Curious how you are working the updated modeling back into Lumion? Are you using the "reload model" button or bringing it in piecemeal?

It's looking very nice. Personally a tad too much fog for my taste. A little more punch in contrast wouldn't hurt either. Another nice little trick I've discovered is adjusting the fog height to make it less visible and then playing with the fog color to achieve a faked color / white balance.

Looks good. Could I have a look at the Thea scene?

@cheffey said:

Stinkie, you must pickup quickly on render engines.

Nah. I've bought my Vray license years ago. 💚

@cheffey said:

I tested Vray but it seemed to be too complicated for me.

As it did to me at first. Don't be intimidated - if an idiot like myself can learn how to use it ... 😄

Check these out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnrC9-c3cgI
http://chaosgroup.com/en/2/tutorials.html?tutorials=vray-sketchup

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I didn't get much more time on this so couldn't let the renders run for long but the plants etc helped.
Thanks guys for your comments.

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Welcome aboard! You have some great detail to share...and that is great help you offer. I for one would be facinated by your own work...where can it be found?[/quote]

thanks for the comment.i don't have a web site.as i say.totally useless with computer technology.
just post my photos of model builds on the usual model forums.
neil.

Thanks for the comments, guys. This is based on my own tiny house. I like the basic arrangement inside, but the 800 SF is a bit too confining at times (especially for a book lover).
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Modelhead: I'm hoping on successive designs, hence the "1". This has helped me to work out some details.
Kurt: looking good, show us more.
Eric: Thanks for the compliment. The fascia is 6". I'm debating on wether or not to add gutters. In studying the prairie style, I noticed the fascia on some appear rather thin in relation to the building.
Roger: I like the idea of having overhangs wide enough to protect open windows.

Now, onto the interior.

D^3
Dave's Doodles Delight

The reflective tape is a really key element when trying to work in bright sun. Here in Arizona it is almost always bright sun.

Actually I changed the color too 😆
I don't have a problem with giving credit, but with only a few edges of the original remaining someone will take a look at it and see "original model by...." and think "oh, this is just a rehash of somebody else's work, probably just added a radio knob or something".
Oh well, I'll probably never get around to finishing the thing anyhow, it was just an interesting distraction for awhile. I'm back to my real love - my oldies. Cars with class and character that will still be remembered long after the stuff they are stamping out nowadays have joined the computer junk yard heap. (old man rant now concluded)
Actually, to me, the classic cars are much more challenging to model well because they are so well known and everyone knows just how they should look, so your work has to be much more accurate. And let's face it, when you're creating something that only exists in your head, how is anybody going to know if it's true to what you were trying to make, for all they know you meant to make a toaster and it came out looking like a car (or visa versa) 🤣

Well, thanks for your inputs, much appreciated as always.

Nice! I've used one of those dollies several times in the past.

Also, an acquaintance of mine has a Red.

I hope that the Free Cryengine 3 is available soon (it was said it was going to be released this month). It can export/import sketchup models... Do you imagine yourself walking in these structures in real time?

Found this tutorial. might help. http://sketchupvrayresources.blogspot.com/2011/07/making-modern-minimalist-house-by.html

Thought I'd share what I did with this

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Sorry, Adam, I am clueless as to what that means.

Updates :

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5993519173_4740a6298a_b.jpg

Wow, where did you get those plants? I would love to find some nice 3d plants like that.

Thanks Brayn

Well thats this one complete, thanks for your input guys!

http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The%20Shop/Swedish_yacht/shots/1.jpg

http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The%20Shop/Swedish_yacht/shots/2.jpg

http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The%20Shop/Swedish_yacht/shots/3.jpg

http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The%20Shop/Swedish_yacht/shots/4.jpg

http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The%20Shop/Swedish_yacht/shots/5.jpg

http://www.graphic-park.com/VS_WIP/The%20Shop/Swedish_yacht/shots/6.jpg

Panoramio

Below is the attached Ship in Sketchup.

Swedish_Yacht.skp

Got sidetracked again.........but had a little time this week. This is a very large house - an estate type adaptation of a flw plan from 1912. I really liked the scale / massing / siting and decided to play a little with it. I know that's blasphemy in some circles - but it really wanted it as an exercise to test some modeling/rendering techniques in su.

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Guess it can't be helped. Upon close examination, because the ground plane is sloped down, her head is above the middle ground people. You could change this with photoshop prior to placing your building into the photo, but then that would be a distortion of the real view. Is it worth the effort to get another photo without any foreground people? If not, I wouldn't worry about it.

Hello Roger, Pete

The "flat roof" is not really flat. Its a low slope #30lb felt roof which will be tilted away from the house. At 1/4"per foot in 12' about 3". So a gutter and down spout will be in the leading eadge south and west.
The challenged is not necessarily making the details work functional but make them look good also.
I may abbandoned the l-shape and go back to the rectangualar 16'x20' and make it a hard top, however the L-shap had shorter spans. Then maybe incorporate the fire pit. dunno???
There are many examples of flat roof and uncovered balconys done in the midweast (house in Chicago).
And an update....more ideas pondering before I get serious 😄

Thanks,

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Very cool. Beats the hell out of the ol' hunting cabin!