Upload this model: http://www.sketchupbbs.com/model/TANK.rar [image: kMV0_PP_.JPG]

haha...this is great! like it alot. where are those people from???

simagenes good, maybe too much noise in both, and I think it could well a little more reflection on the floor, greetings

john I think it was absolutely right regarding the chairs, the menu and especially the people, provided that settlement is a problem beyond me another jaja

allanx thanks for the commentary richard, it may be that if, on Kerkythea and whites, birds tend to shine too.

Finally had a chance to work through the Piranesi tutorials, so here's the first result. [image: CJzP_6-LWadsworth-SH-viewS-alt.jpg] A higher resolution version of the same image is available in this gallery on Picasa. (The faked "etching texture" of the background texture is more visible in the higher res version.) I rather disliked the original view towards the South (north elevation in perspective) shown in the first post of this thread because of the non-human (but not particularly bird-like) point-of-view. This is more reasonable, from eye-height for a 6' tall human. Pity it's too late to re-submit the image. I'm finding Piranesi to be a fight...so far, it seems to be the most expensive Photoshop accessory ever (as far as I am concerned), because almost inevitably the output needs pixel-scrubbing and layering in ways that don't seem easily achievable with Piranesi alone. I'm not sure I like this as much as the "bad photocopy" pre-Piranesi NPR renderings posted before, although it is in fact much more like a Schuiten-type illustration (which may not be a good thing--there's something deceitful about faking older illustration media with digital means. This is not a pen-and-ink drawing, anymore than a VRay rendering would be a photograph).

yes me too

Thanks for the crits guys. Remus, the lens flares are agreeably too distracting, they were just to play around with lighting affects in PS. I would definately not put them in a final rendering. And damn Julius, I didnt think anyone was going to catch that about the untensils. They definately give off a blueish reflection. I think it has something to do with the refraction layer for my glasses. But good catch. Im gonna try to fix that.

Thanks for the people Majid. Looking forward to seeing the final project. I would need to have an idea about the materials you are using before I could offer a crit. Mike

Lovely arrangement and design Fernando! I like it allot!

Thanks for adding the person, Maverick. That really is going to be a beefy powerplant. I wish we could have plants like that over here in the UK. When I see all the huge expanses of wasted rooftops out there it just saddens me that we don't utilise them and help our environment. I've only ever used Podium as a renderer so I can't comment on the others like Kerkythea but I've seen its output and they have been impressive. Altho the free version of Podium does have a limit to the resolution size, it isn't an expensive programme to buy and it is incredibly easy to use and learn. In my opinion it is well worth the money.

Also, have you made sure all faces are front face.

Dear Malaise and Teezer, Thank you for your kind comments. The thread textures (which could be improved) make a difference to the 'readability' of the 3D model, but what Sketchup could do with is a good (low poly) library of mechanical parts, like nuts and bolts. I'm surprised that no one has written a ruby to generate metric fasteners. For example, one could imagine clicking on the icon of a bolt and then a window opening. The window would ask: Size (M1 to M40 say) Type (Hexhead, CapHead, Countersunk etc) Overall length Thread length Data are readily available. For example: http://www.engineersedge.com/iso_hex_head_screw.htm The ruby would then generate the fastener. Ideally, the ruby would also apply the thread texture too. Kind regards, Bob

Very impressive, you've got me ideas for an easiest way to broadcast some animations. Thanks for sharing. MALAISE

Looks great, Eric. The column, too.

looks like a lot more of the original design intention got carried over in the second set the renders give a great representation of the character of the future space though

another view.. [image: orientaldesignfront.png]

@unknownuser said: Nice. Slow day at work? Well . . .. actually I started this on my home machine playing the the SubSmoove tool . .etc. etc. Beibel .. .Yeah the ghosties chase MsPac unless they were all blinking blue but I wnated to play with the colors. . .so we can call it . . ..Missie's Revenge!!!!

@plot-paris said: ... rather high poly, isn't it? Yes. But I'm still working on how to do organic models at all, so I'm not too worried about the poly counts. All of my stuff is just for fun, as I'm a hobbyist user of SU, not a pro.

Wow thanks Dylan. That's praise indeed. I hope to post more in the next day or so. Just trying to get the lighting right on an interior.