basicwiz opened this issue on Jul 04, 2012 · 81 posts
basicwiz posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:13 AM
I just got a notice that Shade was free today only. Have any of you folks used it and if so, how does it stack up against the other free modelling options in regard to ease of use/learning curve/etc?
foxylady1 posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:40 AM
Do you have a link basicwiz?
I used Shade at version 7 and thought it was great. I lost track of it over the years, but would love to give it a try again.
I had a lot of models and used to try and replicate them for a learning experience. A lot of that knowledge I had probably isn't any good anymore.
SamTherapy posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:48 AM
I know a lot of the Japanese content makers have used Shade in the past but I don't anything about it.
A link would be great, since I'd like to try it alongside the other apps I have.
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LaurieA posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:55 AM
The link is HERE It's free Shade 10, Mac OSX or Windows.
Oh, and I got Shade 7 free with a Poser purchase (can't remember which one - 6 or 7). I used it to make a few things. Not too hard to figure out ;).
Laurie
jerr3d posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:57 AM
It was free before with Poser 5 or 6. Very nice program, the save files for Poser were HUGE though. Still a link would be great please! ^ ^
jartz posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:57 AM
Yes, a link please. I had Shade I think version 6 or 7 when it was bundled with Poser 6
Whoops, x-posted... Thanks LaurieA
P.S. Sorry for the confusion
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LaurieA posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 9:58 AM
Quote - ...Still a link would be great please! ^ ^
see above
:)
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monkeycloud posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 10:04 AM
I have shade Basic... I like it, just needs more of the features in Shade Standard and Professional editions 
I switched to Hexagon when that became free. But I'd switch back to Shade I reckon, if I could get my grubby hands on Shade Standard, without parting with any more of the money I don't have anymore, due to spending it all already, largely on other CG software :lol:
Unfortunately I'm getting a processing error trying to proceed past putting Shade Standard in my cart... I've messaged the website support.
Is anyone else managing to download it?
Cheers
foxylady1 posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 10:08 AM
I put it in my cart and checked out. You have to wait for the email with the link. It takes about a day to receive the link though.
Do you have an account there? If so, just log in and you can put it in your cart. There is no direct download.
jartz posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 10:08 AM
When I ordered, it stated as "queued". So I reckon I have to wait.
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LaurieA posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 10:14 AM
Yeah, they said on the site after order confirmation that they queue orders a few times a day during normal business hours.
Laurie
geep posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 10:18 AM
Attached Link: CLICK HERE for link to FREE Shade Pgm - Today only 7/4/2012
Hi Laurie,Thnx 4 the link ... I have reposted it here for those who might have missed it above.
Here's the link (above) so you don't need to scroll back up to the other post. 
cheers, (and a Happy 4th of July)
dr geep
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monkeycloud posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 10:20 AM
I just got a processing error before.
However it has worked now... I suspect my issue was just the server had been busy before.
Excellent... I'll look forward to getting back into learning Shade some more then
lesbentley posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 11:20 AM
Thanks for the heads up basicwiz. 
basicwiz posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 11:35 AM
No problem, guys. Sorry I forgot the link. Thanks LaurieA and Dr. Geep for covering for me! 
SamTherapy posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 11:47 AM
Thanks for the heads up and links, people.
@ basicwiz - you're only human. Probably. :)
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basicwiz posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 12:05 PM
Hey, Sam... don't comment on things you can't prove! ROFLMAO! 
FightingWolf posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 12:18 PM
Thanks. for the link. I have an older version of shade but I could never find any really good beginner tutorials for it.
SamTherapy posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 12:18 PM
I did put the "Probably" in there for just that reason. :)
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hborre posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 12:36 PM Online Now!
I'm inclined to agree with ST.
geep posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 12:38 PM
ROTFLMAO @ all you guys. :lol:
Thnx 4 the chuckles.
Remember ... "With Poser, all things are possible, and poseable!"
cheers,
dr geep ... :o]
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operaguy posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 1:11 PM
is shade a candidate for creating displacement maps and skin textures for use in poser? can you decimate and subdived imported mesh?
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manoloz posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 1:28 PM
Quote - is shade a candidate for creating displacement maps and skin textures for use in poser? can you decimate and subdived imported mesh?
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That would be more a job for something like 3d-coat or Zbrush. Sure, you can save the zbuffer, and I've done some displacement maps myself (for roof tiles and similar things).
No decimation algorithm inside Shade.
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operaguy posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 1:32 PM
thanks
RedPhantom posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 1:40 PM Online Now! Site Admin
Thanks for the heads up. Free is always cool.
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wolf359 posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 2:57 PM
I got the free copy (shade7?) that was bundled with poser 6 many years ago
and personally thought it was garbage!
and it renderer unusably complicated & slow
I dont know anything about the new version
perhaps its been improved over the years.
