There is a macheist bundle featuring Silo for 19.99. I remember Silo was very popular for a while, but my ambitions as a modeler were a bit low, and I never picked it up. I believe that it's no longer being updated, but I wonder if it's worth paying $20 for. Does anyone still use it to create stuff to be used in Poser? Can you both model and create reasonable UV Maps within it without spending weeks to learn how to use it? 

Silo got an update last week. And I would say even if it weren't updated anymore it is well worth 20 buck.

Yes! 

*     Silo* is my favorite modeler for Poser!     It has an uncluttered interface and is easy to learn;  as you gain proficiency, you can then peek into the depth of the tools it offers.  Yes, a 2.3 update just came out, and a license is good for installing on three computers. 

Yes! Definitely worth it. Modeling and UV mapping can be learned rather quickly. The modeling tools are great. Most everything you need can be found with just a right mouse click. UV mapping is pretty easy and the resulting maps come out pretty good.

I'd suggest you take some time and go through all the tutorials here

http://www.nevercenter.com/silo/?section=tutorials

Pay particular attention to anything by Glenn Southern.

It won't take you too long, and when you're done you'll have a very good understanding of Silo and it's tools.

I am using Silo and have purchased and worked through a number of the tutotials here at Rendo by Fugazi1968 who uses Silo for most of them.  There is one tutorial in Prime, if you are a Prime member and, if not, the tutorials are on sale at the moment.

I found Silo easy to learn, at least the basics, and while I generally have little success learning, particularly by reading, I found the tutorials a great help as I was able to see what Silo looked like in the video and match it to my model in Silo itself.

Tutorials or not, if you want to start doing some modelling I would say it is a steal at $20.

Where is it being offered for 20 bucks??? It's not a crack, is it?

I absolutely love Silo. I use it all the time. It's well worth that amount. I have made props, plants and clothes for Genesis 1 & 2 figures in it. If you need a way to learn it, I would recommend checking out Fugazi1968's tutorials in his shop. The tutorials he has are done 90% in Silo.

There are also wonderful You Tube videos. It's quick and easy to learn and the interface is not that scary.

Quote - Where is it being offered for 20 bucks??? It's not a crack, is it?

No, it's one of those bundles that you see everywhere these days. MacHeist is the one in particular, though, I think all of the programs have mac and PC options. I don't think I'm permitted to post a link, but you can just paste that name in followed by dot com...:)

I bought one of their bundles a few years ago to get Scrivener, which required me to actually register with the vender to receive the serial number. So, unless something has changed, the software in the bundle is legitimate. As is usually the case, it's the only program in the bundle that has any value to me (though, there is another 3D tool that might be useful, but I've never heard of it). 

Technically offsite linking is allowed if they are asking for something. For example, if I went in and said.. hey guys I'm looking for this hair (picture). Then its ok for people to post offsite links.

In this situation I think it would be okay to post a link since Silo plays an important role to this 3D community.

Just wanted to add another: yes it is  a great value!!!

Silo is absolutely worth it. Get it.

Quote - Technically offsite linking is allowed if they are asking for something. For example, if I went in and said.. hey guys I'm looking for this hair (picture). Then its ok for people to post offsite links.

In this situation I think it would be okay to post a link since Silo plays an important role to this 3D community.

OK. Here is the link, in case anyone else is interested in checking it out. MacHeist deals are generally mac based, so if you are a PC user, you would definitely want to doublecheck that the bundle does include licenses for the PC versions. 

Quote - > Quote - Technically offsite linking is allowed if they are asking for something. For example, if I went in and said.. hey guys I'm looking for this hair (picture). Then its ok for people to post offsite links.

In this situation I think it would be okay to post a link since Silo plays an important role to this 3D community.

 

OK. Here is the link, in case anyone else is interested in checking it out. MacHeist deals are generally mac based, so if you are a PC user, you would definitely want to doublecheck that the bundle does include licenses for the PC versions. 

lol, I don't see it

Doh! I do that all the time. 

