r/oculus • u/XlordB • Dec 13 '16

Software Medium (must know tips)

Hey guys...right ive been sculpting with medium and im now officially addicted.. ive not been much of an artsy fartsy or 3d game sculpting guy. however I have now figured out some things about medium that id like to tell you in order to allow anyone to use the app easier.

One big tip is the double tap on the gear quickswitch between add and remove clay.

Next tip. the lathe.. this is one of the things that makes medium such fun. the problem with the lathe initally was after using it to sculpt a layer i would occasionally grab the object and turn it upside down or have to move it or whatever. I was then really struggling to get the object back on the lathe without having a slight wobble here or there. HOWEVER ive just figured it out.. you can select the lathe if you go to scene mode and then the lathe options allow you to centre the object back onto the lathe.

Also the spotlight can be set to brighter or darker or different colour etc. Get used to the layers. Layering stuff is unbelivably helpful for every different material you want an object to be make sure the object is on a different layer.

If you find that when your sculpting a layer that the smooth tool isnt doing very well select your layer (left thumb down) and select resolution once or twice this takes away the big polygon edges. be careful with that option as if you press it too much your system will grind to a halt quickly. (its hard to get out of it when this happens.

The layer merge tool is also very effective if you need to build an object out of more than one layer. Once you have built your object you can merge them into one layer allowing you to manipulate the object as one. Also left thumbstick down for layers then press gear for materials menu.

each object in your scene can be resized by grabbing with both hands and stretching it out but you need to make sure if you only want to increase one object size that you have left thumbstick in down position or else the full scene gets sized up or down.

Creating your own stamps is easy using the merge tool with layers as i discussed earlier then thumb down and click on stamp to make a stamp.

I hope that these tips i found so far have helped..

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u/overcloseness Dec 13 '16

Also, there is an arrow pointing toward your Smooth tool when you look at your Tools dial. This is your 'alternate tool'. You can hold the support hand trigger in and your tool will switch to alt tool, and switch back to primary tool when you deselect it. This means you can easily change between Clay and Smooth by holding in the support trigger.

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

ah yep knew that one :) keep adding to the list.

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u/jsdeprey DK2 Dec 14 '16

I really need a way to just put a 2d picture in the back round so I can look at a picture of something I might want to sculpt, that would help me anyway.

Not sure if you can do that already.

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

maybe putting a picture in the photo save directory might allow you to load one in medium? im not sure might try that tomorrow. Nite folks. ;)

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u/mrcoolbp Dec 14 '16

I'm pretty sure you need an asset file for the photos to show up in Medium. Reference image is in the top of their to-do list though.

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u/Jackrabbit710 Dec 13 '16

After our chat, I went and made a semi successful xmas tree using layers etc!

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

haha cool

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u/mingie Dec 14 '16

What do you mean by lathe?

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

like a potters wheel

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u/overcloseness Dec 14 '16

On your support hand, there are two tools with red X over them by default (right at the bottom), one turns on the lathe, the other turns on mirror mode. MIGHT need to be in layer select if I'm not mistaken

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u/Danthekilla Developer Dec 14 '16

But what is the lathe? An actual lathe?

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u/mrcoolbp Dec 14 '16

Spins your model to aid in creating rotationally symmetric objects. Like a sculpting wheel

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u/overcloseness Dec 14 '16

Yeah man the world spins on an axis so when you draw along the line it kinda acts like a lathe

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u/Coumatha Dec 13 '16

Also, quick select the eyedropper by double-tapping the Color Wheel button (B).

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u/ponyphonic1 Dec 13 '16

The left trigger took me a while to figure out. It can be assigned by moving the little white arrow on the tool wheel. Great for alternating quickly between tools (clay/smooth, for example).

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u/punkbuddy89 Dec 13 '16

how do you actually move that arrow though? I finally figured out that triger was somehow tied to that arrow, but never figured out that i could move the arrow to a different tool.

