The AvaStar RC has finally moved out of RC status to final version. You can read the details here: Avastar-1.2 is Out. Gaia is linking to an older video that givs an overview of AvaStar 1.1. I found it surprisingly up to date with the current AvaStar release.

The information on AvaStar 1.2 says it runs on Blender 2.70 and newer.

The listed new changes are:

• Optimized for better and easier workflows
• Support for Fitted Mesh.
• Many improvements under the hood
• Updated documentation

I find it easier to use YouTube when I want to find a particular AvaStar tutorial. See: Gapa Clary.

The final version of AvaStar 1.1 is to be released in 48 hours± per Gaia Clary commenting in Blender-AvaStar group (9/28 1PM SLT). That would be Tuesday 9/30… or Wednesday 10/1 depending on where on Earth she and you are located.

The RC 10 is apparently going to get promoted to a main release. So, if you are using RC10 now, you have AvaStar 1.1.

You can download RC10 now via your download page at Machinimatrix.

There is also the possibility to win L$5,000 for being the first to report a reproducible  AvaStar bug in RC10. Apparently as I write this there are no bugs reported for RC10.

Avastar 950 Model – Image #3

Gaia Clary, of Machinimatrix and AvaStar, is offing L$5,000 to those finding bugs. The first one to report a bug in the current AvaStar version gets the prize for that bug. But, it has to be a reproducible bug and you have to properly file a bug report with Machinimatrix. The process is described in an in-world announcement (which I’ve changed a bit to make it more readable):  Continue reading →

The rumor is… AvaStar pricing is going up. Gaia is having a problem supporting development and customer support. Something has to give. Development slows considerably or the price goes up. Various ideas have been voiced for how to price the tool with accompanying screams from the user base. But, that is to be expected whenever a merchant has to raise prices.

Norder Ney HeavenScent – 2014

Gaia Clary says she is now working on Avatar and SL products full time. She has to make her living selling these products.

Gaia does not seem to be a fan of subscription pricing. So, I expect the initial purchase price on AvaStar 2.0 to jump up, but that has not been decided. The current US$27± price is not providing Gaia a living. So, will we see $100? May be. The final price is yet to be decided. Continue reading →

Yesterday Gaia Clary released a new Release Candidate of AvaStar. This release is mostly cosmetic. Tool labels have changed to better reflect industry jargon. Some may have moved to smooth out some bumps in workflow.

Norder Ney @ HeavenScent 2014

Also, the Help Documentation has been updated to reflect the AvaStar 1.1 user interface. You can access the AvaStar Help pages here. Once on the first page there is a tree-like menu giving access to other help pages.

Gaia is revising the workflow documents to AvaStar 1.1 interface. There is no mention of an ETA for when those will be available.

AvaStar has context sensitive help. When in Blender, with AvaStar installed of course, right click a control and select Online Manual. Easy. Continue reading →

AvaStar is Second Life’s handiest tool for animators and clothing designers. It comes as an add-in for Blender.

Loki’s Experience – 2014

The next release of AvaStar will have several changes in the menus. It is always a pain when a designers moves things and changes labels in a program we use. We users have to relearn the menus and adjust our work flow to deal with the changes. Ugh!  Continue reading →

The current release of AvaStar is RC3. It includes Sparkles.

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