<![CDATA[Esenthel Forum - 3D Modelling and Animation]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:09:00 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Artec Studio 3d scanning software]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9350 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:42:21 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9350 Artec Eva and the software Artec Studio. So I'm gonna try to use it to prepare game dev ready model. I'll keep you in touch.
They say, that software also works with 3d sensors (like Kinect) but.. There are free applications for this sensors.]]> Artec Eva and the software Artec Studio. So I'm gonna try to use it to prepare game dev ready model. I'll keep you in touch.
They say, that software also works with 3d sensors (like Kinect) but.. There are free applications for this sensors.]]> <![CDATA[EE ToolSet]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7761 Tue, 20 May 2014 14:57:26 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7761
Attached you will find the toolset that we use internally for exporting everything we need. It includes the following:
  • Dock
  • Undock
  • Close
  • Apply Keyframe Settings
  • Preview Animations
  • Export Model
  • Export Animations
  • Embed Media (When exporting a static asset, this is preferred)
  • Pivot Operations
  • X-ray Functionality
  • Object Dimensions

As always, drag and drop the .mse file into your viewport, and you are good to go smile

.rar  SC_EE_ToolSet.rar (Size: 9.4 KB / Downloads: 14) ]]>
Attached you will find the toolset that we use internally for exporting everything we need. It includes the following:
  • Dock
  • Undock
  • Close
  • Apply Keyframe Settings
  • Preview Animations
  • Export Model
  • Export Animations
  • Embed Media (When exporting a static asset, this is preferred)
  • Pivot Operations
  • X-ray Functionality
  • Object Dimensions

As always, drag and drop the .mse file into your viewport, and you are good to go smile

.rar  SC_EE_ToolSet.rar (Size: 9.4 KB / Downloads: 14) ]]> <![CDATA[Mixamo Fuse]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7237 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:22:19 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7237 http://www.mixamo.com/fuse

Have anyone ever tried this data-driven 3D character creator?
It seems good for those who aren't modeller, and it's royalty free.

It's should supported with Esenthel because of allowed importing to 3DS Max, Maya, Blender, etc.

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According to Steam Forums, registering gives 2 free autorig, while buying from Steam (on sale, 49.99$ until 15 Nov) gives extra 1 autorig per weeks, and some free contents.]]> http://www.mixamo.com/fuse

Have anyone ever tried this data-driven 3D character creator?
It seems good for those who aren't modeller, and it's royalty free.

It's should supported with Esenthel because of allowed importing to 3DS Max, Maya, Blender, etc.

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According to Steam Forums, registering gives 2 free autorig, while buying from Steam (on sale, 49.99$ until 15 Nov) gives extra 1 autorig per weeks, and some free contents.]]> <![CDATA[3D Studio Max Toolset]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6622 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:34:33 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6622
The toolset we as SnowCloud Entertainment created is a complete package toolset which allows you to improve the workflow in 3D Studio Max greatly. Tools include but are not limited to:
  • Color Overrides
  • Pivot Operations
  • Stone / Rock Generator
  • Wooden Planks Generator
  • Physics Animations
  • Keyframed Physics Animations
  • Demolition Tool
  • Persistent Notes
  • Auto Save
  • Auto Back-ups and Manual Backups
  • Version Control System
  • Authentication System
  • Personal Information
  • WhiteBox Importer (HE)
  • Scene Analyzers
  • Esenthel Bone Renaming
  • ... More wink

The tool was not intended to be used by other artists outside of our team, but we decided to release it as a commercial product a few months ago.

I got the idea of creating custom tools for Esenthel, well, because it is fairly easy with my team to make this. If you have any feature requests, then don't hesitate to tell me, and I will most likely add it to the tool.

My personal goal is to make this THE toolset artists will use, and I want to try and include as much as possible and organized on a Main usability and engine specific usability.

For more information about the tool, visit our Projects page here, and contact me if you are interested:

SC-Entertainment Project Page
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The toolset we as SnowCloud Entertainment created is a complete package toolset which allows you to improve the workflow in 3D Studio Max greatly. Tools include but are not limited to:
  • Color Overrides
  • Pivot Operations
  • Stone / Rock Generator
  • Wooden Planks Generator
  • Physics Animations
  • Keyframed Physics Animations
  • Demolition Tool
  • Persistent Notes
  • Auto Save
  • Auto Back-ups and Manual Backups
  • Version Control System
  • Authentication System
  • Personal Information
  • WhiteBox Importer (HE)
  • Scene Analyzers
  • Esenthel Bone Renaming
  • ... More wink

The tool was not intended to be used by other artists outside of our team, but we decided to release it as a commercial product a few months ago.

I got the idea of creating custom tools for Esenthel, well, because it is fairly easy with my team to make this. If you have any feature requests, then don't hesitate to tell me, and I will most likely add it to the tool.

