Chrispy Twitch Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Hi all Can anyone tell me whatever happened to metaformz? I haven't seen them since FormZ 6 (and that was only in a video (https://youtu.be/2N_DVekCcRI)), but I can't find any reference to them in the FormZ 8 manual and I'm pretty sure they weren't in FormZ 7 either. The looked super useful, for a project that I'm about to start, so I hope they are still around in some shape or form, even if they have had a name change. Thanks in advance for any help. Kind regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Atkinson Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 +1 I was just now wondering about meatballs, will meatballs return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrngr Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Perhaps ADS feel with introduction of Sub Surface Modeling in formZ 8 Pro maybe it was time to part with Meatballs? Still, I agree that Meatballs do offer some benefits and value that Sub Surface Modeling might not handle as easy. Dan S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Hi Chris, The Meta-balls were an older technology that was rarely used, and has been discontinued. Of course, if you still have access to formZ 6 and would like to use them, you can do so there. As Dan suggests, for quickly modeling organic forms, the SubDivision Surfaces that we have added with formZ v8 are generally a lot better than Meta-balls. Have you tried using that set of tools yet? http://www.formz.com/manuals/formZ8/formZ_Jr/!SSL!/WebHelp/10850_Subdivision_surfaces.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispy Twitch Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Hi Chris, The Meta-balls were an older technology that was rarely used, and has been discontinued. Of course, if you still have access to formZ 6 and would like to use them, you can do so there. As Dan suggests, for quickly modeling organic forms, the SubDivision Surfaces that we have added with formZ v8 are generally a lot better than Meta-balls. Have you tried using that set of tools yet? http://www.formz.com/manuals/formZ8/formZ_Jr/!SSL!/WebHelp/10850_Subdivision_surfaces.html Hi Tech, thanks for your reply. Yes I have used sub-surf for modelling, but I was really hoping the meta-balls were still around because I like the way they could attract and repel each other, I could see it being useful for animation. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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