HEX 2.5 affecting workflow?? - Polyloop

dooki · 3rd April 2008, 18:46

Hey all,

Got the upgrade but haven't loaded yet. I thought I read somewhere that v2.5 dropped the "pg up/ pgdn" shortcut for the sub-d. This true? If so, any other tools dropped from HEX2? Little drops like that will affect the great work flow that HEX has right now in v.2

When I look at the DAZ site there are threads on SL and importing problems. I have not seen threads on dropped tools.

While I'm at it, I might as well ask if you think it's worth the update if you do NOT use SL, DS, or poser?

-Dooki

Piem · 3rd April 2008, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by dooki

Hey all

Hey ya

Quote:

Originally Posted by dooki

do you think it's worth the update if you do NOT use SL, DS, or poser?

wel, here's my own and clear answer :
Three times: absolutely no

dooki · 3rd April 2008, 20:28

Point taken Thank you sir!

-Dooki

-ash- · 3rd April 2008, 20:42

Yes, the pg dn shortcut is broken. However the point order bug is supposed to be fixed (not tried it myself). So if you are swapping .obj files with other apps then it is probably worth upgrading.

jbshorty · 3rd April 2008, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by -ash-

Yes, the pg dn shortcut is broken...

Really unbelievable that nobody caught this in beta testing! Did they not model anything?

@ Dooki - 2.5 does not overwrite the installation of 2.2. So you can have both installed at same time...

SH

RTY

gugesbri · 4th April 2008, 05:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by dooki

Hey all,

Got the upgrade but haven't loaded yet. I thought I read somewhere that v2.5 dropped the "pg up/ pgdn" shortcut for the sub-d. This true? If so, any other tools dropped from HEX2? Little drops like that will affect the great work flow that HEX has right now in v.2

When I look at the DAZ site there are threads on SL and importing problems. I have not seen threads on dropped tools.

While I'm at it, I might as well ask if you think it's worth the update if you do NOT use SL, DS, or poser?

-Dooki

I'm a registered user of Hex 2.2.
Purchased it from Eovia.
I've tried to download the 2.5 upgrade with no luck.
I've tried all the instruction given at the Daz3d forum.

Can anyone on this forum share the upgrade, being that it's free-and-all to all registered users.

Thanks in advance,
Gustavo

jbshorty · 4th April 2008, 06:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by gugesbri

...Can anyone on this forum share the upgrade, being that it's free-and-all to all registered users...

Even though it's free to all users, it's still against the licensing policy to share. Anyway there is really not much reason to upgrade unless you need the new features. The modeling function are nearly same as 2.2

jonah

bwtr · 4th April 2008, 07:56

Piem posted the most definitive answer!

laughingnome · 5th April 2008, 01:11

page down is broken.
did they model anything , who knows?

did they beta test ?, i dont know or care to be honest.
its a damn shame, they have a world class subD modelor and they have no idea what to do with it except make it DS compatible.
this could end up as a rant so i'll stop.
Piem said it right i'll stick with 2.1

stu

dooki · 5th April 2008, 19:20

Yeah Gustavo, I was able to DL the update but I will not use it. EVERYTHING I have read now leans towards "NO," unless you are into SL and DS.
Stu is right, it is a REAL shame that all they could do was to make it bridge to DAZ Studio. What's worse, they disabled sub-d keys.

-Dooki

tonytrout · 5th April 2008, 20:46

I thought the point order was supposed to be fixed in this version, however I find that I can export an obj to maya OK but hex scrambles the UVs when I go back from maya to hex in obj format. Let me know if this is an issue with hex reading other 3d apps.

Too bad for 2.5 maybe in hex 3.

WillBellJr · 6th April 2008, 08:21

I have to say I installed it and I'm ready to now uninstall it - I certainly don't care about Daz Studio and seeing the add-ins for that second life crap just adds insult to injury...

I tell ya, Hex has been a unique brand of bad taste in my mouth for sure.

They prolly should have named this program something other than Hex...

-Will

tonytrout · 7th April 2008, 02:55

Hmmmm..... dont want to throw a spanner in the works in the general slagging off dept

....

but I tried pg up and down and the subd up and down works fine for me on my old laptop, (XP). Am I the only lucky one? maybe its a system thing?

gugesbri · 7th April 2008, 03:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by dooki

Yeah Gustavo, I was able to DL the update but I will not use it. EVERYTHING I have read now leans towards "NO," unless you are into SL and DS.
Stu is right, it is a REAL shame that all they could do was to make it bridge to DAZ Studio. What's worse, they disabled sub-d keys.

-Dooki

Thanks dude.
I'll keep using 2.2 and pray for fixes in v3.0

Cheers
Gustavo

tonytrout · 7th April 2008, 08:26

Apart from the point order thing with Maya export, I cant find too much to complain about. Is anybody else finding it OK?

Patrick210 · 7th April 2008, 17:45

Pg up works for me, just not pg dn.

tonytrout · 7th April 2008, 23:27

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Originally Posted by Patrick210

Pg up works for me, just not pg dn.

thats odd, works fine for me, are you on XP?

