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He's for real!

Hexagon 2 is a pc item!!!!!!

/me laughs at points at all the " but I pre-ordered it for $150! It's not fair!" people to come.

Your referenced id url doesn't go to any info.  ;o)

http://www.daz3d.com/shop.php?op=catmain&cat=272

http://www.daz3d.com/shop.php?op=itemdetails&item=4222&cat=272 <-- use this one, save a click.

That has got be a mistake. surely

Yep....  I just bought Hexagon 2 for $1.99..... If you are a Platinum Club member at DAZ you too can buy Hexagon for $1.99.   I sure am glad that I waited..... lol

:b_unbelievable:

You're right. It is a mistake. Everyone calm down and don't bother looking. At least until I'm done downloading.

Remoinds me of when lightwave was 1.99 lol

Did you see the size of the download?? What is Hexagon anyway... curious

So, for a total of what...$32 I can get Hexagon2? Checking CC balances online....

It's a 3D modeling program.

Yeap, looks real.... think its time to go join the platinum club for a month lol

At last, a good reason to have my platinum club membership.

Holy Scnikies!!! Don't nobody pinch me 'cause I must be dreamin!! I thought Carrara was an incredible bargain when I got it, but this is a mind-blowing deal!!

The offer is on until May 31

Anyone have any models made yet using Hex2 that they can post?  While I wait for my pre-ordered copy?

this is for real...so real my wife jumped at it and now we are in the middle of downloadin it.

My god i'm going to try modelling with it

one question on it though...what is it like for a n00b to modelling

Like trying to shape clay for someone who has never sculpted. Weird, but fun.

well when i get it in 9 hours, thats the time it will take me to download it at 9.72KB/Sec on broadband..not my connection problem, its Daz thats slow on downloads.

Anyway when i get it i'll install it and then sit here with it open for 30 minutes looking confused before i attempt doing anything in it

What is the total size of the download?

"Anyway when i get it i'll install it and then sit here with it open for 30 minutes looking confused before i attempt doing anything in it"

Ah, yes...the 4 pane blank stare. I have ran into that often myself after learning Bryce, lol.

336 mb

Ah, okay. I've downloaded video game demos over 600mb. By the time I go ahead and get it, the bandwidth will have calmed down. ;o)

Yeah, now I have to wait until everyone else had gotten their copy of Hex so I can D/L all my Platinum Club freebies......

What a vicious cycle........:m_confused:

I guess I timed it about right.   Took no time at all to get it, install it and model a cube.

Look out Drac.....Here comes Phil's "TEH Cube"!!

(going digging around in a change jar to scrounge 30 bucks)

Quote - Look out Drac.....Here comes Phil's "TEH Cube"!!

(going digging around in a change jar to scrounge 30 bucks)

Oh it wasn't nearly as good a model as Drac's "Teh Cube".  So he shouldn't worry.

I'm trying to download this myself at the moment.However at 2.9 kb.sec I think I'll give up and try later .About 6 am GMT should be about right...Oh hang on when are the aussies up and about?:blink:

Here's the details they sent out in a newsletter. Their servers are getting hammered now. I think everyone is downloading the thing.

In the DAZ tradition of giving its customers high quality 3D software at fantastic values, we are now offering the electronic download version (ESD) of Hexagon 2 at the DAZ webstore for the nominal price of US$1.99 for new and current members of the DAZ Platinum Club. This special offer for Hexagon 2 ends May 31, 2006 (23:59:59 EDT), after which the software will be available at the normal retail price of US$269 for the full version or US$119 for the upgrade from Hexagon 1.

Order Hexagon 2 now for US$1.99

As a thank you to customers who pre-ordered the Hexagon 2 upgrade through Eovia Corp., DAZ is offering a free one month Platinum Club membership* with an option to renew, a US$30 value, along with a US$100 voucher** which can be used on the DAZ store. All pre-order customers should already have received notification of this offer via e-mail. If you have not received this, please contact the Sales Support team via the Contact Us form on the DAZ site.

• If you are already a DAZ Platinum Club member, your membership term will be extended 4 months from its current expiration date. If you do not wish to be a Platinum Club member, you can cancel your membership at anytime from your DAZ account page.
  **For more information on how to use DAZ Vouchers, please refer to the DAZ Voucher FAQ.

Click Here to Read the Full Hexagon 2 Pre-Order Update Newsletter

Physical versions of Hexagon 2 are expected to begin shipping early this summer.

More information about DAZ Hexagon 2 software including a complete feature list can be found on the DAZ website at: www.daz3d.com.

Lastly, with all DAZ products there is an unconditional, 30 day money-back guarantee. If you don't feel absolutely satisfied with yur purchase, simply tell us that you want your money back. We will refund you immediately with no questions asked.

And that's more than a guarantee. It's our personal promise.
**
Come visit www.daz3d.com today to see what else is waiting for you.

**

Hex2 is like Amapi but with a better interface.  Ive never used it.  I was asked to beta it, but didnt have time.  I do my poser models in Amapi..but for this price, I think I'll go ahead and get hex2 (even if I never open it, I'll have it...Ive got tons of programs like that..heh)

BT

Man, you cant beat that price at all, the site is moving so slow, I got it, but will d/l it later!

