TeaCup

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Version: 
0.45
Date Updated: 
02/28/2010
Author Name: 
Francisco Facioni & Marco Brunetta

 

+WHAT IS IT?

TeaCup is a free online asset sharing platform for 3D Studio MAX, that is fully integrated with the program. It allows 3D Studio to connect to an online database giving you the ability to upload and download materials and objects directly from/to your scene very easily. The objective is to create a common pool of resources where everyone can contribute and everyone can benefit. Think Google Warehouse, but directly inside MAX.

 

+WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT?

It works like any of the dozens of webpages with downloadable content, but by being a part of the program it makes the process infinitely more streamlined. Once you've found a result you want, just double clicking it can import it into your scene, and uploading it's just a matter of selecting what you want to upload, everything else is taken care of automatically. Plus on this version we've added several "community tools" like a ratings and comments system.

 

+HOW DOES IT WORK?

After the installation has been completed, the first step will be to register an account from the Configuration panel. Once this is done you will get a confirmation email in the email you used for registration. After that you are all set. There are basically 4 sections in the TeaCup panel:

 

SEARCH OPTIONS: At the top of the panel you will see all the controls used for searching the database. You can filter the results depending on your needs.

SEARCH RESULTS: The big white box will display the search results after a search has been started. From here you can select any item and either apply it to your scene. Right clicking an item reveals some extra options.

INFO PANEL: The bottom section displays info on the selected item in the search results. Using the buttons on the bottom right you can see the general info, the item details, or the comments and rating for the chosen item.

NEWS & RANKING: The section on the left can be used to see the latest info on TeaCup, check the ranking, see the latest uploads, check your download history or quickly see the assets you have uploaded.

 

+HOW DO I INSTALL IT?

On this page you will find the TeaCup installer inside a rar file, after downloading and executing it, all you have to do is follow the instructions (make sure you choose the 3d Studio folder!). Once this is done, run 3d Studio and go to Customize>Customize User Interface. Now find the TeaCup category, and either add a button to a toolbar (in the Toolbars tab) or to create a keyboard shortcut (on the Keyboard tab). All done!

 

+ANYTHING ELSE?

Yes, TeaCup is still growing, so not everything is done. For instance sharing Meshes is not done yet. And you might find some bugs or things that just don't work like you'd expect. Feel free to comment here or email us at [email protected] if that happens. And also, if you use the tool, make sure you share as much as you can!

 

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.scriptspot.com/files/Install_TeaCup_0.45.rar

 

Additional Info: 

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VERSION 0.45
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This release of TeaCup is aimed at polishing up the interface and "completing" the material sharing system with a few features that where missing on the last release.
Most notably you will see that the info panel at the bottom has been polished up: now it will display the description and comments together on the same box, and it's now easier to vote and comment.
It's also now possible to edit and delete uploaded materials. Be right clicking an item on the search results, or the My Uploads list, you can enter the edit window and modify or remove the material from the database.
Finally you will also see that search results now have two small numbers on the edges. The one in the top left is the material's rating, while the one on the bottom left displays the amount of times the material has been downloaded.

Here's the full list of changes:

-FIXED: A bug in the function that finds the material's average color that resulted in some materials being labeled incorrectly
-FIXED: TeaCup now check if the maps in the materials use Real World Scale, and creates the preview accordingly (the sphere's radius is 1m btw)
-FIXED: Slightly improved the behavior of the resize bar between search results panel and item info panel
-FIXED: Distributed Render is temporarily turned off when rendering previews in VRay, finalRender and Mental Ray.
-FIXED: "Assign Material to Selection" and "Send to Material Editor" options in the material ranking now work correctly
-FIXED: Improved the Prev and Next Page button's behavior so they are no longer affected by changes to the search options
-FIXED: A bug in MAX 2010 kept TeaCup from correctly reassigning bitmap paths after downloading a material
-ADDED: Search results display ranking on the top left
-ADDED: Items on Top Materials, Latest Materials and My Uploads lists display ranking on the top left
-ADDED: Pressing the return key while the focus in on the input text control begins a database search
-ADDED: Refresh Preview button to the Upload Material rollout
-ADDED: TeaCup includes material bitmaps using the BitmapHDR class when uploading
-ADDED: Users can now edit the properties and previews on already uploaded materials
-ADDED: Comments are now cached after being downloaded
-ADDED: Selecting an item from the Ranking, Latest, History or My Uploads lists displays the item's info in the Item Information panel
-ADDED: Double clicking an user name on the user ranking retrives the user's materials
-ADDED: Double clicking a material on the material assigns that material to the current selection
-ADDED: Items on the download history list remain after closing the TeaCup window (within the same MAX session)
-ADDED: Vray gamma options are disabled when rendering previews
-CHANGED: Restructured code to make it easier to read and faster loading
-CHANGED: Small redesign of the Search Options GUI
-CHANGED: Redesigned the Item Info panel. Description and comments are now displayed together
-CHANGED: Control background and text color now take into acount 3D Studio GUI settings
-CHANGED: Minor GUI improvements

Version Requirement: 
MAX 9 sp2 and up
Video URL: 
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Marco Brunetta's picture

Hi, there is no password

Hi, there is no password recovery in place for now (and the system is set up so that even I can't get the password). What I can do is delete you user account and let you re-register if you wish to keep your username.

manvelarz's picture

hello Marco. I reinstalled

hello Marco.
I reinstalled my pc and can't access to my acount of Teacup
I not sure what i remember my password correctly ( "error 401 : Unautorized"), have you a any sistem for forgotten passwords.
Thank You

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Marco Brunetta's picture

We started to work on it, but

We started to work on it, but it turned out to be harder than we expected. I'll post it as soon as we got it working.

mannybmanago's picture

Any news with the proxy?

Any news with the proxy?

jinj's picture

hi marco... sorry but I can't

hi marco...
sorry but I can't say nice script ..... because I can't connect to server.
I create my new account.... I follow the link from email to activate account... but
an dotnet error pop up any time I push the search botton:
--runtime error: dotnet runtime exception: Error remote server:(401)no authorization
3ds max have access to internet, I installed tea-cup on max 2010
thank's for any help

mannybmanago's picture

Thanks a lot for fixing the

Thanks a lot for fixing the proxy issue, it will be of great help for everyone who works behind the proxy and hopefully more uploads of materials can be shared.

Marco Brunetta's picture

@othoap: hehe thanks!

@othoap:
hehe thanks! hopefully future versions will work on your system too

@Track:
Good to hear! =D

Also, about half-way done with the proxy configuration options. Just have to add the options to the configuration panel and do some testing. Should be done this week.

Kstudio's picture

Hello,Marco! With latest

Hello,Marco!
With latest version of TeaCup all other DotNet scripts work is fine!

othoap's picture

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Marco Brunetta's picture

If you move the window, close

If you move the window, close it and then re-open it, does it "remember" the previous location?

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