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ZSURF and modeling from bitmaps....
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ZSURF and modeling from bitmaps.... // Roundtable
Post by RAYMAN // Feb 13, 2009, 7:32am
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Ever wanted to make a nurbs surface from bitmaps ?
Stumbled across that ....
Zsurf is a free standalone software that lets you convert bitmaps
into heightfield iges files.
Anyone who has conversion pack can use it to make nurbs surfaces.
anyone who uses Moi3d ior Rhino can use its converter to make
obj. or 2ds files for Truespace.....:)
Sorry this link is not in english but you can use a translator....;)
http://www.rhino3d.cz/clanky/zasuvne-moduly/zsurf-tvorba-plastickych-reliefnich-ploch-z-obrazku.html
here the other page with the download link !
http://www.kf12.com/blogs/techno/2007/08/zsurf/
HTH !
Peter |
Post by marcel // Feb 13, 2009, 7:47am
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what can i do with bsf files? i don't know this. |
Post by RAYMAN // Feb 13, 2009, 8:08am
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The bsf fileds are just the proprietory file of the
software its basically a BMP !
What you need is the iges file that is stored everytime you process....
you just pull it out of the folder and rename it......
Everytime you process an srf .igs file is made in the zsurf folder.....
Heres the caligari sign as a nurbs and a render to show how good it converts the files.. |
Post by marcel // Feb 13, 2009, 8:11am
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OK sorry, it is the srf.igs. It work with convert pack with TS. But the spline are very complex. Look like a displacement mapping but with nurbs.
Thank :) |
Post by jamesmc // Feb 13, 2009, 8:12am
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Appears it may have a use for making such things such as a complicated wiring harness or other fine detail objects (plants, knits, etc.) |
Post by RAYMAN // Feb 13, 2009, 8:30am
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It works with signs too aif you need to put them onto a bottle etc...
heres another render its much more exact then a simple displacement.. |
Post by marcel // Feb 13, 2009, 9:00am
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I have tested. i joint a render in TS. Most important is to made the bitmap. |
Post by RAYMAN // Feb 13, 2009, 9:16am
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Thats correct Marcel !
Heres a bottle I made you might know the design but no intention just
the fastest to make with fillet corners....
Here it is with coat of arms.. I inserted it with the loft tool...
But you can insert it with any poly tool also !
Nice girl marcel shows how exact it transforms !
Peter |
Post by marcel // Feb 13, 2009, 9:43am
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Cool! i do often this kind of work. especially with cognac and champagne. ;)
I need to test zsurf with moi3d. Very complex nurbs is very slow with TS6.6 and impossible with TS7.6 ,about 5 times slower than TS6.6 (?) , and crash in the workspace). TS7.6 nurbs are very bad for pro job, I prefer to forget. :( The view with moi3d is speedx100 with this kind of objet created with ZSURF. Then I can import a obj for Ts. It is the best way to work today. ZSURF can help me. Thank! :) |
Post by robert // Feb 13, 2009, 11:08am
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Pretty cool, haven't done as much work with NURBS as I would've liked, now would be a good time to start I guess.:) |
Post by RAYMAN // Feb 13, 2009, 1:04pm
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A short update !
As this is nurbs you can trim those patches and fuse them together again
Here´s some examples... |
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