@Simeon it took me 50 minutes to install shade. I’m slightly disappointed and done for today. Will start tests tomorrow.
@TokOut Why did it take you 50 minutes. Did it take you that long to download it because it shouldn’t have taken any time after the download. I don’t remember when I loaded it, but it probably only took a few minutes for the download and it was ready to run after that.
@dave1707 I’ve fixed the issue with node references almost always showing up as blank.
@John That sounds great. I think that will help a lot with learning/testing Shade.
@TokOut 50 minutes! Sorry for the large download size
@Bri_G added you, using a gmail address I found for you, let me know if there’s a different Apple ID you want to use.
,@Simeon - thanks for the access to beta Shade. My profile email address is up to date . Apple ID the same as before. Thanks again.
@TokOut - just installed Shade, took 5 minutes to download and install
@John - like the iCloud integration. On the help some of the links lead to pages without exit options e.g. Surface. A bit frustrating having to reboot Shade.
@John - tried using a planet texture on the Rhino with Rough, just playing, but the texture was not a applied - just had a solid colour. Then I used the enlarge button (top left) in the output window - it enlarged the window but I couldn’T Scroll the output window it scrolled the Shade master window behind it.
Update - logged out of Shade, back in and loaded The Shade then was able to scroll both windows.
@Bri_G - I suspect the Rhino model doesn’t have any UV’s - so, the shader can’t wrap a texture around it (the others do)
Maybe it was a problem with my internet connection. Well sorry for this accidental report.
@andymac3d - bit naive of me. I suppose the smoothed corner sphere has texture vertices and Shade will just cut oit the relevant parts. The more complex rhino will not.
@John - when I started Shade up after previous session shut down, the browse button was active and showing the last directory listing that I had used in the previous session. Could be useful sometimes but I would prefer default to be iCloud Shade directory.
Could this be a result of closing down without saving previous shader?
@John - could we have the Shade Master window with an adjustable background colour as some of the windows are black on a black background. It would make it easier to pick out the feature windows.
@Bri_G when you say Shade Master window, I’m assuming you mean the one with the grid and feature windows are nodes then?
The Rhino model is a high-res scan of a statue, so it doesn’t have any UV’s. We could display a message / warning for things without them so it’s a bit more obvious.
Been playing around. Good as always. But I still do not get everything
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@John - yeah, what I called Master window is the grid window and feature windows nodes. I’ll get used to the terminology eventually.
Better than firing up a warning would be to generate an info window for models and textures - with say path, size, file type and include .mtl details with .obj details. That could help with picking out errors.
@TokOut - trying to duplicate your rugby ball demo above but don’t know how to switch to XY-XY mode on the node, defaults to X-X on the node - opened up the node but just the x to x connection inside. No distorted sphere with just X connection.
@John - just a suggestion, since I’m not keen on the close Shade button on the slide out panel I suggest a single drop down menu in the top right could be added. I knocked up an example just to show what I mean - single button when pressed drops down for info, undo, redo, and exit buttons - oops forgot background colour option or anything else we identify.
@John - back again whilst playing I got an invite to post a shader error. See the attached Shade and error report.