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    justinplunkett
    last edited by 20 May 2011, 08:48

    Hi everyone.
    I'm an illustrator and often use SU for my work, love it. I also use SU-podium for my rendering. Thanks for the plug-ins - have tried out a couple and will try out some more.
    Cheers
    Justin
    http://www.justinplunkett.com

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      Avi Sacks
      last edited by 26 May 2011, 14:38

      Hi,
      I would like to know how to superimpose more than one building onto a photograph using photomatch (each building is not parallel to the next building - i.e. each one is set at a different radius). Thank you very much for your help.

      All the best,
      Avi Sacks

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        CHEVOTA
        last edited by 1 Jun 2011, 01:05

        Hello,
        I was introduced to sketchup through the company I work for. We are a startup company and we have had to learn things as we go and keep cost's down. Sketchup is great for that. We have begun to do our own shop and architectural drawings and I found this forum looking for line weight help. However the rendering that I have been seeing here is really good stuff! I sure I will find more information here than I can handle.

        Cheers,

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          Gaieus
          last edited by 1 Jun 2011, 05:34

          Welcome Chevota and enjoy your time here!

          Gai...

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            Giganaut
            last edited by 2 Jun 2011, 05:52

            Hi. everybody! Greetings from Brunei Darussalam. you can call me Giggs for short

            i may be new to this place but im very fimiliar to Sketchup X3
            got hooked p to this program a year before and i used this program to model my work ever since.
            if you want to see my recent works. you can go to deviant art to see hehehe.

            here are one of my recent stuff i made:
            http://giganaut.deviantart.com/art/Tiger-IV-A-B-211236738

            since i stumbled upon this site last week. it opened me to new ways too model and develop designs.

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              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by 2 Jun 2011, 07:47

              Great to have you here πŸ‘

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                sgcollins
                last edited by 4 Jun 2011, 08:01

                i'm not an architect, i'm a small time filmmaker -- but in the last few years i've taken up 'amateur urbanism' as a hobby. i started learning sketchup to try and visualize some of my ideas about city design. this looks like a good place to learn stuff! thanks for having me.
                love
                s g collins

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                  Gaieus
                  last edited by 4 Jun 2011, 08:12

                  Hi Collins and welcome!

                  There are a bunch of urban planners here so I am sure you will enjoy the forums!

                  Gai...

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                    Gwyatt
                    last edited by 6 Jun 2011, 00:13

                    Greetings all

                    My name is Gavin, Big fan of Sketch-up since v6 very handy to build simple concepts rather than a sketch on the back of a scrap of paper,
                    over the past 3 months have done a crash course in 3D rendering with the help of Kerkythea, (forums) out standing power brining a poor bland 3d to life
                    Hope to share and learn some enhancements to my use of Sketchup

                    /wave's hi to all

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                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by 6 Jun 2011, 07:38

                      Nice to meet you Gavin. Post some stuff up in the gallery so we get see πŸ‘

                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                        macjohnw
                        last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 11:56

                        Hi fellow SketchUp users, I am new to the program and loving it lots. Looking forward to learn from others around here.

                        Greetings

                        John

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                          Gaieus
                          last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 13:10

                          Welcome John and if you do not find the answer by just browsing and lurking around the forums, feel free to ask!

                          Gai...

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                            macjohnw
                            last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 13:25

                            @gaieus said:

                            Welcome John and if you do not find the answer by just browsing and lurking around the forums, feel free to ask!

                            Thank you Gaieus, I am already doing both!

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                              beck103
                              last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 15:55

                              Sup guys. i'm new on this forum.
                              Lemme introduce myself
                              My name is Mike ,i'm an architecture student aaaand i'm a Sketchup addict πŸ˜„)

                              gonna start my short intro with a quick question: Where can i find a tutorial on this kinda "rendering" ?
                              (or at least is there a specific keyword i'm looking for so i can use the search bar?)

                              it's good to be here πŸ˜„


                              4569138-architect-drawing-a-suspension-bridge-in-3d-on-his-desk.jpg

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                                Gaieus
                                last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 16:34

                                Hi Beck and welcome!

