Try here... http://keyshot.com/forum/

Indigo does, Pete.

@luigi755 said: @grega22 said: Does anyone know anywhere else to download kerkythea? Website constantly says "This site has been temporarily disabled, please try again later." I try to access the site and gives me an Error 401... Only the kerkythea forum at http://www.kerkythea.net/forum/ does work at the moment. No file ropository. Giannis is working with the updated site, but it's unfortunatelly a slow work (as most of the time is used on Thea render developement). If your friend/collequoe/... has a kerkythea installation pack, maybe they can share it. But please keep in mind that even as kerkythea is a free software, it not a public domain/GPL/..., and distribute it only in small a scale (unless you get a permission from giannis). EULA denies a mass distibution of Kerkythea via web and so.

I use it. I does a good job within reason. UV preservation is always hard to control. Did you try Blender's Decimation?

Yeah I think Pilou has the closest thing you're going to find. It should accomplish your needs.

What version of V-Ray for SketchUp are you using? Does this happen with the default materials that come with SketchUp? Does this happen in a fresh scene with just a box?

Here is an interesting post on the formz forum regarding a Thea plugin, be sure to read the 2nd post. http://www.formz.com/forum/discus41/messages/16/62491.html?1367870713

@unknownuser said: Nice tree btw! It was made with tree maker plugin for SU... @unknownuser said: I have to get used to using MLT method. It seems a lot slower though. Maybe you can try with Path tracing progressive? A bit quicker for that kind of scene. @unknownuser said: Just out of curiosity why does this happen? (Bias=halo unbiased=no halo) Well, I've never used biased presets so...I don't know. I think you need to tweak some settings as I said.

1.2 user manual is not linked on their website yet... being updated. here's the straight link. http://help.revizto.com/1_2_Editor/

good point, thanks

@thomthom said: Emissive materials should not be used as primary light source. Use omni or rectangular lights as primary. Thanks ThomThom ! It helps me too, because I tried this http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.ca/2011/07/trick-removing-splotches-in-vray.html But it's still the same! Now with a rectangular light it's really better.

Playing around... 60 seconds. 3 different heights of grass, water and a TreeMaker Willow unedited. [image: s51v_Capture008.JPG] [image: mBvW_Capture009.JPG]

Maybe you should start learning something about materials and their components first... this applys to any renderer not only maxwell. Maxwell for Sketchup is a bit limited when it comes to more complex materials (compared to the Render Suite), but starting with an AGS or glass material and adding a bump or normal map should be possible... http://support.nextlimit.com/display/maxwelldocs/SketchUp http://support.nextlimit.com/display/maxwelldocs/Maxwell+Materials

Hi Jonathan Why don't post the model and I'll have a look quickly. I'm fairly sure it's easily rectified. Andre

it's working...

@unknownuser said: These animations are real time ? Those are rendered in Thea Studio's darkroom.

Evermotion and Bloom Unit partnership introduction; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOcMDCiKzro

YES! You are my hero! That fixed it

Genie out of the bottle, can't go back to version 8 since many of my students worked on project at home in version 13. As far as writing code I don't have the background to do that. For now I just scaled large toolset in three columns and have it floating close to the edge. Anyone else have a problem with toolbar editor extension not working ?

@tommy point said: Materials: Some faces of the model show materials while others do not. You have to paint front side of a face. You can distinguish front from back-side in monochrome display mode in SU. There is FronFace plugin written by me, which can help you reverse those faces. @tommy point said: Transparency: The glass in the windows is reading pretty much as opaque. This is very basic thing. You have to edit the material. It can be done in two ways, by editing it in Thea Matlab or by applying SKM material from recently released SU library of Thea materials. @tommy point said: Background: I haven't even begun to play around with background/context options yet, but I'd like to add some landscaping/trees, horizon, etc. Where is the best place to start for a basic backdrop and some entourage? I am sure, you can find very nice backdrop images in Component, Materials & Styles section. @tommy point said: Tutorials: Does anyone know of any other good "getting started" type videos for the Thea plug-in? There are not that many user made video tutorials out there. I invite you to register in Thea Forum and check our tutorials section. The Thea users community is extremely helpful, similar to what you can experience here.