Getting confused for Mac owners

"Product Installers:

Mac File Size: none
PC File Size: **334.22Mb

**Caution Large Downloads!- MAC 341.55Mb

• PC 334.22Mb"

After your 4 attempts to download, are you just out of luck and have to buy it again?

All I know is, it took me 39 minutes to download a 19.5mb file.....this is just crashing their system.

2MB Broardband and it will take mine 31HOURS at 3.38 KB/sec !!

DAZ is VERY SLOW!!

Well, to answer my own question.  You can request a reset on your alloted downloads in your account.

Thats great jubjub64.  :)

marc beat you..2.43KB/Sec will take 47 hours to get on a 1.5MB dsl connection :tongue2:

Might be a typo by them or something like that. Looks like the traffic has died down from this morning. I'm getting a couple hundred k a sec. download speeds now compared to 2.9 k a sec before. Yes!

Mine sped up to 150kb, I'll take it! :)

For another $10 you can click on the "Burn to CD" option and have them mail it to you. Even at $11.99 + Shipping, it's a great deal. By the time the servers quiet down it just might be May 31st and then it'll be too late. Ya never know.....

Quote - For another $10 you can click on the "Burn to CD" option and have them mail it to you. Even at $11.99 + Shipping, it's a great deal. By the time the servers quiet down it just might be May 31st and then it'll be too late. Ya never know.....

They've updated the product page to say that it's not eligible for "Burn to CD".

What a rip. But it makes sense. Can you imagine the amount of CD's they'd have to kick out....

Probably banking on 4000 new PC accounts +2.00, and they can pay for those lunches during the deal negotiations. (and a little bit more) I think it just paid for itself.(Genius marketing)(snicker-grin)

PLUS, a lot of the PA's that have downloaded are going to be churning out models and selling them back to DAZ so DAZ can make more money.     It's genius.   Sell something really cheap to people that will use it to make much more money than from the sales alone.  /me salutes teh sales and marketing team.

“In the DAZ tradition of giving its customers high quality 3D software at fantastic values, we are now offering the electronic download version (ESD) of Hexagon 2 at the DAZ webstore for the nominal price of US$1.99 for new and current members of the DAZ Platinum Club. This special offer for Hexagon 2 ends May 31, 2006 (23:59:59 EDT), after which the software will be available at the normal retail price of US$269 for the full version or US$119 for the upgrade from Hexagon”

Geez! This sounds terribly desperate. Would like to know, how many here have actually tried this product and what in your mind, sets it different from anything else in the market say from UVMapper? Of course, those that have already been taken into the so called “Platinum Membership” will plead rave reviews. But does anyone else really believe that this package is worth $269 USD in the open market? I’ve tried all sorts of packages does this offer any real changes? UVMapper is $30, and has been out a lot longer, would I fare better? I certainly wouldn’t pay $269 for any UV mapping package.

I can now actually see Daz incorporating this new absorption into the creation of the new Bryce 6 package. Bryce, with it’s own 3D modeling package. Hummmm, being a Bryce aficionado since it came into the PC world, they have a lot to fix. Adding a 3D modeling module is not, in the least sufficient for me, I've seen far better advancements. Depends on the final price.

Its way more than uvmapper.

while having the ability to map (I dont have a lot of experience with hex' version of this) it also models and can double as a sorta "z brush". 

so in my opinion, its a combo of amapi designer/uv mapper/z brush

its got potential...but, it is unstable.  Unstable in that it crashes when it doesnt get the input it expects.  At least, thats how Ive been crashing it.

BT

Well, Amapi has never been stable on my system but I have used it and ordinarily wouldn't recommend it to anybody. In fact, it had been dying for many years.  I’m surprised it lasted this long. ZBrush has a lot of loose ends which no one recognizes even those that have been at it for many years, believe me I know I've been on it for over 7 years (alas with little experimenting since I can't underastand it)! LOL

So, what’s the bottom line? I mean for us users (artists) not the capitalists.

Do we still think UVMapper is in or are we going to betray him and others like him for the sake of profits and nothing else?

Ive just spent a little time mapping in hex (just to see what it does)

Its got some pretty impressive features, but its not very intuitive.  I did get it to do most of the things you'd normally associate with uvmapper..and it gives a better immediate feedback of how the mapping is going, but its bulky (slow) in comparison to many of the same functions if they were done in UV mapper.

So in my opinion, UV mapper has the leg up on this app in that aspect (for speed and intuitive interface).  Id hate to have no experience with Amapi and have tried to do this. I can see how it would be very very confusing.  I think Id use both tho if I were really making something (personal or for sale).  Id use Hex for the intial rough mapping, and then go to UV mapper for the tweaking.

BT

Well now you will have to come forward and explain "hex" mapping and why we would need it over traditional uv mapping after all these many years. I doubt that whatever you say, people will tend to believe unless they want to. And even that is surprising sometimes when people don’t even know they exist!

So why would people all of a sudden need "Hex" mapping?

Please, give us an example.

P.S. Let's not wait until the middle of next week with something that finally works.