Great design and render Richard

Hey Dug I'm glad you see it as a possibility! I think the two marry up fairly well together. I think if it ever comes to reality you would need to ensure the off form features actually create options for boulder problems. It might be the case of creating a dummy reverse side from ply in workshop and purchase a host of proprietary holds. Cover the wall with these and get a "good" climber in to ensure problems exist and where improvements might be made. Then take a sheet of welded wire mesh or expanded metal and push it to trace or replicate this layout. Then shape to add some 3d texture in the areas between the holds. Remove the mesh and spray with a rubberised texture finish to close holes in the mesh which then becomes the liner for the forms. Really hope this becomes a reality.

the animation doesn't seem to work. so here's a link to the animation: http://www.doerr-lu.de/2012/kanima.htm

My eyeballs are pretty busy right now, but I'll let you know if they're ever available. In addition to eyeballing the live action scenes, the camera was on a tripod and stationary, so the camera "movements" were actually done by the actors being directed by me. The thought/dream bubbles by themselves were lost amidst the background scenes and the outlining was the only solution I found to get them to stand apart from the background. I do see what you're saying though, cheers. Your enthusiastic response to this is great, Thanks Richard! Since I sunk a ton of my own funds into this project and don't anticipate making any of it back, the verbal responses I receive mean everything! They are also a deciding factor towards me doing a follow up story or not. Thanks again mate, Steven

That would be great to see.

Hell, stairs are so regulated here that all the stairways I really love could never be built here. Actually (good observation)when the house is built these will probably be a landscape element. No real excuse for omitting them

Yep, each nail Beautiful, John. I always look forward to your pictures. This is a special one. Now THIS is a house more to my tastes! Peter

reminds me about the game CounterStrike...

These bring back memories of art school, (over 30 years ago!) We had what we called 'donkies' in the art studios - to work at or just to use as benches. I serched for 'artist donkey' yesterday - but none were as robust as those old college ones. Very comfortable to work at & there was a trough at the front for pens, etc. Here's my best recollection of them. [image: OdH9_ArtistsDonkey.jpg]

Welcome to the wonderful world of sketchup. Look forward to seeing lots more

Very clean, as Richard said the floor looks brilliant. John

Always love your stuff Tom and this is no exception.

I am pretty sure this was the first. Boss said "I saw some kinda sketchit 3d stuff...Whydontia look into that...maybe on the xyz project...deadline is yesterday..." [image: w6JB_abdoREV3.jpg] [image: IElY_abdoREV3image2.jpg] lakeside deck / screen porch addition. Never looked back and now we could not live without sketchup.

Excellent! sigh (I really need to get back in the saddle)

any tutorials for these renders jetlounge?

amazing...how the hand is created?

beautiful rendering...wish my machine a bit more powerful so i can learn how to render fast

Yeah! Thats freakin awesome!!!!!

Fantastic work Thank God it doesn't come with a soundtrack, if I hear that song one more time I'm gonna

I was aiming for something similar to that, though this latest part of the interior will have colour and better textures, so it will be a bit more cosy and, yes I am.