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Welcome to the Species Mailing List!

Here you'll find all the latest news and discussions about Exocortex Species, our super-fast and versatile character creation software.

A few helpful links:

Product Page
http://exocortex.com/plugins/species

Our online documentation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V8VJMlsXmZ5MMlW8kGjOwJHOHy61KWZDpFYmJsgXsU4/edit

Our tutorial videos page on Vimeo ( over 24 videos and growing )
https://vimeo.com/groups/species

Posting on this mailing should be reserved for comments, suggestions, questions, and general discussions about Species.

To report any issues, or technical questions, please email us at support@species.zendesk.com

Cheers!

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Chris Covelli, … J R Sanchez10

3/18/23

Firing up the Species Machine again

How is this coming along? I still use XSI species. Such a great tool. https://www.youtube.com/c/

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Firing up the Species Machine again

How is this coming along? I still use XSI species. Such a great tool. https://www.youtube.com/c/

3/18/23

Clinton, … phil harbath8

5/9/17

Transfer node locked licence

I don't think you can register a new account anymore, at least that it what it says when I tried.

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Transfer node locked licence

I don't think you can register a new account anymore, at least that it what it says when I tried.

5/9/17

Benjamin Stanley, … Remo Vetere7

10/28/15

Request: Blender Support for Species

If you guys do go to kickstarter please let us know. Also Here is a good gauge for stuff tools and

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Request: Blender Support for Species

If you guys do go to kickstarter please let us know. Also Here is a good gauge for stuff tools and

10/28/15

Jose Carlos Poeiras, … Patrick MIEGEVILLE20

2/11/15

Select All Issue

Hi great news for Houdini ! We have make a maxscript bridge "Species2Biped" for our game on

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Select All Issue

Hi great news for Houdini ! We have make a maxscript bridge "Species2Biped" for our game on

2/11/15

chance...@ymail.com, Chris Covelli3

10/27/14

Hi Chris, I made a screen shot of the FBX rig and attached to post. Any pointers would be greatly

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Hi Chris, I made a screen shot of the FBX rig and attached to post. Any pointers would be greatly

10/27/14

Sky, Eric Thivierge3

10/11/14

asymmetry character ?

Wow ! I's work ! Thanks Eric ! Le samedi 11 octobre 2014 20:17:23 UTC+2, Eric Thivierge a écrit :

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asymmetry character ?

Wow ! I's work ! Thanks Eric ! Le samedi 11 octobre 2014 20:17:23 UTC+2, Eric Thivierge a écrit :

10/11/14

John Estes, Eric Thivierge5

9/24/14

Clusters copied from a reference model

Eric, Thanks for being so helpful!! John On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Eric Thivierge <

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Clusters copied from a reference model

Eric, Thanks for being so helpful!! John On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Eric Thivierge <

9/24/14

John Estes, Chris Covelli3

9/12/14

Hiding and unhiding geometry in animation rig

Thanks so much Chris. I really appreciate you taking the time to write that out for me. You all are

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Hiding and unhiding geometry in animation rig

Thanks so much Chris. I really appreciate you taking the time to write that out for me. You all are

9/12/14

John Estes, Eric Thivierge3

9/7/14

Need help please

Thanks a ton Eric. You are always such a great help!! Yes, you are right, it is a reference model

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Need help please

Thanks a ton Eric. You are always such a great help!! Yes, you are right, it is a reference model

9/7/14

John Richard Sanchez, … Eric Thivierge18

6/30/14

Not selecting all.

I'm attaching a .zip file which has the "Female" folder of the synoptics in it. You

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Not selecting all.

I'm attaching a .zip file which has the "Female" folder of the synoptics in it. You

6/30/14

John Richard Sanchez

6/23/14

I finally got around to testing alembic to export my mo capped character and it worked like a charm.

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I finally got around to testing alembic to export my mo capped character and it worked like a charm.

6/23/14

Nicolas Esposito2

6/16/14

Species 1.6.1 error - python problem?

Just to let you know guys I solved the problem, apparently the antivirus screwed up something and

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Species 1.6.1 error - python problem?

Just to let you know guys I solved the problem, apparently the antivirus screwed up something and

6/16/14

Le probiner, … Chris Covelli11

4/22/14

PropRig > AnimRig

Well, you've got my curiosity piqued. Would love to see some Species oddities. Chris Covelli http

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PropRig > AnimRig

Well, you've got my curiosity piqued. Would love to see some Species oddities. Chris Covelli http

4/22/14

Eric Thivierge, John Richard Sanchez2

3/13/14

Species used for Credit Sequence of Captain America: Winter Solider

Nice! Look forward to seeing it! On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Eric Thivierge <ethivierge@gmail

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Species used for Credit Sequence of Captain America: Winter Solider

Nice! Look forward to seeing it! On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:13 PM, Eric Thivierge <ethivierge@gmail

3/13/14

j3st3r, … Nicolas Esposito14

3/10/14

I think Maya would be the best solution, but I'm also thinking to switch to Houdini, or maybe

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I think Maya would be the best solution, but I'm also thinking to switch to Houdini, or maybe

3/10/14

2/26/14

Species User Survey!

