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The only freeform plugin for Rhinoceros
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Written by Marc Palacios, 14/02/17
Clayoo 2.5 - News
General
Clayoo kernel refactor, more reliable and faster
User Interface updated with new controls, responsive, more clear, unified and user friendly.
Vertex visualization has been updated to make difference between normal state, mouseover and selected.
Implemented a button on the toolbar on viewport to toggle between Cage/Smooth visualization when model is subdivided. Can also be set by default in settings (Points on Surface option).
Help documentation updated and improved.
Settings panel updated and adapted to the new User Interface.
_ClayReportFeedback: new command to allow users free communication with the Developer Team to communicate crashes, bugs, wishes or any functionality concern.
Toolbar updated implementing new commands and changes.
Subdivision Level can be set by object, instead of only by scene.
Parameters by default has been updated in all commands and are saved in session, in order to rerun commands with previous changes.
Shaders updated when working with Rhino layers.
Level of Subdivision of the object is set automatically to "1" to improve performance. This change is applied while transforming geometry with gumball.
Primitives
Parameters by default updated in all primitives.
Creation
_ClayAppendFace: new command to substitute _ClayFace, _ClayAddFace and _ClayRetopology. This command has now all functionallities from commands listed before, and much more.
_ClayFace: command removed, functionality added to _ClayAppendFace.
_ClaySweep2: improved result geometry.
_ClayRetopology: command removed, functionality added to _ClayAppendFace.
_ClaySignetRing: template model updated and new parameters added to give more freedom while modeling.
Edition
_ClayAddFace: command removed, functionality added to _ClayAppendFace.
_ClayInset: improved result and option to create it by bisector (to fill cases when the regular was not enough).
_ClayExtrude: improved result and workflow when using curves. Implementation of Extrusions with gumballs (move and scale) using Rhino curves.
_ClayBridge: implemented option to create Bridge Tangential, taking normals from start and end selection. Align options has been updated to match better by default, and be easier to align.
_ClayShell: improved result geometry.
_ClayWeld: new command that allow us join vertices, individually using a pair, or multiples settings a tolerance.
_ClayMatch: functionality using vertices has been removed (applied on _ClayWeld), now it works with edges and there is an option to align for complex cases. Implemented an option to Match with curve.
_ClayMatchCurve: command removed, functionality added to _ClayMatch.
_ClayMerge: command removed, functionality added to _ClayMatch and _ClayWeld (depending on Selection Mode).
_ClaySymmetry: improved workflow and functionality. Now we can set more than one symmetry axis per object, symmetry axis is attached to the object (freedom to move it), symmetry axis now can be defined by Plane or by EdgeLoop, both parts are real and geometry auto merge to the symmetry axis (using a threshold).
_ClayUnifyNormals: has been improved to check closed object and choose by default a better normal direction.
_ClayAnalizeDistance: command removed.
_ClaySubdivisionLevel: new command that controls the level of subdivision of the scene objects. Allow us to increase or decrease the level.
Selection
_ClaySelectCoplanar: improved to detect better coplanarities.
Hotkeys
Updated User Interface to match with the rest of the Software.
Extended list of commands that allow Hotkeys.
List of Hotkeys updated.
Status of Hotkeys active or inactive is not changing automatically (even when closing Clayoo or Rhinoceros), it keeps previous state.
Added two more tabs of Hotkeys to be fully customizable.
Hotkeys tabs can be exported and imported.
Command names updated
From _ClayFace to _ClayAppendFace.
From _ClayCreateByCurve to _ClayFromCurve.
From _ClayCreateByTwoCurves to _ClayFrom2Curves.
From _ClayCreateBySurface to _ClayConvertSurface.
From _ClayCreateByMesh to _ClayConvertMesh.
From _ClayCreateByTSpline to _ClayConvertTSpline.
From _ClaySelectionCoplanar to _ClaySelectCoplanar.
Three Different Technologies in One
Create high-quality sculpted, embossed and brushed models. The next generation of plugins for Rhino starts with Clayoo, an innovative solution to freeform modeling. Clayoo offers three different approaches to modeling in one convenient plugin within the Rhinoceros interface.
3 Different technologies in one
Break The Walls. Make It Together.
The latest and most advanced organic 3D modeling
Discover Clayoo
The only freeform plugin for Rhinoceros
Discover how Clayoo can improve your 3D experience inside Rhinoceros. Your freeform software with limitless possibilities, SubD, Emboss and Sculpt, all you need to master the organic world
Create organic designs however complex
"Easy-to-use tool: it is all about Pull-Push
100% NURBS compatible
2D Design & Creating Vectors and 3D Relief Modelling
Embossing and 3D texturing
Digitally sculpt stunning 3D profile models directly from pictures
Digital sculpting inside Rhinoceros 5.0 interface
Familiar and easy-to-use brushed tools
Get closed meshes in one click
Clayoo Applications
Clayoo can be used in different applications areas: Consumer Goods | Jewelry | Product Design | Sculpting | Furniture | Animals | Automotive | Woodwork
Key benefits
Unlimited Creation and Modification
Modeling from any geometry: surfaces, solids, meshes or from a sketch.
Edit easily using the most advanced tool as Join, Break, Divide, Separate, Offsets, Raise, Move, Extrude, Plunge, Shell… and much more!
It is like modeling by hand!
This is the concept of Clayoo®, it does not matter if you start from a sketch, curve or a 3D object. It is about the ease of pulling, pushing and moving until your idea comes true.
Reverse Engineering
Clayoo® becomes essential for “Reverse Engineering” with advanced tools as Retopology, which allows you to create surfaces over digitized objects easily, being able to convert the result in Nurbs surfaces.
When precision is a must
Clayoo® combined with standard Rhino tools such as draft angle or thickness, allows you to analyze measurements when precision is needed.
Not only modeling, but manufacturing
Clayoo® geometry is perfect for manufacturing prototypes, molds, … By exporting the STL it automatically generates closed meshes.