Seamless3d Log

Seamless3d 3.003, Water Crisis, Antechinus, Winter Vlog

thyme — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:52:25 GMT

Seamless3d 3.003 is ready to download. Please see video I made to mark the occasion. Best viewed in HD

2.172 Ready For Download

thyme — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:54:30 GMT

New Anim Features Include Paste/Delete Section, Paste Mirror, Paste Transform, Stretch/Squash Time, Multitrack, Timeline Zoom, Scroll, Play From Mark, Curve Key Frames, Copy & Paste From One Anim Bar to Another, Walk Robot Demo & More.

Lucy on the Catwalk Movie

thyme — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:31:31 GMT

This 38 second movie represents my work for 2011. All of the Imagery and Audio was modelled and synthesized using Seamless3d :) Please listen in stereo if you can as synthesizing the speech was what took most of my time.

2.170 Ready For Download

thyme — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:12:52 GMT

Export IK, NurbsTrack & Complex Script to BVH, Import Gesture Direct From BVH File and Render Last Transparency Queue

2.169 Ready For Download

thyme — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:24:09 GMT

Inverse Kinematics, Forward Kinematics Blend, Position Compensation, NurbsTrack, Transform Animation, NURBS Ring Control Improved, Real Time Transparency with Limitations and Bug Fixes For 2.169

Seamless3d for Linux

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:14:10 GMT

Instructions for how to compile simple OpenGL example using Ubuntu.

New Hairstyle for Lucy Made From Stitched Nurbs Patches

thyme — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:52:24 GMT

Lucy’s new hairstyle is now complete ! I ended up stitching in another 2 locks each side which makes the hair now composed of 1 base patch and 31 patches for the 31 locks which are all stitched to the base patch.I am very pleased with how the stitching achieves that look like I could imagine it has been moulded out of plasticine or clay Povray images of the hair taken from a number of different angles as well as Lucy as a Brunette.

The New Seamless3d Forum Announcement

thyme — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:33:39 GMT

For those who don’t already know, your free to post on the new Seamless3d forum: www.seamless3d.com/forum

The new forum began as a minimalist idea just to allow public posting but now supports many features including threads, smileys, jpeg upload (big time saver), avatars, edit and rating. And posts can be easily shared on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace etc. In features I find useful, it surpasses the old forum yet unlike the old forum it has NOT grown into a horribly complicated bloated inefficient monster that was a nightmare to maintain. Thanks to my brother Steve who coded the new forum, newcomers are no longer scared away by awkward obstacles. You don't need to register an account in order to post messages. The new forum uses Gravatar (www.gravatar.com) for avatars so if you already have a Gravatar registered for another forum, you only need to supply your email address for the same avatar to show on the Seamless3d forum :)

Although the new forum uses the same web address to get to the main page, the old forum’s index can still be accessed by: www.seamless3d.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1

And all old links to old posts still work and are accessible by Google.

Please feel free to post and have your say on the new forum :)

www.seamless3d.com/forum

New Tutorial for Seamless3d Client Console

thyme — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:27:34 GMT

The Seamless3d client console is an open source cross platform bare bones chat client that allows the user to log into the seamless3d server and chat to whoever is in the world. Because of its simplicity it is ideal for testing and for learning how the seamless chat server works. Instructions on how to use and how to compile for both Linux and Windows

Seamless3d Forum Posts Restored :)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Good news, all the post going back to as recent as the 3rd of March have now been restored. Everyone is free to continue to use it for posting for the time being but a brand new forum will soon replace it for new posts which will be simpler, faster and less frustrating not only to maintain but to post to too :)

Problems with the Seamless3d Forum

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:43:47 GMT

The Seamless3d forum has lost recent posts going back to October. It would seem it has some how been restored to an earlier date but I have decided to no longer use this forum as phpBBs seem way too complicated and prone to too many problems. There are now many alternative services being used that offer simular services such as youtube twitter and of course this RSS feed. If you have an RSS feed that you use for showing your seamless3d related work, please email me your RSS link and I will be happy to subscribe to your feed and add the link to the seamless3d links page.

Poly-Morph Capture for 2.168

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:23:09 GMT

Many of the new nurbs control point animation features have now been extended to skinning and poly-morph animation.

Beginners Skinning & Poly-Morphing Animation Tutorial

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:31:09 GMT

This tutorial shows how to animate a simple arm much the same way shown in the beginners nurbs control point animation tutoriual except it shows how using skinning and poly morphing instead of nurbs.

Uploaded Pre-Stitched Hands Structure

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:42:56 GMT

I have just uploaded a pre-stitched structure of a pair of 3 fingered hands and will continue to add more pre-stitched structures to this free library.

