Today we released another Avastar update. We tried our best to ensure that this Avastar release shouls work from Release 2.58 up to 2.62.
Here are the changes since the last update:
NEW: Bake T-pose fixed. Added parent to armature option and split off in ui to separate box
NEW: added a ‘find unweighted vertices’ button. Will report on status line and console and will drop into edit mode with unweighted vertices selected if they are found
NEW: added normalize weights button
NEW: added weight inspection and modification tool
NEW: Added mesh freeze tool with with hide option
NEW: Added Exporter Prefilter to allow SL compatible export of Avastar armatures and meshes, also works for Blender 2.62
NEW: Added “Avatar Center” attachment point with height adjustment during shape edit
IMP: Modified weight copy so that pose is taken into account (by first freezing meshes)
IMP: mesh visibility controls now in object mode for avatar selected
IMP: GUI cosmetic fixes
IMP: Make Avastar more robust against removal of elements (bones/shape keys).
FIX: fixed eye animations based on EyeTarget
FIX: Blender Python changes of Matrix implementation
New: Mesh Tools:
Purchase questions
I already purchased Avastar-1: You find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder.
I want to buy Avastar-1: You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Avastar-1 vendor.
Other Questions
Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
Have Fun
Gaia & Magus & Domino
!!! NOTE: This is probably the last update before we release Avastar-1.0 !!!
Blender 2.62 is out. This is the first Blender release after 2.49b which fully supports Second Life compatible Collada export files. In the “COLLADA (.dae)” export module you will find a new option “Export for Second Life”.
The most important constraints for rigged meshes are:
The mandatory set of 21 bone weight groups has to be supplied
All vertices of the meshes must be weighted.
The meshes orientation must be: (z: vertical axis | y: left-right axis)
Rotation must be applied (in Object mode)
Scale should be applied (in Object mode)
Collapsed triangles must be avoided in physics shapes
If you check this option, your rigged meshes (with or without joints offsets) will be exported compatible to Second Life as long as the meshes conform to the Second Life constraints.
Second Life now “Collada stakeholder”
In agreement with the Blender developers Second Life has become the current stake holder for Collada support. That means whatever future changes will be applied to the Collada module, it will be tested to keep the Second Life compatibility intact.
This will currently be ensured by 2 new Blender developers
Juha Mäki-Kanto
Domino Marama
Gaia Clary will keep the threads all together and help in organizing testing and documenting.
Please feel free to report any upcoming errors to the Blender Bug tracker and if you have ideas or whishes regarding Collada, then you are invited to add your comments to the discussion section of the Collada Import/Export todo page
No future for the “SL Collada” Addon
Please note that my own “SL Collada” export helper addon has become obsolete starting from Blender 2.62. And in fact it will give you an error when you try to use it in release 2.62 and newer.
Remind that Primstar-2 is not yet fully developed! When you install the module, then you will find an appropriate notification in the module details:
The warning will be removed when the final Primstar-2 release is published (and you will find it in your update folder as a regular update as soon as it is available)
Change Details:
The Multi Part Exporter currently allows to export all textures and Sculpt maps and it generates an LSL Script Please always check for changes in the Primstar-2 documentation!
I already purchased Primstar-2: You find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder.
Ipurchased another Jass product: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
I want to buy Primstar-2: You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Questions ?
Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
Today we proudly present the Collada Export Fix for Blender 2.59, 2.60, 2.61. For more information check out the Avastar-Mesh suport page. Here is a demo video:
enjoy,
Gaia, Magus, Domino
Quicktip for the import to Second Life:
Open the Importer. You are now in the “Levels of Detail panle (1)
Check if your weights (and if you use them) your joints offsets are there (2)
Proceed to theUpload Options tab (3)
Now you are in the Upload options tab (4)
Check your weights (and if you use them) your joints offsets for import (5)
If you create giants or tinies you might need to find out their offset correction to avoid hover or sink onto the ground. (6)
If you have any questions/difficulties/remarks/bugreports… with our products then please consider to post your issue in the tracker.
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Tracker start page:
Move to the “open Issues list” by clicking on Clarify:
Move to the issues by selecting them from the list.
We are proud to present you our newest product for your Second life. today we have released Avastar-1, a character creation & animation tool for Blender-2.59 and newer.
