Hi all,

I have been (and expect to be) less involved in the 3D/VWD domain. Such is my life situation.

That said, I will fully support any of our customers in any way I can, including logistics, re-downloads, etc. Please contact me/us at the 'support@virtualworlddynamics.net' address for the most reliable response to anything that gets in the way of your acquiring or operating the VWD programs you've purchased! If we don't respond, let us know in here and we'll see if there's a logistic issue going on with the emails, etc.

I like the program, Gerald, and our wonderful users, and truly wish WVD had gotten more 'legs', as I still think it's modern-day magic, and that Gerald is a modern-day wizard.

Perhaps, per Gerald's above comments re: handing off some of the development to additional participants to keep VWD alive, we will see some new life injected into this wonderful little gem of a program. If anyone is interested, please contact Gerald directly, but know that everything that I know and all of the logistic resources I've managed (docs, website, patreon, domain, email, branding, etc. - everything but the code/program) will be made available, with the details to make it all useful, to anyone - at Gerald's request/approval. Until then, I'll keep doing so.

I've made a few wish-list requests to Gerald, but this thread seems to be a good place to re-post them:

 1) 64 bit - mostly for more memory when using today's meshes. I run out of memory all of the time nowadays, even with the clever tricks available within VWD.

 2) the ability to save and restore the selections (red-selected-vertices) that are used for most of the VWD mesh parameter settings. It would save me *hours* to be able to select very specific chunks of a cloth or hair mesh and simply save that meticulous work for a later session. None of the parameters - just the selection - red-dots - saved as a named file so that 10 days later I could open VWD and have those red-dots available again to try some new settings, etc. (yes, I know it can save a current setup with its parameters, but I don't want those parameters, I just want the selection, so I can try new parameters.)

Who knows where VWD goes next. Perhaps with Gerald's recovery and some new blood/energy in the system, this little community can bring a new life to a great little tool. I'm game!

Gerald, you promised an email a while back - it's been too long since I've heard from you. Maybe email is broken, and we're both wondering why the other isn't responding. Send me something and let me know (in these forums) if you don't get a response. I've sent many messages and have heard nothing back, so I am wondering what is happening.

best,

dan/VWD3d

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Resources: https://www.virtualworlddynamics.net - https://www.patreon.com/VWD
Rendo PM: VWD3D or VirtualWorldDynamics or support@virtualworlddynamics.net
Current VWD Version:   Release: V2.2.924.6464 - 2019/12/12, 9:46am
Qualifier: Yes, I'm helping Gérald with VWD, Nooo, I'm not yet an expert on its use!