FORGER

Hi Fire,

Thank you for the question, and I'm sorry, but I cannot answer it, nor do I have any idea that anyone will (NDA).

What you can do is use the "Share Your Idea" option here:
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

Besides that, if you have Cinema 4D, you have the option to import FBX (The Geometry part) into Forger via that "extra step.

All the best

Hi insect-dependent,

Sorry for your trouble!

Please contact tech support:
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

My best wishes

Hi impression-split,

This is the Forum for Forger, the Sculpting app for iPad.

I assume you have the Maxon Up on the newest version, and Particular is also the current version.

Please check with tech support to get Reg Giant's Particular working for you
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

All the best

Hi silly-grocery,

The painting in Forger is based on Vertex paint. It doesn't use any texture file internally for this.
The texture export is then file-based, and after checking with the Forger team (hence the delay based on the weekend), this is not changeable inside the application.

However, if you save it as a Cinema 4D file, the Vertex Colors are stored in a Vertex Tag. This means that all the data you have provided in Forger is available.
The texture can be baked to a higher resolution depending on the Mesh density.

All the best

Thank you so much for your patience, basis-high.

Fingers crossed it was just memory based.

Have a great weekend

Hi flight-climate,

I assume you refer to Forger Classic as the old one and Forger 2024 as the new one.

I would focus on the Forger 2024 version, as the features have improved and optimized for newer OS versions and CPUs inside the iPad. When you have explored the Classic, you might find here a nice list of the new features:
https://www.maxon.net/en/forger
The ZRemesher (coming from ZBrush) is typically already worth the upgrade.

The Classic version is no longer available, except if you had the license, then follow this article: (As I write in a forum, that might be of interest to some)
https://support.maxon.net/hc/en-us/articles/4409875134994-Restoring-Forger-Classic-purchase

The FAQ about Forger, related to common tech support questions, is perhaps worth a shot.
https://support.maxon.net/hc/en-us/articles/4408508610834-Forger-FAQ

Enjoy sculpting

Hi flight-climate,

Yes, more tutorials would be nice, I agree.
How about this one:
https://youtu.be/tZLNwYZLCn4?feature=shared&t=196

I hope I got your request correctly.

When you have sculpted your model, you can duplicate it:
https://help.maxon.net/fgr/en-us/#html/objects.html?Highlight=duplicate

The copy can be mirrored:
https://help.maxon.net/fgr/en-us/#html/model-mesh.html?Highlight=mirror

Position the copy as needed.

The two can be connected to one Object; see image.

IMG_2F14898281C7-1.jpg

All the best

Hi Gravi,

In Forger, the measurements are just units. If you send it to Cinema 4D, it will translated along your project settings.

If you have the Cinema 4D default to centimeter, it will be one centimeter (Forger 1.0)

If your C4D Project>Scale is set to 1 Kilometer, it will be 100000cm.

The project scale and size matter in Cinema 4D when you work with parts of the app that need practical measurements, like Simulation, Dynamics, etc.
While you import the Forger object, you can adjust the scale as well.

Find what works best for your objects in Forger, then find the scale factor for both ways if needed, and stick with it.

All the best

You're welcome, check-feel,

The Dissolve tool, simply said, does not merge; it typically takes away definitions in a certain area of the model. Merging, from my point of view, would be more about creating a connection between or among polygons while not reducing the details.

The typical result of the Dissolve in Forger is an N-Gon, which has some advantages during modeling, but anything after modeling might produce questionable results. Typically, the mesh is triangulated inside the render engine, which might not be how it is preferred. N-Gons are polygons with more than four points to define the boundary edges. If two polygons are dissolved in an N-Gon, the amount of boundary (island) points does not change.
(Many three or 4-point polygons in a group are not an N-Gon.)

https://help.maxon.net/fgr/en-us/#html/model-actions.html?Highlight=dissolve

I hope that helps.

Cheers

Hi chemical-database,

Sorry about your trouble.

You just tell me it is not working, which gives me very little to work with.
There are a few steps, and each has a result. When do you not get the expected result, which would perhaps help to get it working? Please let me know.
https://help.maxon.net/fgr/2024/en-us/#html/fileio.html?TocPath=_____6

Such information should also be detailed if you contact the tech support
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center
If the trouble you encounter is not a workflow but based on technical problems, like hardware or software code). Here, I can guide you as much as possible through the steps.

I used the current releases and the same WiFi (same "band" and frequency)
In Cinema 4D, I have set up the Preferences> Extension> Forger File Transfer.
I restarted both apps after set up, and I was able to round-trip my model. I hope we get this done for you as well.

One question: can you airdrop files? (I presume an iPad to Mac workflow)

All the best

Hi climate-sing,

Sorry about your trouble.

I assume you followed the steps shown here.
Make sure you are on the newest Maxon App Version.
If you have no working password, use the Forgot Password option.
If that isn't working, contact tech Support

https://youtu.be/uAD-Sgq_UTs?feature=shared

I do not have access to the data base, you need to open a ticket.
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

Yes, as usual, I checked it, just in case the server is down.

Maxon_App_Log_In.jpg

My best wishes

Hi @climate-file apologies for the late reply, and the lack of clarity of the UI on this front.

If there's a single element selected you can directly press on "Export", the selected name will be used instead. 😉

The "input" field is there for cases where multiple ones are selected, or cases where a single one is, but you'd rather have a different name on it.

It will only prompt about a name whenever there's more than one selected, and the input field is empty.