Feather Simulation Tool for Softimage RELEASED - mbFeatherTools

[anishmations]

awesome ! !!
always looked out for something like this!
wil it come for max n maya too (the apps i know)

[Squizmek]

nope, no maya, no max, sorry
but maybe blender in the far future =)

[R10k]

Cool, but I noticed someone commented on your video about the price. I agree it does seem a tad on the steep side...

[Squizmek]

Cool, but I noticed someone commented on your video about the price. I agree it does seem a tad on the steep side...
price is €136

[R10k]

Yes I know, that's why I said the price seemed a tad high. Not crazy-high, just a little more than I expected it might be.

[Squizmek]

Yes I know, that's why I said the price seemed a tad high. Not crazy-high, just a little more than I expected it might be.
I believe that comment was related to the old price of €384. Due to the big request on the plugin, the price has been lowered.

[R10k]

Well okay then, by comparison that's a good price :D

[kees]

Looks great, Michael.

[CHRiTTeR]

nice, too bad im a max user

[cresshead]

darn it, would have been great for 3dsmax!
looks neat mind you so VERY well done on creating it!:beer:

[vauric]

Phenomenal plugin! excellent work Michael.

I think the price is very fair for something of this magnitude.

cheers.

[rendermaniac]

Is it possible to get a smoother groom? And not have intersection problems when animating?

The dynamics look very nice.

Simon

[PhilipeaNguyen]

That would be a nice useful time saver on Maya.

[Strang]

looks great michael, the price adjustment makes it a lot more appealing!

so often plugins are released for max and maya and we have to look envious over at them. great to see more developers choosing the softimage/ice platform.

steven

[Squizmek]

Thanks everyone for your comments!

@Steven: I've never been envious on max or maya users :)

Is it possible to get a smoother groom? And not have intersection problems when animating?

The dynamics look very nice.

Simon
I'm not sure what you mean... there are many ways to prevent feather intersections.

The first demo is now available for download. (http://feathertools.michael-buettner.com)

[kdubayoo]

As a Blender user myself.... I would be very interested in buying a plugin like that... I think you'd have a market for it, if you make a version for Blender... just my two cents.

[sekelela]

looks cool, great videos, is this for XSI linux?

[Squizmek]

looks cool, great videos, is this for XSI linux?

yes, it works on linux aswell

[sekelela]

your goose demo doenst work in my system, Im using centos linux.

[rendermaniac]

Sorry for being confusing. Is it possible to get the feathers to form a much smoother surface with the feathers much closer together? The demo videos don't seem to be a very realistic groom.

Simon

[Intervain]

OMG just got me very curious...

[Squizmek]

Sorry for being confusing. Is it possible to get the feathers to form a much smoother surface with the feathers much closer together? The demo videos don't seem to be a very realistic groom.

Simon

Yeah that's just a matter of tweaking a few parameters. More videos coming soon...

[Intervain]

looks great - I assume it's only for xsi 7?

[Squizmek]

looks great - I assume it's only for xsi 7?

from the mbfeathertools site:
Requirements:



Softimage|XSI Version 7.0/7.01 or Autodesk Softmage 7.5 or Autodesk Softimage 2010
Python installed

[sekelela]

has anybody arrive to install the demo in linux?

[Squizmek]

New example video is up, showing simulation of leafs on a tree!
http://vimeo.com/7541736

http://feathertools.michael-buettner.com/videos/Tree_Sim_Icon.jpg

[Scotty10]

This looks very impressive, the videos look great. If you were to adapt it to 3Dmax (or maya) I think you'd have a very large market as I am a Max user and am looking for a feather system and what you have would be absolutely ideal. Well done on creating (what looks like) a great plug in.

[Squizmek]

This looks very impressive, the videos look great. If you were to adapt it to 3Dmax (or maya) I think you'd have a very large market as I am a Max user and am looking for a feather system and what you have would be absolutely ideal. Well done on creating (what looks like) a great plug in.

You can export the simulation as an obj sequence or PC2 cache files. I will make a tutorial video for this soon.

[Scotty10]

Oh that would be great, thanks a lot. I will keep an eye on this thread :)

[Squizmek]

If you are using another 3d package than Softimage or would like to render a simulation in another package, here is a
Tutorial: how to export an ICE simulation
http://www.vimeo.com/7597000

Here is a summary of the export steps:

To export to 3dsmax:

Export the base mesh as .obj: File > Export > Obj File
Export the animation as .pc2: Animate > Plot > Write Geometry Cache
In 3dsmax, Import the .obj
Get a "Point Cache" modifier, then load the pc2 files

To export to Blender:

Export the base mesh as .obj: File > Export > Obj File
Export the animation as .mdd: File > Export > Point Oven > Point Oven Baker
In Blender, import the .obj: File > Import > Wavefront (obj.)
Import the MDD: File > Import > Load MDD to Mesh

[MiGa]

has anybody arrive to install the demo in linux?

Hi, its working fine for me using XSI 7 and Gentoo Linux (32bit). Any errors?

[Squizmek]

Here is a tutorial on how to make deforming feathers.

ICE/Syflex Tutorial
http://feathertools.michael-buettner.com/tutorials/tutorial_cloth.html

[Squizmek]

and another update.
for everyone interested there's a feature tour that gives you a more detailed view on the workflow of mbFeatherTools and its features. you can also see some of the upcoming features of version 1.10.

http://vimeo.com/8053532

[Squizmek]

Version 1.10 is released.

More info at the first post (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=823249&page=1&pp=15)

[Squizmek]

Version 2.0 is available now! Check the first post for more info.

[Lucy13]

Well done! I've just tried out the demo and the tool could be excellent for my production! :thumbsup: nevertheless: does anyone know a comparative plugin for feathers which is not that expensive?

[zheng]

any chance of this plugin can port to 3ds max??

[anto-toni]

Can someone point me to demo download link?

[Squizmek]

Hey CGTalk community! The plugin is on sale now for €160 (33% off) (http://feathertools.michael-buettner.com) but the offer only lasts this month.

[DutchDimension]

nice, too bad im a max user

A Max user complaining about 3rd party plugin availability?? Now I've seen it all. ;)