My personal goal is to make this THE toolset artists will use, and I want to try and include as much as possible and organized on a Main usability and engine specific usability.

For more information about the tool, visit our Projects page here, and contact me if you are interested:

SC-Entertainment Project Page
]]> <![CDATA[Good For Sculpting Models]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6497 Wed, 29 May 2013 02:40:35 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6497

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]]> <![CDATA[Retarget and tweak animation and mocap with WebAnimate free]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4815 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:14:17 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4815
We have just release a beta version of WebAnimate - a tool based on IKinema engine in the browser (windows only for the moment) that allows you to retarget and customize animation and motion capture data in the browser for free.

http://www.ikinema.com/webanimate/

Its free ! It would be great to hear your opinion and what you want to see in the future.

It supports any creature, human or non-human. The pipeliene is: import models (FBX) and mocap (BVH) retarget, customize, export (FBX or BVH).

We hope you will enjoy it !

Best
IKinema Team]]>
We have just release a beta version of WebAnimate - a tool based on IKinema engine in the browser (windows only for the moment) that allows you to retarget and customize animation and motion capture data in the browser for free.

http://www.ikinema.com/webanimate/

Its free ! It would be great to hear your opinion and what you want to see in the future.

It supports any creature, human or non-human. The pipeliene is: import models (FBX) and mocap (BVH) retarget, customize, export (FBX or BVH).

We hope you will enjoy it !

Best
IKinema Team]]> <![CDATA[Maya 2012]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4056 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:37:51 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4056 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Wings3D]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3006 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:12:07 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3006 http://wings3d.com/

A FREE subdivision modeler. Highly intuitive, quick modeling.]]> http://wings3d.com/

A FREE subdivision modeler. Highly intuitive, quick modeling.]]> <![CDATA[3D-Coat-texturing tool]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1483 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:40:58 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1483 [Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&a...alNumber=2] 1) Voxel sculpting allows you sculpt without any topological constraints and make complex details from nothing! You can change topology as you wish. This approach gives you an absolute feeling of freedom in sculpting. It is not based on surface deformation but on volume building and filling. Feel like a true artist here, don't think about polygons and structure, just express yourself as an artist! 3D-Coat V3 supports NVIDIA's CUDA™ technology which considerably accelerates volumetric sculpting performance.
2) Per pixel painting – fast and precise painting approach. Allows layered color and displacement painting over low-poly and high poly-meshes without initial geometry distortion. With this method you can paint directly on your mesh to a texture map, this is ideal for low-poly game assets. You can import a normalmap to use as a guide.
3) Improved retopology tools. New cap tool allows you to fill holes and finish retopologisation of tales or ends of fingers with just one click!
4) Improved interface. We present new professional customizable interface. Layout is broken on several separate rooms. Each room has own hotkeys set and dockable panels. You can easily store your interface layouts.

5) Improved UV-mapping tools. You can move/rotate/scale individual uv-islands, automatically or manually pack them.

6) Possibility to render your scene with antialiasing, depth of field, ambient occlusion and soft shadows.

7) Customizable scene background – you can use gradient, picture, panorama as a background. Reference image can be attached to any axis.

http://www.3d-coat.com/index.html

Gallery]]> [Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&a...alNumber=2] 1) Voxel sculpting allows you sculpt without any topological constraints and make complex details from nothing! You can change topology as you wish. This approach gives you an absolute feeling of freedom in sculpting. It is not based on surface deformation but on volume building and filling. Feel like a true artist here, don't think about polygons and structure, just express yourself as an artist! 3D-Coat V3 supports NVIDIA's CUDA™ technology which considerably accelerates volumetric sculpting performance.
2) Per pixel painting – fast and precise painting approach. Allows layered color and displacement painting over low-poly and high poly-meshes without initial geometry distortion. With this method you can paint directly on your mesh to a texture map, this is ideal for low-poly game assets. You can import a normalmap to use as a guide.
3) Improved retopology tools. New cap tool allows you to fill holes and finish retopologisation of tales or ends of fingers with just one click!
4) Improved interface. We present new professional customizable interface. Layout is broken on several separate rooms. Each room has own hotkeys set and dockable panels. You can easily store your interface layouts.

5) Improved UV-mapping tools. You can move/rotate/scale individual uv-islands, automatically or manually pack them.

6) Possibility to render your scene with antialiasing, depth of field, ambient occlusion and soft shadows.

7) Customizable scene background – you can use gradient, picture, panorama as a background. Reference image can be attached to any axis.

http://www.3d-coat.com/index.html

Gallery]]> <![CDATA[Autodesk Softimage Mod tool is free]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=29 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:10:25 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=29 ) was used to create Half-Life 2 and the program has been used in several movies, my favorite one it was used in was the 300.