The tool is fully compatible with the Second Life character rig and adds a multitude of extras for your convenience:
IK/FK Rig
Shape Import (via viewer export)
Mocap Import
.bvh and .anim export
SL Shape Sliders support
Clothing creation (fUses the SL Standard UV Map)
Hand Morphs
…
Please check out our preliminary documentation on the Avastar page
Early access program
Avastar is currently in Beta status. We expect to release Avastar-1 by end of january 2012. Until then we have setup an early access program with a discount of 1000 L$ off the regular price.
IMPROVED: Name of Zip file now contains minimum Blender Version
FIX: Object naming not working in enter edit mode
FIX: Adding multiple UV Shapes to same Object creates broken UV maps
FIX: UV Shapes with U/V < 4 now possible
IMPROVED: Improved warning message on Addon panel
IMPROVED: UVTex layer renamed to ‘texture map’
FIX: Update image editor when bake to Image
FIX: UVTex now renamed to “texture map”
FIX: Divide by Zero error when baking planes in multi part bakes.
Please also check out the 4 new Reference videos for Primstar-2.
!!! Remind: This is an early access version !!!
Remind that Primstar-2 is not yet fully developed! When you install the module, then you will find an appropriate notification in the module details:
The warning will be removed when the final Primstar-2 release is published (and you will find it in your update folder as a regular update as soon as it is available)
Change Details:
We have added the lowest Blender Version number on which the package runs to the package name. Please update your Blender to at least this version (Blender 2.59 for now). Otherwise the package might not work.
If you want to see Multi language support then you must update to Blender 2.6
If you want to see Operator Preset, than you need to get a Blender with revision > 41833, or wait for Blender 2.61
If you want to see the same user interface as within the Primstar reference videos, you must update to Blender 2.61
I already bought Primstar-2: You find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder.
I bought another Jass product: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
I want to buy Primstar-2: You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Questions ?
Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
(1): Many thanks go to “3D.Melody” for the spanish translation and “Laurent Bechir” for the french translation of the GUI.
!!! Remind: This is an early access version !!!
Remind that Primstar-2 is not yet fully developed! When you install the module, then you will find an appropriate notification in the module details:
The warning will be removed when the final Primstar-2 release is published (and you will find it in your update folder as a regular update as soon as it is available)
Change Details:
You MUST update to Blender 2.59 or newer!
If you want to see Multi language support then you must update to Blender 2.6
If you want to see Operator Preset, than you need to get a Blender with revision > 41833, or wait for Blender 2.61
I already bought Primstar-2:
You find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder.
I bought another Jass product:
If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
I want to buy Primstar-2:
You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Questions ? Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
Bone Weight Copy is a Blender Addon for copying WEights from one Character to another. The tool was originaly introduced with Blender 2.49, but meanwhile it has been ported to Blender 2.5 (and newer) …
A long lasting Error in the Blender API has created ghost objects when changing the creation parameters of a sculptie in the Operator Panel. We found a workaround.
We no longer support Blender versions below 2.59. So please update at least to Blender 2.59 if you want to use this and newer updates of Primstar-2-dev. If you can not update for some reason, then please keep with the version 207 until you can update. Sorry for this inconvenience!
The vertex distribution feature controls have been improved. Instead of the cryptic curve controls, there is now a Center and Distribution setting for U and V. You should find these more intuitive to use. The distribution setting groups vertices around the center with positive values and away from the center with negative ones.
We still hope you like the new functionality.
!!! Remind: This is an early access version !!!
Remind that Primstar-2 is not yet fully developed! When you install the module, then you will find an appropriate notification in the module details:
The warning will be removed when the final Primstar-2 release is published (and you will find it in your update folder as a regular update as soon as it is available)
Change Details:
MUST update to Blender 2.59 or newer!
Fixed: Ghost Objects during Create, when
“new object: Enter Edit mode” enabled.
Improved: Curve controls now changed to
“center” and “distribution”
You find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder.
Users who would like to buy Primstar-2:
You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Important Note for Purchasers from the Jass-Shop: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
Questions ? Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
We have created a sculptie templates blend file ( sculptie_lib.blend) which contains sample sculpties created with Primstar-2. These sculpties can be used as basis for your own creations without needing Primstar-2. The sculpt-map baking has been replaced by a material based render-bake. The library is available here:
The sculptie_lib.blend is made for Blender 2.5 and Blender 2.6. You do not need any additional script to use the library for making your artwork. But be aware that the material based bake does not create optimal results.
