Forum - General Discussion - Dog really needs new muzzle and new tail - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Forum - General Discussion - Dog really needs new muzzle and new tail - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:14:48 GMT Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:14:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from urbanlamb Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:14:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj I feel more comfortable with Sketchup for drawing and at least I can create some more simple, square stuff and get it into Muvizu. I'll need to learn Blender to really do something interesting though, but that will have to wait. I should worry about stories to tell more than the technical stuff anyhow. My brain is just a bit boggled with the Blender shading stuff right now. Too bad Sketchup doesn't have a more friendly output to Muvizu (is native Collada support in Muvizu a possibility ever?)]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:29:56 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from urbanlamb
The problem is that the information your passing from sketchup to muvizu for fbx is incomplete. That is why you need to move it over to blender to finish it off.

Otherwise your going to get a bit of a mess.
edited by urbanlamb on 10/08/2015]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:49:33 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from fazz68
the relevant information on how export from blender in fbx can all be found on the wiki pages and urbanlambs tutorials. the texture mapping you'll have to learn for yourself. theres not really a quick fix for making things look good in muvizu. you have to put the work into models.
edited by fazz68 on 10/08/2015]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:55:14 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:30:18 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from ziggy72 ]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:28:30 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:24:27 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from ziggy72 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:21:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj One question I have, how can I get the output from Sketchup to have the same look with the sort of reflections in the native characters? Adding anything from Sketchup to the characters without matching their style is gonna be pretty apparent onscreen. This was my last attempt at a tail last night, you can see the polygons and it just has a more flat look compared to the dog. Still, it does look more like a wolf now so that's some progress

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as for attachments. trial an error till you find the sweet spot. the attachment points run down the center of the body from the head to the waist apart from arms and legs. as you are using sketchup.... where you need to place objects are around or on the origin point. some above slightly some below, some in front and some behind. again trial and error. theres no guide to show you so just play around till you find the right spot. the same goes for the scale of objects. once you've made a few assets you get used to roughly where things go.

as urbanlamb would say "its not that hard " ]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:09:04 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj I don't know if there is a way to sharpen the teeth, I'll try that tomorrow. Is there some transparency mask color for these skins?

edited by braj on 10/08/2015]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:45:54 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from MrDrWho13 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:33:29 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj MrDrWho13 wrote:
With Muvizu play+ you could import a tail in ase format from Google sketch up.


I have Play+ and Sketchup is also installed, Blender too, I made my first prop last night in Sketchup, some little series about a bus stop/train stop/trolley stop or something.



What size would it have to be, how do you define where the rear attaches, etc? I think I could figure it out with a few pointers.
edited by braj on 10/08/2015]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:02:35 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from MrDrWho13 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 09:12:41 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5096-dog-really-needs-new-muzzle-and-new-tail.aspx Message from braj Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:22:50 GMT