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    • J Offline
      Julius
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      could you upload larger images?

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        twharvey
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        Gaieus,

        I chose the part that is inside the ditch because that is what is usually shown in photos and is the most spectacular. Also, it's what people see when they visit the site (my wife and I went there last week to get some aditional photos). When you aspproach the site from the east on the road, your first view of the monument is what is in the model. Also, as I said above, it's pretty big already.

        On the subject of geometry vs. texture, I tried 3 ways to do these stones: first, very acurate geometry (high poly) with standard gray stone texture on all of them, second, very simple geometry and rely on the texture images for realism and third, a compromise between the two. The last one is what you saw in the shots above.

        Tom

        Tom

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          pichuneke
          last edited by

          It's an incredible work.

          Do you have plans for the original Stonehenge?

          Forgive my spanglish...

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            twharvey
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            @pichuneke said:

            It's an incredible work.

            Do you have plans for the original Stonehenge?

            The first picture is a plan as its today that appears in several books. This one is from English Heritage Book of Stonehenge, Julian Richards, B.T. Batsford Ltd,1991. On the web I've oonly managed to find very small plans that aren't much use. Also, I haven't yet found any elevations. If anyone knows where they are, I like to know. There must be some academic sites with this kind of info.

            I've also attached a plan that I downloaded showing the original layout. There are quite a few models of Stonehenge in 3DW that show a rconstructed view.

            Thanks and regards,
            Tom


            Stonehenge Today


            Location of original stones

            Tom

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              Gareth
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              Nice work....congratulations....!

              I'd like to see this one rendered in KT.

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                dylan
                last edited by

                Looks great Tom and you have modelled the stones nicely.

                Look forward to seeing this develop.

                http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                  watkins
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                  Dear Tom,

                  This might be of interest:

                  http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://henges.no.sapo.pt/SH_Images/Stonehenge%2520model.gif&imgrefurl=http://henges.no.sapo.pt/&h=353&w=500&sz=99&hl=en&start=622&um=1&tbnid=7A_I6O1dbTKliM:&tbnh=92&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dstonehenge%26start%3D606%26ndsp%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26sa%3DN

                  Regards,
                  Bob

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                    pichuneke
                    last edited by

                    And this... (I hope):

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                    BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | History of Stonehenge

                    This animation from BBC Timewatch reveals the 4,500 years of history behind Stonehenge.

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                    http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/stonehenge.html

                    Forgive my spanglish...

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                      twharvey
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                      @unknownuser said:

                      Very nice work Tom. I would as well like to get up closer amoung the rocks. I don't know if you are into rendering but this would certainly be a great model to play with. Cheers to you!!

                      Hi Modelhead,

                      I first went to Stonehenge in the mid-1970s. In those days you could walk all over the site and touch the stones. Now we're kept away from the stones to preserve them.

                      No, I haven't gotten into rendering. But could somebody else do it with the SU model?

                      Tom

                      Tom

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                        Gaieus
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                        @twharvey said:

                        ...No, I haven't gotten into rendering. But could somebody else do it with the SU model?

                        Tom

                        Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of people who would be more than happy! 👍

                        Gai...

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                          remus
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                          I'll have a go if you want, tom. Just PM me the file if you fancy it.

                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                            Frederik
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                            I'd love to give it a try as well... 😉

                            Cheers
                            Kim Frederik

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                              pichuneke
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                              @unknownuser said:

                              Archaeologists carrying out an excavation at Stonehenge say they have broken through to a layer that may finally explain why the site was built.

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                              BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Breakthrough' at Stonehenge dig

                              Archaeologists say they have broken through to a layer which could help to explain why Stonehenge was built.

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                              Forgive my spanglish...

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                                mateo soletic
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                                Nice work Tom,
                                Here is me at Stonehenge.
                                What elevations do You need ? 😄


                                Graphic1.jpg

                                [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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                                  twharvey
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                                  @mateo soletic said:

                                  Nice work Tom,
                                  Here is me at Stonehenge.
                                  What elevations do You need ? 😄

                                  I've had to guess at the hight of the Trilithons (the innner horseshoe) stones. I have the tallest one and the outer circle.

                                  Tom

                                  Tom

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                                    twharvey
                                    last edited by

                                    I suppose with rendering, the conditions at the Solstices and equinoxes can be duplicated.

                                    Tom

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                                      watkins
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                                      Dear Tom,

                                      Have you thought about writing to English Heritage to request survey material. Perhaps the place to start would be the Director/Manager of the Stonehenge site itself. He/she would/should be able to point you in the right direction.

                                      If you were to explain what you are doing, and that the final model could appear on Google Earth, then I'm sure that they would be pleased to help. It is publicity for them and perhaps they would endorse the accuracy of your model when posted on GE.

                                      I have often heard it said, "If you don't ask you don't get". In my experience, the worst that that approach has brought me has been a slap on the face.

                                      Kind regards,
                                      Bob

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                                        Mike Lucey
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                                        Fantastic work Tom. I have not read all the posts but will this evening
                                        as Stonehenge has intrigued me for many years. As a matter of interest,
                                        I saw on TV last, the Geographic Channel that there is to be a program
                                        on Stonehenge this coming Sunday at 8.00pm GMT (I think!). Its called
                                        Stonehenge Code or something like that, should be interesting 😉

                                        Mike

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                                        • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                          Mike Lucey
                                          last edited by

                                          I did a little checking! Here are a couple of links on Stonehenge.
                                          The first is the National Geographic Channel which show quite a few
                                          interesting links relating to Stonehenge and the second is about the
                                          program that I mentioned, Stonehenge Decoded.

                                          http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview#tab-Videos/05392_00

                                          http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview#tab-Videos/05392_00

                                          Mike

                                          PS: Watch the video in the second link, very funny 😄

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                                            remus
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                                            Heres my first WIP, still lots to do on the textures and scene in general. Gotta love HDR though 😄

                                            http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn94/remusk_photos/im1211993768.png

                                            http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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