hi.. i have seen the presentation of Vue infinite. and was wondering how they had created the huge machine-army. i know that they have used the ecosystem..but how exactly did they do?

I'm not 100% sure, but this is one animated Poser figure imported as an ecosystem. Maybe ask at the cornucopia3d animation forum, where Phoul ( the creator of the reel demo) peaks in every once in a while.

You can load an animated Poser character into Infinite, save that (with the animation) as vob and use this vob then for an ecosystem. All instances will do the same animation synchron then. Cool thing.

It's pretty easy & very effective. Just animate your Poser figure as you want & save the PZ3 file. Take it over to vue & save as a VOB file. Then create an ecosystem & load the VOB file. Make sure that you click the regular alignment box to get them in formation. Also turn the rotation factor to nought so they don't swivel. Then populate. Set the animation bar to the corresponding time-frame of the original Poser animation & away you go. Hope that helps!

well..its a little problem..i dont have poser..

There is one pre-animated mesh in the standard installation with Vue Infinite and i guess more to come at Cornucopia3d (the sub-chapter already exists). With that (and those then later) you can try it.

yeah..but i have my own pre-animated mesh in 3ds max 7.5. and it is not so funny to use other characters i dont have made by myself

Does the max import plugin not support animated meshes? I don't know - i never looked into it bec ause i am on Mac and there is no Max. Maybe you check that out.

well..i dont have the import-plugin..i know i can get it from E-onsoftware..but they want med to register my product and they asking me for the location of purchase..what shall i write?? or is there anyone else who i can get the update from?

Ups, that does not sound good. Of course you must register your product. Then e-on will help you without doubt.

Well, if you indeed bought Vue, just tell them where you bought it. Simple. And then you get the MAX plug-in importer.

well..no i havent bought the software..i got i from a friend..on my birthday i am very sorry to tell your that.. i have problem with the registration at it is not working.. it says that it corresponds to a LightWave Bundle, and they could not find my pre-registration.

Oopps, warez! No good!

Andrezz, If you have stolen software then quit wasting our time!!! Sorry to be so blunt but I can't stand people who steal and act as if it's OK. If the software has not been stolen then we can help you.

It sounds to me like his friend gave him the free copy of Vue5I that was bundled with Lightwave. "it says that it corresponds to a LightWave Bundle, and they could not find my pre-registration." It's NOT warez OR stolen. Please read the posts before you respond calling him/her a warez user.

I have no idea how it would work, but he should be able to register it. Why not?

Megalodon

Sheesh...no kidding...hate to have those guys on a jury!

Well, is it really legal to give away parts of a bundle without registration? I am not sure. Should be in the related Eula. Or minimum, the guy should have asked e-on first to be sure this is a correct doing. And why can this friend not register Infinite then and ask e-on how to give it away to a friend - their Lightwave pre-registration must be available.

I can't see why there would be ANY problem with this. It is legally purchased software and the person who registers it (either party) should own it. Yes, we don't know if it is actually legal where E-On (and the EULA) is concerned, but jumping all over this poor guy calling him a warez user WON'T help.

In a perfect world everyone would think of every possibility before hand - this is (quite obviously) NOT a perfect world and these possibilities were not investigated. It was an oversight and NOT something he should be berated on. Think with a little more compassion and understanding.

And since this is NOT warez, perhaps YOU could help the person instead of telling him what he SHOULD have done. You have dealt with E-On (I'm quite sure) more than Andrezz has - perhaps YOU can find out for him?

It has been discussed in several forums while this E-On/Newtek sale was transpiring that many people already had Vue5I and would sell their copy to pay for the LW upgrade. Many people don't want two copies of Vue5I. I had not heard either way that this is legal or not.

It would be nice to know.

Megalodon
(disappointed at the speed in which this forum can condemn)

PS. I use Vue5I (bought it before the sale) and then bought two upgrades (for 2 of the 3 LW seats we have) with Vue5I. We now have three Vue5I seats and I doubt we'll use them all. I haven't even thought of selling any of them yet but it would be nice to have the option.

