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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      BOTH Twiight and Podium are integrated into SU therefore have the memory limitation.

      I do not suggest either (in fact, I should be unbiased here as an admin 😒 ), only Pete's idea made me think.

      You can download and install the trial version of both and with some limitations (this mainly means size limit at export), can test both. They both have quite competitive prices, too.

      Gai...

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        TK0001
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        @gaieus said:

        BOTH Twiight and Podium are integrated into SU therefore have the memory limitation.

        I do not suggest either (in fact, I should be unbiased here as an admin 😒 ), only Pete's idea made me think.

        You can download and install the trial version of both and with some limitations (this mainly means size limit at export), can test both. They both have quite competitive prices, too.

        Ah, understood.

        I have downloaded the trial version of Podium and have tinkered with it, thus my leanings toward it. But before taking on this task (if I'm fortunate enough to win the job), I need to know if there exists software that can do what I need within SketchUp so that I can complete the entire job and not just 99% of it. So I ask the experts who have more applicable experience with the rendering software in question.

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
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          Well, I am sure you can finish the job with SU. Having seen your other models, this one does not really look like much different.

          Since your later render does not necessarily include difficult texturing ("just" - or mostly - some shiny paints), I am sure it won't be too hard to achieve the results either.

          Gai...

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          • TK0001T Offline
            TK0001
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            @gaieus said:

            Well, I am sure you can finish the job with SU. Having seen your other models, this one does not really look like much different.

            Since your later render does not necessarily include difficult texturing ("just" - or mostly - some shiny paints), I am sure it won't be too hard to achieve the results either.

            This is a relief to hear. Thanks very much for the assistance.

            Yes, the texturing will almost entirely consist of shiny paints. That's primarily why I haven't bothered with texturing and rendering up to this point. This is an industrial application, so there's no need to get complicated with texturing.

            Although I still can't wait to see what it would look like textured with just paint and rendered.

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
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              @tk0001 said:

              Although I still can't wait to see what it would look like textured with just paint and rendered.

              Then get stated and hurry up!
              😄

              Gai...

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              • TK0001T Offline
                TK0001
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                @gaieus said:

                @tk0001 said:

                Although I still can't wait to see what it would look like textured with just paint and rendered.

                Then get stated and hurry up!
                😄

                Believe you me, if I could start today I would. They just need to give me the project and I'm off!

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                • TK0001T Offline
                  TK0001
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                  Messing around with Podium, putting together the proposal. I plan on adding these images to it as a sampling of what is possible. By the way, there are no supports and everything is floating in the air. This is on purpose, since this is a functional layout, with the intent of finding interference, so supports aren't necessary. This is also why every detail hasn't been included.

                  http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/1610/portiso2.jpg

                  http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4369/portlandlighting1.jpg

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                  • mitcorbM Offline
                    mitcorb
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                    If you did those chutes yourself, you are a fast learner. That is no mean feat.
                    Impressive model.

                    I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                    • TK0001T Offline
                      TK0001
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                      @mitcorb said:

                      If you did those chutes yourself, you are a fast learner. That is no mean feat.
                      Impressive model.

                      Thank you very much!

                      Yes, I did do those chutes myself. Everything in the model was created by me. Those spiraling concave chutes were by far the most challenging components I've done so far. I'm pleased with how they turned out.

                      Thanks again for the kind words.

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                      • TK0001T Offline
                        TK0001
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                        Here's the other side of the building.

                        http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1374/portlandlighting2.jpg

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