impworks - Mark Caldwell's website
Welcome to impworks
Welcome to impworks, my personal web site. Here you can find some of my pictures, role playing games, wargames, articles and other writing. There are python scripts and tutorials for users of e-on software’s Vue which I make most of my pictures in. In the words sections you’ll find articles I’ve written for the Society of Fantasy and Science Fiction Wargamers’ Journal Ragnarok, the role playing magazine Valkyrie and short stories for Astonishing Adventures Magazine. If you want to know more about me or wonder why this site is called impworks and not Mark Caldwell’s website the About section is the place to look. I’m a websites developer and in websites you can find a few of the websites I’ve worked on.
Latest from my blog
Messing around with The Plant Factory
June 15, 2013
So I picked up The Plant Factory but I've not had a lot of time to get to grips with it yet - I have made one tree model which I'm quite pleased with for a first go that took a couple of hours to put together. Today I sat down to try and make one of...
Byzantium Review
June 5, 2013
Byzantium isn't going to be for everyone. Its pace is slow with not a lot of action. There's some gore but not a lot. That leaves plenty of space for character development and cinematography that lingers on a rundown seaside landscape. The two...
It came from the back of the Freezer
May 6, 2013
Just defrosting my freezer when I found these ice crystals on the back of a draw...
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What's new at impworks
Vue Python: GetFirstHitObject
The VUEInterface Class call GetFirstHitObject looks pretty straightforward in the documentation but I've had more emails about it than any other function in Vue's Python. Hopefully this will help clarify its use. You call GetFirstHitObject with two...
Cloud Layer Sculpting in Vue
Have you ever wanted to make clouds that were shaped like words or objects in Vue. In this tutorial I'll show you a couple of methods of making cloud shaped by cutting out clouds in shapes of my own design from cloud layers. Here are two ways you...
Punching Holes in the Sky
Sunbeams or Godrays appear in Vue renders when clouds break up the sun light. In this tutorial I'll show you how to create them by punching holes in the cloud.
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