Please report back your experience with this library, so we might be able to improve its content over time.
This weeks update contains fixes for some recently reported bugs and a new function U/V curve which allows to create sculpted prims with non uniform face distributions along U and V.
We hope you like the new functionality.
!!! This is an early access version !!!
Remind that Primstar-2 is not yet fully developped! When you install the module, then you will find an appropriate notification in the module details:
The warning will be removed when the final Primstar-2 release is publihed (and you will find it in your update folder as a regular update as soon as it is available)
Change Details:
Cylisphere library map added
UV curving added to add mesh
Fix normal directions on UV Shapes
Users who have already purchased Primstar-2:
Find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder
Users who would like to buy Primstar-2:
You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Important Note for Purchasers from the Jass-Shop: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
Questions ? Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
This weeks update brings a significant change in the GUI. We found that the Bake function has been moved too far away. from focus. So we have moved it back to the Render Menu. Sculptify is now also available in edit mode (look at Mesh -> Sculptify). And baking can also be done again from within the edit mode.
We hope you like the changes.
Primstar-2-dev-200 on Blender 2.59:
Change Details:
Fix in Multires (Creating with Multires & Simple Subdivision distorts the Mesh)
Baking from Edit mode now supported (see below)
Sculptify in Edit Mode now supported (see below)
Changes in GUI:
Baking now back in “Render -> Sculpt Maps…” (Like in Primstar-1 and Jass-2)
Sculptify now also available in “Mesh -> Sculptify”
Users who have already purchased Primstar-2:
Find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder
Users who would like to buy Primstar-2:
You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), or go to the Jass-Shop in Second Life and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Important Note for Purchasers from the Jass-Shop: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
Questions ? Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
The Second Life chat group “blender primstar/jass” is the official support group for the products
Primstar-1 (for blender 2.4)
Jass-Pub, Jass-Pro and Jass-Magic (for blender 2.4)
Primstar-2 (for blender 2.5 and newer)
Of course we will try to answer any Blender related questions.
If you need any sort of help regarding the above mentioned products, please do not hesitate to ask your question in this support group. If you do not get an instant answer to your problem, then please send a notecard to one of the Group officers:
Eleanora Newell
Gaia Clary
Please add your name and one or two keywords about your question to the notecard title. Inside the notecard report the details of your issue. If you do not get an answer within a day, then we might be in holidays or very busy. Then please IM us directly.
Note that we are not able to give detailed support for other products, although we will try to be helpfull as much as we can.
We proudly present a significantly improved Terrain support: Now you can make a terrain out of any 3D Mesh Object. Playground for unlimited creativity guaranteed.
Primstar-2-dev-197 on Blender 2.59:
Change Details:
Adaptions for Blender 2.6 (If you use Bklender-2.60-RC you must update NOW!)
Improved Terrain Exporter for arbitrary mesh based Terrain objects (can export virtually any object as Terrain, see our new video tutorial: Terrain with Ant )
Users who have already purchased Primstar-2:
Find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder
Users who would like to buy Primstar-2:
You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), ot go to the Jass-Shop and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Important Note for Purchasers from the Jass-Shop: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
Questions ? Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to mailto:gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
Terrain Support added (import/export/heightmap to Terrain)
Sculptify now works on multiple objects
Users who have already purchased Primstar-2:
Find the new update in your Jass-Inventory folder
Users who would like to buy Primstar-2:
You can buy directly from Paypal (see left column of this page), ot go to the Jass-Shop and purchase from the Primstar-2 vendor.
Important Note for Purchasers from the Jass-Shop: If you have already purchased Jass-Pro or Jass-Magic, then your old purchase gets fully taken into account.
Questions ? Ask Gaia Clary in Second Life, or send email to gaia.clary@machinimatrix.org
After we changed our License for Primstar-2 last week, we now are thinking about offering an educational version of this product. We have not yet decided on that and your vote will help us to make the right decisions. Please visit the public voting panel on Domino Marama’s website and tell us what you want.