The scaled down version can export to .collada but has a polygon limit of 64000 polys. for games that's okay, in a model you may use like 6400 but not 64000. rendering is also restricted. It has documentation with it so tutorials and books aren't necessary, you just have to experiment. Besides, all the books that are out for softimage are out of date and there are almost no tutorials anyway. :E

here is the link to the web site, it's a really powerful tool that should go good with this engine.]]> ) was used to create Half-Life 2 and the program has been used in several movies, my favorite one it was used in was the 300.

The scaled down version can export to .collada but has a polygon limit of 64000 polys. for games that's okay, in a model you may use like 6400 but not 64000. rendering is also restricted. It has documentation with it so tutorials and books aren't necessary, you just have to experiment. Besides, all the books that are out for softimage are out of date and there are almost no tutorials anyway. :E

here is the link to the web site, it's a really powerful tool that should go good with this engine.]]> <![CDATA[Model Optimizer - Atangeo Balancer]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=88 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:33:12 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=88 which allows quickly and easily simplify 3D models.
It also features fast and effective triangle reordering to
speed up rendering by optimal utilization of GPU vertex cache.
Hope you will find Balancer useful.

From the press release:

Atangeo Balancer is a tool to optimize and simplify 3D models.

Its exceptional performance and a novel user interface allow finding
perfect balance between visual appearance and the number of polygons,
quickly and easily. Balancer utilizes a high quality polygon reduction
(aka mesh simplification or decimation) to preserve the visual
appearance of your model. The model features, normals, texture
coordinates, layer boundaries are all honored by Balancer. It can
optimize your models even further to dramatically speed up rendering
of your models. Balancer features a fast and efficient triangle
reordering that can be tuned for various rendering methods like
triangle strips and array/buffer based rendering.

Balancer Lite is a free version. It is fully functional but works with
small meshes only.
The limits for a single mesh are 15000 triangles and 10000 vertices.

http://www.atangeo.com/]]> which allows quickly and easily simplify 3D models.
It also features fast and effective triangle reordering to
speed up rendering by optimal utilization of GPU vertex cache.
Hope you will find Balancer useful.

From the press release:

Atangeo Balancer is a tool to optimize and simplify 3D models.

Its exceptional performance and a novel user interface allow finding
perfect balance between visual appearance and the number of polygons,
quickly and easily. Balancer utilizes a high quality polygon reduction
(aka mesh simplification or decimation) to preserve the visual
appearance of your model. The model features, normals, texture
coordinates, layer boundaries are all honored by Balancer. It can
optimize your models even further to dramatically speed up rendering
of your models. Balancer features a fast and efficient triangle
reordering that can be tuned for various rendering methods like
triangle strips and array/buffer based rendering.

Balancer Lite is a free version. It is fully functional but works with
small meshes only.
The limits for a single mesh are 15000 triangles and 10000 vertices.

http://www.atangeo.com/]]> <![CDATA[Free Autocad alternative - DoubleCAD XT]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=785 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:08:33 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=785 It's really a unique program.
Info and download here:
http://doublecad.com/Products/DoubleCADX...fault.aspx
You'll need to register in order to get your serial and activation code.

regards,

Alvaro]]> It's really a unique program.
Info and download here:
http://doublecad.com/Products/DoubleCADX...fault.aspx
You'll need to register in order to get your serial and activation code.

regards,

Alvaro]]> <![CDATA[Pacemaker - Free 3d Skeletal Animation Tool]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=966 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:06:32 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=966 http://www.goddysey.com/pacemaker.htm

Download:
http://www.goddysey.com/downloads.htm

It has great .X and .b3d exporting options, which makes it fully compatible with Esenthel!

regards,

Alvaro]]> http://www.goddysey.com/pacemaker.htm

Download:
http://www.goddysey.com/downloads.htm

It has great .X and .b3d exporting options, which makes it fully compatible with Esenthel!

regards,

Alvaro]]> <![CDATA[Ultimate Unwrap 3d - great unwrapper and...]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=984 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:15:21 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=984 http://www.unwrap3d.com/

[Image: unwrap3d.png]
Though not a free tool, Unwrap3d is an inexpensive program that not only offers great unwrapping/uv mapping options, but also works as a great 3d file format converter by using plugins. Includes Import/export plugins to convert to/from Esenthel's most used formats: obj, 3ds, x, ase, ogre xml, check the full list here:

http://www.unwrap3d.com/formats.aspx
Just tested all of them (except 3ds) in Esenthel's mesh editor and they all load fine.

