1) Emergency Ambulance c 2010 VanishingPoint and Sparkyworld ---------------------------------- 2) Author Name: ---------------------------------- VanishingPoint and MrSparky --------------------------- 3) Product Description --------------------------- Vicky smudged her lippy? Mike bent his pinkie? Who you gonna call - the Emergency ambulance! This model comes in two versions. an American [left-hand drive] and British [right-hand drive] versions. Each version has the side door on the passenger side, so your paramedics won't get squished by passing cars. The British version also has a working rear trolley lift, so no bad backs for your favourite characters. The cab on the model features a fully detailed interior, turning/steerable wheels, opening doors and a bonnet (hood) that can be opened/closed to display an accurate engine. Engine details include: washer bottle, battery and oil thingy. The rear of the model comes with opening doors and panels. Plus it's packed full of (non removable) accurate medical looking stuff. Including boxes of rubber gloves, equipment on racks, defib, monitoring and oxygen kit. Also included is a fully working model of a stretcher trolley. The whole trolley and the head of the bed can be raised or lowered. Plus the wheels turn and the side handles & lifting handle can be rotated. The really neat feature of this model is the roof, sides and rear door can be hidden. Either individually or as a whole. So you can easily make scenes without worrying about having to line-up the camera. For those artists that like a lot of textures options, this model comes well equipped. There's 2 red/white Fire Rescue, White & Blue and a Police SWAT set. The UK version comes with the standard Yellow with hi-vis decals. For maximum compatibility with other applications, the textures come as P4/PP based maps meaning the model will work in other apps without any major hassles. Plus shiny P5/P6/P7 versions. The model has also been carefully mapped, and extra care given to the material zones. New artists can easily make new textures by editing and applying just 5 maps. Or for example changing the SilverBlack and/or Silver materials to a P6 or Daz studio chrome shader. For advanced users there are 51 material zones that can be adjusted. For example replacing all the blue/red lights in Vue with the material that allows flashing lights. Free textures and other items related to this product can be found here: http://www.sparkyworld.co.uk/addons.htm Free items to date include, an set from a popular TV series plus medical poses. Stuff promised includes textures from DarthJ and studio stuff by safeunderdark. Please note: the readme file contains tips and instructions on using this model. If you need assistance, please read the readme first. You will probably find the answer in there and it's quicker than sending an IM. ------------------------------ 4) System Requirements: ------------------------------ PC, MAC, Poser 4 or Higher. Created in Carrara 5 Pro and Lightwave. Tested in Daz Studio 3. Poser 4 Pro Pack, Poser 6 Vue 4, Vue 5 and Vue 5-Infinite. Note: Daz studio users should use the Poser 4 MAT files as a basis for their textures and replace some materials with studio specific shaders. The highlight settings in studio may also need to be adjusted to give the best results. This is not a product flaw but because studio may not display the Poser reflection maps correctly and displays poser materials differently from native studio files. ----------------------------- 5) Ownership