^^ You cant give users a launch date.   If the date passes, people begin to call for their heads, there's flaming on forums, ect.  I think they dont want to rush anything to meet some rediculous user 'deadline'.  And I'm glad too.  I wont be getting it on the date it comes out.

V5I was too unstable in the beginning.  I expect Vue 6 to be the same.

I want to know if real world units are in again.  I have to import DWG (well 3ds) files and the units are just crazy.  Sometimes I'll have a 200 ft building in there and when imported it encompasses the entire area of vue.  This wouldn't be too big a problem if it wasn't for the fact that ecosystem use doesn't work outside vue's world area.  Resize it in Vue, and if you need to make a change in the 3ds, you're screwed because you no longer have the right size and location.

I cant tell you how many times I've been burned on this.  That and not having enough precision in texture mapping, nor being able to set it to a specific unit size.

Just a quick q:

I'm correct in assuming xStream 6 is not render-capable by itself, right?  I just got to thinking that I never asked this question but...

Is xStream Infinite AND a PlugIn for the other renderers or just the plugin?

Yeah, the presentation video is nice...however...

I thought the same of Vue 5 and e-on's support was near non-existent for people who wanted to learn how to to do the stuff Philippe Bouyer did but they NEVER got round to tutotials telling you how to smooth out cameras, ect.

It looks cool.  However, I'm now skeptical of e-on taking the top few artists, teaching them how to do specifics, and them never relaying it to the common users.  I'm still extremely salty over their lack of documentation and help on camera movements.

Pffft.  I'm KEEPING my ACAD 2006 copy.  It's backed up in 2 places after this news.

You think Autodesk is bad, nano? Try dealing with BENTLEY...you cant even discuss a feature MicroStation doesn't have or could improve on in their message boards or it gets deleted, keeping MicroStation users from REALLY doing workarounds.

To be honest, I hate using the Vue fir tree.  It just never seems to have much depth when rendered.

Try GI though...and maybe slight variances in color

hunting it down

In the 'Cars' issue? 

Well, I'm looking for high poly for foreground and middle-level poly for in the background.  Sometimes I client requests people up close and the low poly people I have (FormFonts.Com) simply do not stand up to the camera.

So thusly, I want to try poser.  I need real basic though...men in suits, t-shirt& shorts, walking, sitting, reading, ect.  I feel if I spent some time (and money) in Poser or DAZ, I'd be able to do this.

And no, no scantily clad women, bikinis, busts, leather, anything like that.   I'll do some research.  Thanks a TON everyone for your help on this and anything additional you could add would be appreciated.

-Ryan

Most issues, IMO, have to do with their own computer and lack of ram and speed IMO.  Vue neeeeeds a beast.

I also had good experience with them...no more than 2 days.

Hmnn...never tried a noise map...anyone got a tut?

The cattails come with Vue.  They are the 'Reeds', and yep, they wiggle.

Hmnn...never tried a noise map...anyone got a tut?

The cattails come with Vue.  They are the 'Reeds', and yep, they wiggle.

I am.  It doesn't seem to be working that well.  I applied the stock copper to everything...render done in a few hrs. I'm in a ad scramble to get this,,,,and the image below done before I leave for Hawaii Friday morning.

http://www.vuerealism.com/review_05_31_06-site.jpg

FINALS:

http://www.vuerealism.com/vue_10_sm.jpg - Low Quality (800 px wide)

http://www.vuerealism.com/vue_10.jpg - High Quality (2400 px wide)

Doing a 6000 px over the weekend...I wont bother to post that tho. Crits welcome.

PS: Ah crap! In an end of work marathon stupor I just saved the small version with my DOF and didn't the large version...and then saved my PSD at the small size. Shit. Large version missing DOF   :(

Spedler...that would be amazing if you could do that for me.  It's would be greatly appreciated.

I'm just saying screw it and doing a file where all I render out is depth.  Front cattails only 1st.  Then the large amount of cattails. I'll just color the textures black, set everything to white, and doit via selection in photoshop.

I'll lose the gradual DOF but I just cant figure it out the other way. 

Yes, it's part of a bigger 18-hole course.  I appreciate your CC but I like the rocks  :)

-Ryan