I looks like my original test was not set up properly. After using self-cast shadows and adjusting a few parameters, everything is working as expected. Thanks again for your assistance.

The latest patch (I didnt notice this on my sysem before in v.4)  has a thing whereby if you import a scene from earlier versions (which can now be done) the props you created, their graphics... you cant make them go FULL white brightness or luminence and etc.
All the pathways and bits I built originally came in almost black and wouldnt go above mid grey.

But to fix this on our side of the ence importing the prop again and importing a graphic into it once more piece by piece by piece, it all works fine.

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Hi Dulci,

File must have got corrupted in some way. Very strange, I haven't seen that one before.

Are you able to re-save the head or attach it to a different avatar without the "attachment"?

 

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Mel Holden

Yes it is perfectly ok to share customized default content* with other iClone users. For example, if you created a custom body shape for Trey or Violet and wanted to share it, then you can do that. Obviously you can't do this with any characters from purchased content packs or BackStage.

*Default content is anything that is supplied with all versions of iClone.

 

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First, I'm experiencing crashes about 50% of the time whenever I click or dbl-click on the diffuse map icon in the avatar's upper/lower body.

Second, I am having an impossible time getting particles to work the way I want when using the Jet particle effect. When the Jet particle is attached to my fighter model and the model is stationary, the effect looks perfect. However, when the model is moving, the particles spread out all over the place and look really bad. See the attached video for an example. At the beginning of the video, the model and attached effect are moving and at the end, the fighter stops moving. You'll see the effect I am trying to achieve when the fighter is stationary.

Now, I've done a fair amount of 3D programming for the past 8 years and I've done stuff like this with moving models and atatched jet streams without this kind of breakdown so I believe it should work as I expect. If not, how can I get the desired effect on a moving object?

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Hi,

About your first issue, I’m sorry that we cannot repeat your problem even though you’ve described the problem. Please provide more information.
1) We are wondering the problem occurs if you apply a particular avatar or every template avatars can repeat this issue.

2) We wonder if you could provide more detail about your problem and how you operate the programme until encountered the problem. Please list steps as possible as you could.

3) If it is any particular avatar or project, please provide your project file to us. You may attach it in this ticket. If the size is too large, please send the file to our Gmail: reallusion@gmail.com. After uploading, please inform me.

Note: We suggest upgrading the graphics card driver to the latest version.

About your other issue, you can try to adjust particle life and emitter settings such as Quota, Emitter Rate…etc. After doing adjustments, the results would be better.


Yours sincerely,

Mick
Technical Support
Reallusion Inc.
www.reallusion.com

As far as my second issue, I think you are missing the point. The particles look fine when the vehicle is at rest and they go all wrong when the vehicle is in motion. If I could somehow get them to look right when in motion then they'd likely look wrong when at rest. Anyway, I spent about an hour tweaking every particle parameter there is and couldn't get it working even close to the at-rest effect. I eventually gave up trying.