Oh, here is that file you asked for (and sending nothing). 

http://www.macheist.com/

Here it is...

here's the 159 dollar version, lol.  www.nevercenter.com/silo

,,, and here it is clickable.....

http://www.macheist.com/

Quote - MacHeist deals are generally mac based, so if you are a PC user, you would definitely want to doublecheck that the bundle does include licenses for the PC versions. 

The page says:

'And, just in case you’re having trouble keeping your creative drive confined to one computer, we’re including not only the Mac version, but also the Windows and Linux versions.'

Sounds worth a try.

I'd love to have Silo but I don't even have the $20.00 right now...sigh.

Quote - I'd love to have Silo but I don't even have the $20.00 right now...sigh.

Download a copy of Wings3D, it's a very well designed bit of software, and it's free.

I have it but when I had a demo of silo it was easier for me to learn. :)

And of course, Blender, the newer one looks much easier to learn.

Just in case any Windows users are having issues with this, I ran into this problem:

I purchased the bundle and once I got the registration I went to http://nevercenter.com/silo/ and downloaded the version for Windows.

When I installed, it cried about settings missing in My Documents and the whole interface was dark (it should be medium-grey) and no widgets anywhere.

If this happens, close Silo.

Go to where you installed it and there will be a .zip, SDCopy.zip.

Go to your Users Directory: C:UsersYOURUSERNAMEDocuments and make a new folder called Silo Data.

Unzip SDCopy.zip to that folder.

Restart Silo. All should be good.

Thanks for the tip. Got Silo and installed it. It works!

Which version of Silo is it?

In the Windows version the "About" box says it's 2.3 Professional. I went to the Nevercenter site to download it.

Quote - Which version of Silo is it?

2.3

I generally avoid taking advantage of any kind of deal like this without doing plenty of research, and found a review on cgchannel

I followed that to the Silo forum on CGTalk.  According to a few threads there, this is the first update for Silo in over 3 years.  The original developers abandoned the program some time ago.  And the Windows version is 32-bit only.

I'm gonna save my $20 and continue learning how to use Blender.

I picked it up.  Thanx for this pointer. 

Attached Link: Silo to Shade 3D Pro Competitive Upgrade

Love to try out Shade (before making any decision) but the trial download link for Windows is broken (Mac link works).

Quote - Love to try out Shade (before making any decision) but the trial download link for Windows is broken (Mac link works).

This one worked fo rme yesterday...

http://downloads.nevercenter.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Install_Silo_2_3_win.zip

Oh, I have the silo installed.  I mean the demo/trial of Shade.

I spent the 20 bucks and got silo, mainly because it's modeling tools seem to function a lot like topogun, which I like. The ability to draw your topology on the model with a pen is just great, and hopefully wont be as buggy as topogun can be. 

~Shane

Quote - I spent the 20 bucks and got silo, mainly because it's modeling tools seem to function a lot like topogun, which I like. The ability to draw your topology on the model with a pen is just great, and hopefully wont be as buggy as topogun can be. 

 

~Shane

Reminds me of this funny video.  Silo users seem to have mixed feelings about stability though.  Not so much here on Rosity, but from what I've seen in other forums.  The new Linux release should help with stability issues when dealing with higher poly models.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9nKqOZjPjk

Quote - > Quote - Love to try out Shade (before making any decision) but the trial download link for Windows is broken (Mac link works).

This one worked fo rme yesterday...

http://downloads.nevercenter.com.s3.amazonaws.com/Install_Silo_2_3_win.zip

I downloaded from the same link yesterday.  Did you experience any PC oddness after installing? Windows 7 Pro started prompting me to back up my file encryption certificate and key.  I had some internet connectivty problems, and then storms rollled in so I decided to shut down for bed.  After restarting the computer this morning, and letting Silo run for a while, I haven't seen that message again.  Now, i'm really concerned though. I e-mailed a friend that's a bit more tech-saavy than myself, but I thought I'd ask you if you had experienced anything odd...

The only other significant download I completed yesterday was SR 3.1 for Poser Pro 2014, but I hadn't installed it (wanted to read the documentation). 

Really hoping I haven't got a major issue going on... sigh