

Re: Vue 7
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:21 am
by Tyrone Marshall
Your best method is to composite Vue and Maxwell Render images together.
Re: Vue 7
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:43 pm
by JTB
Tyrone Marshall wrote:
Your best method is to composite Vue and Maxwell Render images together.
I have no idea how this is possible.... But even if this can happen, then the quality difference would be obvious..
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:47 am
by deadalvs
1)
does anyone know if the vue 7 will have complete functionality also inside maya ? or does it all work complete just inside max ?
2)
what does ozone 4 do if there's the full vue functionality available in the host 3d apps ?
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:24 am
by Bubbaloo
I've never used Vue, but that video was impressive. Might have to look into it further.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:54 am
by RonB
Hey Leonardo,
Would you mind giving a quick description of how you get plants out of Vue?
I would appreciate it very much.
Thanks much,
Ron
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:14 am
by deadalvs
i've had an educational version of vue 4 and i've known it a little longer when bryce was still number one.
but now in 7 it'd be the first time with the full functionality inside maya with the co-rendering vue/mental ray.
i never really liked the workflow and scale precision and import/export need for richer scenes just in vue.
now i'll have full maya modeling precision with full vegetation... i am so thinking of getting the xstream package as a full license !
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@ RonB
exporting plants can be done in the plant editor when i remember. or in the normal perspective view select the plant and then under file/export you can put in the number of polys and the resolution of the maps.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:00 am
by JTB
Check this out (since you talk about Max) and compare the price with Vue 6

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:13 am
by deadalvs
i've seen that chart ... it's from the e-on newsletter. i get that one too.
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yes, i've noticed that the prices went up compared to vue 6 xStream... but there's also the options for small studios with the cheaper versions. of course no host-3d app exchange for anything else than the big purse ..
or what do you mean ?
( but those thoughts were the reason why i ask. i want to be sure 100% that i can use everything of vue 7 directly inside maya.)
Re: Vue 7
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:05 pm
by Tyrone Marshall
JTB wrote:Tyrone Marshall wrote:
Your best method is to composite Vue and Maxwell Render images together.
I have no idea how this is possible.... But even if this can happen, then the quality difference would be obvious..
I have actually done it.
Check out the last image in the sequence:
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:15 pm
by polynurb
RonB wrote:Hey Leonardo,
Would you mind giving a quick description of how you get plants out of Vue?
I would appreciate it very much.
Thanks much,
Ron
hi ron,
the other day i installed the Vue6 ple.. (very cool ple! as you can export)
so as much as i played around it is very simple, just add plant/tree and export directly from the object settings tab (export plant button), or select the object > file > export!
obj,lwo,3ds support exporting with textures(color/bump/alpha). "add smoothing faces" makes leaves & co become subdivided and curved instead of single faced.
hope this helps,
:p
*deadalvs already answered.. missed that.
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:44 pm
by RonB
Hey thanks for the reply polynurb and deadalvs...
I don't have a copy of Vue but a buddy of mine does and I am trying to get him to send me mountains, plants etc that I can use in Lightwave.
Cheers,
Ron