Hopefully today!

Can't wait!

Quote - I have uploaded the freebie version of the new Car Materials to the poser Freebie section, and I am currently waiting on it to become available.

Hopefully today!

As of right now, they still aren't available.

the free "version" is not available yet ...
considering the wording is free version, is there going to be a payfer version as well?
if so, what be the difference ?

That chameleon shader is really cool. can't wait to try that one on that tuner set from DAZ.

The attached image uses only free materials on the car, as you can see nothing is missing!

The Free version of the car materials comes with 42 Materials. EVERY shader is included in the free package, The Market Place version comes with the full (and updated from the last set) manufacturer color matched paints and interior color sets for quick and easy application. you also get some free procedural materals for ground planes and light boxes. A PDF document with scene setup instructions and car rendering tips for people new to rendering cars in poser. At the end of the document is a full listing of known free car models (well the high quality ones I know of), with links to there download pages, and website links to great free 3D websites (such as dmi-car models and 3d-model blogspot)

Below is a listing of each material catagory, in brackets is the the number of color variations for that catagory, (free/full)
BodyChameleon (4/9)
BodyClearcoat (6/17)
BodyMatte (1/6)
BodyMettalic Clearcoat (8/28)
BodySilver (1/3)
BodySparkle (13/13)
BodyStudio Glazing (5/11)
Glass (3/6)
Glass Moulded (3/12)
Grilles (2/4)
InteriorCarpet (3/10)
InteriorFelt (3/10)
InteriorLeather (3/10)
interiorMetallic Fittings (2/4)
InteriorNylon (3/10)
InteriorPlastic (3/10)
InteriorSeatbelt (3/10)
Metals (Anodized, Chrome, Painted) (4/19)
Plastics (1/4)
Rubber (2/4)

The full version will be around $5 (I havent submitted a product in years so I dont know the costs)

I believe profit should come from sales figures, not margins. If you sell a good product at a high price, of course it will sell, but if you sold it a low price, it will sell extremely well. with no real upkeep costs, its the way to go!

 Well although I practically never render cars, I will most likely buy the "commercial" version, one can never have too many shaders :)

Especially if it's at such a low price :)

I have no problem whatsoever paying for this package.
And I was just thinking that my question starting this thread about your original shaders sure came up at the right time :)

Attached Link: Car Materials 2010 Promo for Poser Hosted at OnTarget3D

Grab it at the above link :
(you will need to register, but its a one step sign-up and its a great site!)

I am adding more to the PDF document for the full version today, with quick explenations on how to use Poser to overcome many of the issues that arrise when importing 3D models meant for other applications (3D Studio, LightWave etc), as well as breaking cars up into parts. and other small tutorials like that

hmmm...thanks ...it did not have me register though..downloaded straight away.
Thanks again. probably won't be until tomorrow that I will have a chance to use them.

Attached Link: "They Come Out At Night" Gallery Image

TGX, your results are fantastic. I've been extremely busy at work and have not had a chance to try these myself. But I'm very anxious to do so.

Congratulations on finishing it. It's a monumental work.

this is "The Arc" by Stonemason re-shaded with materials from the full package

I did a quick render of an existing scene, looks great!
I will test more next weekend.

Best regards,
   Michael
 

Part of the PDF that comes with the full package includes a screencap tutorial on each shader showing how to incorporate diffuse, bump and specular(where appropriate) maps.

This Mig 13 is using the MetalsAlloy Clean shader with the diffuse map also working as bump

The alloy shader I came up with is my favourite shader I have created to date. You can use it for practically anything metallic, and it always comes out rendering fantastic. it can go from a dull flat metal to a silvery shiny polished steel by changing a few colors!

Not bad, but something look wrong ...

Both have silver materiel ...

Ppro 2010

I finally had a chance to have a look.

If you mean TGX's Sparkle/Silver... it has a blue Diffuse_Color. Odd.

here is a WIP of my next gallery image "Forgotten Legends"

Templargfx, surely you meant Mig 31, not 13...

It really looks awesome though, makes me want to redo most of my promo images on my planes, lol.

