MrFiddles22 posted at 5:34PM Thu, 03 March 2016 - #4259005

@VirtualWorldDynamics

I took some time to try out the latest VWD version that you sent out last week, but I am unable to get it to work. I tried replacing the old version by swapping it out and installing the new one in my VWD folder, but it just leads to an error box popping up (See Below)

I also noticed there were new script buttons for the new version that were not in in my current VWD folder, so I got the new ones by downloading the Demo version from your free item page and adding them to the Poser VDW folder as well.

The VWD program opens up fine on its own but wont open when trying to through Poser 11.

I'm not really sure if this was the correct way to do it. Help would be appreciated. (I'm using Poser Pro 11, 64Bit/ Windows 8)

Error Box

This is how my files are set up

Have you tried putting the VWD folder somewhere outside the Program files folder...?

MrFiddles22 posted at 2:46PM Fri, 29 January 2016 - #4251940

Hi Gerard, @VirtualWorldDynamics

A couple of questions:

-Have you tested this Plugin with Windows 10 and Poser 11? (I want to upgrade to Windows 10)

-Any future plans to have a plugin serial number that is not tied to the computer, but is transferable? (In case I want to change computers and by chance if you discontinue support for the plugin)

Thanks

I'm running the program on Windows 10 and Poser 11 Pro without a problem.

@VirtualWorldDynamics, I haven't been able to do much testing in Poser lately. I sent you an email about the latest version of the program. Did you receive it?

@VirtualWorldDynamics: Ok. so I installed the new version and tried one of my old RIPs and got this message:

"true" n'est pas une value entiére valide.

So I tried loading up a new hair figure without using any RIP, did a short simulation, closed the program, restored all, loaded up the program again and selected the RIP from the previous simulation and it worked :) It seems I can't use the RIPs from the older version but any new RIPs should work. I'm ok with that.

I'm still testing and learning but haven't had much time lately. Will post more later, thank you.

I tried renaming a RIP but got the same error message...

VirtualWorldDynamics posted at 1:07AM Thu, 24 December 2015 - #4245441

@Vestmann : Yes, you use the Recorded imports with the right way.

I use very often the Recorded imports for hair and I have never had this problem.

In first thinking, I see only one reason you have problems with the hair and not with the clothes.

With a cloth, the selection of vertices that are attached to the character, is made from the cloth itself. With hair, the selection of vertices is done first on the character, it is then transferred to the hair with a remote control and it is then transferred back to the character for generating the springs. You might have this problem if you try to affect hair on a character different from that which was recorded in the Recorded import. Is that the case?

If this is the case, you would have to rename the Recorded import with a very descriptive name for the hair, such as "MyHair For V4", for example.

I did all my tests with V4 and various hair figures for V4...

Well I've finally managed to do some more tests and I've had more luck with RIP files. I've found out that for me they only work when using Cloth.

Here are my steps when using RIPs:

1. Hit "Poser List"
2. Go to "Recorded imports"
3. Select import for my figure.

Like I said, this works perfectly on clothing but whenever I select a hair figure I get this message:

VirtualWorldDynamics posted at 11:00PM Thu, 10 December 2015 - #4243622

@Vestmann: You say that you have errors with .RIP files. This problem does exist for any file or have you ever managed to reload a configuration using a RIP file?

I only realized how to use the RIP files at the last moments of testing so I don't have enough information to give you at the moment. Hopefully I'll be able to do some more tests after the weekend but I'll be on the move a lot next week so I might not be able to. It's killing me to not have access to my Poser right now lol.

Biscuits posted at 8:56PM Wed, 09 December 2015 - #4243321

I hope that Rendo will offer it in their store soon, so you can get it aswell Piersyf.

It's a software gem, no idea why it isn't in the store already.

Come on Rendo, make the customers happy!

Yup! This program should be a part of Poser.

Just to confirm, the purchase went smoothly. I logged into my PayPal account and selected transfer funds. From there I put in VWD's email, the amount to transfer,my VWD codes and my email.

I was able to test it out over last weekend but sadly I've been pulled out of town for the moment so I can't post any renders like I had planned.

Here's what I've learned from my tests:

The positives:

• The program is extremely fast considering what it does.
• It's also quite stable. It didn't crash often during my tests and trials and when it did my Poser scene was still intact.
• Every conforming item I have can now be made dynamic! Think about this for a moment... This pretty much eliminates any figure requirements for clothing and hair. As long as the conforming item roughly fits your figure you can use it. The program handles this extremely well. I did several tests where V4 was poking well though clothing and it simply "grew" around her figure. Endless possibilities here!
• You don't need to run an animation for good results. I only render stills and a lot of the time it was enough to pose the figure and do a static simulation for great results. The benefit there is also that you can send the results to poser without closing the program.
• Make FBM from the dynamic results. I'll never use 'Copy morps from..' again ;) I use a program called PoseMorphLoader to do this but you should be able to use Poser's import options as well. You can get extremely natural looking morphs using this method.
• Every conforming item I have can now be made dynamic! (I just can't stress this enough) ;)

The not so positives:

-There is a learning curve obviously. It's easy enough to get your first simulation going but it takes time to fully understand how the program works. A lot of trial and error but for the most part it's fun ;)

• It can feel extremely repetitive. I was never really able to use the RIP files and I often got an access error when trying to. It would be great if the program could remember it's settings with each Poser scene. As it stands now I had to repeat all settings for each simulation. Not really a bother for simple simulations but for complex items with different vertices groups it can be a real chore. Being able to correctly use RIP files will of course help.
• After you've started a simulation you have close the program and open it again to make changes to collision, dynamic and hair options (and therefor do everything again like noted abobe)

These issues have been raised here in the forum and I have no doubt that they will be fixed before too long.

So in short: This program will dramatically change how I use Poser! :)

Now all we need to do is get the word out to ensure this program will live on for years to come!

VirtualWorldDynamics posted at 10:46PM Wed, 02 September 2015 - #4226115

Hello,

I received today a first message from Jenn about the distribution of my program on the marketplace of Renderosity. Unfortunately, I do not know if it will be possible to do so because of my method of protection.

Tomorrow I'll post a message that will give more details on this subject.

The new demo version will be ready for the weekend. This should correct the naming problem you may have encountered, maybe. It will make a selection of vertices using the materials and will add a new possibility of self-collision. Some keyboard shortcuts have been added to facilitate the use of the program.

This version will probably be the one that will be the first official final version, even if there will be further changes to come.

I will definitely work on the generation of a site that will distribute it.

Sorry to all those against time.

VWD

No rush, just anticipation :) What do you think the price range will be for this product?

Any news on this? Have you found a way to market it?

Excellent! I installed it, load V4 and a dress and managed to do a simulation pretty quickly. I love how fast the simulation is. much faster than Poser's dynamics. I'll have to take a closer look after work tomorrow. Thanks for the demo :)

Hope your friend is doing ok. Looking forward to the demo.

I have made some small improvements on the program.
The next ones will be made after launching the demo version.
The translation is complete.
I asked a friend and neighbor who is perfectly bilingual to correct my errors of translation of the documentation.
All seems to be going without worries for the moment.

Excellent news. When do you think the demo might be up?  :D