FREE Shade 7 designer LE 3D software - INSTRUCTIONS

#47

Hi Solomon,

It has been now two years since last time I used 3dsmax, and to be honest I have never used the power nurbs you mention. If they do what power booleans do vs normal booleans, it must be a mighty tool indeed…

I think that the best analogy that can be found with their implementation in Shade is, that they are the 3d version of spline gradients in Illustrator. Adding a loop is just a question of adding a vertex anywhere, and the loop is generated and interpolated. This is great because you never have an “illegal” topology, the program always takes care that things are ok. The curvature is controlled in the vertex by handles, somewhat like beizer handles, being possible to independently control the curvature in the U and the V direction.

I’ld say some comparison with Rhino could be done, but not without saying that Rhino is really more technically inclined, and Shade more artistically inclined (just as comparing features of Autocad vs 3dsmax).

BTW e-frontier bought Amapi this month, so there will probably be more cad-like functions in coming releases.

I did some tutorials to make clothing with curved surfaces while still a bit wet behind the ears (I must redo them, there are more efficient ways to do some steps, but I know that now…) maybe you could read through them and try them out with your Shade7 version downloaded. The page is a placeholder page, btw. You can find them here

#48

Hi Leonard,

I have a question about downloading this free Shade, I’ve registered already, and also put the coupon code already, and got the link for downloading, but somehow my downloads always fails at the end (about 80% downloaded, suddenly fails), I’ve also tried download it using download manager so I can resume it, but apparently I can’t resume it if it failed, and now I’ve reached my max download I cannot download it anymore, and I haven’t got the finished file, what should I do? cause I don’t know how to contact ContentParadise, It doesn’t says anything about contacting them on their site…

#49

Hi Romi,

In my instructions there is a contact:

Problems with the download? Tech support!
For further questions, contact e frontier tech support at
techsupport@e-frontier.com

We’re all at SIGGRAPH at the moment, including E frontier, so please understand that we may be unable to answer all posts or support queries in a timely manner.

Best,

Leonard

#50

In case somebody in Content Paradise-aka-e-frontier is NOT in Siggraph , you have to ask for a ticket. This is easily done selecting the magnifying glass icon on the left bar (under help) then click Contact us in the screen that follows, and then select Open a Ticket.

I have used it myself, and did get the support I needed (but not on Siggraph season, truth be said) in a timely fashion.

Link is here

Cheers, Juan

#51

thanks Leonard! I’ve sent an email to tech support, hopefully I’ll receive their answer soon!

#52

I’ll take a look at your ticket on Monday. I know we had a few broken links sent out but you should be able to have gotten it by now. At anyrate, I’ll look for your ticket and get back to you asap. Leo, thanks for the compliment on the escalator about my bag. The calendar rocks!

#53

Hmm…

#54

Thanks CGS, i allways look forward to new type of software tools.
This new software will be the 17th 3D application in my arsonal.

And thanks to JuanManuel for the very discriptive backgound comparison of the software.
I only have one question, is this applications binary files exportable and compatable (or convertable) to the other 3D software heavyweights?

#55

It has obj, 3ds, lwo export filters, among others, but I guess with those 3 you have compatibility with almost everything out there in the 3d world

#56

Exellent. Thanks. :thumbsup: Personaly i have always found it best to use all of the software an techniques availible to acheive true imaginitive creation. :slight_smile:

#57

Hello! Just to make sure if everything went right: Is this status:Queued/Held correct for ordered Shade 7 LE (?)

Thanx

#58

I can’t seem to access the following page to get the voucher code

http://www.cgsociety.org/member_benefits/efrontier.php

its says:
Not Found

The requested URL /member_benefits/efrontier.php was not found on this server.

anyone has the same experience?

#59

Ummm I don’t know if the offer is still valid, it was posted sometime ago… I cannot remember if there was a time limit

#60

Bummer … my bad. I thought I read the offer expires August 2007!

Oh well …

cheers

#61

When I joined CGsociety, I was under the missaprehension it seems, that your reason for being was to bring together the CGI community.

Now, I get an offer of ‘free’ stuff which is first of all an ‘LE’ or ‘Light Edition’ I.E., crippleware designed to waste my time looking at it so that I might purchase the FULL version later and second of all not associated to my professional useage day-to-day.

Id rather pay 10 times the fee and not have blatant sales directed at my busy enough life.

CGSOC has been a source of amazing symbiosis which this latest extension to crass profit has not looked well against. Sorry guys , I just dodnt see CGSOC as in this mode. A freebie from time to time associated with the news letter is one thing but, this is just plain and simple a bastardisation of a great potentialy important profesional soc.

Nothing against the software just didnt like being spammed by my prof soc.

regards Paul Buckland
including my email because I am that upset about it.
paul@avatarea.com

#62

Someone seems upset

#63 
So ummm...you misunderstood what society means? Or the bringing together of a community that has been here for years? I'm confused by this.

Are you serious? This has to be a joke rant. Come on, no one is making you purchase anything. Secondly, if you would have taken the time to read the initial post then you would have noticed that it was targeted towards those “new” to 3D.

I guess you arent new because this software isnt associated with your professional useage day-to-day. So why are you really complaining?

What? :rolleyes: I'm confused to why you would have wanted to be a member in the first place honestly.


Personally, I took offense to your post. Why? because I joined CGS to be surrounded by professionals and the serious student/hobbyist. This was totally unprofessional and rude. When someone makes broad sweeping statements without regard, you slander everyone associated. CGSociety is all of us, not just the ones who facilitate it.

If this really bothered you that much you should have emailed Lenoard or somebody.

This is totally uneccessary especially for an offer that is almost a year old.

#64

Cool offer -thanks! Also thanks to JuanManuel for posting the user experience on Shade, very helpful.

#65

Hi Kid-Mesh,

Firstly let me apologise, it was not my intention to upset anyone but simply to make a point.

Secondly, I didnt subscribe to the thread in the first place.

See, when I recieve something from CG Soc, I take the trouble to read everything. It could be a new person needing help or an old colleague wanting assistance or, simply a news letter with sometimes great offers. I recently purchased MudBox from just such an Ad in the newsletter.

But when I received the original email, which prompted the response that you took offence to, it was an unsolicited offer via an email, not something “I” had asked to be included in.

I hope this clears it up.

For the record, CGSoc has been a very very useful companion to my professional life and I hope it will continue to attract both Hobbyist/amateurs as well as professional CGIers.

Once again my sincere apologies.

#66

Hiya!
Not too fluent with 3d packages so I am always on the lookout for something that people sing about that isn’t going to cost me a fortune, so when seeing this offer I reckoned I would give it a go - unfortunately the voucher link at the start of the thread is throwing up a 404 error which is a bit of a bummer really!

Any ideas anyone?