Forum: Bryce


Subject: So I got this SILO 17-day trial thingy and I hate being a 'n00b' again ...

MoonGoat opened this issue on Mar 18, 2005 ยท 12 posts


MoonGoat posted Fri, 18 March 2005 at 6:22 PM

Its like wings and so much more! ... so much more confusing! So far I've managed to create some kind of dimpled cube with some kind of crown on top of it. Does anyone know where I can find some good tutorials to help me tame this beast?

pakled posted Fri, 18 March 2005 at 7:16 PM

there's some SILO disciple that posts in here..I'm sure he'll turn up..;)

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)


Analog-X64 posted Fri, 18 March 2005 at 7:36 PM

I wish I was 12 Again, I would have mastered wings and silo in a week.


Dann-O posted Fri, 18 March 2005 at 7:38 PM

Kemal I think he is our silo disiple. It is similar to Wings but has those extra tools and you can smooth and unsmooth. Great program I did the Tut on the bird thing on Silo home page. There are a few Wings tools I like better the extrude edge is better in Wings.

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Kemal posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 12:36 AM

Hey, I'm here, I'm here, damn it , I actually have a job, lol ! Hey MG, I'm glad you are trying it, great little app !!! :D Anyways, what happend there ??? :P Usualy that happens when you have the same edge shared by more then 2 polygons (faces). Subdividing algorithm does not like them ! It happens to noobs a lot, as it hapend to me too, not long ago, now I hardly ever get them... To get rid of them, just select those faces and delete the ("crown" thingies) and re-build your geometry. You can also undo everything or start from the scratch, just play with it and you will be making things in no time :D Search the Silo forum for tutorials, and there is couple of them on their website, good luck, buddy !!!! :D


tjohn posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 1:19 AM

A Bart Simpson cube. :^)

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

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draculaz posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 1:44 AM

bah, wings kicks silo's ass :P


TheBryster posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 5:47 AM Forum Moderator

Drac: No it doesn't!!!!!! SILO is far superiour!

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TheBryster posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 5:48 AM Forum Moderator

Oh no! Not again! I wish I could find out who keeps blagging my screenname....

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TheBryster posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 5:51 AM Forum Moderator

What might help is the fact that you can customise the UI. There's a thread on the SILO site about it and some already customized by other users for you to d/load. One thing you should know is that you may need to 'REFINE CONTROL MESH' before you export your finished work.

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MoonGoat posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 12:54 PM

OK, thanks my children! I shall continue to tinker!


Ang25 posted Sun, 20 March 2005 at 5:56 AM

17 day trial? Where'd they get that number from lol. One good thing, means you can only be a noob for 17 days ;P