The iClone Avatar Builder has been available for a little while now and we would very much like to hear your views on this new service. All comments are welcome be they good or bad.

Some of the things we would like to know are what you like, what you dislike, what needs improving. Also if you haven't used the service yet then please tell us what is stopping you.

Anything you would like to share, we want to hear. Don't hold back now.

1) What can this service do that iClone can't? Give a few examples.

For instance, it seems that kids generated in iClone look like mini versions of adults. Kid girls have breasts and curves, and kid boys have chest muscles, strong looking shoulders, biceps, and calves. Does this service make it easier to model characters of different ages?

Does the service produce better looking characters? Higher resolution? Better skin texture?

2) Can existing iClone clothes, hairs, shoes, and accessories easily fit the generated character?

3) Can existing motions be easily applied to the generated characters?

I have not currently been tempted to buy an expensive Evolver generated character. I have sampled the creation process. I too find it disappointing that the results are so very similar to those already achievable with some experience from within Iclone.

What I can't make is squidgy anthropomorphic cartoon object type avatars, design my own alien creature or even multi-limbed fantasy humanoids. I would happily support a commercial site with a step by step on-line "mix and match" construction process which helped me create such additional character types for export into Iclone.

At present a simplified Spore to Iclone pipeline seems a much more attractive option to extend the possibilities than Evolver. An optional 3DXC4 plug-in from RL to allow this would be most welcome.

Geoff.

Your thoughts will be greatly appreciated.

Where you could mix and match upper lower head etc and create a human or unique creature and the option to select skin types not just human but say reptilian all lumpy and bumpy that would go with the character look.

Once you have that unique look then inside iClone we could then scale morph etc that character to create a family of them.

The only downside to this would be the RL Bones perhaps the development team could create a mimic type option where you could apply legs and then say copy the movement and apply to the amount legs in your Character same applying to arms heads etc.

With regards price I personally think they are to expensive for what you get at the moment they are not that different.

With a bit of tweeking in the puppet face panel in iClone you can morph the faces then save that head to create a different face also change body shape again all this makes an unusual character and this is done with what you already have so why pay out more for something similar.

So to get a six legged four armed two headed Creature with a tail maybe charge so much per bodypart used in building up the character.

I think whoever came up with the price was drinking with them. At 20$ (12 quid in real money LOL) I won't be looking at these neither