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      Fletch
      last edited by

      @unknownuser said:

      After a quick test - A few observations / questions....

      1. Pages (Scenes) with Sections - ...
      2. On a large model, a couple of Layers that I thought I'd turned off ...
        ...batch the renders ???
        ...Seems quite promising...Congratulations to everyone who has been involved with producing Twilight

      Hi Howard,
      1- SketchUp's unique ability to show a section cut does not translate to any render engine I am aware of yet... πŸ˜•
      This issue is discussed in the user manual on page 11 topic 1, but in short, you will need to use Whaat's Zorro2 plugin to create your section and then render it with Twilight.

      2- Please join us at the Twilight Community to ask troubleshooting probs. This is the SketchUcation forum, and I would like to respect that. But you can please send me the file at SFletcher-at-twilightrender dot com

      3 - Batch Render works well in Twilight, via the animation panel, see the Reference Section of the Manual called "Batch Render".

      Thanks!

      Fletch
      Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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        Fletch
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        @pixero said:

        After a quick test I couldnt find where to make settings like anti alias quality and such? (Shadows were a bit grainy.)

        re:AA quality, the simple answer is to simply choose the "next step up" in render quality from the "Easy" settings.

        The long answer is here. πŸ˜‰

        Please feel free to ask questions like this in the Twilight Forum. I am known for being quite helpful and easy to work with πŸ˜‰ But I also realize one tends to avoid joining "yet another forum" at first... but when you're ready, you can join here. πŸ˜„

        Fletch
        Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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          EarthMover
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          A test render from a recent design. I really like the UI. I think it's simple, but allows you to go deeper if you'd like. I noticed no support for transparent .tif images, but .png will render fine. I also really like the ability to choose certain items in sketchup and render them as an alpha for post processing. A render region option would be nice, but I don't see it anywhere.

          Kim and Fletch, you guys will be getting my $59 tonight and I'll pass the word along to my sketchup using friends who don't frequent SCF. I wish you much success with the project.

          Also, just curious.....what will the price be after the special introductory price is done?


          Twilight test2.jpg

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            Pg09
            last edited by

            Hey Fletch, Frederik!

            Long time no see! I was surprised to see another project beside KT and Thea but i will def check it out.
            You guys are not involved in Thea development?

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              xrok1
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              AWSOME! i specially like the material templates.
              a god send for the materially challenged like me πŸ˜•
              πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

              β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

              http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                david_h
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                Um . . .how do we know this isn't just Podium 2 in disguise?

                If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                  solo
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                  @unknownuser said:

                  Um . . .how do we know this isn't just Podium 2 in disguise?

                  You would have seen Sepo posting his thumbs up. πŸ˜„

                  http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                    david_h
                    last edited by

                    Good Point. Olishea would be doing hand stands as well.

                    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                      xrok1
                      last edited by

                      and... it would cost more πŸ˜‰

                      β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                        xrok1
                        last edited by

                        i just got some weird results? i rendered the cabin scene after using chris's scale and rotate script, now there seems to be some weird z-depth thing. the grass renders on top of the cabin even though its phisically behind it in the scene. i'll upload the file so others can try it???????cabinz.jpg
                        screencabinz.jpg
                        cabin2.skp

                        β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                        http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                          Gaieus
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                          As for "batch render mode" (rendering a bunch of preset scenes in SU) it should work just like it does in "plain" SU; set your scene transition to (say) 1 second and export as animation with 1 fps - i.e. it will export one image per scene.

                          (This also works the same way in Kerkythea).

                          Make sure NOT to choose a progressive rendering preset however πŸ˜„

                          Gai...

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                            john.warburton
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                            @fletch said:

                            SketchUp's unique ability to show a section cut

                            Not unique Fletch. MicroGDS has this, AND will preserve the cut when rendering (AND imports Sketchup SKP files.)

                            Life's a reach, and then you gybe.

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                              Fletch
                              last edited by

                              Thank you for the encouragement, xrok1 and EarthMover! πŸ˜„ glad you like it.

                              Thansk for the info, John! I learn something new every day! πŸ˜„

                              There's a tutorial on doing Batch Rendering in Twilight in the Twilight Render User Manual v.1.0 on pg 35 in the Reference Section.

                              Hi xrok1!
                              I'm guessing (from past experience, and past posts I've read, not having to do with Twilight) it has to do how the face-me components' scale is being reported by SketchUp.

                              We will take a look at the scene to verify. (d/ling now)

                              meanwhile, I'm guessing you will need to explode the 'bad' guys, and re-group/componentize them...

                              Please join and post these questions to Twilight's forum in the future, as this is SketchUcation's forum and we want to respect that.

                              Fletch
                              Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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                                david_h
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                "the grass renders on top of the cabin

                                Just call it a green roof. or just say "it's not in the environment!" 🀣

                                If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                  david_h
                                  last edited by

                                  By the way. . .I must be doing something wrong. I tried to render a little house and all I got was this. . .with the Watermarks. It really sux. πŸ’š


                                  twilight-movie-poster.jpg

                                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                    avariant
                                    last edited by

                                    Nice... πŸ˜• The name is a bit of... unfortunate... timing. It was picked long before the movie came out. πŸ˜„

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                                    • david_hD Offline
                                      david_h
                                      last edited by

                                      Well the renderer is light years ahead of the movie. . . .

                                      Actually I figured it out.. Wow! That was scary for a moment. πŸ˜†


                                      temple2.jpg

                                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                        Fletch
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        ...That was scary for a moment. πŸ˜†

                                        πŸ˜†
                                        tip: The camera panel has the exposure control for you even while rendering the imageyou can adjust it. πŸ˜‰

                                        Fletch
                                        Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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                                          Gaieus
                                          last edited by

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          By the way. . .I must be doing something wrong. I tried to render a little house and all I got was this. . .with the Watermarks. It really sux. πŸ’š

                                          I wouldn't complain about'er (though "HE" is not my kind...)
                                          πŸ˜•

                                          Gai...

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                                            rcossoli
                                            last edited by

                                            successful!!!!! πŸ‘
                                            I have been able to charm this engine test renders, nothing more than successful and long life. 😍

                                            THREEDIMENSIONSWEB dot COM

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