Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘My Stuff’ Category

Object Sequence Loader Python Script for Vue
Sunday, August 6th, 2006A python script for Vue 5 Infinite (it might work in Vue 4 Pro but I haven’t tested it) that loads a sequence of 3d files using each one in turn as the next step in an animation. To use it the script must be placed in the directory containing the files to be imported […]

Vue 6 Python?
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006I’ve watched the trailer; I’ve read the web pages; and I’m definitely excited about Vue 6. No word on python support in Vue 6 yet but I’m sure E-on will let us know more as the release approaches.

Characters on the Couch (Part 4)
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006The Creator Archetype This Follows on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 3). The first part can be found at: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). "If it can be imagined, it can be created" These characters have artistic vision and focus on creativity and the imagination. They seek to innovate and craft something new. […]

Serious and Organised Revisited
Saturday, July 29th, 2006I’ve been revisiting my notes for Serious and Organised after enough time for the ideas to mature a little more. After a bit of editing to cut fluff I got down to writing a background to go with it drawing on the classic 70s and 80s cop shows for inspiration. A bit more polishing and […]

Virtual Fashion for Poser Settings
Friday, July 28th, 2006I just got an e-mail asking about the settings I used with Virtual Fashion for Poser to get a cloth simulation that didn’t take days to run as mentioned in my earlier Virtual Fashion for Poser post. In case anyone else was wondering here are the settings I used… The key things I’ve found to […]

Characters on the Couch (Part 3)
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006This Follows on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 2). The first part can be found at: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). The Ruler Archetype "Power isn’t everything. It’s the only thing" These characters seek control, prosperity and positions of leadership. They want to be in charge of their situation. At their best they […]

A little Gaming Experiment
Monday, July 24th, 2006I’ve just uploaded a little gaming experiment. The same top down view of a 3 oar ship’s longboat at 3 slightly different sizes as a PDF file. Hopefully they are suitable for use by wargamers and role players. I think B is probably the best suited to 25mm figures with A a little small and […]

Google Sitemapped this Blog
Friday, July 21st, 2006I’ve been using Google Sitemaps on the impworks site for a month. I’d not realised I could use it on a blogger using the atom feed until I was browsing the web earlier. It hardly took any time to do. Log in to Google Sitemaps using your Google account (or sign up first if you […]

Vue News Blog
Thursday, July 20th, 2006I got really fed up when searching the web the other night for some information about Vue that I’ve started a new collaborative Blog just to try to collect Vue news. Jim Coe is going to be contributing too. If you would like to help out with an occasional post drop me an e-mail mark@www.impworks.co.uk […]

Characters on the Couch (Part 2)
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Following on from: Characters on the Couch (Part 1). Drivers Each of the archetypes is associated with one of the drivers giving a general impression of what they want to do. The key drivers that Jung identified were stability, mastery, belonging and independence. Modern discussions sometimes refer to stability as “providing structure”, mastery as “thumb […]