Evolver Custom Characters for T3D
by Tim Blagden · 11/29/2010 (3:48 pm) · 22 comments
www.evolver.com offers you the opportunity to design custom characters that are rigged for Torque 3D. No special skills required. Nothing to download. Free to try. $39 gets you full source to your character royalty free. Evolver supports user editable clothing for the existing clothing textures you find on our site. We encourage all developers using the Torque 3D engine to download the Evolver Free Mascot character at no charge and try it.
Evolver supports face from photo so you can easily cast yourself as a character in Torque. Why not give it a try today.
Evolver supports face from photo so you can easily cast yourself as a character in Torque. Why not give it a try today.
#2
11/29/2010 (4:56 pm)
Congrats on the update, Tim! 
#3
11/29/2010 (5:03 pm)
Evolver's website character customizer tool is about as much fun as a designer can have with their clothes on! 
#4
11/29/2010 (5:13 pm)
It had been in the back of my mind recently to check out Evolver again - after stumbling across it a while back - this is an awesome service! 
#5
11/29/2010 (6:08 pm)
Stupid question but how does it handle multiple meshes for character models etc? 
#6
11/29/2010 (9:26 pm)
where is that free avatar for test you talk about? 
#7
Here is a video of my test.
11/29/2010 (11:05 pm)
I just did a new export of an Evolver character I created on their website. So I substituted it for Gideon to test the movement and use of the character. I was able to do all of this rather quickly today.Here is a video of my test.
#8
Cool ... but my attention was drawn to a poster on a building which said "nookie - every Saturday". ;)
11/29/2010 (11:15 pm)
@JohnCool ... but my attention was drawn to a poster on a building which said "nookie - every Saturday". ;)
#9
Actually John, how many photos did you use to get your model into evolver?
11/29/2010 (11:19 pm)
@JohnActually John, how many photos did you use to get your model into evolver?
#10
this looks cool. will have to check it out
11/29/2010 (11:46 pm)
glad I wasn't the only one drawn to that poster.this looks cool. will have to check it out
#11
I didn't even read that poster. LOL
The girl model I created based on one photo, then changed the body type of the character to match the real person.
11/30/2010 (1:04 am)
That poster is part of a set of building assets I am testing.I didn't even read that poster. LOL
The girl model I created based on one photo, then changed the body type of the character to match the real person.
#12
11/30/2010 (7:36 am)
What are the poly counts on those models? 
#13
11/30/2010 (3:16 pm)
Congratulations Tim, I know you and your team have worked their butts off to bring this great technology to the engine.
#14
I look forward to using it more in the future.
11/30/2010 (9:08 pm)
that is the coolest thing i have seen in a long time for 3d stuff. Good Job Tim. it is a blast to play with.I look forward to using it more in the future.
#15
12/01/2010 (6:42 am)
I did play the whole last day with Evolve. Really awesome! 
#16
EDIT2:
FRIGGEN AWESOME!
12/01/2010 (8:26 pm)
I tried www.mixamo.com and couldn't get the characters to even come up. But looks like the same tech. Evolvers is actually better, more options. Pretty cool.EDIT2:
FRIGGEN AWESOME!
#17
I could never seemingly get the right combination of requirements[aren't many..]. Would be helpful to perhaps see a step by step, especially in how you compose your reference shots...size, etc....
12/02/2010 (1:37 pm)
I tried and tried yesterday to create an avatar from a custom image....could never get the image to 'take', got nothing but error messages..?!I could never seemingly get the right combination of requirements[aren't many..]. Would be helpful to perhaps see a step by step, especially in how you compose your reference shots...size, etc....
#18
My yellow shaded area fits from forehead to chin with room to spare on the sides, don't get it; does this service have a forum for the 'stumblers' like me, HAHAAHA
12/02/2010 (1:46 pm)
ya, just tried again...no go. Always get the 'face area is smaller, blah' error message.My yellow shaded area fits from forehead to chin with room to spare on the sides, don't get it; does this service have a forum for the 'stumblers' like me, HAHAAHA
#19
Let me do that tonight and I'll get that posted.
Mine have turned out very nice.
Also I am working on a Maximo pipeline to torque using these characters.
Should have that info soon.
12/02/2010 (3:35 pm)
I can do screenshots of me building a custom character.Let me do that tonight and I'll get that posted.
Mine have turned out very nice.
Also I am working on a Maximo pipeline to torque using these characters.
Should have that info soon.
#20
Here the picasa album
Just wanna ask as Luis Rodriguez did... where is the free avatar you talked about? I really would like to test it before exporting characters from evolver... :-)
12/03/2010 (5:16 pm)
Ehy Tim, great news... I played a lot today with it...Here the picasa albumJust wanna ask as Luis Rodriguez did... where is the free avatar you talked about? I really would like to test it before exporting characters from evolver... :-)
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