Urban Jungle 4 for Vue

Jacob Charles Dietz has a new set of Urban Jungle signs available at Cornucopia 3D.

SkinVue 6 Patch for Vue 7

Dave Burdick had released a zip file containing a patch to allow SkinVue6 to run on Vue7. There are some issues which will not work properly in Vue7 when running SkinVue6:

• The atmosphere files will produce very oversaturated lighting
• The scene file atmospheres will produce very overstaturated lighting

SkinVue 7 will be available shortly which has been optimized to run in Vue 7. To learn more about the features of SkinVue7, please visit http://www.SkinVue.net

SkinVue 64-bit Platform Support

From Dave Burdick:

A couple of quick updates on the subject of 64-bit platform support for SkinVue.

For current SkinVue 6 PC users, you can download a multi-platform wxPython installer here in order to install either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of wxPython into your main Vue application folder:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zzitjgoormh

This will allow you to run SkinVue6 on 64-bit PC platforms.

For the upcoming SkinVue7, 64-bit support is already built in to the product so there is no need to download the additional wxPython library.

Incredibly Lush Autumn Shrubs

I've just picked up Incredibly Lush Autumn Shrubs for Vue, Linda Daireaux's latest plant pack at Cornucopia 3D. This pack is small but perfectly formed including four colourful plants: Viburnum, Puncia Granatum, Nadina Domestica and two different varieties of Ozakazuki Japanese Maple. While the pack is an add-on for the updated Incredibly Lush Garden Bushes it can be used without owning the Garden Bushes pack. Another great addition to Vue created by Linda Daireaux and its on sale for only $2.99 at the moment too!

Rock Concert Tips

Monsoon has posted some tips on using his Rock Concert pack.

Landscape and Wall Materials for Vue by Martin Frost

Martin Frost's Lonely Places Landscape Materials is a set of thirty hills, mountains, and meadows landscape materials for for Vue 6 Esprit. Martin also has a set of 37 texture based and procedural wall materials, Wall Materials For Vue D Esprit, for use with Vue 6 Esprit and above.

Linda's new Lush Garden Bushes

The new Lush Garden Bushes pack isn't simply a rework of the original pack. Instead it has five entirely new plant species including three Japanese Maples (Orange Dream, Trompenburg and Dissectum), a Cornus Alba (Tartarian Dogwood), and a Lingustrum Japonicum (Japanese Privet).

The new solid growth bushes are added to the six solid growth garden bush species included in the original pack. These are a vast improvement over the originals because the all the textures are brand new and ultra high resolution so you can use the plants in close up renders as well as in the foreground or distance.

Generously Linda is giving the new pack away to everyone who bought the older pack. If you bought the original you can get the new pack by downloading it from your Cornucopia 3D account.

Monsoon Rocks

Monsoon's previewing his new rock collection for Vue 6 Infinite, Pro and Esprite. It includes 72 procedural materials many using displacement to sculpt with underlying objects. It will also include a collection of optimized Vue rocks with no jagged edges and no unwanted discolorations. Another collection includes modeled rock objects and a third is made up of Vue rocks in concert. You can read more and see previews over at the 3D Commune Vue Forums.

Meshbox Design's Towers of Magic

Meshbox design's Towers of Magic series is now available for all versions of Vue 5 and Vue 6 at Cornucopia 3D.

Realms Art's Desert Terrains

Tony aka Realms Art has some new desert themed packs for Vue available at Cornucopia 3D:

• Desert Terrains - The fifth in the Terrains of the World series
• American Deserts
• Australian Outback
• African Deserts (coming soon)
• Asian Deserts (coming soon)

Stonemason's Streets Of The Mediterranean

Stonemason's new Streets Of The Mediterranean scene is inspired by the back streets & village alleys of old Italy. It includes a the complete scene as a Vue VOB file with all the props load, positioned and parented as a bonus along with the usual Poser and Daz Studio files.

Vue 6 InteriorPak Out Now

The Vue 6 InteriorPak is out now. I've had a chance to give it a try and it does for interior renders what Chipp's TerraPak did for landscapes. Plus, for a limited time, there is a discount on Neat Image for anyone buying the InteriorPak.

Update: The Vue 6 InteriorPak can now be bought at Cornucopia 3D as well as from Altuit.

Monsoon's Fire for Vue

Monsoon's fire for Vue Infinite is now available at the 3D Commune Store.

Universe-al Elements Texture Bundle

The Universe-al Elements bundle created by Brady Mac consists of 20 displacement materials for your Vue 6 scenes. With Automoton Widgets, Crystal Trails, Alien Emeralds, and more. Now available from Cornucopia 3D

Desert Plants from Realm Arts

New Realms Art products with a Desert theme are now available for Vue at Cornucopia3D:

• Desert Plants Bundle
• American Desert Plants
• Australian Desert Plants
• African Desert Plants
• Middle Eastern Desert Plants

Wooden Toy Models

A selection of wooden toy models for Vue 6 Esprit and Vue 6 Easel. Some are free and some can bought from the site.

Realm Arts Farmland Terrains

Realm Arts Farmland Terrains are now available at Cornucopia 3D either as a single collected pack or as four smaller sets

• Farmland Terrains Colection
• Cereal Crop Farms
• Vineyards
• Cottage Gardens
• Plantations

GridModeler Out Now

Chipp had launched GridModeler, his hand new Vue tool, for creating textures that turn primitives into complex objects such as fences, cabinets, architectural features and structures. It comes with an extensive manual and some helpful textures to get you started quickly.

Modelling complex trusses and lighting rigs can be time consuming process. Using GridModeler I've been knocking out great looking results in a fraction of the time and it can do so much more than that."

Mediterranean Bundles On Sale

Martin Frost has a sale on his Mediterranean Bundles till December 1st 2007 including

• Mediterranean Hillside Plants/Ecosystem Bundle
• Mediterranean Hillside Plants Bundle
• Mediterranean Plants and Trees Mega Bundle
• Mediterranean Shrubs and Trees Bundle

RendTex Beginning Procedural Terrains Tutorial

Rick at RendTex 3D has just released a four hour video tutorial, Beginning Procedural Terrains, for sale. Currently available as a two part downloadable flash movie with a DVD version coming soon.