YMMV
Cheers
LaurieA posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 4:59 PM
Well, the Shade 7 I got did make a coplanar when you did a lathe ;). But I used to remove it when I ran it thru UVM Pro...lol. If it could be removed in Shade I wasn't aware at the time how to do that. I'm a little more knowlegeable now. That will be the first thing I check ;).
Laurie
FightingWolf posted Wed, 04 July 2012 at 5:01 PM
Quote - perhaps its been improved over the years.
I hope there was some time spent on making it more user friendly.
infinity10 posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 12:00 AM
I use it and I think it is a good enough modelling software.
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LaurieA posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 7:37 AM
Anyone get a link yet?
Laurie
vilters posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 7:48 AM
Nope, still waiting here too.
Got it in the cart
got the invoice mail, but still waiting for the download link/mail. :-)
But I use hexagon and it does a pretty good job for what i am asking.
seemed unstable in the beginning, but that could have been me.
It has all the rings and bells including a decend displacement and soften tool. Plus soft selection and symmetry that I use a lot.
As you, waiting for the download link/mail.....
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jartz posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 7:49 AM
Nope, not yet.
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MargyThunderstorm posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 7:52 AM Online Now!
I'm still waiting for the link too.
mysticeagle posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:19 AM
they are probably off till monday for the 4th july holiday weekend...i guess
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foxylady1 posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:36 AM
I haven't yet, but it could take up to 24hrs I've been told.
LaurieA posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:41 AM
Quote - they are probably off till monday for the 4th july holiday weekend...i guess
Well, that would be IF they are an American company. Are they? LOL.
Laurie
foxylady1 posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:44 AM
For some reason, I thought they were a Japenese (did I spell that right?) company.
LaurieA posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:58 AM
Japanese ;).
I thought so too, but I'm frequently wrong...lol.
Oh well, I guess patience is the rule of the day ;). I am curious to see the insides. I haven't used it in years.
Laurie
basicwiz posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:59 AM
No link here... and I ordered it before I made the original post.
mysticeagle posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 9:06 AM
their phone number is in Oregon, so unless the plates shifted again, i guess it's in the USA lol
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basicwiz posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 9:12 AM
Probably not up yet, and/or server is groaning under the load to sendout all the emails!
monkeycloud posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 9:15 AM
I was going to wait another day or so, then maybe ask Chikako about it in the Shade forum here perhaps. I think they might know some more about it...
I imagine they just have a lot of orders... and I think the download link release is being manually done, to some extent, by the looks of things.
cheers
manoloz posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 12:15 PM
E frontier in Japan develops Shade, however, Mirye software distributes Shade in English and collaborates with all the translation and localization of manuals, content, and so on.
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patslash posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 5:07 PM
Thanks for the info!
LaurieA posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 5:18 PM
Still nothing yet.
Laurie
SamTherapy posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 5:37 PM
WandW posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 7:01 PM
Mine is still listed as 'Queued' in my order status, so I know it hasn't yet been eaten by my SPAM filter....
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nobodyinparticular posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 7:10 PM
I believe a note on the site said not to panic before 48 hours. If they received a heavy volume of requests, it could take longer. Of course if it's free, I just might end up with what I paid for 
. Won't sweat if it doesn't happen.
rokket posted Thu, 05 July 2012 at 8:32 PM
Quote - I believe a note on the site said not to panic before 48 hours. If they received a heavy volume of requests, it could take longer. Of course if it's free, I just might end up with what I paid for
That makes two of us...
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nobodyinparticular posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 12:22 AM
Received my notification and key. Downloading now.
monkeycloud posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 3:39 AM
Quote - Received my notification and key. Downloading now.
Yup, got it here too.
Yet to see how Shade 10 differs from 12... it's Shade 12 Basic I have, which I think is pretty good (aside from the numerous locked features).
Cheers
mysticeagle posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 6:19 AM
wooohoooo i crashed it, after 4 mins :)
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vilters posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 7:10 AM
Grrrr, still no download link...
Grrr :-)
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LaurieA posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 7:18 AM
Quote - Grrrr, still no download link...
Grrr :-)
Oh really? Mine was in my inbox when I got up.
Laurie
foxylady1 posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 7:37 AM
I got my link and serial and am downloading now. Found the doc page, I hate those docs that you have to be on line to use. I prefer pdf files.
rokket posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 7:42 AM
I got mine, but it was sent to my spam filter. Good thing I always check what's in there... I will download it tonight and see what is going on.
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moriador posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 7:44 AM
Quote - I got my link and serial and am downloading now. Found the doc page, I hate those docs that you have to be on line to use. I prefer pdf files.
Me too. There must be a decent and free html to pdf converter out there that someone here can recommend, surely....?
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foxylady1 posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 7:56 AM
Quote - > Quote - I got my link and serial and am downloading now. Found the doc page, I hate those docs that you have to be on line to use. I prefer pdf files.