statement ----------------------------- All of this product's content was created by VanishingPoint and Sparkyworld. ------------------- 6) Needed Files: ------------------- None. -------------------------------- 7) Installation instructions -------------------------------- Unzip this zip file into your Poser directory using paths. It will create various directories and files, if you are really bored a list of these can be found at the end of this readme. -------------------------------- 8) Usage Tips/Limitations -------------------------------- No limitations. Usage tips - model: This set is designed to work with various figures so you may need to adjust the scaling of the vehicle or the trolley. This is not a product flaw, but because poser/studio figures have different heights and the models will load at different scales in different applications. ------ To load the models: 1. Load Poser. 2. Open the Figures library. 3. Locate the Sparkyworld folder. 4. To load the model(s) double click on: Ambulance_UK - loads the British ambulance. Trolley - loads the stretcher trolley. Ambulance - loads the American ambulance. Note: If the reflection material doesn't work in Daz studio, the artist should load the model and then apply a Poser 4 mat pose and adjust it manually. ------ To use the Body dials: To use a feature on the model, either ... 1. Select a part on the ambulance model and use the dial for that part. 2. Select the model and press the "2" key on your keyboard to select the BODY part, now use the named dials for each part. Trolley Dials: LowerBed - Raise and lower the trolley. SteerWheels - turn the wheels. SideHandles - from flat down on the sides to the top of the bed. HeadRaiser - go from horizontal to vertical. GrabHandle - rotate from vertical down to vertical up. ------ Ambulance_UK: Has dials for the vehicle, sides and ramp. vehicle dials: Bonnet - Open/Close bonnet (hood). RotateWheels - Rotate all wheels on the vehicle. SteerWheels - Turn the front wheels. LeftDoor - Open/Close left front cab door. RightDoor - Open/Close right front cab door. RearDoors - Open/Close rear doors. SideDoor - Open/Close rear door. UKRamp: RampUpDown: - Folds the ramp from horizontal to vertical. LiftUpDown: - Raise and lower the ramp lift. RightSide: - Open/close the side door. ------ US_Ambulance: Bonnet - Open/Close bonnet (hood). RotateWheels - Rotate all wheels on the vehicle. SteerWheels - Turn the front wheels. LeftDoor - Open/Close left front cab door. RightDoor - Open/Close right front cab door. RearDoors - Open/Close rear doors. SideDoor - Open/Close rear door. ------ To load Poses: All poses are colour coded. Green are show/hide poses. Yellow is for the Poser 4/PP based texture sets. Red is for Poser 5/6/7/8 based texture sets. If the reflection material doesn't work in Daz studio. The artist should load the model and then apply a Poser 4/PP MAT pose and adjust it manually. 1. Load Poser. 2. Open the Poses library. 3. Locate the Sparkyworld folder. Amb_ALL_US_H - Hides all sides, back and roof of the US ambulance. Amb_ALL_US_S - Shows all sides, back and roof of the US ambulance. Amb_DASH_GB_S - Show UK dashboard. Amb_DASH_US_S - Show US dashboard. Amb_LEFT_US_H - Hide the left side of the US version. Amb_LEFT_US_S - Show the left side of the US version. Amb_LEFT_US_H - Hide the rear of the US version. Amb_LEFT_US_S - Show the rear of the US version. Amb_Right_US_H - Hide the right of the US version. Amb_Right_US_S - Show the right of the US version. Amb_Roof_US_H - Hide the roof of the US version. Amb_Roof_US_S - Show the roof of the US version. Note: the UK version of the Ambulance uses three figures: the Ambulance, Side1UK, and Side2UK. When applying the hide/ show poses, you will need to select the correct figure before applying the pose. The poses are labeled with the name of the figure you should select: either Ambulance, Side1UK, or the Side2Uk In in the case of the "Hide All" and "Show All" poses, select each figure then apply the pose. ------ To load Textures and texture tips: 1. Load Poser. 