TATARA tutorial blog
I released the tutorial blog "How to make sculpted prim by TATARA" in English with the help of Gumi Yao and Dendre Benelli. It is English Version of http://kanaenet.blogspot.com/. Though it is unofficial and there are still few articles, it is helpful. Thank you, Gumi Yao and Dendre Benelli!
KANAE PROJECT Road map
I wrote here about the road map of my tool. I will do major update of SOMATO. Please check it.
TATARA for win32 5.0.155 (06/12/10)
This Program makes Sculpted Prim texture .tga file. To make Sculpted Prim, this program has 7 modes and can preview it.
TATARA mainly has the following functions.
1) It can make 4 kinds of PRIM types and 28 aspect ratio types of sculpted prims. (It can make multiple sculpted prims.)
2) It has an easy edit function like a graphic tool.
3) It has functions to shorten editing time, such as flip and mirror .
4) It can output an OBJ file with a texture. And it can excport OBJ files to Blender. etc.
5) It has a simple pen function which draws a texture. This feature is helpful to note the prim's edges for texture creation.
Because TATARA draws using OpenGL, it is stabilized like SecondLife.
TATARA has a three day trial period so that you may see it operate. You are invited to try it.
The main changes of TATARA 5.0.148 from 5.0.144 are as follows.
-Three Methods were added to the smooth function.
-The Equal Distance function was added to Edit.
-The fault of the editing of Torus on Bitmap mode was corrected.
-The fault of the display in the Bitmap mode on Windows7 was corrected.
-The fault of the translation of OBJ files was corrected.
Please use repair tool, TUZURA. It is only for TATARA 5.0 user.
-The fault of the drawing function of Windows7 was corrected.
-The translation of an XML file was improved.
-The fault of the view in the MAGE mode of Torus was corrected.
-The fault of the mesh texture was corrected.
PenWorks Desktop "PenWorks Desktop" let you draw on your desktop screen by tablet or mouse.
PenWorks WhiteBoard "PenWorks WhiteBoard" let you draw on picture and video by tablet or mouse. You can
draw JPEG/PNG/BMP files. And you can draw almost all AVI/MPEG/WMV files which media player can play.
TUZURA 1.0.0
TUZURA is a program which changes the coordinate of an OBJ file for TATARA 5.0.
It can correct the fault of the OBJ file which TATARA 5.0.137-140 and TATARA 5.0.144 output. And it can change the coordinate of the OBJ file of TATARA 4.0 for TATARA5.0.
SOMATO for win32 2.5.24 (06/12/10)
SOMATO will project a flat picture onto your sculpted prim and OBJ File, and display it as the texture of your sculpted prim and OBJ File.
You can specify the strength of light, either Ambient or Diffuse.
And it can add the sculpted prim's natural shadow to the texture.
If you have an avatar OBJ file and you can divide the OBJ file of an avatar for every texture, you can make the texture of skin or clothes easily.
The update to 2.5.22 is as follows.
-Object Rotate Pane was added.
-The function to adjust position of a source image by dragging the mouse was added.
-The function to correspond to the coordinate system of TATARA 4.0.91 automatically was added.
-1024x1024 texture output was supported.
ROKURO Pro for win32 2.0.51(06/12/10)
This Program makes Sculpted Prim texture .tga file. To make Sculpted Prims, this program has 4 modes and a preview pane.
ROKURO Pro mainly has the following functions.
1) It can integrate and use almost all the feature of ROKURO and TOKOROTEN.
2) With a Bitmap tab, you can edit the location of all the control points of the sculpted prim.
3) With the MAGE tab, you can create sculpted prims which are similar to bent pipes. So, you can make a wind instrument, an accessory, a neon sign, etc. easily.
4) It can output an .OBJ file. Other 3D editing tools can use the outputted .OBJ file.
5) It can use the PSD file of Photoshop as a texture. 3D object can be previewed by a polygon. It is not NURBS.
6) You drag your mouse and rotate the previewed 3D object. If you turn the mouse wheel, the zoom will go in and out.
The following functionalities were added by 2.0.
-The function to specify the aspect ratio of a map file with a File-New menu
-The plug-in function (Polygon plug-in and stairs plug-in)
-The function to read VU map file which Blender outputted
-Start From Vertex to the Shape menu.
*The fault which cannot read an OBJ file was corrected.