Hi All, Sorry for the silence on this list the last few months. We're hoping to get back into the

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Species User Survey!

Hi All, Sorry for the silence on this list the last few months. We're hoping to get back into the

2/26/14

Greg Punchatz, Ben Houston2

1/18/14

New Computer... No species... Can you help a brother out?

Hi Greg, I'm out and about right now but I'll send you a new license later today once I am

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New Computer... No species... Can you help a brother out?

Hi Greg, I'm out and about right now but I'll send you a new license later today once I am

1/18/14

Halim Negadi, … Ben Houston5

12/17/13

species eah.exe crash

Hi Halim, You may have a trial license stuck on your machine. Just go to the equivalent directory on

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species eah.exe crash

Hi Halim, You may have a trial license stuck on your machine. Just go to the equivalent directory on

12/17/13

John Estes, … Nicolas Esposito22

11/29/13

Species to game engine? Suggestions?

There you go guys, a quick fix on how to export to Unity3D using Species 1.6 version Update -

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Species to game engine? Suggestions?

There you go guys, a quick fix on how to export to Unity3D using Species 1.6 version Update -

11/29/13

Jose Carlos Poeiras, … Nicolas Esposito19

11/18/13

Species - new feature Requests

Also, since I just re-watcher the Rig Addition video, if it would be possible to add am additional

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Species - new feature Requests

Also, since I just re-watcher the Rig Addition video, if it would be possible to add am additional

11/18/13

11/5/13

Re: Suggestions for how to texture realistic eyes vs. toy story eyes in species

Hi John, Glad you like the update! There are literally thousands of tutorials on the web about

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Re: Suggestions for how to texture realistic eyes vs. toy story eyes in species

Hi John, Glad you like the update! There are literally thousands of tutorials on the web about

11/5/13

Chris Covelli, … John Estes27

9/19/13

Exocortex Species 1.5 Released!

Have any of you our there had experience with using species generated characters in a gaming engine

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Exocortex Species 1.5 Released!

Have any of you our there had experience with using species generated characters in a gaming engine

9/19/13

7/1/13

Re: Softimage 2014 SP1 say incompatibility

Hi Szabolcs, I dont know if I can properly speak for Exocortex Implosia, but Species does work on

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Re: Softimage 2014 SP1 say incompatibility

Hi Szabolcs, I dont know if I can properly speak for Exocortex Implosia, but Species does work on

7/1/13

5/1/13

Shutil Error Reminder

Hi guys, Although they're down to only a few a day, we're still getting bug reports of the

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Shutil Error Reminder

Hi guys, Although they're down to only a few a day, we're still getting bug reports of the

5/1/13

Robert Dowling, Chris Covelli3

4/30/13

MOTOR Rig to Rig Flipping out, man!

Hi Robert, Glad you were able to figure out the issue. I tested your scene and saw the same whacky

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MOTOR Rig to Rig Flipping out, man!

Hi Robert, Glad you were able to figure out the issue. I tested your scene and saw the same whacky

4/30/13

Nicolas Esposito, … Eric Thivierge4

4/17/13

Species 1.6 version small request

Thanks both of you for the answer, I'll try it out ;-) On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:20:44 AM UTC

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Species 1.6 version small request

Thanks both of you for the answer, I'll try it out ;-) On Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:20:44 AM UTC

4/17/13

4/10/13

Species 1.6.1 BugFix release

Hey all, We had a few rather annoying bugs in the 1.6 release and we've now fixed them. See below

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Species 1.6.1 BugFix release

Hey all, We had a few rather annoying bugs in the 1.6 release and we've now fixed them. See below

4/10/13

4/5/13

Species 1.6 shutil error fix

For anyone experiencing an error saying that: ERROR Species Error: Message: NameError: global name

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Species 1.6 shutil error fix

For anyone experiencing an error saying that: ERROR Species Error: Message: NameError: global name

4/5/13

Chris Covelli, … Eric Thivierge8

4/5/13

Species 1.6 Released!

Yeah I see the problem now with the code. I'll work on a fix shortly. ---------------------------

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Species 1.6 Released!

Yeah I see the problem now with the code. I'll work on a fix shortly. ---------------------------

4/5/13

4/4/13

Upgrade Reminder

Hey Guys, With our new release today, we've been getting a few error reports that seem to have to

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Upgrade Reminder

Hey Guys, With our new release today, we've been getting a few error reports that seem to have to

4/4/13

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