                                So what exactly is what you are looking for? How to put two images together or how to combine SU line work with a PR rendered version of the model or how to put the shadows of both the hand and the bridge on the same table???

                                Gai...

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                                  beck103
                                  last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 18:08

                                  @gaieus said:

                                  Hi Beck and welcome!

                                  So what exactly is what you are looking for? How to put two images together or how to combine SU line work with a PR rendered version of the model or how to put the shadows of both the hand and the bridge on the same table???

                                  Well i imagined that the picture + hand +its shadow must be one story, and the SU model another one.
                                  i'd like to know how you'd merge the 2 together so that the perspective of the picture matches the one of the model.(both pictures have the same vanishing points so it looks "realistic")
                                  I must admit i am a noob at rendering and photoshoping models into pictures.
                                  also i have no idea what post-processing programs i need
                                  p.s. how can i change the linetype i'm currently working with? (the lines in that model look thinner and "squigglier" than the stock one)

                                  In fewer words: How can i reproduce that ? ^^^

                                  hope i'm not disturbing anyone here, and that i can be pointed in the right direction.

                                  Thanks guys!

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                                    Gaieus
                                    last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 18:53

                                    Well, I could not figure out where the vanishing points of that hand photo would be. What I suspect (or at least could imagine) is that the photo was taken on a completely white "table" then white was swapped with transparency (thus leaving a semi transparent shadow). But I am a complete PP illiterate myself so I have to confess I am not sure.

                                    Now in SU, you can use a photo like that as a reference (as a watermark) and adjust your shadows and perspective to the photo. Then export an image in hidden line face style at around 2x of the final render (then resize - this is probably how those subtle and a bit grey edges are there), export a render (IF there is any render at all - honestly, I cannot tell) and layering the stuff onto each other, you end up with something like this.

                                    Have you got any specific in mind?

                                    Gai...

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                                      beck103
                                      last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 19:08

                                      @gaieus said:

                                      Well, I could not figure out where the vanishing points of that hand photo would be. What I suspect (or at least could imagine) is that the photo was taken on a completely white "table" then white was swapped with transparency (thus leaving a semi transparent shadow). But I am a complete PP illiterate myself so I have to confess I am not sure.

                                      Now in SU, you can use a photo like that as a reference (as a watermark) and adjust your shadows and perspective to the photo. Then export an image in hidden line face style at around 2x of the final render (then resize - this is probably how those subtle and a bit grey edges are there), export a render (IF there is any render at all - honestly, I cannot tell) and layering the stuff onto each other, you end up with something like this.

                                      Have you got any specific in mind?

                                      my plan was to snap a pic of an existing location and try to place my model on a given site.
                                      the main idea is to implement models in real surroundings.
                                      maybe there's an easyer way to do that then what i'm trying to do right now.

                                      edit on a second glance the pic looks multilayered:
                                      -hand looks the same
                                      -table-top looks fake
                                      -background (computers etc) can be easily faked in

                                      i'll give it a try and post the result if it sin't embarassing


                                      699510-an-architect-drawing-in-3d-on-his-desk.jpg

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                                        beck103
                                        last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 19:37

                                        here's a 5 min one.
                                        still need to work on the line quality and on the shadow direction to match the shadow that the table leg is casting but on a larger scale that watermark option is indeed the way to go.
                                        i used a higher transparency on the rectangle and removed the "cast shadow" option.

                                        Guess i learned a new thing today πŸ˜„


                                        DJDGHJGJGJ.jpg

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                                          Gaieus
                                          last edited by 7 Jun 2011, 20:05

                                          Normally, with buildings and similarly "blocky" objects (if you can get a good view), it is easy to match to the photo with SU's PhotoMatch function. But when you do not really have those verticals and horizontals to match the axes, it is really just eyeballing.

                                          I did the same (eye balling) with this model to match/compare it with an existing building.

                                          [flash=640,500:1aur20v6]http://www.youtube.com/v/YBF6rJIhTnQ[/flash:1aur20v6]

                                          As for the line quality; export at larger (say 2x) and resize it in an editor.

                                          Gai...

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