2. Open the Poses library. 3. Locate the Sparkyworld folder. Amb_P4_C - Loads the Poser 4 based police textures. American Version only. Amb_P4_US_01 - Loads the Poser 4 based textures - fire rescue set 01. American Version only. Amb_P4_US_02 - Loads the Poser 4 based textures - fire rescue set 01. American Version only. Amb_P4_US_03 - Loads the Poser 4 based textures - blue/white. American Version only. Amb_P6_C - Loads the Poser 4 based police textures. American Version only. Amb_P6_US_01 - Loads the Poser 4 based textures - fire rescue set 01. American Version only. Amb_P6_US_02 - Loads the Poser 4 based textures - fire rescue set 01. American Version only. Amb_P6_US_03 - Loads the Poser 4 based textures - blue/white. American Version only. The textures labelled "American Version only" are designed for the US version. They will load on the British one however the sides will be NOT be textured. A P5+ displacement map for the front british nunber plate has also been included if required. To get a free set of really cool extra colours for poser - check out... TemplarGFX's "158 Procedural Car Materials for P5/P6/P7/P8 at: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/index.php?user_id=305980 If the reflection material doesn't work in Daz studio, the artist should load the model and then apply a Poser 4/PP MAT pose and adjust it manually. For the best results, it's recommended Vue users should replace certain materials: Replace all silver poser materials with a Vue metal shader such as chrome or silver. Replace all silverblack poser materials with a Vue metal shader such as chrome or silver or use the greyrubber Vue material. Replace all poser glass materials with the Vue standard glass material. To get a free set of Gareth Verleyen's "Pearl_Essence_Metallic_Car_Paints" for use in Vue 5 and higher check out his freebies at: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/index.php?user_id=9914 Carrara users should replace the shaders in a similar way as Vue. ------ Loading the model into Vue: Depending on your version of Vue and Poser. There's two ways to do this... either save your scene in Poser and then just import the Poser scene into Vue. Or extract the .OBJ and .MTL files plus ALL the textures to any folder of your choice and import the desired .OBJ into Vue. Rescale the imported model to suit your scene. To get a free set of Gareth Verleyen's "Pearl_Essence_Metallic_Car_Paints" for use in Vue 5 and higher check out his freebies at: http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/index.php?user_id=9914 Loading the model into Vue: Again this down to your version of Carrara and Poser and personal preference. Example uses Carrara 5 Pro. Or extract the .OBJ and .MTL files plus ALL the textures to any folder of your choice and import the desired .OBJ into Vue. Rescale the imported model to suit your scene. Or in Carrara - > Click File->Import, navigate to the ..