Unwrap 3d comes in 2 versions/flavors SE (V2)US$49.95 /Pro (V3)US$59.95.
Pro vs. SE features list:
http://www.unwrap3d.com/features.aspx

regards,

Alvaro]]> http://www.unwrap3d.com/

[Image: unwrap3d.png]
Though not a free tool, Unwrap3d is an inexpensive program that not only offers great unwrapping/uv mapping options, but also works as a great 3d file format converter by using plugins. Includes Import/export plugins to convert to/from Esenthel's most used formats: obj, 3ds, x, ase, ogre xml, check the full list here:

http://www.unwrap3d.com/formats.aspx
Just tested all of them (except 3ds) in Esenthel's mesh editor and they all load fine.

Unwrap 3d comes in 2 versions/flavors SE (V2)US$49.95 /Pro (V3)US$59.95.
Pro vs. SE features list:
http://www.unwrap3d.com/features.aspx

regards,

Alvaro]]> <![CDATA[Truespace 7.6 also goes free.]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1005 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:11:08 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1005 http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpa.../intro.asp
Truespace is a fully fledged 3d authoring tool. It also exports to X so it can be integrated with Esenthel's art pipeline.

regards,
Alvaro]]> http://www.caligari.com/Products/trueSpa.../intro.asp
Truespace is a fully fledged 3d authoring tool. It also exports to X so it can be integrated with Esenthel's art pipeline.

regards,
Alvaro]]> <![CDATA[Deled - lowpoly modeler and lightmapper]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1024 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:52:13 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1024 http://www.delgine.com/index.php?filename=product_deled

The Lite version has some limitations in the lighting part and other features (like text) but its modeling capabilities are as powerful as the ones in the pro version. You can download it here:
http://www.delgine.com/software/deled/do...esetup.exe

And most of the import/export plugins are free, grab them here:
http://www.delgine.com/plugins/viewPluginCategories.php

more tools to come! wink

regards,

Alvaro]]> http://www.delgine.com/index.php?filename=product_deled

The Lite version has some limitations in the lighting part and other features (like text) but its modeling capabilities are as powerful as the ones in the pro version. You can download it here:
http://www.delgine.com/software/deled/do...esetup.exe

And most of the import/export plugins are free, grab them here:
http://www.delgine.com/plugins/viewPluginCategories.php

more tools to come! wink

regards,

Alvaro]]> <![CDATA[Character FX]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1025 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:10:22 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1025
CharacterFX is especially usefull for game developers who need an affordable animation solution. It comes with exporters that allow you to easily get your animated characters into DarkBasic Professional or Blitz 3D, and a SDK is available allowing custom import and export filters.

From their site:
Quote:From now on, CharacterFX is available as Freeware - you can use it free of charge, without any restrictions, for as long as you like. If CharacterFX asks you to register, you can use the following registration details to continue using it free of charge:

Username: CFX4FREE
Registration Key: 5b2fe4

Download link:
http://www.insanesoftware.de/index.php?p...nloads.php]]>
CharacterFX is especially usefull for game developers who need an affordable animation solution. It comes with exporters that allow you to easily get your animated characters into DarkBasic Professional or Blitz 3D, and a SDK is available allowing custom import and export filters.

From their site:
Quote:From now on, CharacterFX is available as Freeware - you can use it free of charge, without any restrictions, for as long as you like. If CharacterFX asks you to register, you can use the following registration details to continue using it free of charge:

Username: CFX4FREE
Registration Key: 5b2fe4

Download link:
http://www.insanesoftware.de/index.php?p...nloads.php]]> <![CDATA[Giles - global illumination/radiosity lightmapper]]> https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1026 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:06:36 +0000 https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1026
Quote:We're pleased to announce that gile[s] is now free to use! Get it here:
http://www.frecle.net/index.php?show=giles.download

You can use the following code to activate the full version.
Registration name: Freeware
Registration code: GLS-7781-C787-C274

We hope you will find a use for it in your games and experiments.
We will still be updating it occasionally, so feel free to suggest improvements and report bugs!

Thanks to one and all who bought and helped improve gile[s] over the years! It's been a lot of fun!

Tree[d], its tree plugin, is also free now:
http://www.frecle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=780

download here:
http://www.frecle.net/treed/tree%5Bd%5D-setup300.exe

This is a great tool to add to one's gamedev resources.
regards,
Alvaro]]>
Quote:We're pleased to announce that gile[s] is now free to use! Get it here:
http://www.frecle.net/index.php?show=giles.download

You can use the following code to activate the full version.
Registration name: Freeware
Registration code: GLS-7781-C787-C274

We hope you will find a use for it in your games and experiments.
We will still be updating it occasionally, so feel free to suggest improvements and report bugs!

Thanks to one and all who bought and helped improve gile[s] over the years! It's been a lot of fun!

Tree[d], its tree plugin, is also free now:
http://www.frecle.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=780

download here:
http://www.frecle.net/treed/tree%5Bd%5D-setup300.exe

This is a great tool to add to one's gamedev resources.
regards,
Alvaro]]>