I made the browning .50, and yes, it does look a lot better with the shader. Nice job.

You made that!?  well let me officially thank you for the fantastic free model!  I swear, the stuff from the community that comes with poser, is better than the stuff that Smith Micro made!

The PDF is going into the final touches today/tonight, then I will get a few friends to test it out and make sure its readable, then its time to upload that package!

does someone have an interpretation list for the /dmi car groups?
I was doing it word for word, but that is a real pain. Maybe I need to learn French.

www.classic-garage.net/lexique.php  <---- french car terms dictionary: use CTRL+F to find the word you're looking for
www.freelang.com/enligne/anglais_specialise.php

Hope it helps :)

Quote - does someone have an interpretation list for the /dmi car groups?
I was doing it word for word, but that is a real pain. Maybe I need to learn French.[/quote

Im sorry I dont understand the question, the DMI website is in english?

Dave's question is aimed to the cars's material domains names in the material room that are in french.

yes, and thanks for the links. I didn't word my question above very well.

Quote - Dave's question is aimed to the cars's material domains names in the material room that are in french.

aah LOL ok, that makes more sense :p

Quote - OnTarget3D has Kindly offered to host the free and full version on their website and the freebie is already up!!

Grab it at the above link :
(you will need to register, but its a one step sign-up and its a great site!)

I am adding more to the PDF document for the full version today, with quick explenations on how to use Poser to overcome many of the issues that arrise when importing 3D models meant for other applications (3D Studio, LightWave etc), as well as breaking cars up into parts. and other small tutorials like that

Is the full version available yet? I've look here and on OnTarget3D but haven't found it.

Well, it definitely isn't up at OnTarget3D yet. But when it is, we will have a special that you can get discount on any of the rigged Poser vehicles if you buy the Car Materials set.

just checking in. the thread fell off so wanted to get it back closer to the top.

Coming soon now....

when is the car paint materials (not the free one) going to be available?

In a day or two, just checking that everything is where it should be.

great news ... as long asd its not DAZ soon...then we maybe could get it as a christmas gift

Is the commercial/purchasable set available yet?

Sorry, no, it seems like we are approaching DAZ soon at this stage. Still working hard on making this the best it can be, will be out as soon as possible.

ah ... so it will be out soon
you know, that word, many years ago, meant any day now, but now it means sometime down the road, which could be any day now or even months, sometimes years.

In South Africa we have something called African time, and this is expressed as "just now" or "now now".

"Just now" is sooner than "now now", but both are "sometime down the road", lol.

thats too funny :)

It gets funnier when you get to distance. If you ask the Africans how far something is, this is expressed as "not so far", "a little bit far", and "very far". Once you get used to it, these are actual distances:

Not so far - you can walk there in ten or twenty minutes
A little bit far - more than an hours walk
Very far - you better have a car

If it is really far, then it is "two days" or "three days", reffering to how long it would take you to walk there.

And here in S. California distance is normally measured in hours.  When my mom came out to visit she asked how far it was to the next town. I told her 25 to 30 mins. Then she asked how far to LA. The answer was 2 and a half hours.  She asked me why everyone in California gave hours instead of miles. I let her know that the distance in miles really didn't tell you how long it would actually take to get there. When under certain conditions like time of day, weather and such. Could make a three mile drive take 2 hours to get there.  I remember being parked on the freeway for over an hour more than once. Just waiting for traffic to move. Heaven forbid there was an accident on the road. You might as well turn around and go home.

Hello everyone!  Sorry for the huuge and sudden absence there.   Life took a turn for the better, but it also took up all my time! I've moved twice and changed jobs 3 times in the last 6 months, but I finally have wireless broadband now, so Im back online! :D

Helgard and I are working on the final details for releasing the full car material pack at ONTARGET3D along with a sweet deal to get cheaper cars!

The cars over there are absolutely fantastic, if you havent looked, you really should!

@templargfx

I'm interested in knowing what car that is in your posts, slightly past midway down on page 7,  where you discuss chameleon paint.  And where it can be gotten if publicly available.

On a different point, I've just noticed... How come this forum don't use post numbers? :D