\Runtime\Libraries\character\Sparkyworld and load the desired file. Now use the Carrara shaders to recolour the model. ------------- 9) Files list -------------- Readme.txt - this file. Licence.txt - licensing terms for this product. Sample.jpg - sample image for this product. ...\Runtime\Geometries\Sparkyworld\ ambTrolley.obj ambUKSide1.obj ambUKSide2.obj ambramp.obj ambulance.obj ...\Runtime\Libraries\character\Sparkyworld\ AmbulanceUK.cr2 AmbulanceUK.png Trolley.cr2 Trolley.png US_Ambulance.cr2 US_Ambulance.png ...\Runtime\Libraries\Pose\Sparkyworld\ Amb_ALL_GB_H.png Amb_ALL_GB_H.pz2 Amb_ALL_GB_S.png Amb_ALL_GB_S.pz2 Amb_ALL_US_H.png Amb_ALL_US_H.pz2 Amb_ALL_US_S.png Amb_ALL_US_S.pz2 Amb_DASH_GB_S.png Amb_DASH_GB_S.pz2 Amb_DASH_US_S.png Amb_DASH_US_S.pz2 Amb_LEFT_GB_H.png Amb_LEFT_GB_H.pz2 Amb_LEFT_GB_S.png Amb_LEFT_GB_S.pz2 Amb_LEFT_US_H.png Amb_LEFT_US_H.pz2 Amb_LEFT_US_S.png Amb_LEFT_US_S.pz2 Amb_P4_C.png Amb_P4_C.pz2 Amb_P4_US_01.png Amb_P4_US_01.pz2 Amb_P4_US_02.png Amb_P4_US_02.pz2 Amb_P4_US_03.png Amb_P4_US_03.pz2 Amb_P6_C.png Amb_P6_C.pz2 Amb_P6_US_01.png Amb_P6_US_01.pz2 Amb_P6_US_02.png Amb_P6_US_02.pz2 Amb_P6_US_03.png Amb_P6_US_03.pz2 Amb_REAR_GB_H.png Amb_REAR_GB_H.pz2 Amb_REAR_GB_S.png Amb_REAR_GB_S.pz2 Amb_REAR_US_H.png Amb_REAR_US_H.pz2 Amb_REAR_US_S.png Amb_REAR_US_S.pz2 Amb_RIGHT_GB_H.png Amb_RIGHT_GB_H.pz2 Amb_RIGHT_GB_S.png Amb_RIGHT_GB_S.pz2 Amb_RIGHT_US_H.png Amb_RIGHT_US_H.pz2 Amb_RIGHT_US_S.png Amb_RIGHT_US_S.pz2 AMB_ROOF_GB_H.png Amb_ROOF_GB_H.pz2 AMB_ROOF_GB_S.png Amb_ROOF_GB_S.pz2 AMB_ROOF_US_H.png Amb_ROOF_US_H.pz2 AMB_ROOF_US_S.png Amb_ROOF_US_S.pz2 ...\Runtime\Textures\VP\ VP_ReflectBridge.JPG ...\Runtime\Textures\sparkyworld\ TrolleyBlack.jpg TrolleyMetal.jpg ..\Runtime\Textures\sparkyworld\ambulance\ Back_Axles_All.jpg Back_BlueLights_US_BTH.jpg Back_Bumper_US_BTH.jpg Back_Floor_All.jpg Back_Indicators_All.jpg Back_Interior_All.jpg Back_Paintwork_GB.jpg Back_Paintwork_US_1.jpg Back_Paintwork_US_2.jpg Back_Paintwork_US_3.jpg Back_Paintwork_US_C.jpg Back_Paintwork_US_N.jpg Back_RedLights_All.jpg Back_StopLights_All.jpg Cab03_US.jpg Cab_01.jpg Cab_02.jpg Cab_Mirror_All.jpg Cab_NumberPlates.jpg Cab_NumberPlatesDispl.jpg Cab_NumberPlatesDispl_GB.jpg Cab_NumberPlates_GB.jpg Cab_Paintwork_GB.jpg Cab_Paintwork_US_1.jpg Cab_Paintwork_US_2.jpg Cab_Paintwork_US_3.jpg Cab_Paintwork_US_C.jpg Cab_Paintwork_US_N.jpg Cab_RedLights_All.jpg Cab_Whitelights_All.jpg Cab_YellowLights_All.jpg Front_BlueLights_All.jpg Front_Details_01_All.jpg Front_Details_02_All.jpg Front_Interior_All.jpg Front_Paintwork_GB.jpg Front_Paintwork_US_1.jpg Front_Paintwork_US_2.jpg Front_Paintwork_US_3.jpg Front_Paintwork_US_C.jpg Front_Paintwork_US_N.jpg Front_RedLights_All.jpg Front_WhiteLights_All.jpg Ramp_GB.jpg Ramp_uk.jpg Roof.jpg S1_BLUELIGHTS_GB.jpg S1_INTERIOR_GB.jpg S1_PAINTWORK_GB.jpg S1_REDLIGHTS_GB.jpg S2_BLUELIGHTS_GB.jpg S2_DETAILS_GB.jpg S2_INTERIOR_GB.jpg S2_PAINTWORK_GB.jpg S2_REDLIGHTS_GB.jpg Side1_BlueLights_US_BTH.jpg Side1_Details_GB.jpg Side1_Details_US_BTH.jpg Side1_Interior_US_BTH.jpg Side1_Paintwork_US_1.jpg Side1_Paintwork_US_2.jpg Side1_Paintwork_US_3.jpg Side1_Paintwork_US_C.jpg Side1_Paintwork_US_N.jpg Side1_RedLights_US_BTH.jpg Side2_BlueLights_US_BTH.jpg Side2_Details_US_BTH.jpg Side2_Interior_US_BTH.jpg Side2_Paintwork_US_1.jpg Side2_Paintwork_US_2.jpg Side2_Paintwork_US_3.jpg Side2_Paintwork_US_C.jpg Side2_Paintwork_US_N.jpg Side2_RedLights_US_BTH.jpg SilverBlack_ALL.jpg Silver_ALL.jpg TrolleyBlack.jpg TrolleyMetal.jpg Tyres_All.jpg ------------------ 9) Product Support ------------------ Please contact mrsparky via Renderosity site-mail.