Carrara 6 Displacement questions..... - Polyloop

RAMWolff · 30th October 2007, 01:17

Hiya,

I asked over at the DAZ forums but I guess either the questions were not questions easily answered or folks are not feeling very helpful. So here I am.

Questions about using the Displacement tools:

1) How does one add new brushes to the choices available?? Hexagon can do it and so I figured Carrara 6 Pro should be able to but I don't see any way.

2) What are the purposes of the Selection tools in the Displacement area?? I see Loop, Ring, Btw?, Inv. - and + Are these related to working with the displacement brushes because when I click on one and continue I don't see any difference! When I click on the Inv though the program thinks and then all the other selections become grayed out. So it's got some function that I don't understand and it seems to do affect all the other options in that area. Help me understand this please!

3) Selecting the various Alpha Masks really doesn't seem to make much of a difference unless I need to have sub division upped or something.

4) Is there a way to hide areas that I don't want affected by the brushes?? Seems that even if I have one area selected they all get affected as I brush over them. Not what I want!!

5) I have just two areas on this clothing item I working on. One is the main robe and the other is the trim. I keep selecting the main robe area in the Global tab but when I come back to it the Trim has been selected again. Seems odd behavior!! Any reason why this is happening??

Thanks so much for your help!

Richard

bwtr · 30th October 2007, 02:00

See the attachment for the location of the displacement brushes.

You could bring the paint brushes in Carrara, yellow arrow, into that file as well as any you want from Hexagon, elsewhere, you make yourself!

Hope that helps

RAMWolff · 30th October 2007, 02:17

So just drop in the desired png's with a black background and I should be good to go then??

bwtr · 30th October 2007, 02:39

Further answers (If I am correct?)
2. They don't have a part to play when you are using the displacement brush.
3.Yes. You need subD upped.
4.See top of screen
Selection>Select by>Name/Shading Domain/Morph area
(Obviously you would have had to do that creation prior.)
5. As 4! (you were trying to sellect from a non-selectable spot?)
Hope I am correct in all.

Have you had a really good read about the Vertex Room? p277 onwards in the Help.

bwtr · 30th October 2007, 02:41

To your in between question. Try it out!

I think you will find the displacement brushes in Carrara are a carbon copy of those in Hexagon.

Piem · 30th October 2007, 13:31

4)

Select the desired polygons, then click on the Menu/View/hide selection. Then paint.

As Bwtr told it, you can always name the selection (name --> polygon/what you want) ..or as a morph or shading domain..the way to get back your selection when you'll need it again...but it's not a priority.

Piem · 30th October 2007, 14:02

1)

Again Bwtr is right.
But you can always fine-tune your folders for many reason and for any single wizard.
This way
Locate the desired wizard folder.
Add an image (or else) folder of your own choice.
Locate the txt wizard file (each wizard folder got one) open it.
Add a line with your own folder name.
Save.

30th October 2007, 01:17	#1 (permalink)
RAMWolff Dreamer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: RWC, CA USA Posts: 27	Carrara 6 Displacement questions..... Hiya, I asked over at the DAZ forums but I guess either the questions were not questions easily answered or folks are not feeling very helpful. So here I am. Questions about using the Displacement tools: 1) How does one add new brushes to the choices available?? Hexagon can do it and so I figured Carrara 6 Pro should be able to but I don't see any way. 2) What are the purposes of the Selection tools in the Displacement area?? I see Loop, Ring, Btw?, Inv. - and + Are these related to working with the displacement brushes because when I click on one and continue I don't see any difference! When I click on the Inv though the program thinks and then all the other selections become grayed out. So it's got some function that I don't understand and it seems to do affect all the other options in that area. Help me understand this please! 3) Selecting the various Alpha Masks really doesn't seem to make much of a difference unless I need to have sub division upped or something. 4) Is there a way to hide areas that I don't want affected by the brushes?? Seems that even if I have one area selected they all get affected as I brush over them. Not what I want!! 5) I have just two areas on this clothing item I working on. One is the main robe and the other is the trim. I keep selecting the main robe area in the Global tab but when I come back to it the Trim has been selected again. Seems odd behavior!! Any reason why this is happening?? Thanks so much for your help! Richard __________________ Wolff On The Prowl

30th October 2007, 02:00	#2 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,086	See the attachment for the location of the displacement brushes. You could bring the paint brushes in Carrara, yellow arrow, into that file as well as any you want from Hexagon, elsewhere, you make yourself! Hope that helps Attached Thumbnails

30th October 2007, 02:17	#3 (permalink)
RAMWolff Dreamer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: RWC, CA USA Posts: 27	So just drop in the desired png's with a black background and I should be good to go then?? __________________ Wolff On The Prowl

30th October 2007, 02:41	#5 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,086	To your in between question. Try it out! I think you will find the displacement brushes in Carrara are a carbon copy of those in Hexagon. Last edited by bwtr; 30th October 2007 at 03:18.

30th October 2007, 14:02	#7 (permalink)
Piem Booh! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rennes/fr Posts: 6,605	1) Again Bwtr is right. But you can always fine-tune your folders for many reason and for any single wizard. This way Locate the desired wizard folder. Add an image (or else) folder of your own choice. Locate the txt wizard file (each wizard folder got one) open it. Add a line with your own folder name. Save. Attached Thumbnails

30th October 2007, 02:39	#4 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,086	Further answers (If I am correct?) 2. They don't have a part to play when you are using the displacement brush. 3.Yes. You need subD upped. 4.See top of screen Selection>Select by>Name/Shading Domain/Morph area (Obviously you would have had to do that creation prior.) 5. As 4! (you were trying to sellect from a non-selectable spot?) Hope I am correct in all. Have you had a really good read about the Vertex Room? p277 onwards in the Help.

30th October 2007, 13:31	#6 (permalink)
Piem Booh! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rennes/fr Posts: 6,605	4) Select the desired polygons, then click on the Menu/View/hide selection. Then paint. As Bwtr told it, you can always name the selection (name --> polygon/what you want) ..or as a morph or shading domain..the way to get back your selection when you'll need it again...but it's not a priority.

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