Control Point Animation to CoordinateInterpolator Tutorial

Sat, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

Any NURBS control point animation (as in the type shown in the Beginners NURBS Control Point Animation tutorial) can be faithfully converted to a vrml/x3d CoordinateInterpolator.

Video Synchronization Animation Aid, Control Point Animation to CoordinateInterpolator & Multi Control Point Demo for 2.167

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:26:36 GMT

Using real time video as a guide has proven itself in my lip synching animations. Much of the work in synchronizing my avatar to a real life video of myself speaking involved a lot of work going back and forth from a video player to seamless and manually calculating points in time. By making it so that the video can play inside seamless the synchronization of the video to the Anim bar is taken care of by Seamless3d.

Making and Importing a Suit YouTube Tutorial

Sun, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT

This tutorial shows how to make a jacket and trousers (using 2.166's new multi selected control point editing features) and import them into an avatar using the humble nurbs lathe avatar as the example av. This tutorial marks a milestone in seamless's development because it along with the Modeling a Face From a Pre-Stitched NURBS Patch Structure and the Beginners NURBS Control Point Animation Tutorials shows how anyone can now easily make a sophisticated seamless animated avatar from basic shapes.

New Multiple Control Point Editing Features For 2.166

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:31:21 GMT

2.166 lets the user select multiple control points from any number of patches and stretch/squash, rotate and translate the points.

2.165 has an important bug-fix and is ready for download.

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:00:04 GMT

A bug that prevented the nurbs control point animation tutorial from being completed has been fixed for 2.165. More bug fixes will soon follow.

Modeling a Face From a Pre-Stitched NURBS Patch Structure Using Free 3D Software

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:11:07 GMT

This video show how anyone can jump straight into creating faces by downloading pre stitched patch structures.

Nurbs Stitching & NSPE Refined and New Mirror System for NurbsPatches for 2.164

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:54:29 GMT

In previous versions you had to insert an ExitBuild in front of the JoinVertex nodes when performing NSPE (Nurbs Surface Poly Editing) but 2.164 allows you to perform NSPE while leaving JoinVertex nodes active. NSPE has been made more robust and Stem nodes can now store polymaps locally so no extra part nodes are needed for storing polymaps. NurbsPatches now use a mirror system that utilizes the left and right prefixes in the patch node names.

Nurbs Patch Stitching

Sat, 29 May 2010 12:55:41 GMT

To keep everyone in touch with where I am at, I have been busy making seamless a lot easier and faster to stitch nurbs patches together. At least another weeks development is needed before I can start writing a tutorial on how to stitch patches together but I hope to have an example of a face people can play with in time for the next weekend. The following screen shot shows a head made out of 16 nurbs patches: 16 may sound like a lot of patches but once the patches are stitched together an infinite number of shapes can be made by simply dragging the control points. I did attempt this idea in 2008 using fused nurbs patches but there were problems if the user dragged points where the patches were fused and there would have been problems animating control points where the patches were fused together. With stitching the user is free to drag all of the control points without any of the points needing special technical skills.

Beginners NURBS Control Point Animation Tutorial Using Free 3D Modelling Software

Sat, 08 May 2010 19:55:43 GMT

Video for the new version 2.163, shows how anyone can now do Nurbs Control Point Animation using free software. Watch in High Definition. Narration is also available in text on the YouTube page for those who have trouble understanding my accent :)

Nurbs Control Point Animation for 2.163

Sat, 08 May 2010 13:28:36 GMT

One of the most exciting features planned for 2.161 but was deferred for further refinement, is officially announced today for 2.163 To mark this momentous occasion, I have changed the seamless icon to an image of Lucy who is an icon herself.

Making 3D Animated Movies Suitable for YouTube Tutorial

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:42:54 GMT

New video shows how to get started making high definition 3D animated movies using the new version of Seamless and the new FFmpeg installer.

Viewpoint bugfix for 2.162

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:40:02 GMT

A bug that prevented the user from selecting a viewpoint as the active viewpoint for new viewpoints added to the scene tree has been fixed for 2.162

It's Official, Seamless3d 2.161 is Ready for Download

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:48:22 GMT

Palette Control Panel, Color Coded Ownership Control Panel, X-Ray Mode, X-Ray Edit Mode, Fast Click 3D Window Skeleton Creation, Part Mirror Field, Rectangle Multiple Vertex/Poly/Control Point Selection Tool, Single Screenshot, Screenshot Movies, Anim View Capture, FFmpeg installer for Seamless3d, Click to Insert NURBS Control Points, NurbsPatch Stitching, NurbsLathe beginSP & endSP Fields

Seamless 3D animation test by Neoreina

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:57:12 GMT

The first 3D models created and animated by Neoreina using Seamless3d shown on YouTube.