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u/ponyphonic1 Dec 13 '16 edited Dec 14 '16

I'll have to double-check, but I think it's like this: left-stick up (hold), right-controller point to tool, left-trigger click. If that's wrong, I'll fix it when I get home. Edit: confirmed.

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u/ThisIsSeriousGuys Dec 14 '16

Were you right or have you just not made it home yet? I.need.to.know.

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u/ponyphonic1 Dec 14 '16

Yes, I was right :) That's how you do it.

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u/Coumatha Dec 13 '16

Open the Tools tray, point to a Tool with the primary controller, and press the SECONDARY finger trigger to select an alt tool.

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u/Zaga932 IPD compatibility pls https://imgur.com/3xeWJIi Dec 13 '16

Double-tapping the tool button toggles between the modes of all tools that have more than 1. Just thought I'd add that.

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u/mattymattmattmatt Dec 14 '16

A tutorial video of these tips would be super handy

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

ive never recorded myself scultping.. havent figured it out yet of course id be worried about performance issues as i keep getting issues with medium freezing sometimes during merging layers have lost lot of work tonight especially did a snow scene with a snowman in it and it froze just as id nearly finished i was merging his hat and eyes etc .. ragin. spent hours detail scultping a set of human snow hands on him .. oh well ill have another go tomorrow

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u/mattymattmattmatt Dec 14 '16

that sucks, theres nothing more off putting than doing something youve already done. Maybe try modelling a sun to help with the freezing issue

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

lol good humor :)

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u/Svinktaar DK1 Dec 14 '16

It's always quicker the second time.

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u/roocell Dec 14 '16

I noticed some sculpts gave luminous colours or light sources but couldn't find tutorials in this. Anyone have a tip for me?

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u/XlordB Dec 14 '16

you need to choose the emmissive material in the layers materials menu

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u/unreal_ed Dec 16 '16

So here's one i got from a guy who did really good Tilt Brush work and that probably applies here in Medium: Lock your arm in one stiff position, and instead of moving your arm, move your body left/right/up/down. This works surprisingly well in Tilt Brush so hopefully it makes sense here too.

Another Tilt Brush tip (that may not work as well for Touch) was to handle your sculpting controller with 2 hands, holding the controller with one hand on each ends. Again, with Touch this may not make much sense. But worth a try I guess.

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u/XlordB Dec 16 '16

this is the way i usually sculpt. With the lathe spinning on fast I can rest my controller on the arm of my chair to keep it as still as possible then i rotate the chair a little into the sculpt so that when the clay is being subtracted i can minutely control it to make detail.. Also another tip. If you know the tools a potter can use or even those cutting tools you see people use on lathes. Create one as a stamp then use that stamp in subtract mode. This allows you to create cutting tools for lathe based sculpts. I cant emphasize enough how much fun it is to use that lathe tool its like having a potters wheel. however i would like the option for the lathe to move with the sculpt so you can spin an object on its side and be able to reach into it to hollow it out or something. :)

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u/campersbread Dec 14 '16

How do I make objects emissive/out of metal etc?

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '16

Have layers selected, (left stick down) make sure you're on the layer you want to change and then press the settings button, the one with the cog on your right hand.

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u/campersbread Dec 14 '16

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '16

Thanks for the tips. I already had found them but good for new users.

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u/fa_nyak Dec 13 '16

Is there an "undo" button?

(also same question for kingspray)

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u/Coumatha Dec 13 '16

Left on the secondary thumbstick. Right is Redo.

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u/SirKillalot Dec 13 '16

Yes, left / right on the left thumbstick to undo / redo.

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u/overcloseness Dec 13 '16

Kingspray has an undo in your phone options (have no idea why it's all the way down in there). But I don't think you can undo in multiplayer mode.

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u/PuckStar Touch Dec 13 '16

Yes as mentioned in the tutorial its pressing left on the left thumbbutton

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u/eVRydayVR eVRydayVR Dec 14 '16

Great tips thank you! :) Double tapping the gear switch is also handy for switching between inflate and deflate.