Because ROKURO Pro draws using OpenGL, it is stabilized like SecondLife and it operates well.
ROKURO Pro works on Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac. And it also works on VMware Fusion. Thank you Caolila Inglis!
ROKURO Pro has a three day trial period. You are invited to try it.
Coil plug-in for ROKURO Pro 2.0 100612(06/12/10)
The user of ROKURO Pro 2.0 can make various coils like the following image easily using Coil plug-in.
SHIBORI for win32 2.0.17 (12/22/09)
SHIBORI shrinkwraps an OBJ file and single or multiple Sculpted Prims and outputs it to an OBJ file or Sculpted prim. You can make sculpted prims from OBJ file easily.
You can wrap an object by three methods.
You can wrap an object by 28 kinds of sculpted prims.
You can adjust the gap.
TSUBO v1.0.1
TSUBO is a tool which assembles multiple prims of TATARA.
TSUBO can make multiple prims from the textures on which you have full permissions.
Please check my tutorial blog.
ROKURO(lathe) for win32 2.00(07/10/09)
This Program makes Sculpted Prim textures .tga files for Second Life.
The following functions were updated.
-The aspect ratio is changed by the number of control points.
-A function which will output sharper pillars was added.
-The display of the control point of the key of Level Of Detail was changed to square.
NOMI is the software which simply makes sculpted prim with relief contours from one picture using the brightness of it. A preview can be checked before uploading to SL.
From the original picture, the software outputs a sculpted prim picture and a texture picture. Moreover, better relief can be achieved if the desired height information is added and processed. A user moves a control point, can smooth the surface of relief or can make the relief which is not a square.
The mainly improved functionality is as follows.
-You can output 28 kinds of multiple Prim which consists of 8-256x8-256.
-Divided Save was added on the Texture menu. The function to divide and save multiple prim textures.
-The reading function of Terrain File (*. RAW) was added.
HANKO for win32 1.0.4 (08/20/09)
HANKO is a tool which adds your signature image to the alpha channel of your Sculpt Map file. It protects your work from being stolen by a screenshot etc. And it also supports the aspect ratio of a Sculpt Map.
UTSUSHI for win32 1.0.3
UTSUSHI is a tool which reads an OBJ file and creates the background image for TATARA or ROKURO Pro or ROKURO or TOKOROTEN. And the outputted image can be used as Base Image of NOMI. You can make the sculpted prim which an avatar attaches using this tool and TATARA. You can also combine multiple sculpted prims by them.
ObjCut for win32 1.1.3 (03/02/09)
ObjCut divides OBJ File by the material, the group, and the selected group.
ObjCut 1.0.1 users can use their password.
NUIME for win32 1.0.0a (03/22/09)
TATARA and SOMATO judge the Stitching Type of a Sculpt Map automatically.
When they read the Sculpt Map which is output by a 3D tool, it may not be recognized correctly.
NUIME corrects a Sculpt Map so that Stitching Type of a Sculpt Map may be correctly recognized by TATARA or SOMATO.
TOKOROTEN(extruder) for win32 1.07(08/14/07)
This Program makes Sculpted Prim texture .tga file of the extruded object.
Stephen Zenith says,"I've just tried it using Wine on Linux, and it seems to work perfectly, just like Rokuro does."
Thank you, Stephen Zenith!
T2GO- Tutorial - Getting started with ROKURO by Lady Hathaway - you can buy it at my shop and her shop (500L$).
*matika's* Tutorial in ROKURO - you can buy it at SL Exchange(550L$).
Book
Brian A. White(Ansel Gasparini) introduced my site by his book in the Sculpted Prims section of the Build chapter. You can buy it from here. Thank you! Ansel Gasparini.
Speech
I spoke about ROKUOR Pro and Next New Tool at Sculpty Day II of Dr.Dobb's Life2.0 Spring (03/15/08 4:00 PM PDT - 4:30 PM PDT). Thank you for reading my
awkward English.
I made a speech about ROKURO Pro at SCULPTY DAY of Dr.Dobb's Life2.0 Fall (2007/09/16 15:30-16:00 SLT).
Thank you for hearing my awkward English.
I am thankful to KJ Georgette, John Zhaoying, Rissa Maidstone, and all the audiences.
PenWorks Desktop
PenWorks WhiteBoard