Me too. There must be a decent and free html to pdf converter out there that someone here can recommend, surely....?
I would be interested in this also.
LaurieA posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 8:12 AM
The only thing I know of that will print an entire website is Adobe Acrobat. You can do it with IE but if you don't check all the links beforehand you can end up in an infinite loop if any of the pages link back to the first page.
Laurie
basicwiz posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 9:04 AM
Got my link, too.
3doutlaw posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 9:04 AM
Got my key! Thanks for the heads up! Know nothing about it, but I am always interested in trying new things in the pricerange of "free" :)
WandW posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 11:18 AM
Quote - Oh really? Mine was in my inbox when I got up.
Laurie
Chikako always loved you best!!!! :lol:
Mine hasn't shown up, so it will likely show up in my Gmail Spambox in a day or two; hopefully before the link expires...
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SamTherapy posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 11:31 AM
Checked at the site and mine is still queued. :(
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LaurieA posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 12:00 PM
Quote - > Quote - Oh really? Mine was in my inbox when I got up.
Laurie
Chikako always loved you best!!!! :lol:
Mine hasn't shown up, so it will likely show up in my Gmail Spambox in a day or two; hopefully before the link expires...
Uh...my last name starts with an A...that's it! And they're doing it a alphabetically? LOL.
Laurie
toastie posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 12:01 PM
Haven't had mine yet either. If they're doing it alphabetically they must've skipped me...
3doutlaw posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 12:20 PM
Well, this sounds cool...downloading now: http://mirye.net/shade-features/poserfusion
3doutlaw posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 12:51 PM
First Shade render...blowfish (rendered fast, but pretty basic also...)
This one is going to need some serious tutorials. That's a lot of buttons! :blink:
WandW posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 4:56 PM
Quote -
Uh...my last name starts with an A...that's it! And they're doing it a alphabetically? LOL.
Laurie
If Sam hasn't yet gotten his, that means that they are not yet to 'B'. That means I'll have a long wait indeed.
BTW, it turns out mine is still listed as Queued...
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manoloz posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 5:10 PM
Quote -
First Shade render...blowfish (rendered fast, but pretty basic also...)
This one is going to need some serious tutorials. That's a lot of buttons! :blink:
Ask away.
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RedPhantom posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 8:11 PM Online Now! Site Admin
If they are going by last names, they aren't using an english alphabet because I got mine and it starts with an E.
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vilters posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 8:24 PM
Still nothing here, Grrrr
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LaurieA posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 8:35 PM
I don't know that they are going alphabetically. I was guessing.
I have no idea why some got and others didn't.
Laurie
RedPhantom posted Fri, 06 July 2012 at 8:44 PM Online Now! Site Admin
I would think they were doing first come first serve but who knows.
Oh fyi my email said it was from "news" and the subject said "Your Shade 10 Serial Number is Ready" so you might want to watch for that.
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Faery_Light posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 4:06 PM
Arrrgh!!!
I didn't get a notice it would be free on that day...sob!
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monkeycloud posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 4:33 PM
I still prefer using the copy of Shade 12 Basic I bought from the mac app store back last year.
There's a lot of improvements to the general UI in version 12, over 10, I'd say... and to some of the basic tools.
But at least the version 10 Standard I got on the free download day has it's UV mapping functionality enabled.
All of the UV mapping functionality seems to be disabled in the basic version of Shade 12...
So... I'm still doing most of the modelling I've been attempting to do in Shade 12 Basic and Hexagon... and tbh, will probably just continue to UV map in Hexagon... or ZBrush
LaurieA posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 6:19 PM
Quote - Arrrgh!!!
I didn't get a notice it would be free on that day...sob!
Well, there's still Blender, Wings 3D, Anim8tor, Void World and a host of other free programs out there ;). Laurie
Faery_Light posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 6:28 PM
Got blender, Wings3d and Hexagon.
I like the tutorial pdf from Hexagon so maybe I'll learn something from it. and I have the disc that came with 3d world Mag with V5 free (grin) and it has a great tut for making a jewelry chan and rings in Blender.
So far I managed to create on chain link before my HD crashed last month so I have to start over.
I know, I know...one chain link...but I have to start somewhere, right? :)
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BluEcho...Faery_Light...Faery_Souls.
LaurieA posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 6:52 PM
You can make a whole chain with one chain link ;) Laurie
RedPhantom posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 7:30 PM Online Now! Site Admin
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2852426
If anyone missed it it's still available according to this thread.
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Faery_Light posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 7:55 PM
It does still seem to be available so I put it in my cart. All I have to do is wait until it shows there and download. happy
Thanks for the link, RedPhantom. :)
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BluEcho...Faery_Light...Faery_Souls.
LaurieA posted Mon, 16 July 2012 at 8:28 PM
There ya go! ;) Laurie