I generally use jpg for textures...like stone or wood grain. These are effectively photos; and jpg is a reasonable format for "busy" images like that, as most artifacting is lost in the detail. It needs to be at compression level 7 at the very least. I only use jpg in these instances because it generally leads to a lower file size...especially when many such images might be embedded in a skp file. If I was using an image with lot of flat colour...especially one with leaves against a flat background, as in Al's example, I'd definitely go for png. Not only will it give a cleaner image with no loss of detail, but on a limited colour palette (especially items like logos or shop signage) it will likely also be a smaller file size than a jpg (even a jpg saved at level 7). Both png and tiff can result in surprisingly small file sizes when used for graphic images like signs or logos. In fact I've made very large B/W (black and white) tiffs and pngs which have barely made it into double figures of kilobytes when saved out of PS with LZW compression. This png...saved from a vector image I'm working on had to be reduced to fit the forum limits. However it was exported from corel at full A4 size (that's over 3000 pixels high...with all the resulting sharpness of detail) and was an amazingly small 18k in size. The tiff was larger, but even that was only 69k...2/3 the size of the equivalent level 7 jpg. [image: IogY_clubbing..png]

I don't know about the best play but the worst was in New York Buress's shotting himself in the leg has got to be the worst play ever for the Giants. What sort of Idiot takes a gun out to a night club! We're not even allowed car keys over here. any way best play i'm not sure yet, i'll have to take more time to consider

I wouldnt say im an expert, but as long as nvidia/apple have decent drivers for the cards it should be fine.

If you want use Rhino and have no problem of money, take Moi (Moment of Inspiration) It's more speedy and easy as Rhino pre-modeler, fully compatible! And with SU also with SKP export !

I embedded it for you, go into edit mode to see how it's done.

Right, aliens are crashing into wind turbines. Seems as though several hundred news outlets are spreading this superstitious bit of news. Here's a video of a wind turbine self destructing in Denmark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nSB1SdVHqQ The woman that was seeing lights should probably go to an eye doctor. Seriously, that's a sign of a possible detached cornea if she's seeing flashing lights or light spots.

The "going rate" for a colored front elevation rendering seemed to be around $500 around Denver. Basically it was competing against the watercolor artists that permeate the back of most Denver area real estate magazines. For some strange reason the real estate sector in the Denver area is obsessed with these watercolor renderings some of which border on being naive art. The problem however when basing this rate with a Sketch-Up model is that it goes beyond a mere “flat” rendering of an architectural structure. The tendency is to work the model on all four sides including site development to a certain extent and development of details well beyond the ability of traditional rendering “artists.” Additionally, the client will also have a tendency to request a multitude of color and material changes. Thus you also become a “color consultant” of sorts in addition to a 3D modeler and renderer. In the end I believe it takes about 3 working days (24 hours) to create a 3D model and rendering. This includes the above mentioned color and material changes. $500 is the minimum for a good competent rendering. In my experience the price range is anywhere from $500 to $1,500 so essentially the proposal should read: “For an amount not to exceed one-thousand five-hundred dollars and zero cents ($1,500.00).” “Billing to be based on an hourly rate of ______ /hr.” If you think 1,500 is too high just adjust the above quote. It could be lower if you get a bulk contract with numerous renderings. If you are not familiar with the client also include a requirement of a retainer of around ten-percent (10%) of the maximum cost. Emphasize the final cost for the client as opposed to an hourly rate especially if you’re thinking of a range of $75-100/hour which will scare off most people in this current economic environment.

As I heard in the news we only have about 20 % less than generally. Also Hungary has someown resources but of course, not enough (Romania should have more). My colleagues at work now complain that though they turn up the gas heaters at home, it is colder than generally (I don't heat with gas at home). One thing however; we were supposed to work on Saturday (as an exchange for another day betwen the holidays) but now it has been delayed until there is no need for heaing. So I don't precisely know where it is going but I personally and currently don't feel it - YET - but this can already be some kind of a sign of something bad coming.

Yeah and they all about Viagra and fake swiss watches.... I go every now and than and permanently delete them.

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Hello Gentleman and thank you for your replies. I think an hourly rate will probably be appropriate for this because there has been so very much back an forth on this protype. It would appear that I have something that is printable with this go. So my client is going to see what the ouptut looks like and when he is ready to request the next round of changes he will need one of you to work with. What I have been doing has been really inefficient. I will provide the contact info for each of you to him and he can take it from there. Thanks so much for responding.

Al, thank you for that. I had no idea. My condolences to his family.

lol! Ah, the Schengen Agreement! ...

@mike lucey said: Guys, We are working on something along these lines. Mike well Mayor, glad to hear that

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@kdsdesign said: I drive a c350 but no pics (now its crashed) my wife has an XF only pic was at the dealer. Damn! over 256kb oh well of course kevin drives a mercedes!

Hi Gunawan I don't think Image Modeller can do what I'm suggesting, neither can similar app Photomodeler, as they both calculate perspective. Great for photographs where the perspective is accurate but less useful for hand drawn sketches. But it is quick and easy to sketch accurate isometrics so it would be nice to be able to scan these and translate them to 3D. But the interface would have to know that the image is a parallel view with no vanishing points.

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Before saying that "its all legal", the first few pages of the document the scans came from should be scrutinized. It is doubtful that Ford Motor Company published any intellectual property without restriction.

All the best for a grim looking 2009 everybody. Here's hoping to a much brighter future, somewhen.