We have some really cool technique instructors here in the Reallusion forum community. This thread is to provide a place to come and learn about 3D Coat (like Zbrush but cheaper) and Hexagon (affordable modeling software from the makers of DAZ3D). The knowledge and technique resources provided by our friends can help you and me learn how to increase quality and have even more fun with iClone, CC, and more.

Thanks to everyone who contributes!

Wonderfull!!! I had Hexagone and 3dcoat too!! Hexagon miss some instructions and I never find what I want. I really need a tutorial about material assignment, it's soo weird...
And of course a very basic tutorial of a 3Dcoat autoretopo . :-)

Thank you

Not a Tutorial but Here is the speed demo I talked about






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liebe Grüße vidi

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Thank you vidi but ...oups it's in German... ;-) I'm trying to translate...

I really need a tutorial about material assignment

Hexagon UV mapper is not the best , but you have a very good UV Tool  in 3D coat :)

But to make Material ID in Hexagon is very easy. select all faces that get its own material
Create a new Shader Domain (left Pannel) and name it . Repeat it for all another Faces* if you like (*Polygons)  In iClone or 3D xchange now you can choose all this ID in the material setting Pannel  to assign your materials


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liebe Grüße vidi

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Thank you vidi but ...oups it's in German... ;-) I'm trying to translate..

Damn it, the next  time i choose the english UI :D
 in short swoooopish:hehe:
Select  the Object in the VoxTree and RMB choose autoretopo and now follow the instruction of Guide >  thats all.

Here that could be help too
http://www.christoph-werner.de/2015/07/05/big-test-session-for-3d-coat-autopo-routine/


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liebe Grüße vidi

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 now you can choose all this ID in the material setting Pannel  to assign your materials

Yep!! I've no problem for that but only to start it in Hexagon.

Thank you

Don't worry about the German. That video was a silent speed demo to show the fun to be had with 3D Coat. Cool!

I've seen a Hexagon tutorial by vidi, and I followed it easily even though it was in German. Thank you vidi :)
Thank you for the Retopo reference. It's been bookmarked.

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I dont use hexagon but I do use 3dcoat .. I was going to one day make some tutorials because its an excellent tool.    I dont like the autoretopo tool I tend to do manualy retopoogy so my tutorials will probably be with manual .. when i get there.  I just have to remember to record myself when I am making an object.  There are quite a few tutorials on youtube which are pretty good.  There is one on making a gun from start to finish which I watched in order to figure out what buttons did what :)

you might want to take a peak gives an idea of the workflow etc etc. its a 5 parter..






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