The SUp built-in PDF Exporter is for 'vector line work' only and doesn't support shadows etc - it's rather like a DWG export in that respect... If you want to make a PDF of a scene with shadows et al [just as you might export an image file as a JPG or PNG] then you just download a free [or an inexpensive] PDF-writer. It'll becomes an additional Printer - you simply print to that instead of your paper printer. The PDF is saved - usually named after your model in a selected folder/desktop... I use PDF995, but there's lots of others that are 'free' - see CutePDF, BullzipPDFprinter, PrimoPDF, PDFreDirect, PDFCreator etc - Google 'Free PDF Writer'... The 3D PDF version doesn't take in the shadows either [I think?]...

ow I see. Sorry, that was my first time to post here. Anyway here's what I do with bump maps > i use the texture on the surface > then i add another copy in "in model" of the same texture > i change the name of the texture to xxx_bumpX.jpg - the texture then changes to a solid color. (like with bricks texture, when i change the name the texture changes to a solid brown color) Is that what's supposed to happen when i change the name?

im not that regular. but i can confirm that v2 supports refraction. you can even choose from preset say water. with its IOR all ready for you.

I am looking into this new technology at it has it's uses. I have read that it comes most useful in iternational competitions, where you have to render 20 to 40 versions of a big model in the same day. For a freelancer or a small firm, it comes handy when time is a problem: you upload, apply materials (and even scene props like trees cars and people) and launch the render. In little time you will have a very good looking render of the scene you uploaded. I read an inside interview on on of the creators of felix, and he said his clients are people like zaha hadid and norman foster

For me the challenge right now, is to find a way to make terrain from topo curves, in blender. I saw many tutorials, but I'm trying to find a process similar to the Sandbox in Sketchup...Sometines I'm tired with all SU gaps, so when I find time I'm trying to learn Blender, which seems to be the better alternative for me...for various reasons.

Thanks for posts. I try to make a model of actual vegetation. It means, that I import a photo of terrain into sketchup, project it onto terrain made of contour lines and where I see a "green spot", there is a tree. So I placed a component onto the terrain on these spots and I would like to replace them with trees in Vue. Ii is truth, I could make the same direct in Vue.

That is one sweeeet plugin!

I've figured it out, thanks everyone for the help. In Fryrender I can achieve single glass by using the ghost glass as cadmunkey mentioned. To change the colour of the glass I used layers, it seems everything not basic in fryrender is achieved with layers. If there is such a thing in Indigo I am guessing that is how it would be done as well.

Thomas...I can't believe you missed this one! http://www.openfootage.net/?cat=15

Thanks Fletch!

SU2KT 3.15 http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=75880 @unknownuser said: 1.Please copy su2kt.rb and su2kt folder into Sketchup\Plugings Sketchup\Plugins\su2kt.rb Sketchup\Plugins\su2kt Overwrite all older files. On PC the default folder is: C:\Program Files\Google\Google Sketchup ... \Plugins On MAC the default folder is: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup ...... /Sketchup/plugins

@unknownuser said: That looks amazing, I am going to DL the latest version and give it a go. How may lights can you control? Upload some pics if you get something good. And/or let us know how you felt about it. You can currently control eight groups of lights. We are petitioning the developers to add more channels. I'm sure they are tired of hearing from me, but if a user wanted to make some positive comments on the nXt Forum and mention that more channels would be useful, it might help.

Thanks!

Poster must have resolved as here.

Well, those who do that, are kicked out of course immediately. I cannot be stiffer than that (with or without Viagra)

@xrok1 said: nice, i like it but one would have to see an interface and test it with different renderers before a value could be determined. So far I've lived a renderer-free life. For your needs, SketchUp's rendering is inadequate? May I ask why?

@unknownuser said: Repeat last tool? by MAtt666 I stand corrected Pilou

Did you notice the related video on the page at right? Some kind of arrangement involving an array of cameras, reference dots on the fingers and a car sponge for a model proxy. A bit involved. As for the SCULPTOR hand held device, I would imagine that fatigue would set in, if not "tennis elbow", which I seem to have now in my right arm due to "mouse stress". I am sure the developer will come up with a solution.

@martinph said: ..why didn't I see this before? Sigh... I'm seriously considering getting this anyway. Congratulation to you and your team Al! Thanks Martin. I just sent you a PM with a link to our Competitive Discounts page if that will help lower the pain you are suffering. We are adding some great features to the Beta test version this afternoon, such as lighting channels, which let you adjust the intensity of individual lights after the rendering is completed. (Adjusting left-hand spot light - after rendering - with Lighting Channels) [image: 600px-Lights-ch2.jpg]

No, you can just update by reimporting parts of the SU model. Even texturemapping and assignments are kept while importing. Its actually very simple and fast. I just came to work like this since the current SU plugin for Maxwell was not functional anymore with the new v2 of Maxwell. So I had to work with Studio which so far I had avoided as much as possible. But forced to work from Studio I slowly came to the conclusion that Studiois a very powerful app to use in combination with Sketchup. Sketchup is bad with big models which is something Studio is very good at. Francois