Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Uni Flow 2 - An 'Almost Made It To The Shop' Product!

Becco_UK opened this issue on Aug 14, 2004 ยท 17 posts


Becco_UK posted Wed, 18 August 2004 at 7:39 PM

Yes, I've seen it Masha and thank you for taking the time to mention 'any' future Uni Flow Sets. Let's do some history: The original Uni Flow was released about 12 months ago as a simple set of .OBJ files that could be imported into Poser. I had always intended to return to this product to either update it or make version 2. As an 'update' existing customers would have recieved the update automatically. I felt, and still do, that UF2 is more than an update. Even so, because customers had taken a chance with a 'new' merchant I decided to show my appreciation and provide them with the opportunity to download UF2 entirely free of charge. Uni Flow 3 will also be free for existing customers, at any site, of an earlier Uni Flow set. UF2 has an optimised mesh - less triangulation = smaller file sizes with no visible loss of detail at render time. The inclusion of up to 3 material zones for each UF2 model allows more possibilities. I personally don't like the little spheres but someone elses perception of fluid may include having a few tiny spheres doted around the main flow structure. With the revised material zones it is possible to make invisible or use different colours for the central structure, shaped droplets and the smaller spheres. A texture map for each UF2 model also allows for greater flexibility. All of the UF2 models are static props. Masha had an idea about using animated texture maps, or something like that. Poser 5 users could try a more system friendly animated displacement material. Uni Flow 3 will be the first Uni Flow set that is posable with the inclusion of a number of 'bones' (because masha says so (just teasing)). I tried a 'draft' boned one earlier today and first impressions where promising. However, I have no intentions of knocking out a quick UF3. I would sooner spend time further optimising (if possible) or developing a new mesh structure to accomodate better posing of UF3. I have an idea to try the periphial shapes as a conformer to the central structure. Really long flows could be achieved that way - I think. UF2 is presently on sale at a few other sites. All being well UF3 may return to its original home too!