Patrick210 · 8th April 2008, 12:52

Yep, XP. Dual monitor setup GeForce 7950GX2

Pete Exxtreme · 8th April 2008, 13:07

on the french side someone has also the both keys working. But it seems that he did not deinstall hex2.2 but directly applied hex 2.5 on it...

jbshorty · 8th April 2008, 14:11

I have both 2.2 and 2.5 installed on XP Pro. And the Page Down button is broken...

3rd April 2008, 18:46	#1 (permalink)
dooki Box modeling Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 268	HEX 2.5 affecting workflow?? Hey all, Got the upgrade but haven't loaded yet. I thought I read somewhere that v2.5 dropped the "pg up/ pgdn" shortcut for the sub-d. This true? If so, any other tools dropped from HEX2? Little drops like that will affect the great work flow that HEX has right now in v.2 When I look at the DAZ site there are threads on SL and importing problems. I have not seen threads on dropped tools. While I'm at it, I might as well ask if you think it's worth the update if you do NOT use SL, DS, or poser? -Dooki __________________ PC/ P4/ /XP/ 2.4GHz/ 512RAM/ ATI Radeon 9550/256RAM Macbook Pro/Leopard/2.4GHz/4RAM/NVIDIA 8600M (256MB) eMac/ G4/Tiger/ 1.25 GHz/ 768RAM/ ATI Radeon 9200

3rd April 2008, 20:28	#3 (permalink)
dooki Box modeling Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 268	Point taken Thank you sir! -Dooki __________________ PC/ P4/ /XP/ 2.4GHz/ 512RAM/ ATI Radeon 9550/256RAM Macbook Pro/Leopard/2.4GHz/4RAM/NVIDIA 8600M (256MB) eMac/ G4/Tiger/ 1.25 GHz/ 768RAM/ ATI Radeon 9200

3rd April 2008, 20:42	#4 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 749	Yes, the pg dn shortcut is broken. However the point order bug is supposed to be fixed (not tried it myself). So if you are swapping .obj files with other apps then it is probably worth upgrading. __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

5th April 2008, 01:11	#9 (permalink)
laughingnome stu Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 905	page down is broken. did they model anything , who knows? did they beta test ?, i dont know or care to be honest. its a damn shame, they have a world class subD modelor and they have no idea what to do with it except make it DS compatible. this could end up as a rant so i'll stop. Piem said it right i'll stick with 2.1 stu __________________ just trying to cut down the pain threshold P4 3Gig, 1 Gig DDr ram, GeForce 5900 Ultra ,WinXP Home Last edited by laughingnome; 5th April 2008 at 09:50.

5th April 2008, 19:20	#10 (permalink)
dooki Box modeling Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 268	Yeah Gustavo, I was able to DL the update but I will not use it. EVERYTHING I have read now leans towards "NO," unless you are into SL and DS. Stu is right, it is a REAL shame that all they could do was to make it bridge to DAZ Studio. What's worse, they disabled sub-d keys. -Dooki __________________ PC/ P4/ /XP/ 2.4GHz/ 512RAM/ ATI Radeon 9550/256RAM Macbook Pro/Leopard/2.4GHz/4RAM/NVIDIA 8600M (256MB) eMac/ G4/Tiger/ 1.25 GHz/ 768RAM/ ATI Radeon 9200

4th April 2008, 07:56	#8 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,086	Piem posted the most definitive answer!

5th April 2008, 20:46	#11 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	I thought the point order was supposed to be fixed in this version, however I find that I can export an obj to maya OK but hex scrambles the UVs when I go back from maya to hex in obj format. Let me know if this is an issue with hex reading other 3d apps. Too bad for 2.5 maybe in hex 3.

6th April 2008, 08:21	#12 (permalink)
WillBellJr Box modeling Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 203	I have to say I installed it and I'm ready to now uninstall it - I certainly don't care about Daz Studio and seeing the add-ins for that second life crap just adds insult to injury... I tell ya, Hex has been a unique brand of bad taste in my mouth for sure. They prolly should have named this program something other than Hex... -Will __________________ "With THIS!, you could be like GOD!..." - Kozer, Blake's 7

7th April 2008, 02:55	#13 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	Hmmmm..... dont want to throw a spanner in the works in the general slagging off dept .... but I tried pg up and down and the subd up and down works fine for me on my old laptop, (XP). Am I the only lucky one? maybe its a system thing?

7th April 2008, 08:26	#15 (permalink)
tonytrout Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aotearoa Land of the long white cloud. Posts: 581	Apart from the point order thing with Maya export, I cant find too much to complain about. Is anybody else finding it OK?

7th April 2008, 17:45	#16 (permalink)
Patrick210 Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 549	Pg up works for me, just not pg dn.

8th April 2008, 12:52	#18 (permalink)
Patrick210 Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 549	Yep, XP. Dual monitor setup GeForce 7950GX2

8th April 2008, 13:07	#19 (permalink)
Pete Exxtreme Lick it up Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Thonon/France Posts: 4,618	on the french side someone has also the both keys working. But it seems that he did not deinstall hex2.2 but directly applied hex 2.5 on it... __________________ Toute faute de frappe ou erreur de syntaxe sont dues a un clavier rebelle à toute forme d'autorité. LightWave 9 \| Hexagon 2 My gallery

8th April 2008, 14:11	#20 (permalink)
jbshorty proud to be a nurb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: only in your mind Posts: 1,335	I have both 2.2 and 2.5 installed on XP Pro. And the Page Down button is broken...

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