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UltraScatter2 - Now in store!

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Very nice, @AnEye4Art

    Now you can use the possibilities of your computer hardware to the max.

     

  • ImagoImago Posts: 5,649

    Artini said:

    Oh, yes, so much fun.

    Another simple example....

    Can you animate those spaceships? Make them travel along the surface of the planet keeping their altitude and angle from the planet's soil?

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Interesting question, @Imago

    I have no idea, how to do it in Daz Studio.

     

  • ImagoImago Posts: 5,649

    Artini said:

    Interesting question, @Imago

    I have no idea, how to do it in Daz Studio.

    The plugin itself should have that kind of option, since it's a complex opreation otherwise.

    If it can't animate stuff along the surfaces, like swarming ants or rolling marbles, it sadly adds nothing to the previous version.

  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846

    I am really enjoying pushing ultrascatter2, and so far it delivers.

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284
    edited May 26

    Agree. I am addicted to UltraScatter2 and looking forward to using it all the time.

    The best of the best tool for Daz Studio.

    https://www.daz3d.com/gallery/user/5383823743254528#gallery=newest&page=1&image=1370621

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  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    Artini said:

    Very nice, @AnEye4Art

    Now you can use the possibilities of your computer hardware to the max.

     

    I had to get a better computer and I'm glad that I did. Because creating demanding, high-poly scenes are a lot easier.
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 107,857

    Artini said:

    Agree. I am addicted to UltraScatter2 and looking forward to using it all the time.

    The best of the best tool for Daz Studio.

    Gallery image links expire, please uplod thje image as an attachment to your post (you can link to the gallery page itself if it has been published, but not as an image link).

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Thanks, @Richard

    I have edited my post.

     

  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    Good job, Artini. I like the entire scene, but mostly the mixed vegetation. Ultrascatter2's layering ability is a great addition that I plan on using a lot more of.
  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    edited May 26
    Maybe this is possible already, but the ability to save an ultrascenery file to use in ultrascatter2, then open it, edit the layers, and scatter. Imagine the endless possibilities!!
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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284
    edited May 26

    Thanks, @AnEye4Art

    Have tried to scatter some cows, again.

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  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    Nice work, Artini.
  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Thank you, @AnEye4Art

    Have anybody tried custom Image Map to limit scattering of instances to selected white areas on the map.

    I have tried, but cannot figure out what mapping is used.

    In UltraScenery2 I have just made a top view render of the terrain generated,

    painted in the Gimp white areas, where I wanted the instances to be generated,

    then inverted the selection of the whites and filled the rest with black.

    UltraScatter2 behaves differently.

     

  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    I used a black and white splatmap to isolate where I want to limit the scatter. I invert it to get the scatter in the white areas. But otherwise it works for me.
  • HowieFarkesHowieFarkes Posts: 624

    Artini said:

    Thank you, @AnEye4Art

    Have anybody tried custom Image Map to limit scattering of instances to selected white areas on the map.

    I have tried, but cannot figure out what mapping is used.

    In UltraScenery2 I have just made a top view render of the terrain generated,

    painted in the Gimp white areas, where I wanted the instances to be generated,

    then inverted the selection of the whites and filled the rest with black.

    UltraScatter2 behaves differently.

     

    That should still work in UltraScatter2 - but maybe you might need to change the Image Map projection to "Y (top/bottom)" to force a top down projection.
  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Thanks for the tips. I will try that.

     

  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    edited May 27

    Artini said:

    Thanks for the tips. I will try that.

    I am curious if it'll work for you.

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  • stem_athomestem_athome Posts: 526
    edited May 28

    HowieFarkes said:

    MelanieL said:

    I almost hate to ask, but: Does it work in DS4.21.0.5 or does it need a newer version? (I have UltraSceneryXT and USC2 and both of those work there).

    It should*

    *although I haven't tested on older versions but I'm not using any new features so should almost work back to 4.5

     Hi,

    I tried to use this in DS 4.10, but it crashed.

    So I tried using DS 4.22, although it worked, when going down the scatter options, it does not show what the option are. Have attached a screen grab.

    Just tried ds 4.24. Same problem, options not named. Running DS on win11.

    OK, my bad with the later versions, I did not copy the help files over, and the plugin is taking the text for the options from there.

     

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    AnEye4Art said:

    Artini said:

    Thanks for the tips. I will try that.

    I am curious if it'll work for you.

     

    Yes, it works when I change the Image Map projection to "Y (top/bottom)" to force a top down projection,

    as @HowieFarkes suggested. I will make more tests and will post some results, when I will get more time.

     

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284
    edited May 28

    Have put some birds on to the hand sculpture.

    Any idea about how to limit orientation of the birds to mostly horizontal and not the upside down?

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  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    I'm not an expert, but unwrap the hand and paint the mask on it in gimp or Photo shop to get the birds where you want them?
  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    AnEye4Art said:

    I'm not an expert, but unwrap the hand and paint the mask on it in gimp or Photo shop to get the birds where you want them?

    Thanks for the advice. Have to try. 

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284
    edited May 29

    In the meantime another experiment with UltraScatter2:

    Centaur and Butterflies

    Used:
    https://www.daz3d.com/nessus-hd-for-centaur-7-male
    https://www.daz3d.com/little-butterfly

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  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 846
    Nice.
  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Thanks.

    I think, probably I need to paint a map over UV mapping of the object.

     

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284
    edited May 29

    I have made just simple map over top down view of Mr Rubble, but it does not work.

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284
    edited May 29

    Finally got it.

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  • HowieFarkesHowieFarkes Posts: 624

    Artini said:

    Have put some birds on to the hand sculpture.

    Any idea about how to limit orientation of the birds to mostly horizontal and not the upside down?

    Use the Slope distribution modifier. Set "Min" to 0 and "Max" to 30 and work from there. Much easier than playing around with making an image map,
  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,284

    Thanks. @HowieFarkes

    I have figured it myself and applied it to my previous image.

    Image maps works for me only for simple objects, like Daz Studio primitives.

     

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