Rigging an Imported Poser Model's Shoulder YouTube Video

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:51:44 GMT

In response to griff asking some questions on the Seamless3d forum I uploaded this short video that explains how a poser model can be imported into seamless3d and how a single TransferBCyl can be used for the shoulder to make a smooth bending joint. This video uses the pre-release version of Seamless3d 2.161 which you can now download from the download page (under Download Seamless3d 2.161 Pre-Release)

3D models on YouTube made by Neoreina using Seamless3d.

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:09 GMT

Please checkout Neoreina's wonderfull 3D models she has made using Seamless3d on her YouTube channel. Neoreina is an established artist on YouTube with many uploads of her cartoon drawings that will soon reach 6 million views ! Only recently she has been learning how to use seamless3d. Neoreina says it was difficult at first and that it took her a few weeks before she could use seamless properly but she has demonstrated perseverance gets results. It is important to note too that Neoreina has had no help from me apart from the tutorials that were already on the seamless3d site. I am delighted to hear Neoreina wants to continue advancing her skills using seamless.

Thyme's 2010 Birthday Party on YouTube Narrated

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:05:02 GMT

HD Photos of my 2010 birthday party in seamless chat with narration.

Lip-Synching Lucy

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:50:32 GMT

Lucy Speaks! This is my first attempt at lip-syncing using a real life video for guidance. Sorry for the male voice but I doubt my female impersonating skills are up to the task, so you will just have to bear with my voice until I find an actress.

Lucy with facial expressions & revealing her new teeth

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:27:43 GMT

My first attempt creating emotions using animated NURBS control points.

Photos and review of hermie's 2009 birthday party

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:18:09 GMT

Herm's birthday was a fun filled event. What makes developing seamless chat feel worthwhile :)

Hermie's Birthday Party This Sunday the 13th 20:00 GMT

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:56:38 GMT

hermetic_cab's birthday party will be in techuelife island on Sunday, 13 December 2009 at 20:00:00 Just download the latest version of the modeller (download size is less than flash) Click the "open smls from the web" button , add your nickname, click on the worldList checkBox and then click on the techuelife island link that will appear. Tip: don't click just under the edit line in the chat box to avoid crashing. I fixed this bug months ago thanks to nontiti isolating the condition but the fixed version is not online yet due to other developments. All are welcome, look forward to seeing you :)

Seamless3d forum now has its own feed

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:26:29 GMT

I have recently upgraded the Seamless3d forum to the latest phpBB version which supports ATOM feeds so anyone can now easily follow the Seamless3d forum. By subscribing to different feeds you can follow many small forums all over the net with the same ease of following a single centralized forum.

Lucy Opening and Shutting Her Eyes

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:34:52 GMT

Another NURBS animation of Lucy uploaded to YouTube. Note the eyelashes I added.

Lucy Waving Hello Using NURBS Control Point Animation

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:04:28 GMT

NURBS Control Point Animation is one of the key features I have been working on for the upcoming version of Seamless3d as the year comes to a close.

WebGL, One of the New Low Level 3D Languages for the Web

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:38:52 GMT

I recently installed the latest FireFox nightly build (Minefield) to test WebGL.

9 New File Features including Auto-Complete, Filtering & Drive buttons

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:01:18 GMT

9 New File Features including Auto-Complete, File Filtering, Open Disk Drive & Open Folder buttons, & Drag & drop files from windows explorer.

Transition Fix & Enter Key to Open/Save for 2.159

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:43:37 GMT

2.159 addresses the issue that arises if a version prior to 2.157 last saved a filename in the seamless3dSetup.wrl (the settings file) that did not include the drive and path.

AntiVir Harmony for 2.158

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:02:54 GMT

I found the TTS version was not getting any false alarms because it was not using the ShellExecute function to launch the default browser and notepad. So 2.158 bypasses the problem by using the CreateProcess function instead.

Avira AntiVir gives a false alert of the TR/Spy.Gen - Trojan for the NON TTS version

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:54:26 GMT

Because the non TTS version is the only file on my computer that gets this warning and because if I delete the NON TTS exe file and recompile it from scratch AntiVir alerts soon as the file is regenerated, I can only conclude this has to be a false alarm because it is impossible for a program to spontaneously infect itself when no other files are infected.

