Eric - I gathered that when I read Jackson's post. I was just explaining why I posted it here.

No worries Bravilor It's just an illustration. One simple method might be: assumung that the topography is a component already> make a simple rectangular plane somewhere flat anywhere where it will not be ontop of existing geometry. double click that plane and make it a group now copy that group and position it over the top of a sand trap do this in top view with perspective off. now edit the group so that it is larger than the sand trap now position and rotate etc. the plane until it is just underneath the grass surface for the entire area of the trap. now edit the group and select all and intersect with model. now erase the outside unwanted stuff now paint the plane the sand color. bingo you have a new sand trap bottom that is not as deep as the original one and its been trimed to fit the hole. now you can edit the new "bottom" an offset it and extrude it and contour it etc as much as you want since it's a seperate component it will not interfere with your existing topography. at some point you can merge the two together if desired. again just a suggestion. I'm sure there are other ways to sculpt the existing traps to be more shallow at the perimeter but by the looks of it you are quite capable modeler so I assume that if you wanted to you could do anything you put your mind to.

Yes, TIG's script works with Architect Bold. I did this for him as the first thing I did with his script. [image: TIG.jpg]

Looks great It's nice to see Martina again I would change the faceless man, though

gotcha. i see what your referring to - now that you mention it they do seem kind of wimpy. they are drawn as built though, 2x6x16". oh well, on the actual house they turned out much better. jb

Poser 1-4 have low poly options that look like FF characters when imported, poser 5 and 6 have higher poly figures great for foreground placement. Poser 7 has way too many bugs to even bother with, install is too big and it takes ages to load, and it lags bad. so in answering...it depends where you want the figure fore or backround. A useful tip: if import is clothed then remove anatomy that is not visible, including tongue, teeth etc, as that reduces the size considerably.

solo, i saw them in podium one at a time, i did not realize once you put them together as a collection they are really something.

Scary on scary! Love the light over the door so hard to get to...gives the image some more "used to be but not so much now". I think a barred horiz slit window in the exposed foundation on the right, bars broken and bent out of course, with an eery colored faint light from below, would be a nice touch.

That looks great Solo. Another Podium rendering?

Solo sorry for posting it here Podium V1.5 is now released and ready for download. You can read all about new features here http://www.suplugins.com/index.php?p=page&page_id=podium_15 Happy rendering

Thank guys, I appreciate your replies. Below is another Ando work called the Nihonbashi house, this time I did a bit of PS editing to one render. [image: nihonbashihouse4800ra0.jpg] [image: nihonbashihouse2800wx9.jpg]

Wow! this is good stuff Solo! Your textures are right on. The trees behind the building contribute to the color dynamics.

Lovely image, Tina!

i am glad i could be of help.

Just when I thought I couldn't be further impressed by SketchUp's capabilities... I see this! Simply breathtaking! You've inspired me to learn how to wring every ounce of juice from this program!

Following are five images of the completed AEH 3. I went a little bigger with this version. I need a break from these so this will be the last one for a while. The model itself if located at the bottom of this page. Hope you enjoy. Fred [image: AEH%203%20i1.jpg] [image: AEH%203%20i2.jpg] [image: AEH%203%20i3.jpg] [image: AEH%203%20i4.jpg] [image: AEH%203%20i5.jpg]

I'm ready to move in...

...and another after lunch: [image: tn_zNHCA-phases-color2-WC.jpg]

Podium and photoshop... I tried posting a larger image but it was too big... Ill cook a few more and post them!

Well done, Mateo I like this way of presentation, very professional and convincing Good luck Bert