OK, not warez. The owner does have the liecense agreement information with the package, it clearly states about redistribution of the software. A legal transfer via E-On admin must be obtained. Hope you get it sorted. Nice prezzie! Happy birthday!

Megalodon
(disappointed at the speed in which this forum can condemn)

My intention was not to condemn, I simply stated we can help him if it was not stolen and he shouldn't waste our time if it is stolen.

Andrezz should make it clear whether the software has been stolen or not. He merely states it was given to him on his birthday. Megalodon you said the software was not stolen. I don't know how you know this when Andrezz hasn't told us.

Andrezz, please tell us straight up if your software is stolen or not.

I receive random emails from people trying to sell me full versions of software for 50 bucks. Adobe, Autodesk, Alias, etc. All expensive stuff software being illegally sold. If you received the software legally then it should be a simple matter of phoning the company and giving them the serial or registration number to sort this out. Hope you get this sorted out.

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I think this thread freaked out the poor guy! If he was legit, shame on us. If he was illegal, well, it happens everyday, no need to be so uptight. We are not (at least I am not) working for anti software piracy. Though condemnable, all leading 3d software companies are very aware of it, and also help warez users to get legal ( saw an ad in 3D World the other day from Autodesk, stating: Ask how your Autodesk authorized reseller can help you get legal, with a phone number.) many warez users become legal users after seeing the potential of the said software, and come to their senses when they realize that there is no other choice if they want to do serious work with it. And software companies are not as harsh towards these people as the comments were in this thread.

"Andrezz should make it clear whether the software has been stolen or not. He merely states it was given to him on his birthday. Megalodon you said the software was not stolen. I don't know how you know this when Andrezz hasn't told us."

LMclean,
check out post #12 above. He says: "it says that it corresponds to a LightWave Bundle, and they could not find my pre-registration."

I think that pretty much says it all. Quite obviously his friend bought the LW/Vue5I bundle and gave him Vue5I. How much clearer does he need to be? Unless you want to assume that he is lying?

Megalodon

megalodon, no I don't assume anyone is lying so let's put this to rest and get on with more important things.

LMclean,

I have no problem putting this to rest - I am not one to jump to conclusions and assume people are doing wrong. I also endeavor to READ each post BEFORE I respond. I think you and all others here who accused Andrezz of possibly using warez should apologize to him. As bruno021 said above, "this thread probably freaked out the poor guy" and possibly because of the people in this group he's decided NOT to come here any more for help.

Perhaps everyone here who "jumped to conclusions" should think about how they sound to others when they post. This forum is supposed to HELP people, not berate them and push them away.

Megalodon

Megalodon, F.Y.I. I read each post so take a pill. I don't know why you are so angry. If you read my post #12 I said (for the third time) If the software was not stolen we would gladly help him. Andrezz - My apologies if I jumped on you before understanding the whole situation. Please feel welcome to join us back in this Forum. We would love your contribution. LMcLean

I had posted... and then though better of it and deleted it. Enough said. Let's get back to Vue. Megalodon

All apologies accepted.. i was a little freaked out when your guys yelled me out. it is not easy to be animator, when you dont have enough money to buy the softwares..

Andrezz, Glad to see you back.

some of you maybe thinking what i have doing all the time i have being away.

Nice rock formations in the foreground.

Andrezz, I like it! Maybe you could make the cacti and bushes a little less symetrical and scatter them more randomly, otherwise it's a nice image. Did you make any adjustments to the sky or camera. The sky looks very good.

no i havent do anything with the sky or camera.. maybe you have right..less bushes..was just thinking that it would look more realistic with alot of vegetation.

Andrezz, Sorry, I didn't mean less bushes, but meant if they were a little more clumped together in places it would look a little more natural. just a thought. Keep up the great work!