Free Metashape addon + tutorial
Added 2023-01-18 06:39:15 +0000 UTCUPDATE:
There's a new version of the METASHAPE addon which fixes a bug in the update code.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mijtb6ie2p1iyyn/METASHAPE-addon-V1.1.1.zip?dl=0
Hey folks, a belated Happy New Year!
Sorry I've been away, but it's been quite a journey the last couple of months. As many of you may know, I live on a horse ranch in Texas. And, just last month we sold it. We moved about 50 miles away to a more traditional house but one which still has two stables so my wife gets to keep her own horses. Still, it was quite a move as we have all kinds of barn equipment including tractors and four-wheel-drive machines not to mention a full metal and wood workshop.
To compound matters, I ended up throwing my back out early in the move and wasn't much good for anything but yapping and pointing. Still, after a few rounds with a chiropractor, I'm getting much better and starting to move things into place. One of the first things up was of course my computer, and then I had to finish out my maker space.
I thought it might be fun to demonstrate another way to use the METASHAPE add-on to create a metal pump. One of the key components of this tutorial is demonstrating a great way to decimate a voxelized model which has hundreds of thousands of faces. For this kind of modeling, I much prefer Blender's own remeshing solutions over the pricey Quadremesher product.
I find it's much better for creating post-Boolean affects and there is always little to no artifacting. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks to Anthony Aragues for help adding versioning to the METASHAPE addon!
METASHAPE addon:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mijtb6ie2p1iyyn/METASHAPE-addon-V1.1.1.zip?dl=0
Download and install like any other addon.
Comments
It would be great to see in action blender's native remesher after booleans applied, thanks
Yury Kot
2023-02-08 12:44:18 +0000 UTCGreat Vid! Hope you are feeling better!...btw have you tried a similar technique with joining meshes and just using the bevel shader like in this addon vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGjRClOb7Y ? Its not the same exact results but seems useful as well. And you can do it native without the addon ofc.
Phillip Park
2023-01-25 10:14:00 +0000 UTCHi Chipp, Thanks for the METASHAPE addon :). Hope you get better soon!
Trevor
2023-01-19 22:42:48 +0000 UTCHi Lyne, yes they are now available at both Gumroad and Blender Market!
Chipp Walters
2023-01-19 05:10:39 +0000 UTCThanks Chipps for this great demo. Will we get those delicious cw-hero mats in the next update of Eevee + Cycles Materials System? Love the rusty one!
Lyne Frappier
2023-01-18 18:38:09 +0000 UTCYep. Works with any object.
Chipp Walters
2023-01-18 16:43:24 +0000 UTCSorry for your back pain. I hope that the healing will be completed in a short time. Thank you for this very informative video. Metashape is a great tool.
Claude Ducharme
2023-01-18 13:21:29 +0000 UTCdoes this addon work without design magic?
MH
2023-01-18 11:24:43 +0000 UTC
