animating is not my strong suite,

[split axle]

this is what I am working on

[terse frigate]

hell ya

[split axle]

topology is what I'm trying to master

I think it looks pretty good

[sharp edge]

Have you heard of MakeHuman? or is this for learning purposes?

it is not bad, for sure

[terse frigate]

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/humanoids/humans/human-base-meshes-178395 check out these @split axle

[split axle]

I do not know what that is

I just made it manually, no addons

I sculpted it, and retopologized it

original sculpted model

reference picture and new model

[split axle]

I just make my own

[terse frigate]

props for the sculpting

havnt got that far yet

[terse frigate]

same, the image right above ur comment is my attempt at a base character

ball hands and rolled up jeans

[split axle]

sweet, looks like a nice low poly character

[subtle cape]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/288887968960086016/1206540880627109928/blender_tNxgPdS6Q2.webm
spidy

[terse frigate]

very cool

[split axle]

what the 😂

[subtle cape]

Low poly stuff ez. I just can't sculpt for poop

[split axle]

his entire body is rotating

[subtle cape]

some lookat constraint

[terse frigate]

my spider

[split axle]

ah its not that bad, just experiment with it and try to sculpt something, dynotopo is very nice as well but if you use is solely like I did you will need to retopolgize it

[terse frigate]

i cant animate in blender tho 😭

esp a walkin animation

i was gonna rely on IK

[sharp edge]

maybe try Cascadeur

[terse frigate]

let me give it a look

[sharp edge]

also, Akeytsu, but that is out of dev, i think, and you have to jump through a couple hoops, but you get it for free too

[terse frigate]

found any good ways to retopo easily?

[split axle]

there are addons which do it basically automatically with quads but they are paid

I did it entirely manually which took a couple days 🥲

[sharp edge]

Blender includes Quadriflow, free

[subtle cape]

$500 software thats how

[terse frigate]

he's got a stiff neck atm... 😄

[split axle]

although it does look like you lose a lot of quality when used

[terse frigate]

ive tried the plastic wrap type method

didnt work out welll

[subtle cape]

Just don't subdivide more than 3 and you're good

[split axle]

I did that and it came out okay but the sculpting looks so much better

[terse frigate]

i've tried to sculpt but i think id have better results if i had a stylus

sculpting w/ my corsair mouse is horrid

[sharp edge]

really depends on your initial topology, but yes, it is not perfect

[split axle]

for free it seems very good

[terse frigate]

💯

[split axle]

I did it with my mouse 🤷‍♂️

[terse frigate]

theres soo many things ive still gotta learn w/ blender

[split axle]

now I have to weight paint my mesh which is terrifying, so I hope the retopo helps

[sharp edge]

i have a 3d SpaceMouse and a Tablet. it makes life Much easier

[split axle]

I had a drawing tablet but I do not know where it is

[subtle cape]

I still click on most stuff thats in the context menus cause I can't be bothering sticking that in my brain

Quick, how to align pivot to 3D pointer

[split axle]

blender preferences, also I just change the keybinds to something on my mouse

shift + S to move 3d cursor and to move pivot to 3d cursor (edit mode)

[sharp edge]

with the context menus, of course! 😄

[subtle cape]

shift + s moves the cursor yeah, but I don't think there's a default key to move the pivot to it

[split axle]

the menu is all you need really, why have a keybind for it

[sharp edge]

i just say, snap cursor, since i use speech recognition though

[split axle]

speech recognition? in blender?

[sharp edge]

Globally on my computer. i use VoiceAttack

it has profiles that switch for any program i am in. so, i can have, say, ESO game on one screen, and when i click there, it immediately loads that profile. or if i click Blender, that set of commands is now active, etc

[split axle]

living in 2040

also elder scrolls online? that is interesting

[terse frigate]

cool thing i learned not too long ago..

[sharp edge]

For example, right now I'm typing by talking to my computer. I don't have to use my keyboard at all.

[terse frigate]

then u can convert to curve, add thickness and convert back to mesh...

[sharp edge]

but that is using localized Whisper, running on my second GPU

[terse frigate]

tada, cables/wires/handles/ etc

[split axle]

CTRL + B

to bevel edges

[terse frigate]

ya, but i had to manually do it. b/c its not set to bevel vertices

[split axle]

you are not using a keyboard 😂

[terse frigate]

had to select taht from the top bar first to get the hotkey to work on verts

[split axle]

you can do that by opening the bevel menu

[terse frigate]

i bet his neighbours love when he plays competitive video games

[sharp edge]

i use both 🙂 I mean, after I spoke that phrase, I still had to press enter at the end of it.

[terse frigate]

ya, thats the issue.. ^ that menu doesnt pop up at first.. if its set to edges

not when ur trying to bevel verts

[split axle]

W, A, S, D, Mouse1, MMB, Mouse2!

[terse frigate]

see.. nadda

[sharp edge]

ATM, i have three keyboards in front of me, and 5 screens running, with an 18 button RPG mouse, and a 3d SpaceMouse, so yeah, 2040 🙂, oh, and my tablet within reach

[split axle]

actual menace

got a monitor system next to you lmao

[terse frigate]

i thought i was badass w/ two monitors and a single mouse and keyboard

[split axle]

I only have 1

[sharp edge]

no worries, you are, you are! 😄

[terse frigate]

im not sure i could go back to having 1 monitor

[sharp edge]

i sure can't

[split axle]

I do not know what 2 monitors is like

so I have no opinion

[sharp edge]

it is amazing

[terse frigate]

i imagine you in a hover-chair enclosed in a sphere of monitors

[sharp edge]

soon, soon

[split axle]

it is?

[terse frigate]

what do you think about those crazy scorpion lookin pc setups?

[split axle]

those look hideous

[terse frigate]

ngl i seen an ad on google last night.. about a bed desk..
i gotta have it

[split axle]

living in a cylinder

[sharp edge]

yeah, they look terrible, but as someone who spends about 16 hours a day in front of 'the machine' i think they are probably comfortable

[terse frigate]

^ i'd never get out of bed

[split axle]

that would be nice if you are sick

[terse frigate]

bro.. it gets more ridiculous

[sharp edge]

Wall-E

[split axle]

basement dweller

[sharp edge]

but, i've got to get back to work, so only half here now

[terse frigate]

what yall think of my playground scene im building.. since we on topic of blender

not finished yet.. still gotta fix some hinges.. and then i have to retopo the entire wall/floor so it UV maps correctly

[split axle]

looks nice just gotta UV unwrap it

[terse frigate]

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

lol.. im dreading that part

[split axle]

I would make a doorway for something outside as it looks a bit cramped (depending on what your game is)

[terse frigate]

thats what this is

[sharp edge]

not bad. i suggest renaming things though, or it will eventually get too confusing. also, Collections. as far as UV, looks like most of that can just be 'Smart Projected'

[terse frigate]

just a single door.. soooo u have the illusion theres something outside

[terse frigate]

good point

im almost at that halfway point where i will..

and also when i do that i'll go and join things.. and dissolve edges and whatnot

i want to place everything first.. and then i'll add props and cables/wires

Lowpoly Lab is the working title

should look like a University type Lab setting.. but game-related

Hitbox / Collider testing area..
XP generators and counters (hooked up to a treadmill)
gravity chamber.. silly stuff like that

[split axle]

collections are big one, I use them to seperate models and animations that I am not using

[terse frigate]

collections are ignored in unity arent they?

[split axle]

I think so but I always just do export what is selected

as then no lighting or camera gets imported