{"id":116,"date":"2014-04-09T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T14:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?p=116"},"modified":"2015-11-07T18:54:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-07T18:54:40","slug":"voxelizer-to-make-the-model-then-quick-render-with-vred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?p=116","title":{"rendered":"Voxelizer to make the model, then quick render with VRED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of those Sunday projects where I want my computer to be rendering something cool, but I only want to spend less then an hour setting it up. Keep it simple so I can watch TV, and every 15 minutes check a render, like cooking or some such drivel.<\/p>\n<p>First step is to find a free model, so I grabbed a human dancer motion capture example that comes free with Maya, can be found in the visor window under the motion capture tab. Pick a decent frame, position, then export out the OBJ. Then upload this simple model to be voxelized at this great website.<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/drububu.com\/miscellaneous\/voxelizer\/index.html<br \/>\nThanks to Arjan Westerdiep or @drububu for providing this free utility.<br \/>\nTell the website how many cubes, what size, rounded edges, then wait for the result and download.<br \/>\nThen open in VRED, throw in some reasonable HDR pano, and render.<\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-116 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?attachment_id=119'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vred_pegasus_voxel_v06_tonemapped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?attachment_id=120'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vred_pegasus_voxel_v03_tonemapped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?attachment_id=121'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vred_pegasus_voxel_v04_tonemapped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?attachment_id=122'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/vred_pegasus_voxel_v05_tonemapped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?attachment_id=123'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/dancer_voxels_v02_tonemapped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/?attachment_id=124'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tojek.com\/vfx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/dancer_voxels_v03_tonemapped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\nYou can find this HDR pano for sale at TurboSquid.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.turbosquid.com\/Search\/Texture-Maps\/tojek_vfx\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.turbosquid.com\/Search\/Texture-Maps\/tojek_vfx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is one of those Sunday projects where I want my computer to be rendering something cool, but I only want to spend less then an hour setting it up. 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