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    • soloS Offline
      solo
      last edited by

      All geometry (no textures) This is part of it that I posted a while back, the complete file has double the amount of buildings.

      http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5519/scene8noisy12jn1.jpg

      I will be accessing my server as soon as my weekly maintenace is done and send you the candle model.

      http://www.solos-art.com

      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        solo
        last edited by

        Numerobis,

        I suggest the nvidia gtx 285, ATI still have stability issues with many 3D modeling apps.
        I would not bother with a Quadro as it performance gain if any is not noticable for the difference in price and then it's also a very limited card and chocks with heavy video editing.

        http://www.solos-art.com

        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          Impressive model. Is that each brick modelled?
          I'm very interested in what you did with the brick wall on the left side of the model, where the bricks are visible only in spots. (Has this model been talked about in another thread?)

          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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          • soloS Offline
            solo
            last edited by

            Thanks.

            Yes the bricks are all modeled, on the left side I used a random push pulll to get varying depths so giving the appearance of inconsistant showing and on the other side of the road it's standard depth for clean brick appearance.
            This model is being used for an in-game video, my part is done (the modeling) the complete model is being textured at moment by another contractor and will be finally compiled in Max or Maya (not sure as my part is only initial modeling)
            I have not really discussed this model as it's part of a bigger city model that I cannot show due to a NDA.

            http://www.solos-art.com

            If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              I'll have to try that technique on my Discworld model; I want worn cobble stones in the streets; http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=18393

              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              • soloS Offline
                solo
                last edited by

                Seen this?

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                http://www.solos-art.com

                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  Thanks!
                  (I'll continue in that thread. πŸ˜‰ )

                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  • soloS Offline
                    solo
                    last edited by

                    I did a performance video of the partial model, it's 126MB, has 1.8 million faces and double edges.

                    Even with shadows on it was smooth, this does not orbit well on any other machine I tried, and not at all with shadows on.

                    [flash=600,355:2xd6zd10]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/XlW0fYb7dZQ[/flash:2xd6zd10]

                    http://www.solos-art.com

                    If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      That's impressive. Didn't see it degrade to wireframe at all.

                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
                        last edited by

                        I did a fast and dirty 8 second animation in Vue, just added two cars and an atmosphere, put extra motion blur for drunk effect. rendered in 26 minutes.

                        [flash=640,400:2xa87muf]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/Mng2dgFxzIs[/flash:2xa87muf]

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • Chris FullmerC Offline
                          Chris Fullmer
                          last edited by

                          Thats really impressive Solo!

                          I still feel like I'm missing something about Vue. Hopefully I'll figure it out in time, I'd really like to use that software.

                          Chris

                          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
                          All my Plugins I've written

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            Animation in Vue? Another reason for me to check out that application.

                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              solo
                              last edited by

                              This is the Vue 7 presentation video, all done with Vue animation, wind, sun movement, poser animation, avi alpha planes, solid growth plants, planets, atmospheres etc.

                              [flash=560,340:9g1mhfam]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/48LAOpVTVdY[/flash:9g1mhfam]

                              http://www.solos-art.com

                              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                lucifer1101
                                last edited by

                                oo i may have to upgrade to vue 7 from vue 5.

                                I had never thaught of using that with sketchup cool idea....

                                Some of my 3d

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  I just tried the candle light test Solo did. Replicating his moves. I looked to get similar behaviour. Upon the beginning of an orbit there was a small lag, but thereafter it was smooth.

                                  ASUS P5Q-E
                                  Intel Q9450 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.3GHz
                                  8GB 800MHz RAM
                                  Geforce 8800GT 512MB - 4X AA
                                  Windows7 RC 64bit
                                  Sketchup7
                                  22" Monitor 1680x1050 (Primary which SU runs maximized on)
                                  17" Monior 1280x1024

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    Crud! Something went wrong when I made the computer go to Sleep. I refused to reboot until I reset the CMOS. Then my OC settings where lost. Fortunaly, the guy who helped me OC saved the settings which I then could load. Unfortunately, it was saved when it was set to 3.2GHz, and not when we pushed it up to 3.3GHz... 😞 meh!

                                    Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                      Sir
                                      last edited by

                                      I just had a new computor built for me so i could get a project done in time... did it, but had to take the tower home for some weekend work!

                                      Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3

                                            Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz with HT tech
                                               Memory: 2046MB DDR3 corsair RAM
                                          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 512.0 MB
                                      

                                      gotta say it works like a dream for SKP, but other things that can actually use multi procs are a bit slower... AutoCAD 2010 im looking at you you pice of RAM hoggin VM sucking piece of c***

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                                        Wazzer
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Guys My search for a new company laptop continues

                                        I would like your opinion on this note book for use with Sketchup and AutoCAD.

                                        Its a Lenovo W500
                                        Intel Core 2Duo T9400
                                        4GB Ram DDR3 1066Mhz
                                        ATI mobility FireGL V5700 512mb
                                        200gb Hard drive at 7200rpm

                                        I use it primarily for Designing Mechanical components with AutoCAD and Sketchup.

                                        Cheers

                                        Ben

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                                        • R Offline
                                          remus
                                          last edited by

                                          Looks good, although you might want to try and find out how well the graphics card will work with SU.

                                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                            Anssi
                                            last edited by

                                            It seems that if you must have a 15-inch Lenovo workstation, you are stuck with the FireGL - all the models with QuadroFX seem to be with 17-inch screens. You should definitely test it.

                                            Anssi

                                            securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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