DEV-thread - Blendigo v0.7 - material-editor-exporter

[Big Fan]

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[zuegs]

don't take it too hard BIG FAN the problem is that there is never a program that fullfill all tastes of all users. Also sometimes it needs some time to see all advantages and disadvantages of a change. I've many times added new stuff and removed or rechanged it some times later .
There are many peoples working with blendigo and i think they are quite happy with it (i hope )
btw. i'am also a script-window user
So, lets move on and bring that blendigo to new dimensions

i'am currently working on two things:
- blender to blendigo-material converter (for imported scenes, so most blender materials gets automaticaly converted in a somewhat samelooking indigo-material)
- xml reader that should make it possible to store and load materials to ".igm" files
this two projects will take some time

[joegiampaoli]

I guess being a programmer is like being a politician, have to try to satisfy everyone.......and not getting anywhere

Just Kiddin' thx to you guys you have done a hell of a great work!

[Kram1032]

nope xD

programmers get 50% - 90% agreement,
politicans get 50% - 90 % DISagreement

[joegiampaoli]

AHHHHHHH

[Wedge]

Programming for yourself is easy.

Programming for everyone else is tough. It is like authoring a book without being the author. (only one person writes it but everyone thinks it)

Or building a house without making the plans. (again, there is one or a team of builders, but they are not living in it so they have no control how it looks)

Or basically building what everyone wants and not letting any of your tastes change any part of it.

Once you learn this you are the master!

Did any of that make sense?

[SmartDen]

@Big Fan: I find the presets are unuseful. They only take place. It could be better an material importer. The idea with SSS Henyey-Greenstein phase function is very good. I miss this function in Blendigo

[Caronte]

@Big Fan: I find the presets are unuseful.

I find it usefull

[Big Fan]

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[Stur]

BigFan, I think no one expressed disagreement, just a preference about ONE small detail. So, don't take it too hard

But it's true people don't say enough when they're satisfied, so, I'm satisfied with Blendigo. Thank to Zuegs, you, DaveC, and all other contributors.

Now, I discover by reading others' posts that there would be a "script window" ? When I read "Blendigo is now in the Render menu", I just thought It would appear in the "Render menu", on the top.

So, where is that damn "script window" ?

[Big Fan]

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[neepneep]

handy tip:

If you want to save your Blendigo default settings and materials to start up configured the way you like then just press CTRL-U after setting Blendigo up in a blank scene and that sets the current scene including blendigo settings to the blender default.

[BbB]

My belated two cents here. I concur with DaveC. Having a script window open as a matter of fact is really the best way. Makes material editing completely painless since it allows you to click on objects in the 3D view window and Blendigo automatically loads up the corresponding material. Much faster, in my opinion, than using a blender-to-blendigo material...

[Stur]

Ok, thx for these tips

[Stur]

Suggestion for Blendigo : having the possibilty to enter more than one path in the indigowrapper.conf, and to choose in Blendigo (in a drop down list) which version of Indigo to use.

Exemple of possible indigowrapper.conf:
Indigo V0.7=C:\...\Indigo_07
Indigo V0.8t1=C:\...\Indigo_08_test1

Just an idea I thought usefull.

(edited for small corrections of my english )