StarLabz posted at 3:16PM Thu, 26 December 2019 - #4374617

i'll get back to you on this. It has been working somewhat with just the MultiThread checked. and what is the usual way? i run the script inside DAZ...in the script folder. i have never owned your previous version, only the 2.2...

With this comment, I'll assume that you actually are using the script the 'usual' way. Just a double-click to start the script is all that is needed. There were some terms used above that made me wonder if that was your usage mode. Sorry for the confusion on that.

What i really don't like about this script is that this isn't an easy thing to use. TO MANY TECH KNOW HOW is what is really needed, which is disconcerting. i want a program that is easy to use, with a better interface. like the clothing, it should be an easy script with a way to mark up the cloth of where you want it to catch, and where you want it to be loose. the way this is setup is REALLY DIFFICULT to get used to quickly. you have to really delve into each tweak and check this and uncheck that. WAY TOO MANY things you have to tweak for something that could be really simple to use.

With that said, I do understand that there are a lot that went into this i bet and for what i see that it can do, this is great! Although, you should really put a disclaimer on your product stating that this is not an easy program to use. Easy script to load but VERY DIFFICULT to learn and i can learn things pretty fast, but this is a bit much to swallow.

I jumped into this VWD world with the idea of doing some tutorials - pretty much for the same reasons you describe. The program does magic, but I can't defend the complexity of its interface - just the amazing results of its operation.

Both Gérald and I are now able to do some videos (now that the mechanical aspects of the build/test/release/notify process are finally done) that can walk a mere-mortal through the process of setting up (and understanding) a full-fledged physics simulation on a 3D-cloth or hair mesh.

I hope you will hold on to this bucking bronco of a simulator until we can help settle her down - with good information about the amazing power that's just under the hood.

And... while we do qualify the package's complexity in the product description, I, like many who bought the first version, saw the slick results and ignored the warnings, since I can usually figure these things out... heh. silly me. :)

That said, hold on to your investment. Given my recent year of testing and learning VWD (I'm not the programmer), I now think the tutorials that are coming might actually be useful.

When you get to the point where you are manually sculpting these meshes with some comfort and control, you'll probably never do a render without some VWD involvement again.

I hope this is the case!

VWD3D (dan)

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Current VWD Version:   Release: V2.2.924.6464 - 2019/12/12, 9:46am
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