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    • brodieB Offline
      brodie
      last edited by

      Sorry, JD is the NextLimit employee who has written the script which operates Maxwell through SketchUp (as well as a couple other programs). Things were good before him but since he's come along things have been stupendous in terms of SU/Maxwell integration.

      -Brodie

      steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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      • gtalaricoG Offline
        gtalarico
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        JD is the man! 😆
        I loved seeing all those great entries...

        -Gui

        http://www.gtalarico.com

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        • S Offline
          Speaker
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          Congrats Brodie! 👍

          Iwan will be pissed off though 😄 They put my name instead of his.

          http://www.youtube.com/user/latvietis1234

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          • brodieB Offline
            brodie
            last edited by

            Thanks 😄 There were a lot of good entries submitted. I'm very honored to have won.

            Which entry was your Speaker?

            -Brodie

            steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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            • jason_marantoJ Offline
              jason_maranto
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              Here's the link BTW: http://www.maxwellrender.com/index.php/maxwell_for_google_sketchup/competition

              Congrats to those who won.

              Best,
              Jason.

              I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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              • S Offline
                Speaker
                last edited by

                I ended up 2nd in both categories 😄

                http://www.youtube.com/user/latvietis1234

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                • brodieB Offline
                  brodie
                  last edited by

                  @speaker said:

                  I ended up 2nd in both categories 😄

                  Oh, haha 😄 Your entry is great. The 'dusty light' effect is really well done.

                  -Brodie

                  steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                  • gtalaricoG Offline
                    gtalarico
                    last edited by

                    Congrats Brodie! First place gets an iPad right?!?

                    I got 5th place!
                    I guess I was the loser of the winners! 😍

                    Do you guys recall what the prizes were?

                    -Gui

                    http://www.gtalarico.com

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                    • brodieB Offline
                      brodie
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                      Ya, can't wait to get my IPad 😄 I'd actually won a really nice digital camera from them awhile back for a material competition. The only downside was that the charger plugs were European rather than US 🤣 Hopefully I don't have that issue again, but either way I'm sure I can get some US style plugs if necessary.

                      They took down the prizes announcement pretty quick and I couldn't find out what they were. As I recall there were some more licenses and then a bunch of lomo cameras.

                      Gui, I loved your rendering! I've never seen mechanical systems look quite so artful! I'm really glad the NL team recognized the beauty there. 😄

                      -Brodie

                      Edit: just emailed the NL employee I've been in contact with and he said they'll send my IPad over via a US retailer so no worries on the charger plugs 😄

                      steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                      • gtalaricoG Offline
                        gtalarico
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                        Good thing they are sending the iPad from an US retailer...!

                        I remember something about licenses and cameras as well...

                        I don't think my rendering was really at the same level as some of the other images, but I think it caught their attention because it is different...
                        (I did that image as part of my architectural thesis project. You can see some more images of it here: http://issuu.com/guitalarico/docs/urban_data_center)

                        -Gui

                        http://www.gtalarico.com

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                        • S Offline
                          Speaker
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                          What kind of camera did you get Brodie?

                          http://www.youtube.com/user/latvietis1234

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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by

                            I'm delighted for you Brodie. Really chuffed 👍

                            Great image and well deserved

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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                            • brodieB Offline
                              brodie
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                              @speaker said:

                              What kind of camera did you get Brodie?

                              I'm not sure if this is the exact one but it's real close

                              http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-EC-TL220ZBPSUS-Digital-Camera-silver/dp/B002NEQOE2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1328046846&sr=8-3

                              It's got the little image viewer on the front for self portraits which my wife and I take a lot and it's got a great touchscreen on the backside with great haptics. It's a point and shoot but it takes some great photos and is really slick. It also doesn't seem to be very common, at least in the states, so I get a lot of comments on it. It also came about 2 weeks after my previous point and shoot died on me so the timing was great. If you're in the market they seem to be pretty inexpensive now and I highly recommend it.

                              -Brodie

                              steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                              • brodieB Offline
                                brodie
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                                @gtalarico said:

                                Good thing they are sending the iPad from an US retailer...!

                                I remember something about licenses and cameras as well...

                                I don't think my rendering was really at the same level as some of the other images, but I think it caught their attention because it is different...
                                (I did that image as part of my architectural thesis project. You can see some more images of it here: http://issuu.com/guitalarico/docs/urban_data_center)

                                Not to swell your head but I'd have to disagree that your image wasn't on the same level. I think it was really well done both in composition, color, and lighting. It fits really well into that thesis book as well which looks really nice also.

                                IMO, the difference isn't in quality but purpose. I didn't think about it until today, but the whole purpose of the comp is essentially so NL can have some more cool images to show off the new SU/Maxwell plugin. I think that probably played a major role in the selection process. You'll notice that mine, a bright white interior, is very similar to the images they've been showing on their website for awhile now to show off the new plugin.

                                -Brodie

                                steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                                • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                  jason_maranto
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                                  I agree -- your work all together in the thesis book is stellar.

                                  Best,
                                  Jason.

                                  I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                                  • S Offline
                                    Speaker
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                                    That's why I was afraid I would not win. A clean interior with some interesting MXM materials and high poly objects would have probably been the best bet, because it could better market the product. But I don't think the whole competition was just made to get some good pics, but rather that was a very good marketing stunt for Maxwell. Consider the huge amount of people that helped the participants by voting trough twitter and facebook and visited the Maxwell site to view the gallery. NL really got people interested in joining the competition and got the attention of most of the active Sketchup community this way.

                                    Props to NL for the good job 👍

                                    http://www.youtube.com/user/latvietis1234

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                                    • cheddaC Offline
                                      chedda
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                                      Congratulations Brodie !

                                      Kraken Wrangler https://www.flickr.com/photos/132441293@N03/

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                                      • V Offline
                                        valerostudio
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                                        Congrats Brodie! Nice work.

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                                        • brodieB Offline
                                          brodie
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                                          Thanks guys 😄

                                          -Brodie

                                          steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                                          • StinkieS Offline
                                            Stinkie
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                                            Congratulations, Brodie. 👍

                                            I really ought to use Maxwell more often.

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