Hi Adam, This is looking good, [even on 10.5.8...] is there a way to set up mouse preferences to mimic SU's? john

@jason_maranto said: :enlight: Yeah, external linking is definitely the way to go for complex organic geometry -- I've always been a fan of Whaat's work and the Indigo plugin is no exception. Thanks for showing this feature off for us Best, Jason. Thanks Jason, and thanks Jeff for showing this feature. I am hoping to finally get around to doing some video tutorials for this sometime. It's been on my TODO list far too long.

Also the new version of Lumion is coming out soon, with some aspects of it re-written, to give it more of a realistic style

OSX 10.6.8, LightUp Plug-In 2.7.9.0 enabled returns undefined on navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-lightup"] EDIT: works in Chrome after I installed Safari plugin (LightUpWebPlayer.pkg)

This "Tip section" is very important, Adam. Please, add more of them. I have LightUp but unfortunately have not had the chance to use it in a "real project" although I am always amazed what it can do. These little tips and tricks make me want to finally apply it for one of my projects.

I meant to look at rhino .3dm model. Wanted to see if anything is different.

Your very welcome. I'm glad I could contribute here at sketchucation, it has been invaluable to me. @unknownuser said: When I have time to spare I like to look at new software as well, and hate running into these kind of dead-ends yes it seems to be the nature of the beast to keep searching because no software ever seems to work exactly the way we'd want or expect it to. (some more than others) But I think that software should at very least operate the way the author wanted and expected, when even that is not acheived reliably its called beta in my books and there's no way anyone should be expected to shell out for it. Should be an embarassment to even ask payment for it! My opinion & I'm not necessarily pointing fingers, its more of a general statement obout the software industry attitude as a whole.

@mukul.ar said: Something which sketchup does by means of Artisan and the bevel/round corner plugins... This is no SubD modeling... no quads, no SubD-levels or base mesh, only one way...

@irwanwr said: have you tried to ask in the Kerkythea's forum? i use Kerkythea too, but obviously not as long and as well as you do. if you don't mind i'd like to ask about those people on the image. are they 2D or 3D components? I tried Kerkythea's forums and got a half decent tutorial, but it led to my machine crashing. The image you see above was about half way through my post processing in Photoshop, so the figures are actually shopped in rather than components. You can see the finished image at http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=41658. In the end, I warped the chainlink in place, but would still like to resolve the issue properly.

@marked001 said: thanks for the help guys, i've actually gone back to a white studio background now.. and i've got one more question. I've got everything setup and looking good in the interactive rendering of the viewport.. but then when i render in darkroom.. lighting, etc is different and not looking anywhere near the same.. camera, f stop, etc are all set the same.. any ideas of what i'm doing wrong?? There can be differences between IR and the darkroom, usually differences are not that dramatic. Without knowing exactly what's going on, it's hard to give definite answer. For example if you use progressive BSD (biased rendering) in IR with ambient occlusion & light, result can be different to the darkroom with TR2 (unbiased render) or vice versa. I think we better continue in detail in Thea Render forum. http://www.thearender.com/forum/

@notareal said: Everything is fine with the site.

@unknownuser said: You have also a very cool program more easy than Inkscape and free Expression 3 ! (program is in English [image: attachment.php?attachmentid=1879&d=1083069896] can you export your file as a DXF in Expression 3?

is there any way to view the objects on an iphone? THAT would be great! I searched the website but couldnt find anything.

Even though this is a Sketchup forum, I'm allowing this as it has some SU relevance, however I cannot see the images.

@gaieus said: Those are good materials. Have you installed and are you applying them in Kerkythea? Pete: don't tease him! Yeah, I installed the .map.zip and installed the library, then applied the texture. I guess it's just the settings from more experienced modellers I'd like to know. And Pete: Funnily enough, you are actually dead on! The project is a very small corner lot in Manila, where the client wanted to have two floors of economic programme, then two floors of residential occupation. The total floor area available is very small, compromised further by Filipino building regulations that stipulate a 2 metre setback on the ground floor, and a 1 metre setbak on the first floor. Due to the compromised size, rather than trying to figure out how to separate the two programmes (a gym is now located on the ground floor) - it was much more interesting to literally put the hair dressing/massage/beauty programme alongside the 'internet cafe' as a result of the design process. The building is geared towards economic and social intensity. The facade is wrapped in a chainlink fence, which acts as a safety barrier, allows maximum views and sunlight, and fulfils the client's request for prominent advertising on the corner lot. Fabric adverts are simply wrapped around the facade and cable tied back (I'm a sucker for simple details!). The fence allows plants to grow up it, turning the corner into a sort of green fuzzy screen, punched out by advertising. The barrier also acts as a crucial safety feature, putting a barrier between flying debris in typhoons and residents, an annual occurance. Cheers!

I am affraid there is no magic method! Only training again and again! The other solution is to give your files to some specialists if it's a time's problem! Of course this last solution will be maybe not free Except if you have good specialist friends

Thanks for that (not the cheesy jokes, the suggestion of 'profile builder')

Try the Eon forums for a response. They might be able to find the cause of the crash.

@ilay7k It's more also for Modo, or Blender but why not!

just downloaded it, thanks for the suggestion.