Thanks guys and no I have not been inspired by Stinkie, no offense. This came from needing a break in what I was working on and a photograph I saw. I am not happy with the brightness of the red so here is the same image with the red toned down. [image: jyZp_Stairs_MLTBPT_171p_20h_20m_2.000exp_0.300gam_2.jpg]

You had me at hockey. Where is this project at? First thing I see is that on the side of the seating section your geometry is still on the side. (where it is gray and red striped) You can reduce the geometry by erasing those lines that will not be seen in final model. Will help the model to continue to be manageable as it continues to become more and more complex. The other thing is if each of those sections around the end boards radius have similiar seating you can make it either a group or a component and array it around the curve. Then just make the minor adjustments on each section instead of having to build each from scratch.

So far so good. I would edit out the pass through the column. Also, try making the animation a bit smoother. The pauses seem really long after a bit. Scott

okay, thanks for the link. I'll give it a shot. I am just doing what I can with the software I currently have at hand. until then, here is a update render...with a little colour! [image: fisher3.png] [image: whichareyou.png]

It surely was! [image: RKzk_3061365874_a2526fb147.jpg]

yea right because PVC is SOOOO eco friendly and biodegradable...... Lets say the tree was already "fallen" and I just cut it, but not with a chainsaw because those emissions would not be eco-friendly. I used an old school hacksaw.

Well done! Probably the models wasn't as great, I mean there's a shot which the muffler actually gets in the body. Btw..the lights are pretty interesting, which global did you use?

Ian, what's out of scale? For example the sink you used is by "ceramica Flaminia" (it's called "twin column") and it's, real size, 85 cm x 42,5 cm, the lamp is by "Louis Poulsen" (it's called "artichoke") and has a diameter from 60 to 84 cm. So, as you can see, your image is wrong. From a comparison your tiles are around 40x40 cm with mortars at least of 2 cm. Never seen tiles like that. In comparison with your sink, the books are less than 16 cm tall... And I don't know about so small rectangular tiles as those in your shower. So what's out of scale? Almost all...

nice process! I must give a look to Fotosketcher. Thank you. I love how the trees come out.

@flipya said: ... I love your project man! It's great how you mix 'boring old' math with computers and 3d animation. I bet there's not a single student who didn't love doing this, and I'm sure by doing this you've taught your students a much better feeling for triple-axis systems. I was always pretty good at math, but some of my classmates weren't. They would've had great benefit from a project like this. Thanks Philip, you found better words than I was able to find to describe the meaning of this project. I plan to describe better the whole project and to make the worksheets freely available but it's gonna take me some time and I need to translate them. guzman.

I like the designs, but you should start using vray materials to have good looking surfaces. Vray installs quite a lote, and you find a lot more on their site

Very nice animations!

Dermot, your advise is always appreciated. Have no doubts about that Yeah Val has a great setup with tools and machines for all kinds of things. He is retired now, looking after his rentals and playing golf. The workshop is there mostly for storage and building maintenance but he still likes knocking out bits and pieces. We will have a good laugh putting the Corner Cubby together. There have already been a few lively 'debates' about the best way to put it together already with a few 'fs' flying around We will get there in the end

this is amazing. i want your skills.

Hi all Thanks for the great reactions .. I used Vray for SU the latest version allows for a sphericalrender wile using the Vray sun ... And it works great. Thanks for the nice comments

Like Oli, these types of works never excite me much though that second one NICE! I reckon you could do a few italian old cafe style prints with that method and they'd look convincing! Very nice work mate! For once I'd like a tut!!

Cheers, I cut down the contrast and the saturation levels. The fur plugin is great! Just wish it did kill SUp! Here is another with an attempt at putting in a "brooding" sky: [image: XQ2Ne.jpg]

Nice Has a smooth flow, I like that. Also the fact that you got it down to 3.7mb. However, why don't you show off the interior? You could use a nice slow section cut to do so.

This is really nice. I particularly like the wet edges in the photoshop work.

Thanks Cyberdactil, I guess in that case it is indeed a ballasted membrane. Gonna study this info from you, as my clientbase is expanding to include more international clients it's a good thing to know the english words