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  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    felis said:

    Llola Lane said:

    I have a silly question... Are we supposed to be simulating the dForce hair?  Nothing seems to happen when I click 'simulate' on my Zeus.  

    I could be wrong. But I don't really see cat fur to be dependant on gravity. 

    Good point... but it does say dForce hair... so I was wondering if it needed to be simulated.  hummmmmmmmmmm 

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430
    edited February 2022

    ok.. I had more time to play now that I'm awake... lol.  

    Here is the long hair simulated and not simulated... Seems like the simulated has lots of stray hairs pointing in all directions.  I don't use dForce near as much as I should so I don't understand all the commands... so I'm probably doing something wrong.  lol

    This is simulated... notice the spiky hair... 

    This is NOT simulated... 

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  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235

    Llola Lane said:

    felis said:

    Llola Lane said:

    I have a silly question... Are we supposed to be simulating the dForce hair?  Nothing seems to happen when I click 'simulate' on my Zeus.  

    I could be wrong. But I don't really see cat fur to be dependant on gravity. 

    Good point... but it does say dForce hair... so I was wondering if it needed to be simulated.  hummmmmmmmmmm 

    If you unhappy with the simulation you can play with simulation settings of the fur on surface tab. 

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    felis said:

    Llola Lane said:

    I have a silly question... Are we supposed to be simulating the dForce hair?  Nothing seems to happen when I click 'simulate' on my Zeus.  

    I could be wrong. But I don't really see cat fur to be dependant on gravity. 

    Good point... but it does say dForce hair... so I was wondering if it needed to be simulated.  hummmmmmmmmmm 

    If you unhappy with the simulation you can play with simulation settings of the fur on surface tab. 

    Sorry.. you typed faster than I could upload my samples... lol  (see above)... I'm kinda thinking I may just live without simulating... for now.  I'm not that familiar with the dforce commands and it will take me some time to experiment.  

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,146

    Llola Lane said:

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    felis said:

    Llola Lane said:

    I have a silly question... Are we supposed to be simulating the dForce hair?  Nothing seems to happen when I click 'simulate' on my Zeus.  

    I could be wrong. But I don't really see cat fur to be dependant on gravity. 

    Good point... but it does say dForce hair... so I was wondering if it needed to be simulated.  hummmmmmmmmmm 

    If you unhappy with the simulation you can play with simulation settings of the fur on surface tab. 

    Sorry.. you typed faster than I could upload my samples... lol  (see above)... I'm kinda thinking I may just live without simulating... for now.  I'm not that familiar with the dforce commands and it will take me some time to experiment.  

    whick looks more natural, spikey or not? I like the spikey look myself.  

  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235
    edited February 2022

    Llola Lane said:

    ok.. I had more time to play now that I'm awake... lol.  

    Here is the long hair simulated and not simulated... Seems like the simulated has lots of stray hairs pointing in all directions.  I don't use dForce near as much as I should so I don't understand all the commands... so I'm probably doing something wrong.  lol

    This is simulated... notice the spiky hair... 

    This is NOT simulated... 

    I like frosty view of Zeus gray fur on your images. Sometimes dForce hair can give strange results like spikes or something. I mostly try to avoid some parameters so that the simulation doesn't go wild.
    Here I increased the default Zeus fur length up to 200% and ran simulation.  

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  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    ok.. I had more time to play now that I'm awake... lol.  

    Here is the long hair simulated and not simulated... Seems like the simulated has lots of stray hairs pointing in all directions.  I don't use dForce near as much as I should so I don't understand all the commands... so I'm probably doing something wrong.  lol

     

    This is simulated... notice the spiky hair... 

     

    This is NOT simulated... 

    I like frosty view of Zeus gray fur on your images. Sometimes dForce hair can give strange results like spikes or something. I mostly try to avoid some parameters so that the simulation doesn't go wild.
    Here I increased the default Zeus fur length up to 200% and ran simulation.   

    Ooo.. that looks interesting... I have a feeling that simulation has a lot to do with the pose also.... My length is set to 400 with clumps of 80.  I will have to play more... I guess the bottom line is we don't HAVE to simulate... Zeus looks rather great as is ;)  I will play more ... Thanks... I'm glad you like my gray foofy Zeus! 

  • cherpenbeckcherpenbeck Posts: 1,413

    Gives the head much better proportions.

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    cherpenbeck said:

    Gives the head much better proportions.

    Not sure if this comment is directed at me... but I did shrink Zeus' head by 50%  ;) 

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430
    edited February 2022

    Been playing with textures and hair.  I love this Scruffy version of Zeus.  Hope you all do too.  Don'cha just wanna run a brush through his hair?  LOL

    "Scruffy Zeus"

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  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235

    Llola Lane said:

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    ok.. I had more time to play now that I'm awake... lol.  

    Here is the long hair simulated and not simulated... Seems like the simulated has lots of stray hairs pointing in all directions.  I don't use dForce near as much as I should so I don't understand all the commands... so I'm probably doing something wrong.  lol

     

    This is simulated... notice the spiky hair... 

     

    This is NOT simulated... 

    I like frosty view of Zeus gray fur on your images. Sometimes dForce hair can give strange results like spikes or something. I mostly try to avoid some parameters so that the simulation doesn't go wild.
    Here I increased the default Zeus fur length up to 200% and ran simulation.   

