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  • 2018-09-07 at 8:01 am #6979
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    Hello there, and congrats for the software.

    I’m new here and i’m looking for a simple solution ta create a 3D configurator for 8pool maker.

    It seams that your software is made for that, but i have a question : does it manage self-illuminated objects or lights ?

    My customer’s web site is here : http://configurateur.billard-toulet.com/
    As you can see, this v1 of the configurator is fully pre-rendered pictures.
    It is nice, but heavy to manage. He often has new models / colours to add but it is too expensive / heavy work to create all needed pictures.

    So, we are planning a v2 of the website, and naturally we think about full 3D configurator.
    Wood, plastics, fabric are ok, but you can see that some billards tables have some lights effects (choose BlackLight and Lambert models to see on the existing website).

    If we can do what we need, i’m pretty sure Verge3D will be the choosen solution, and you’ll have a new work to put in your gallery : Billards / 8pool tables, and mini-soccer (BabyFoot). ;-)

    For info, i’m working with 3dsmax and i’m not a coder, so the easy graphic coding interface is great !

    regards

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

    2018-09-08 at 9:00 am #7017
    Mikhail Luzyanin
    Staff
    NaxosCG wrote:

    So, we are planning a v2 of the website, and naturally we think about full 3D configurator.
    Wood, plastics, fabric are ok, but you can see that some billards tables have some lights effects (choose BlackLight and Lambert models to see on the existing website).

    Hi, I’ve looked at various tables at the site you provide with different lighting etc and didn’t find anything that will be impossible to implement using the Verge3D engine. Some light (tiny lighting) can be baked into lightmap and connected using different triggers in material node, some of the lights can be imitated using combination of self-illumation material (that supported, but work little different than in render) and different light sources. I think you can try to make a test table and if you will have troubles with something you always can write here on the forum and ask a help, we’ll find a solution for you.

    Co-founder and lead graphics specialist at Soft8Soft.

    2018-09-08 at 10:02 pm #7021
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    Hello Mikhail,

    I’ll for sure give a try with your software, sound very promising, congrats !

    It will take some weeks to find some time for this try, but i’ll let you know when i’ll start testing Verge3D.

    In the midtime, if you are looking for a new test scene or a new tutorial idea, consider the use of illumination stuff like neon signs or something ;-)

    Regards

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

    2018-09-08 at 10:05 pm #7022
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    Btw, one almost sure thing is that we will probably have to fix the camera in one position for the different ambiances, so we don’t have to get all the scene in RT 3D : only a backdrop and an HDRI for reflexions and lights.
    Only the “white studio” ambiance would get a full 360 axis camera.

    Not sure that an hdri could be used for light the tables with verge3D, but at least for reflexions, ans some spotlights would do the trick.

    What do you think ?

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

    2018-09-10 at 7:35 am #7032
    Mikhail Luzyanin
    Staff
    NaxosCG wrote:

    In the midtime, if you are looking for a new test scene or a new tutorial idea, consider the use of illumination stuff like neon signs or something

    Ok, I get it, I’ve also think about to create a topic where pople can ask for the new tutorials.

    NaxosCG wrote:

    Not sure that an hdri could be used for light the tables with verge3D, but at least for reflexions, ans some spotlights would do the trick.

    You can use HDRI for lighting (IBL is working well in the engine), but it will give you no shadows, so it’s better to use additional lights for shadows and to get more contrast lighting, but I think your way is right, we also use HDRI for reflections and create an mesh environment around the objects we present.

    Co-founder and lead graphics specialist at Soft8Soft.

    2018-09-10 at 7:43 am #7033
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    Great !
    i’ll follow the dev of this soft, and spread it out on my facebook pages…

    Do you have a facebook page so i can like and share ?

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

    2018-09-10 at 7:44 am #7034
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    I’ve found it, sorry.

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

    2018-09-10 at 7:46 am #7035
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    Maybe you should think about another name for french-speaking countries…
    Please use google translate to see why.

    regards.

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

    2018-09-10 at 9:03 am #7045
    Yuri Kovelenov
    Staff

    Hi,

    We are aware of how Verge is translated to French ;-) but this does not seemingly prevent French-speaking folks to use and buy our software :yes:

    Chief 3D Verger | LinkedIn | Twitter

    2018-09-10 at 10:20 am #7046
    NaxosCG
    Customer

    French guys are funny ones, and most of it, i think they are happy to use such a tool ;-)

    "1+1=3... for large values of 1"

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