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Dear 3D Community, I am deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved Wimvdb (Wim van de Bospoort) has passed away. On Sunday, May 5, 2024, he left us at the age of 68. Wim faced multiple health challenges and It is suspected that Wim passed away due to heart problems.
The 3D community has lost a friend, an expert, and a mentor.
He was Beta tester for Poser and Octane, a science fiction enthusiast and a skilled artist. And Leader of Poserlounge.
We are profoundly grateful for his friendship and for all the knowledge he shared with us.
He will be missed deeply.

Wim on Renderosity:
https://www.renderosity.com/users/wimvdb

Wim on Deviantart:
https://www.deviantart.com/wimvandebospoort

Personal site:
https://www.wabbos.nl/

Memorial Forum Post on Renderosity:

https://www.renderosity.com/forums/threads/2987719/memorial-wimvdb-wim-van-de-bospoort

Dear Poserlounge Community,
I am deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved Wim has unexpectedly passed away. On Sunday, May 5, 2024, he left us at the age of 68.

It is suspected that Wim passed away due to heart problems.

Wim was my best friend for over 12 years. We communicated through text almost every day, but in recent months, we switched to phone calls because he could no longer see text properly.
We called almost every day.
I am profoundly grateful for his friendship.
He will be missed deeply.

In the coming days, I will share more about Wim in future posts.
Please know that I will be available in chat as often as I possibly can.

Make sure you have an active email-address in your profile so I can contact you if I need to move the site.

Sending giant hugs to everyone,
Biscuits

Dear Tali,
Although we never met in real life…

We talked for years and years in chat on the internet.
Knowing about each other’s lives, our likes, our favourite foods, caring and sharing lols, lmao and also pain and sorrow.
You were our dear online friend and cherished by all chatters.
A smart, sweet and strong woman and always so kind and patient, always willing to listen and offer advice.
We all were so so proud when you got your master degree of the Veterinary University a couple of years ago!


We are devastated by your passing, so sudden, so unexpected.
All our hearts are heavy with grieve.

Dear dear Candy we are known to be the hug chat, we virtual hugged a lot over the years, this time we think of you a lot and send you giant, enormous and extra huge Hugs and all the strength you need to cope with this incredible unfair loss.
We stand by you in chat with love.

Some older scripts do not run anymore on Poser 11.2 due to a change in the version checking. (Some Dimension3D scripts, Reality and others).

SnarlyGribbly made a small script which will change the version format in Poser to be compatible with the old format. It needs to be run once after you start Poser. Instructions how to install and use it are in the zip file.

You can find the script here: AVFix

Poser has a new owner: Bondware. Because of this the license server is changing from Smith Micro to Bondware and you need an update version of Poser to keep working with it.

The update is located here: https://www.posersoftware.com/downloads. This new version of Poser has added LaFemme as new base character in Poser. Additionally there is 8GB+ of new content you can download from Renderosity (clothing, hair for LaFemme and loads of scenery) and Hivewire (Dawn, Dusk, Luna, Gorilla and Horse).

I have made a Q&A page for the installation which answers many of the questions you might have: Bondware Poser Q&A

Poser has been acquired by Bondware (owners of Renderosity) from Smith Micro Systems. Poser has had a difficult time in the past few years after most of the development teams had been laid off.

According to CEO Tim Choate of Bondware the next update of Poser will have an update to the licensing system to make it compatible with Bondwares own. Future updates and version will be driven by users requests.

For the full article see here.

[dropcap]Project[/dropcap] Evolution ONE is an ambitious Poser figure that is inspired by professional figures rigs used in Hollywood and at the same time harnesses the best Poser has to offer, from elaborate weight-mapped face controls, Full and Partial Body Morphs, to JCM-controlled limbs. Project Evolution also comes with a wide range of morphs, poses and even some basic materials so that you don’t have to wait for the usual addons.

As the name implies, Project Evolution will probably gradually be moving forward as Poser technology improves. She is already pushing the edges of what Poser can do and I will do my best to help facilitate content creation for her.

It is my firm belief that figures like this, figures that prioritize artistic form and reality over everything else, should be the future of Poser figures.

Project Evolution ONE adds two Poser figures (for P10 and P11), 18 characters, lots of poses and materials, to your Poser runtime. This figure should be suitable for most audiences*.

If you previously purchased the EARLY EDITION at CGBytes/Renderotica, first check your account there for a (free) update to Project Evolution ONE and a special offer to update to the ‘adult’ version.
Project Evolution ONE is the Official version from now on.

Available at Renderosity

Available at CGBytes

Congratulations are in order for our long-time dear chatter friend Tali!!!!

Tali has graduated from the Davis Veterinary University of California.

and has now a Masters Degree!

We couldn’t be more proud!

She worked really hard to finish the 4 year degree in 3 years!!!

Our Chat has now a real Veterinary surgeon!

We wish you safe travels back to Ohio and good luck with your Phd dear Tali.

Please join us in giving her our biggest hugs and our best wishes for the future for Tali and Candy!

Faceoff released an update for the Poser plugin for Octane: build 3.08.2.88. Apart from updating it with the latest Octane release (3.08.2) it also added support for 4K screens and corrected a bug with normal maps. Version 3.08 is a must have update for Octane. New features include Metal/Roughness work flow with Metalic Material, Anisotropy, OSL textures and baking support.
The updated plugin can be found here for licensed customers.

Octane version 4 is making steady progress, but I think release is still some months away.

HDRIHAVEN

https://hdrihaven.com/

[dropcap]Wow![/dropcap] This is one impressive site, a true treasure for anyone who makes renders regardless the software used.
One of the best resources for HDRI images in a huge quantity and quality.

And wait for it….

100% Free!

All HDRIs are licenced as CC0 and can be downloaded instantly, giving you complete freedom.

No paywalls, email forms or account systems.


But if you are overwhelmed by the usefullness and appreciate the content and like to support the Creator you can do so on Patreon.

Being a Patron comes also with extra advantages.

Check it out!

https://www.patreon.com/hdrihaven/overview

 

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Octane Poser User Guide covers all there is to know about using the Octane Poser plugin with Poser.

Installation, Octane Materials, Octane lighting, HDRI, OpenVDB, Instancing and much more are all explained and how to use them with examples. The Guide has also chapters on Material conversion from Poser, Trouble Shooting and Tips and Tricks.

Although written for the Poser plugin, some sections will also be helpful for users of other Plugins for Octane.

The guide is intended to be a “living” document and will be updated regularly with new information and examples when needed.

The current version of the guide can be found here: Octane Poser Plugin User Guide

If you have any comments or corrections, please contact me at the email address provided in the Guide.

Wim van de Bospoort.