    Ooo.. that looks interesting... I have a feeling that simulation has a lot to do with the pose also.... My length is set to 400 with clumps of 80.  I will have to play more... I guess the bottom line is we don't HAVE to simulate... Zeus looks rather great as is ;)  I will play more ... Thanks... I'm glad you like my gray foofy Zeus! 

    Clumpiness is exactly what I try to avoid, or add it very accurately. Increasing length from some point begins to produce spikes. In my recent render I decreased stiffness half size.

  • GoggerGogger Posts: 2,416
    edited February 2022

    Just got a chance to have a go at Cat Zeus : Sphynx.  I really like it A LOT!  Nice work Vyusur!

     

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  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235

    Gogger said:

    Just got a chance to have a go at Cat Zeus : Sphynx.  I really like it A LOT!  Nice work Vyusur!

     

    Beautiful render! I'm glad you like him. 

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    Gogger said:

    Just got a chance to have a go at Cat Zeus : Sphynx.  I really like it A LOT!  Nice work Vyusur!

    Oh WOW... Didn't realize Sphynx don't have whiskers... I had to look it up.  No wonder they look strange... Well done Gogger  (thumbzzzzzzz up!)

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430
    edited February 2022

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    ok.. I had more time to play now that I'm awake... lol.  

    Here is the long hair simulated and not simulated... Seems like the simulated has lots of stray hairs pointing in all directions.  I don't use dForce near as much as I should so I don't understand all the commands... so I'm probably doing something wrong.  lol

     

    This is simulated... notice the spiky hair... 

     

    This is NOT simulated... 

    I like frosty view of Zeus gray fur on your images. Sometimes dForce hair can give strange results like spikes or something. I mostly try to avoid some parameters so that the simulation doesn't go wild.
    Here I increased the default Zeus fur length up to 200% and ran simulation.   

    Ooo.. that looks interesting... I have a feeling that simulation has a lot to do with the pose also.... My length is set to 400 with clumps of 80.  I will have to play more... I guess the bottom line is we don't HAVE to simulate... Zeus looks rather great as is ;)  I will play more ... Thanks... I'm glad you like my gray foofy Zeus! 

    Clumpiness is exactly what I try to avoid, or add it very accurately. Increasing length from some point begins to produce spikes. In my recent render I decreased stiffness half size.

    Got'cha... I've not played with all the hair settings yet.  Didn't see the stiffness slider... I'll play some more.  I'm kinda liking the clumpiness... My Gray Zeus looks like many of the strays that we get into the Animal Shelter.  The girls end up cutting out the clumps because the cats are not used to being combed or brushed.  They sure look funny shaved!  lol 

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  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,169

    My kitties look better with the fur simulated, especially the tails.

     

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    AllenArt said:

    My kitties look better with the fur simulated, especially the tails.

    Thanks... Do you play with the simulation commands or just simulate as is??? 

  • NathNath Posts: 2,846

    *sigh* I couldn't resist the latest addition after staring at it for a week...

     

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  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235
    edited February 2022

    Llola Lane said:

    AllenArt said:

    My kitties look better with the fur simulated, especially the tails.

    Thanks... Do you play with the simulation commands or just simulate as is??? 

    Usually I don't simulate at all. Or just hit "simulate".

    Here we are without simulation.

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  • VyusurVyusur Posts: 2,235

    Nath said:

    *sigh* I couldn't resist the latest addition after staring at it for a week...

     

    Nice renders! Especially the sleeping one. 

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,169

    Vyusur said:

    Llola Lane said:

    AllenArt said:

    My kitties look better with the fur simulated, especially the tails.

    Thanks... Do you play with the simulation commands or just simulate as is??? 

    Usually I don't simulate at all. Or just hit "simulate".

    Here we are without simulation.

    It's true the fur doesn't move much (tho it does move some), but the whiskers move quite a bit ;). I have a decent video card, so it doesn't take long for mine to simulate at all, but if you don't have a fast card, leaving as is is perfectly fine :) 

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,513
    edited February 2022

    that pelt is very close to my Lynx who is a marbled tabby too heart

    he has spots on his belly though

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  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    Thanks everyone... My scruffy Zeus still has my heart.  He reminds me sooo much of the stray cats we get in at the shelter.  

    @Nath  ... I'm resisting a little longer for the latest addition.  ;)  mew.  

  • NathNath Posts: 2,846

    I thought I could hold out and not encourage the 20% thing - alas. On the other hand, I've rendered the new cats more already than anything else I bought in the last month...

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    Nath said:

    I thought I could hold out and not encourage the 20% thing - alas. On the other hand, I've rendered the new cats more already than anything else I bought in the last month...

    Then worth every penny (dollar)???  lol. 

  • NathNath Posts: 2,846

    Llola Lane said:

    Nath said:

    I thought I could hold out and not encourage the 20% thing - alas. On the other hand, I've rendered the new cats more already than anything else I bought in the last month...

    Then worth every penny (dollar)???  lol. 

    Yep! 

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,513

    Pallas Cat addonenlightened

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    Pallas Cat addonenlightened

    Had to look it up... interesting cat!  ;) 

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,169

    I love Pallas cats. They look continually grumpy. LOL

  • Llola LaneLlola Lane Posts: 9,430

    AllenArt said:

    I love Pallas cats. They look continually grumpy. LOL

    Just looking up the Pallas cat in the Wiki and I found lots of links to even stranger cats!  What an interesting world we live in.  I've been to zoos and have never seen such animals.  lol.  I've lived such a sheltered life!  lol 

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