Seamless3d 2.157 ready for download

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:12:59 GMT

Rewritten Filling System, Mirror Polymaps, Color Per Vertex to Texture, Automatic Recalc Default Pose and Lots More

Version updates condensed to a single file

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:58:51 GMT

I have made an index of version updates all the way back to January 2003 when Seamless3d 2.000 was announced. This is a good chunk of my life condensed to a single file.

Updated FAQ

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:29:30 GMT

Updated the FAQ for what stage Seamless3d is at, its roadmap, how to join the forum and scripting

Two bug fixes and a minor but helpful feature added for 2.156

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:30:55 GMT

An idea for the new feature and the 2 bugs were found while composing a walkthrough for importing Laz's perch

Important bug fix for 2.155

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:26:39 GMT

I have Fixed the bug for 2.155 which is now ready for download. The problem was caused by the wrong amount of pixels getting allocated for a 2d window. It was not a new minor bug added, but an old low level bug brought to the surface. I am now very hopeful this bug was behind the crashes that could occur after resizing a 2d window and who knows what else.

Shared TouchSensor Events, ColorEffect Animation, CopyPart transform & landOffset for 2.154

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:28:16 GMT

With the latest version of seamless3d, the train's start and stop buttons in techuelife island will now be shared in seamless chat and now the buttons change color too. scale, rotation, and translation fields have been added to the CopyPart node, this makes it possible to add all the leaves to a tree from a single leaf using just a few lines of script and a single CopyPart node. I have added a landOffset field to allow the user to adjust the height of the avatar. This field gets saved so you do not have to keep resetting it each time you log into a world.

Made all named ToushSensors shared events in seamless chat

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:10:34 GMT

I decided to make all TimeSensor's that are named (so they have an ID) shared when in seamless chat mode. So today I added a new TOUCH_SENSOR command to the seamless server protocol. Implementing this proved very simple, just a few lines of code were added to the server and client. At least 90% of the time all a user wants is their TouchSensors shared when they want shared events so this should greatly simplify adding shared events most of the time compared to how this had to be done for Blaxxun.

Added Start/Accerlate/Decelerate/Stop Train Script

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:32:27 GMT

Yesterday I had a chance to do some more work on Techuelife Island. I began work on the train's start/acceleration/deceleration/stop script and late in the night I uploaded this new script so the train is no longer a static object. Some issues have surfaced. The red and green boxes don't change color to indicate the state of the train so I need to make it so a Seamless node can animate color. Also the switch is not shared so I have been giving much thought recently on how best to implement shared events.

Updated the Compiling The Source Code for Seamless3d tutorial for VC9.

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:44:27 GMT

I have updated the Compiling The Source Code for Seamless3d tutorial to VC9 which greatly simplifies it. There is no longer the need to download MASM or the Win32 SDK. I also uploaded some old DirectX 8.1 files that are no longer supplied on the DirectX SDK that seamless still uses.

Land Gravity, Av View, Fog, Multiple Effects, backfaceRender, Export BVH, Recalc Animation Default Pose, doBuild(), Import HAnimSegments & Bug Fixes for 2.153

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:50:29 GMT

Sorry I am a bit late announcing this version but I was up much of the night getting it ready for Saturday's chat and had no time left to write the announcement until after a rest. Just as well I took a rest because documenting this many features has proven to be a few days work. While testing some of the new features I found some minor bugs that has now been fixed for 2.153 and so to save time I am announcing 2.152s features here for 2.153

Converted Vase robot

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:31:12 GMT

Converted the vase robot (the one with the caterpillar tracks) to nurbs and his script to SeamlessScript

Lathes from pivot points

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:32:02 GMT

Added a lathes from pivot points feature, this simplifies the avatar to like what you get from an imported bvh file

Anim bar to bvh

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT

I have added an export Anim bar to bvh file feature for seamless

Eureka! I have the default pose conversion formula :)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:02:37 GMT

Eureka! I have figured out the formula for converting the default pose for an animation and maintain exactly the same animation :)

Frosty morning but the sun is shining on the tree of reason

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:04:11 GMT

Its a frosty morning but I see the sun is shining so I will soon be able to loose my self in my thoughts while I walk around the tree of reason

Create RSS Date

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:10:36 GMT

I have just written a fast convenient utility for hand coding RSS feed files. It copies a pubDate tag with the current date to your clipboard, so all you have to do is run it and then paste the pubDate to your text editor. I have made it free open source software available under the MIT licence.

Finally got twitter to read my RSS Feed

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:04:00 GMT

After fixing some errors highlighted by feedvalidator.org twitter is now reading my RSS file :)

Recalculating the Animation to Match Default Poses

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:44:00 GMT

Recalculating the default pose for this animation Alain made for Zoe using a mocapdata.com file