Isolating model in dish
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Re: Isolating model in dish
maually draw a line around it and remove everything out side of selected area
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Re: Isolating model in dish
Maybe, seems to me would be a bit sloppy for anything intricate, say an animal with fur.
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Re: Isolating model in dish
Not much help I know but the ones I have bought have mostly been style A because I know that even though it may take me more time & effort I can put them in a dish if needed using the software
As the animal with fur & the dish are all part of the same model or component then I would have thought taking them out would not be an easy thing to do, I would have suggested manually drawing a vector around the outside but as you have already said with an intricate subject it could be a lot of work.
As the animal with fur & the dish are all part of the same model or component then I would have thought taking them out would not be an easy thing to do, I would have suggested manually drawing a vector around the outside but as you have already said with an intricate subject it could be a lot of work.
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Re: Isolating model in dish
I bought this particular model long ago, well before I had any idea how to create a dish if I wanted to, so I got the dish and now regret it.
I know they want you to buy multiple versions so I wouldn't expect them to make it easy to separate the two ,, The dish models I make are separate components and can be turned on and off at will ... I think vectric basically bakes them into 1 component to make that impossible on their models.
Oh well, guess I'll try doing the best I can manually and see if I can come up with something presentable.
I know they want you to buy multiple versions so I wouldn't expect them to make it easy to separate the two ,, The dish models I make are separate components and can be turned on and off at will ... I think vectric basically bakes them into 1 component to make that impossible on their models.
Oh well, guess I'll try doing the best I can manually and see if I can come up with something presentable.
Doug
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Re: Isolating model in dish
It's not the same file format as vectric software so it isn't so easy for them to supply as separate components Xxray, I asked a similar sort of question about the design & make models because I would have liked to have seen how the scenes were put together to help me understand how the various components were set out.
Yes I am sure they would like you to buy each version but I don't actually think it's a Vectric product, maybe not even produced using vectric software although I believe there is some relationship between the Companies.
Yes I am sure they would like you to buy each version but I don't actually think it's a Vectric product, maybe not even produced using vectric software although I believe there is some relationship between the Companies.
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Re: Isolating model in dish
There is no 'easy' way to just remove the dish as they are one model. However its not too complicated to do it, the best method would be to approximate the dish (as a positive shape) by drawing a circle or ellipse the size of it then use Create Shape and dome it to a height that is the equivalent of the depth of the dish. Add that component and you'll get pretty close to flattening it out - try varying the angle/height of the dome to get more precise fit if you want. Once you've got it roughly flat then you can just crop out the model as suggested, you don't need to trace a vector though, try using the free eps outline of the A version of the model from the Vector Art 3D website to help you with this - this can be downloaded from the page for that particular model (if its still on the site)...then imported, scaled and used to crop the model outside of it. If there is anything untidy on the edge a quick-gentle sculpt should clean them up.
Cheers,
James
PS - Vector Art 3D and Design & Make are part of the Vectric group of companies. Although as Martin said the V3M format does not support multiple components so it is not possible to have them as separate bits...
Cheers,
James
PS - Vector Art 3D and Design & Make are part of the Vectric group of companies. Although as Martin said the V3M format does not support multiple components so it is not possible to have them as separate bits...
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Re: Isolating model in dish
True, they have any number of talented individuals making the models with various software I'm sure, but the .v3m [and others] format are proprietary to vectric and designed for use with their software.
Of course everyone here knows that, not sure where I'm going with this, just thinking out loud. They try to maximize their return on any model, just like anyone else would, so it would stand to reason that they don't want their various type offerings easily modified.
I'll try my hand at separation, if that fails I might break down and just buy the model again in the style I need.
Of course everyone here knows that, not sure where I'm going with this, just thinking out loud. They try to maximize their return on any model, just like anyone else would, so it would stand to reason that they don't want their various type offerings easily modified.
I'll try my hand at separation, if that fails I might break down and just buy the model again in the style I need.
Doug
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Re: Isolating model in dish
I'm using Vectric Pro 8.5 and I'm trying to put a stl file (3d Model of Motocycle) I got off eBay into a dish and can do the model or the dish not able to put motorcycle in dish. Can this be done with Vectric Pro 8.5 or is Aspire required?
Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
creek
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Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
creek
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Re: Isolating model in dish
Hi Creek,creek wrote:I'm using Vectric Pro 8.5 and I'm trying to put a stl file (3d Model of Motocycle) I got off eBay into a dish and can do the model or the dish not able to put motorcycle in dish. Can this be done with Vectric Pro 8.5 or is Aspire required?
Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks
creek
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Yes, you can place your Motorcycle in a Dish in VCP. Use one of the included clipart dishes, size it as you wish, import your STL, etc.
Here are a couple screenshots of the result of that process (using a cross STL instead of a motorcycle). Done completely in VCarve Pro 8.5
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